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

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
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


Liar! Your wife is an entry level nurse with the minimum of qualifications.

Her nurses exam was 96 multiple choice questions.

She will learn from years of on the job experience.

All she is now is a candy-striper!

Her nurses exam was 96 multiple choice questions.



Even this is wrong. The computer based tests scale question volume
based on answers given.
You know nothing. Suzanne graduated top of her class and was recruited
by the area top facility at a salary almost 30% above average and not
including her amazing OT deal. Reasons for this, in her opinion, were
partially racist and I agree. She had black and Hispanic classmates,
very well qualified (and some who were form EMTs) who get far less
money. In any case you know nothing.

Get a clue!


RB
35s5
NY

Wrong there Lloyd, it was 76 questions:

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My beautiful wife passed the NCLEX RN boards in just 75 questions!!!!

Whooo hoooo!!!!

Not only do I have the nicest fastest boat, cutest kid, best cars and a
sex life, I also have a wife way smarter than yours....or Sloco's
boyfriend for that matter!

You guys couldn't get laid in a morgue!


RB
35s5...a boat that gets some action
NY


A dog license requires more questions be filled out correctly.

I have no boat!

My beautiful wife passed the NCLEX RN boards in just 75 questions!!!!



Test scales from 75 to 265 questions. A smarter person than Bob C.
would see that it reads, "IN JUST 75 QUESTIONS." You need to get a high
correct percentage to pass with 75 questions.
Bob C, you are seriously falling apart here! Are you well?



RB
35s5
NY

If she finished that test and only answered 76 questions, she did VERY
well. Do you understand how "adaptive testing" works? If you answer a
question correctly, the test moves on to another area of knowledge.



Yes, she did well, but since most people don't finish that easily she
was soon convinced that she failed based on one set of questions that
she felt were tricky. Only one other person in a group of over 80
graduates passed with the minimum questions. I was very proud of
her....and still am.


RB
35s5
NY

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...


Do you understand how "adaptive testing" works? If you answer a
question correctly, the test moves on to another area of knowledge. If
you get a question wrong, it continues asking questions in the area
you got wrong until you convince the test that you know enough about
that area. Completing the test in fewer questions means you did BETTER
than someone who had to answer more questions. There is also a time
limit. You fail by not answering enough questions correctly in
proportion to the number of your wrong answers in the alloted time.


Never did adaptive testing. The last test I took, almost 20 years ago, was a
thesis defense.

So this "adaptive testing" - you get a question correct, the green light
goes on and a banana chip falls out of the machine? Get a question wrong,
the red light goes on and a shock is delivered to the genetalia?

Adaptive testing belongs in hell!

Amen!

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:31:38 -0600, "Reverend Crantz"
wrote:


"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
. ..


Do you understand how "adaptive testing" works? If you answer a
question correctly, the test moves on to another area of knowledge. If
you get a question wrong, it continues asking questions in the area
you got wrong until you convince the test that you know enough about
that area. Completing the test in fewer questions means you did BETTER
than someone who had to answer more questions. There is also a time
limit. You fail by not answering enough questions correctly in
proportion to the number of your wrong answers in the alloted time.


Never did adaptive testing. The last test I took, almost 20 years ago, was
a
thesis defense.

So this "adaptive testing" - you get a question correct, the green light
goes on and a banana chip falls out of the machine? Get a question wrong,
the red light goes on and a shock is delivered to the genetalia?

Adaptive testing belongs in hell!

Amen!


Adaptive testing is it's own kind of hell. I buy my own bananas, so I
don't need
to worry.

But who puts the electrodes on your genetalia?

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:36:01 -0600, "Reverend Crantz"
wrote:


"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:31:38 -0600, "Reverend Crantz"
wrote:


"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
m...


Do you understand how "adaptive testing" works? If you answer a
question correctly, the test moves on to another area of knowledge. If
you get a question wrong, it continues asking questions in the area
you got wrong until you convince the test that you know enough about
that area. Completing the test in fewer questions means you did BETTER
than someone who had to answer more questions. There is also a time
limit. You fail by not answering enough questions correctly in
proportion to the number of your wrong answers in the alloted time.


Never did adaptive testing. The last test I took, almost 20 years ago,
was
a
thesis defense.

So this "adaptive testing" - you get a question correct, the green light
goes on and a banana chip falls out of the machine? Get a question
wrong,
the red light goes on and a shock is delivered to the genetalia?

Adaptive testing belongs in hell!

Amen!


Adaptive testing is it's own kind of hell. I buy my own bananas, so I
don't need
to worry.

But who puts the electrodes on your genetalia?


I have yet to encounter a situation where that was a concern.

Eat too many bananas and you'll get constipated.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
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.

Right, but she cannot start one without a doctor's order. Ask her, you
dunce.

She also must be able to give injections,
administer drugs (after so ordered by an MD)

Isn't that what I said. Duh.

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.

Actually she can't, by law. IF she does, she's putting her license and
perhaps her neck on the legal line. She does so at her own risk.

By the IV comment alone I find it unlikely your wife...A: Exists and B:
Is a RN.

She's the director of the step-down unit (intermediate care, and
ICU-overflow) in the largest hospital in South Bend, IN. She's worked as a
nurse in ICU, CCU, PICU, med-surg, orthopaedics, and has taught pediatrics
in a nursing school. She's also worked as the director of nursing in two
long-term care facilities. She's published many professional periodical
articles and has co-authored two books on pediatric intensive care nursing.

Maybe she's one of those Hatian RNs.

Are you implying there is something wrong with Hatians? You're quite a
racist and a bigot for a liberal. But hypocrisy isn't anything new when
dealing with you. My wife is American, born and bred.

And FYI, nurses have performed trachs in the field and Suzanne knows
how.

How many times do I have to say this: if a nurse performs such procedures
in the field without medical approval, she does so at the peril of her
license. She can also be convicted of manslaughter if the patient dies.
Would you care to read a few legal reports on such cases? At least three of
which I'm familiar were NY cases.

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.

Wooo, wooo. Sounds as if she's had a fairly typical education.


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

See above. My daughter is also an RN (BSN, MSN) in an intensive care unit
in a major Indianapolis hospital. My mother was an RN as well.

Max