Really? Can a nurse start an IV, cardiovert, or give life-saving
injections
to non-family members, legally and without medical direction? Can
your
wife perform a tracheotomy? Can she perform a cut-down if she can't
find a
vein? Can she order a helicopter evac? My wife is an RN,
incidentally, so
you can't BS your way out of this.



It's hard for me to believe for a second that your wife is an RN with
the above comments. Suzanne works at St. Francis, which is also a heart
hospital. It's one of the best hospitals in NY. Starting an IV is BASIC
to her job requirements. She also must be able to give injections,
administer drugs (after so ordered by an MD) and so on.
Furthermore, a RN can take further measures to save a life if an MD is
not present and she deems the situation as desperate, especially in a
setting such as a sailboat.
By the IV comment alone I find it unlikely your wife...A: Exists and B:
Is a RN. Maybe she's one of those Hatian RNs.
And FYI, nurses have performed trachs in the field and Suzanne knows
how. She also took a special series of courses in burn care and
emergency treatment which was part of her deal in St. Francis, all part
of her Critical Care focus.

Dude, WHERE is your wife a RN? Do they make her clean bed pans too?
Good lord, dude.


RB
35s5
NY