"Maxprop" wrote in message
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There are advanced courses in every aspect of nursing. You never implied
Suzy had taken anything beyond the routine. Burn care is really rather
routine, however. Let's talk advanced cardiac life support and care,
reading the strips, knowing the indicators of impending MI, knowing the
blood chemistry values that spell disaster--those sorts of things. That's
advanced nursing training, the kind my daughter has had. Burn care is
fairly basic, even in those units that specialize in it.


Suzette can not read the strip. She may know ABC but not PQRST. The
indicators of impending myocardial infarction - do you mean the electrical
indicators? Delay between QRS and ST and elevated ST segment. What
additional factors are indicative on a 12 lead? Blood chemistry - elevated
catecholamine levels, check the calcium levels. The blood tests must be
ordered by a doctor, the nurse only sees the results. Doctors are the only
ones allowed to diagnose the strip, not the techs or the nurses. Reading a
12 lead strip is fairly complex.