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An RRT is also a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Thank
You,
Evangeline De Luna, BS, RRT-NPS
Respiratory Care Technology Program
Instructional Coordinator
Office: (915) 831-4120
Cell: (915) 307-0494
From:
nursebob@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nursebob@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Small
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 11:05 AM
To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: PICC Line Placement
RRT: is rapid
response team, I think in Australia it is called the medical response
team. Bill
Bill Small (we buy and
sell homes, we also buy notes starting at 60,000++)
"The greatest discovery of my generation is
that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of
mind."(William James)
"Our lives begin to end the day
we become silent about things that matter." (Martin Luther King Jr.,).
"We
are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit."
(Aristotle)
"Do
what you can with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt)
"Tell
me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I
will understand" (Old Chinese Proverb).
From: Ceinie <ceinie@...>
To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com
Cc: djverville@...
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 4:39:58 AM
Subject: Re: PICC Line Placement
Hello, I am from Australia & have no idea what a RRT is???? Can someone
fill me in?
Cheers
Ceinie from DownUnder
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> I think that RRT's are gaining more responsibility to pick up for some of
the lack of nurses.? Personally, from the last hospital I worked at, RRT's were
changing dressings and working in the ER in the capacity of a nurse, but doing
these things under the RN's license.? It's like picking a surgeon for your
carpal tunnel surgery which could be a hand surgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, a
neurologist, or a plastic surgeon: who is the best and most well qualified??
It's that way in nursing too.? Who is the best and most well qualified person
to place a PICC?? Probably, an anesthesiologist or a nurse anesthetist. ? But,
who is more available and can be trained to do the same?? An RN.? Yet, where my
sister works as and RN, she is not allowed to pull them out.? As a soon to be
nurse anesthetist, I think the RRT should not be placing them, but thats just
me.? I would like to see the article link as well to explain why RRT's are even
remotely qualified to do it.? Nothing against them, they certainly have there
role, but I don't believe its with placing PICCs.? I think they are getting
pushed to do more to keep there jobs in an ever changing economy.
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> Sent: Fri, 15 May 2009 6:12 pm
> Subject: Re: PICC Line Placement
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> I would like to read that article.? Please provide me with the link or
author/title. ? Thanks! I know some hospitals are having RRT's assess the
pt's?need for a PICC.? It's a billing issue.??? I think it should remain a
nursing assessment personnally. ?
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> To: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com
> Sent: Fri, 15 May 2009 7:03 pm
> Subject: PICC Line Placement
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> I just read an interesting article describing a hospital that has the RRTs
placing PICC lines. Do any of you use RRTs to place PICC lines? If so, what
steps did you take to start the program?
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