Search results

Why hire someone who sticks out by wearing long sleeves or tat jacket on a tropical cruise? There are probably well over 100 applicants for each opening and many may be just as qualified in skills but won't be a distraction when it comes to dress code.

Did you wash or gel immediately afterwards? Or did your hands touch your uniform which your child might also touch to hug daddy?

The public is now becoming more aware of that which is why grocery stores and gyms have hand wipes available in plain view to wipe off the unknown nasties you might be touching. This is all about educating the public. As someone being involved in health care you should already know the...

I think some of you are stereotyping the DNR and Hospice patient. Not all are elderly terminal patients. Yes, they may be terminal but sometimes you do get the 30 year old woman with breast cancer who is still fighting to spend as much time at home with her kids during her last months with...

Critical thinking comes from knowledge for medical situations. They go hand in hand. This was your earlier post. When a patient's RR is this tachypneic, SpO2 is not going to mean to much except if the person is hypoxic but in this situation the oxyhemoglobin curve will be shifted due...

Why would you ask someone outside of healthcare if something medical works? In this situation critical thinking should tell you it not only would not work but also be harmful to the patient. The airway is also already compromised and not secure. Placing a person's head down will make...

Blood borne pathogens are not the only things you are protecting yourself against. There are many other infectious diseases including bacterial, viral and spore which can give you a world of hurt. Gloves also add a little protection from the provider...especially one like the OP who does not...

I did read your post. I was referring to the part where you would call the police. In a controlled situation where you already have the property and the person in your facility, it would be best practice to continue to maintain control over that situation by advising your employer. Other...

It seems you are quoting a child abuse statute for reporting. Without knowing the type of photos, it would be difficult to go by that statute. If it was just sketches or magazine type photos, you could not use that statute which means you would need to check your policy for involving law...

Not every patient is coveted by Medicare. There are also private foundations which support Hospice services.

Your state EMS website should list most of the requirements. Your state educational websitewill list the accreditation process to be legal to call yourself a school.

It does not look like this school shortens the program. It still meets and even exceeds the state's minimum hours. It just runs the hours closer rather than spreading them out. This is no different than what colleges do for "mini" semesters where students take the same number of credit hours in...

A lot of kids want comfort and not cutesy stuff when they are sick even at age 3. Some parents also don't like someone doing the goo-goo stuff to their kids. Kids are now taught early to be on guard for strangers who use some of the words you suggest. If you acknowledge them by their name they...

Call them by their first names. This puts you on a familiar level with them rather than talking to them the same as you would a puppy. You also gain some respect as a professional rather than the blubbering strangers who get into their face trying to have a little looksy. It seems there is...

This is why most facilities have a policy for a supervisor or administrator to be notified for police involvement unless someone is in immediate danger.

And, some kids are on Sildenafil.

1. Treat pulmonary hypertension. 2. Cleanliness checks. Would you prefer a pt to lay in crap and pee until 0800? Some medications might need to be given as well as dressing or wound checks. For skin care some patients must also be repositioned every 2 hours. Lots of reasons to be with a pt...

I think you might find that some of those SNF and dialysis patients might have been a "save" by someone in EMS. Not all "saves" are able to walk out of the hospital and give an EMT or Paramedic a pat on the back. Also, sometimes the life saving measures we do take a huge toll on the kidneys. You...

Just on ambulances, no. But the ECP of the UK is a good example since their education is much more like the US PA and NP. This would be much more beneficial than just adding a few more weeks to a certificate Paramedic and giving them a new title of Community Paramedic but with their same scope...

There is no doubt the base knowledge of the ADN and BSN are the same but it is the attitudes which often differ. The BSN has been exposed to at least one research associated class and is presented with the value of evidence based medicine. The ADN is presented with a more trade or tech school...