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Old 01-06-2008, 01:08 AM   #1
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/5422068.html

This article in Thursday's paper shows a study that if you have a heart attack in an airport or casino that you stand a better chance of survival than if you have a heart attack in the hospital!!
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Old 01-06-2008, 01:32 AM   #2
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Well, seeing some of the hospitals of late, and the quality of nurses in some of them, its not suprising.

It's sad when the ER staff asks you to start a line on a patient, or tube a patient b/c they dont have anyone there who has done one in a long time, or the patient is a tough stick and they have already missed the stick about 4 times.
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Well, seeing some of the hospitals of late, and the quality of nurses in some of them, its not suprising.

It's sad when the ER staff asks you to start a line on a patient, or tube a patient b/c they dont have anyone there who has done one in a long time, or the patient is a tough stick and they have already missed the stick about 4 times.
ehh..hemmmm!!
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lol I'm not saying all nurses, just some. I have worked with many many excellent nurses with alot of experiance and knowledge when it comes to emergency medicine.

Also there seems to be a growing trend to hire LPNs over RNs in some of the areas I've worked.
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lol I'm not saying all nurses, just some. I have worked with many many excellent nurses with alot of experiance and knowledge when it comes to emergency medicine.

Also there seems to be a growing trend to hire LPNs over RNs in some of the areas I've worked.
ok...let you off then
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I would choose hospital if i have heart attack
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Old 07-23-2008, 11:05 AM   #7
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I have worked with many many excellent nurses with alot of experiance and knowledge when it comes to emergency medicine.

peachey has a lot of that, another year today to add to her wealth of experience
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