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  1. NICU ETT tape

    offlabel replied to alfollin1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think the problem with it is that it is elastic. When some folks tape the tube, they stretch the tape ever so much and apply it to the patient. Then, over time, the tape contracts and loosens it's...

  2. NICU ETT tape

    offlabel replied to alfollin1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    that stuff should be

  3. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not sure what you mean....what did I write that would be contrary to end of life care? Being opposed to PAS/euthanasia is pretty common among hospice

  4. Delivering fetal demises

    offlabel replied to sharonx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They sure better if they're smart...private contractor means there is a contract that can be negotiated with someone

  5. Define this

    offlabel posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Open ended question...What do you consider a "cardiac induction"? It's a term that is thrown around a lot but there isn't a hard and fast definition as to what it actually

  6. Define this

    offlabel replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So, if I'm giving the impression that I'm anti research, I feel really dumb...using it means being very critical and suspicious of it, though. Leaving the beta blocker fiasco aside, just day to day...

  7. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So, in such an ideological argument such as this, no amount of evidence is enough to convince anyone to change their minds. The bottom line is that no one wants to see another human suffer. Everyone...

  8. NICU ETT tape

    offlabel replied to alfollin1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Many moons ago I did PICU...forgot about that awake, unsedated state a lot of these kids are in...good

  9. Define this

    offlabel replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I like ketofol too, but in the .5 to 1 mg/ml range. But if my concern is DCM or significant CAD/PVD, I'll use a 50/50 volume mix of propofol and amidate. Comes out to 5mg/ml of propofol and 1 mg/ml...

  10. Define this

    offlabel replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So, studies like these just answer the rhetorical question "Can you stand up in a canoe?". The answer is, yes, you can, but why would you do that? Comparing ketamine to propofol while giving fentanyl...

  11. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Again, big difference between intentional, purposeful hastening of death and treatment of pain. Fentanyl given for relief v. given to cause death are two distinct ideas. It also profoundly alters the...

  12. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So, the same child that, if healthy, would be denied his ice cream if he didn't eat his brussel sprouts, can demonstrate and fully understand asking for death. And, the assumption being, his parents...

  13. Change of Name.

    offlabel replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please don't say that anymore...even if it is true, there's no way to really prove it. It's an apples to oranges comparison and when people say that stuff, all good intentions aside, it makes APRN's...

  14. Change of Name.

    offlabel replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The term "nurse" when attached to an advanced role designation such as "anesthetist" or "practitioner" adds an undeniable gravitas to the title. Even the most hostile attending physician will...

  15. Career Advancement after working in the ER

    offlabel replied to appleandoranges2's topic in Emergency

    Whatever you make of it, I guess that's what it'll

  16. NICU ETT tape

    offlabel replied to alfollin1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think, perhaps, if you are seeing a spike in accidental extubations, attention to the care and handling of intubated patients might be given at least as much attention to the kind of tape being...

  17. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So, you contradicted yourself there...you believe in assisted suicide under very specific conditions. If that is true, you should have no hesitation in hastening your patient's death by your direct...

  18. Can someone who struggles learning skills ever be a successful ICU nurse?

    offlabel replied to purplegal's topic in Critical Care

    You'll never know if you don't try...if it doesn't work out, you could always go to medical

  19. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Court ordered supervision of abortions is not participating in abortions? How does that

  20. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They are...or they lose their livelihood. If you are OK with this, you have to ask yourself if there is anything that you would object to doing? If there is absolutely nothing that would disturb your...

  21. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There is no equivalency between, say, compulsory overtime or loss of vacation and compulsory participation in abortion. Once that line is crossed, as it has been in Europe, anyone can be forced to do...

  22. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So the whole "don't force your morality on me" argument only works one way? Just asking, because if this is the road we're going to go down, the prevailing morality is subject to change with whomever...

  23. Hotline blood warmer tubing

    offlabel replied to jessthoreen's topic in Critical Care

    I'd just throw it away when the transfusion is done or warming isn't needed anymore. They're used in the OR for many multiples of units of blood products and for far longer than 4

  24. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You've proved my point perfectly, thanks. But I was here before all of this was a "thing". What if I don't want to move on and just want to do the part of my job that doesn't involve intentionally...

  25. Helping patients kill themselves

    offlabel replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Glad to oblige...took about 4 seconds in a google search...you'll note that these are mainstream media outlets, not some obscure fanatic religious web site. Pretty easy to find actually. Belgium...