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BR157

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  1. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    BR157 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    Did he have a congenital heart defect or severe pulmonary hypertension with a 75% - 85% SpO2 expectation? That is not that uncommon now. Even in EMS this is taken into consideration. You can usually...

  2. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    BR157 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    At some point nurses should be taught Basic Life Support as it pertains to administering oxygen correctly. A patient could die even in the hospital with an inhouse lab and xray if you want to wait...

  3. Respect from patients as a Registered Nurse?

    BR157 replied to tiamaria123's topic in General Nursing

    Your entire post was disrespectful to RTs, PTs and OTs. I am going to tell you what nurses love to tell Paramedics. It takes more than just doing a few skills to be just like another profession. You...

  4. Respect from patients as a Registered Nurse?

    BR157 replied to tiamaria123's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses do generate billable charges but most nurse managers are afraid to tell you this. Instead they harp about completing your charting. In the ER and ICU, your charting can directly influence the...

  5. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    BR157 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    The patient has symptomatic hypoxia. Do you think that is good for the patient? The longer the patient is hypoxic the more risk they are for hypercapnia due to respiratory and CARDIAC failure. The...

  6. Oxygen administration with COPD patients

    BR157 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you confusing the issue? No, do not start a nonrebreather mask at 1 to 2 Liters. H## yes putting somebody's face in plastic at 1 Liter flow will cause CO2 retention. Most textbooks will say no...

  7. Oxygen administration with COPD patients

    BR157 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    8 - 10 L on a nonrebreather mask is not enough. Too little flow of oxygen will cause the CO2 to rise and not the oxygen itself. Just following a doctor's order but not knowing how to use the oxygen...

  8. Oxygen administration with COPD patients

    BR157 replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    For this situation it is the nurse who could cause the CO2 retention and NOT the oxygen. Incorrect use of the nonrebreather is dangerous. I agree with the person who posted somewhere that the Simple...

  9. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    According to the many discussions on this forum, the ADN RN is still in demand. 6:49 am by ixchel, BSN, RN It seems very few on this forum have any clue about what a Paramedic can do and what...

  10. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Not really because not one Paramedic has mentioned here about wanting to BE A NURSE. Why would a Paramedic want to be an RN? They have their own very extensive scope of practice in emergency...

  11. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Most of those posting the negativity against Paramedics on this discussion are EMT-BASICs, not PARAMEDICs. There is a big difference. Perhaps if they had gone on to be Paramedics, their posts would...

  12. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't know what you are expecting me to say about the examples of nurses messing up. Paramedics can be trained just like a nurse. In fact, Paramedics are in a much better position for ER, Rapid...

  13. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You initiated this discussion against Paramedics. You wanted nurses to side with you against Paramedics since you failed to get much reaction out of your fellow EMT-Basics on the EMS forums and FB....

  14. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    EMS and Paramedics are not a joke nor is their desire to expand their profession. I could easily have tossed some insults about your profession but I did not. I expect the same courtesy. I had...

  15. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No need to be rude to Rob or Linda. Do you have anything constructive to comment on about the scope of practice of a Paramedic in the ER? Did you read the proposed bill? I am also asking that of...

  16. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Are you seriously comparing Paramedics to a dialysis nurse who can not run a code? Paramedics do run codes and without nurses. In your hospital, you have the luxury of sending ICU nurses and...

  17. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    LICENSED PARAMEDIC Don't say a Paramedic's license means NOTHING. Paramedics don't need to be an RN. They have their own license and scope of practice which consists of many of the same things an RN...

  18. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What they are talking about here is the Medical Model of Practice. Some of the RNs who got their BSN had a class which discussed this more indepth than in their ADN. The Nursing Model vs the Medical...

  19. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you read the Kansas schools' programs you will see they outline the state requirements which includes a degree. You can also look at the state's website for the Paramedic application process....

  20. Respiratory Therapist in Massachusetts

    BR157 replied to thatkiidsean's topic in General Nursing

    It is not like that everywhere. I learned a lot when I had my sleep study. I thought RTs were part of it but it seems they gave it up many years ago. No money in it for RT department if outpatient....

  21. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You failed to post the full context of that discussion which is found in post #43. I was responding to someone who only posted a small portion of the requirements for an EMS cert or license. There is...

  22. Gaining EMT-P while in flight nurse training?

    BR157 replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    This is not true. There are a lot of RNs doing flight who later got their Paramedic patch either because the company required it or for personal and professional achievement. Several flight...

  23. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Would you even suggest this to a nurse on an RRT or code team? Would you tell a nurse they are taking the doctor's job? I fail to see why a doctor would be worried about his or her job. Again, a...

  24. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    EMS is a very small world. So is nursing in many ways. I have identified nurses posting incidents on this site by their state. We only have one major trauma center so it really was not difficult. I...

  25. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    BR157 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Follow the links I posted. You can also google any school in Kansas and it will quote you the state's requirements. You can also find a listing of schools offering an accredited Associates degree...