bossman

So I altered your post and I wonder how many people would be upset about this.

Do you remember a sharp object going into your finger? If no don't worry. I don't know how you wouldn't remember it.

I stick to "no". Why not? "because I said no."

So first STOP WORRYING. Truly hemolyzed at best can report a K at 1 below the level (3.7) and slightly hemolyzed is more likely 0.5. There is no reason to redraw this patient and no need to lose a single minute of sleep. Take it as a good learning point to pay attention because there is 0 harm to this patient. At worst they fall in normal limits and will have no bad outcomes from this.

If they are your client/patient/underling then don't sell to them.

If a patients BP is 115/91 they will die a horrible death if you repot it as 116/92 so PLEASE report what you find.

I didn't realize this was high school. Get over it your friend is a flake and is not going to invite you. Make new friends because your friend is a less intelligent individual. You can let this "less intelligent individual" run your life or you can move on.

Can you sum this up in bullet points? If you are scared don't do it. If you want to put the *gasp* 2 years into being a surgical tech then do it.

Also it dilates

So why are we arguing about a pulse when they have a measurable blood pressure? No pulse means no blood pressure. Still book answer is treat the fatal arrhythmia. Real world do it all at once.

never seen either of them post about how hard they work. Must be that they have a Cush job unlike us nurses that work 9 12's per week.

Really who needs a bigger pat on the back for doing their job? Who posts more about how much they matter and makes a bigger difference? Nurses or teachers?

Probably not. I really doubt US schools would accept credits from another country. It is hard to get credits accepted from US schools let alone from other countries.

Which lab reports are you struggling with? This is really a broad topic and some context would help. I am not sure that a simple book or resources would be helpful. Take even hemoglobin for example. A Hgb of 8 may be reportable if their last Hgb was 12. If they have always been 8 then it is not. I know you want the simple if a lab test is X then report it but it isn't as simple as that.

I responded to your questions