Hello, I am a South Carolina RN with charge nurse and floor supervisor experiance and it is quite possible that I will be moving to Pennsylvannia by the end of...
Michelle Brown
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Apr 3, 2004 4:36 pm
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Hello all, I am getting my first ACLS, I have a question regarding defibrillation. After doing 2 slow breaths and if the patient has a pulse but the monitor is...
Josh Edwards
inuit68@...
Apr 5, 2004 5:23 pm
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If the patient is really in VF, he won't have a pulse. If the scenario provides a pulse, check the patient and the monitor leads. Kim Dragich ...
Kim Dragich
kdragichathome@...
Apr 6, 2004 12:23 am
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Can't have a pulse with a true v-fib. Check for loose lead and verify in 2nd lead. Recheck pulse. ... From: Josh Edwards [mailto:inuit68@...] Sent:...
Risley, Lee
lee.risley@...
Apr 6, 2004 4:03 am
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If there is a pulse and the monitor shows VF, you need to check your leads....there would not be a pulse with ventricular fibrillation. In fibrillation, the...
If the patient has a pulse he isn't in VF. His leads are not hooked up correctly, or there is some electrical interference to the monitor. You would never have...
Nancy C. McCollom
nancy_mccollom@...
Apr 6, 2004 4:50 am
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VF wont have a pulse. Well, lets just say I have never seen it yet... and I have been to alot of codes! Than again, anything is possible. Good luck with...
Always, always, always, ALWAYS treat the patient, not the equipment. If you aren't sure, verify. And if he isn't breathing, why put him in the recovery...
I teach ACLS and never have I seen a pt in VF have a pulse...it's shock! shock ! shock! Are you sure? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
FMNAULT@...
Apr 11, 2004 1:50 am
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Now that I've posted a reply, I'd better introduce myself ... critical care. I've been a paramedic for 11 years (including 5 years in a high-volume [<50,000...
Hi Roxan, My name is Roxanne. Glad to have you. Good luck in your endeavors. Roxanne Johnston, BSN, RN MSN Student [Non-text portions of this message have...
DougandRoxie@...
Apr 11, 2004 8:53 pm
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Hi all, Thanks to those who replied to my posting. I passed my ACLS today without any difficulities. Now my next goal is to get PALS. Thanks again. :) ...
Josh Edwards
inuit68@...
Apr 14, 2004 1:48 am
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Roxan, Which state are you in. You mentioned the central U.S. Email me privately. ... From: Roxan Temaat To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 05,...
Hello. I'm Angela, A Student Nurse. I have always found the greatest information on this site and chose to join. It has been such a beneficial site.. Thanks...
I also want to say that I am in complete admiration of all of you ICU nurses. I am doing my preceptorship in ICU right now before we graduate... it has been a...
Yes, Angela, it's completely normal, and I would bet we ALL feel that way in the beginning! ;-) Good luck & God bless! Tammi [Non-text portions of this...
rjfandal@...
Apr 14, 2004 1:12 pm
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Ga ... From: Stormy [mailto:stormy62@...] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 8:27 AM To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Introduction Roxan, Which...
Johnston, Roxanne
roxanne.johnston@...
Apr 14, 2004 5:03 pm
651
Yippee! Same here...passed! For me, tho, I'd like to check into the Wilderness Advanced Life Support course. Perry ... ...
Life is odd. As an RN with MSN in Admin and soon to finish up a post-grad FNP program, I've been wandering around a lot more in the clinical realms these...
If you chose to pursue Paramedic, you will find the book-work pretty simple - you already have the knowledge. The difficulty may show in adjusting your way of...
If you chose to pursue Paramedic, you will find the book-work pretty simple - you already have the knowledge. The difficulty may lie in adjusting your way of...
Thank you very much for the kind words - It's nice to know we are appreciated! Kim Wallace [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
StatDoseRN@...
Apr 15, 2004 1:54 am
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I am looking forward to the WALS course also. I'm a real wilderness woman, I want WALS just for the practicality of it. I do a lot of primitive skills work...
Thanks for the compliment! I, too, felt the same way you do just a couple of years ago. I started in ICU right out of nursing school. I have great admiration...
Welcome Roxan! I'm an ICU nurse pursuing my paramedic certification. I've only been out of nursing school for a year, and have known for quite awhile that I...
Thanks so much! Your kind words of encouragement / support mean a lot! Have a great day, Angela ... From: Karen Herbert<mailto:herbertkaren@...> To:...
HI My name is ANSO i am from south-africa worked for a year in saudi its something els .I have been in a icu for 20 years.Looking for something els .I love...
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