ok i am in nursing school and right now work as a patient transporter at a hospital. i work with someone who thinks they are an RN. anyway i went to take a patient for a test and her IV was saying there was air in the line. when i got her to the test site my co worker was there and started messing with it i said im not touching it since im not a nurse he of course thought he was going to tell me everything though.
he then took the IV bag that was hanging and began to squeeze the living hell out of it "getting the air out of the line" i told him in pretty sure that isnt going to work anyway and left.
am I wrong but i thought we get air out of the line with a syringe not squeezing the IV bag until its ready to burst?
am i incorrect if i am i am sorry haha i just always thought there is no way to get air out of the line by doing what he did?
*ps. i dont want to know so i can do this at my job i just want to know since i am in nursing school and wanted others opinions
Representing oneself as being qualified for something he/she is not is illegal.... not just unethical, and STUPID. I'd stay clear of this guy.... this is the sort that will look for anybody nearby to blame if he's caught.
I would be LIVID if transporters were messing with my IV's like that! I really don't like anyone touching my IV's to be honest, especially if it's beeping and the aides just keep silencing it so I never hear it.. it's beeping for a reason, could be occluded, bag empty, infiltrated, etc. I want to know!
xtxrn, ASN, RN
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Representing oneself as being qualified for something he/she is not is illegal.... not just unethical, and STUPID. I'd stay clear of this guy.... this is the sort that will look for anybody nearby to blame if he's caught.