Hello, my name is Amanda Kolosovsky and I am a nursing student at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. I am very interested in emergency medicine and would...
Hey Ralph... Thanks for your input. I had been wanting to reply for quite some while, but my manager while I was in the ER was giving me a very hard time....
As an approved provider of continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals, I am in the initial stages of planning and seeking speakers...
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I have a rather urgent question regarding application of pulse oximetry and cardiac monitoring. Can you please tell me what your practice is regarding these...
... It's good clinical Nursing care pure and simple - SpO2 is a baseline Observation when the equipment is available, especially if any of the 'early warning'...
Hi Sherry, I work at a Level II ER in Pueblo, CO that sees >50,000 pts/yr. It is our common practice to check SPO2, HR, RR in triage. Then after pt is...
Hi Amanda, My opinion to reach your goal of being a flight nurse would be to recommend working either ER or ICU following your graduation & licensure. I...
... UK perspective on charging Healthcare under the NHS is 'free at the point of delivery' - well sort of - NHS dental care barely exists for adults,same with...
OK, here I am in Canada and totally shocked first by the question, then by the responses!! I knew that health care was expensive in the US, but really had no...
Sherry, I work at a Level One Trauma center in Columbia, SC. We also routinely check pulse ox in triage on patients that may have cardio, resp or trauma...
Hi: A lot of people have been writing in about this Pulse Ox and ECG question. It has been my experience as well, that it's pretty much up to the rn's...
It's not only the cost of the machine and the disposables, but also the cost of the interpretation of the results. Pulse ox is a data collection tool. A...
Are you referring to a clot in the lumen of the IV catheter? I've had that happen when waiting for the "flash" while starting the IV & was in the vein, but...
I've started IV's and placed a hep lock and not flushed it right away........ tried to use it again and a clot formed, usally able to get it cleared that...
Angela, Good evening! I am trying to picture it..does it appear that the vein has blown and formed a a pool in the surrounding tissue/skin? Or is it ...an...
i have a diagnosis of thrombophlebitis. the pain is bad, i eat prescription pain pills like candy, even ones that i am allergic to. they want me to request...
Angela you have been unsubscribed from this group. You also have breached Yahoo group and Yahoo email rules of sending out abusive emails. I will let this go...
Whew!!! that simply procedure definitely costs a lot!!! I'm presently working in Mideast and people living or working here are very privileged to receive free...
In my hospital... every patient gets a SaO2 (pulse ox) reading regardless. It's our 5 th v/s. The expense is in the disposable sensor..... unbelievable....
... More fool you for using a disposable sensor when the vast majority of patients could use resuable sensors - esp[ecially given some of the current...
Veronica, It all costs money. Nothing is free. Whether the money comes out of your pocket, from your insurance company, from 50% tax rates, or elsewhere, it...
... Where's the 50% tax rates Larry? Health systems funded from taxation are supposed to be 'expensive' and lead to high taxes Odd then the UK has "Social...
... Denmark, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Egypt, and others have (or have had) high end tax rates of 50% more or less. ... I...
What would you do if you were assaulted by Patient while working in ER triage area which resulted in dislocated and fractured ankle, multiple opportunities...
In The Uk we have PMVA policies in place (Prevention and Management of Violence and Agression) and each local Trust (local hospital settings ) have a security...
I am just glad that I do not work where you do!! Fortunately we have never had anything close to that. We do have an off duty police officer located in the ER...
Wow. Our triage room has a panic button in it that the triage nurse can push at his/her discretion. It is rarely, if ever hit as our greeters are very...
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