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  1. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Flying Scott.i will tell you that's exactly what I'm saying.you specialize in what you do like i specialize in what i do.we both should cross train with a duel approach. 2 heads are better than one.if...

  2. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Well I'm not sure why you think I'm condescending toward nurses but yes they covered all of what you said.the thing i was saying is that we went over those very same interventions.yes my wife went to...

  3. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Well you misunderstood what i was saying. I never said i was better. I said that on more than one occasion. I said both schooling crosses both.i don't think i know nursing better than you just like i...

  4. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Thank you for your

  5. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    And to answer your question yes i have accessed a PICC line before.even helped with the procedure of placing one on a number of occasions.

  6. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    And also for flying Scott you cannot do everything in respiratory scope of practice. You may do some just like my license in compass yours.i see there will be alot of sad people if this legislation...

  7. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Please excuse my typing i have big hands and a small phone.plus this auto correct

  8. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    I practice in florida.and it's funny that you ask that because we were having that very discussion with our department heads last week.thats how I came upon this board.we are in the beginning fa phase...

  9. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Well you have to let me know where that is.ive never heard of a nurse doing all that.id be interested in what hospital that is.that would never happen here.i sure they have a respiratory therapist...

  10. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Putting in PICC lines is NOT an nursing exclusive procedure.i feel that if it helps the patient and you were properly trained (not just a semester or 4 hr class ) then we should all do what's best for...

  11. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    I'm not dragging nursing down.i have no wish to but to always believe that we are here to assist you is completely wrong. We are not physical therapist, or aides.we have licenses like you do.im...

  12. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    Sorry my language is so choppy.i wrote that in a hurry.i was on my break and had to run to a code i guess that some think we are unimportant

  13. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

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

    I've been reading some of these post about RRTS in certain PICC lines like it's something so impossible. I mean some of them sound down right degradable. Inserting picc lines can be done by...