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  1. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    IWell ill tell you this again because I don't know where you got that from..my WIFE and Mother in law, plus my grandmother are nurses.i have cousins who are nurses as well.i have a brother and cousins...

  2. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I agree with you that's why I got on this board because I wonder if this was standard practice or just something they were trying at my hospital.when I asked the question that's when all this BS...

  3. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Also i have PALS, ACLS, and NRP.those are certificates that we all can do...i guess I need a phone like yours.i get tired of going back a forth fixing some of these words so I don't. I guess it needs...

  4. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    No I never said nurses were beneath us I've always stated we are equals.your right we would never be consultants here.were not going anywhere. The hospitals her wouldn't allow that.ive never heard of...

  5. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well first it's just a saying.i address everyone as my friend and if me just making my opinions make you that upset then I don't know what to tell you.like I told you when I was in school we studied...

  6. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Ok I'll say it this way to be more technical for you..Joint Commission decertifies you..you get no medicare dollars for being non compliant..other hospitals follow suit..now unless your Mayo or some...

  7. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Sorry my friend but JACHO was just at our hospital. They didn't call themselves anything other than JACHO.which i know is Joint Commission. I've been in the medical field for over 20 years..Please...

  8. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Vascular Access RN..i agree with you whole heartedly. I have no argument with anything you've said. I agree with things becoming diluted..only to have knowledge of what one does but my argument was...

  9. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Plus i said i was at work a couple of days ago on what we call a break..may i ask which ICU do you work in? What exactly is it that you do? We have a number of them which we rotate throughout. .again...

  10. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Please my friend attack my competents and I will attack yours.i told you its not a contest but we can make it into one..i never came at you like that but if you ask me any of your nursing questions I...

  11. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Please let me know again and I'll address them all.if you look at just bedside nursing then why do you think there's a big emphasis on pt readmission. That's because just a nurse being at bedside...

  12. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well as far as nurse being at the beside showing a decrease in patient stay isn't really true.in most states that's what they were doing.why do you think the government stated lower payments for...

  13. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Like i told you as well.here we have pulmonologist that perform bronchoscopies.we have respiratory therapist pushing all the drugs.we do not have a nurse on our bronch team.i also know that there's...

  14. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well my friend i told you this goes to my phone so no I'm not sitting at a computer at my house writing this.if my grammar is not up to participate it's because i thought you dget my point with acting...

  15. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I've never seen or heard of a place laying off the entire respiratory department. Like i told you before it's against the law for that to happen. You can not receive medicare reimbursement without...

  16. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I agree with you on the whole nursing shortage thing but I think they have a shortage of good nurses.those states are utilizing respiratory therapist is no way a bad reflection on nurses.if we can...

  17. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I completely agree with you.ive stated one more than one occasion that i don't disrespect any one working in the medical field from pt techs on up to docs but there is a big lack of understanding of...

  18. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    And also i don't know what the comparison to pay is but look at the starting pay here.it depends on the facility you work.its also not always about pay.i want to learn.im currently finishing up...

  19. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    And no its not that i think it's cool and i don't understand why you think i would approach this like a kid wanting your toys.its called experience. I want to all i can to learn. What's unsafe about...

  20. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Well my friend i don't know how much you make but I in no way make minimum wage.i told you before that we make more than most nurses here.i was talking to a nurse the other day who told me she makes...

  21. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    And no my friend a ventilator is not like any other machine you use.it can have a very direct effect on just about all your vital organs.its not just decreasing rates or increasing VT'S or changing...

  22. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    No my friend i just used that knob thingys because that's what someone on this board said.i do not think your an idiot. Like i said before we have a good relationship with the nurse we work with...

  23. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Pleas explain how that's condescending? Florida isn't behind the times.those things you are talking about as far as respiratory isn't only in this state.like I told the Carolinas, Texas and Arizona to...

  24. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    By the way happy nurses

  25. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    tmw73 replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    That's exactly what's I'm saying. Just like you can learn so can we.my friend this is not a ******* contest but if you think your talking to a neb jockey.then you are sadly mistaken.i can do all of...