The ups and downs of a CNA with a passion for emergency medicine and critical care turned student respiratory therapist.
Recent Posts"Marie, would pass me that stupid remote already? I promise I won't accidentally call the nurse this time, but my Cowboys are playing on TV.""In a MINUTE, Edward. You know 'Days of Our Lives' reruns on Sunday.""Hmph...Days of Our Lives. If that was a...
When I first began blogging and Twitter back in June of 2008, I set out with a simple mission: To express my opinions and share my knowledge and experience with other students, health care professionals, and members of the general public. I wanted to...
I apologize for the lack of posts lately.Life has been kinda hectic for me. A lot of it I can't go into for one reason or another, but just know that I've been stressed to the max most days.Yep, that's right. To quote my best friend, "I'm fried." Cri...
As RT students, we are always taught how important it is to maintain a patent airway. We are taught from the beginning of school how to treat shortness of breath, airway obstructions, hypoxemia, and respiratory failure. This is our job. It's what we ...
Keeping in mind that Respiratory Care week is just around the corner (Oct. 26th-31st), I came across an excellent post by a blog I've been following for a while.When you get a second, head over to Nurse Jane's blog, See Jane Nurse, and read her feeli...
(credit to KeepBreathing for the pic)It's that time of year again. Everyone and their friend and brother is catching pneumonia, bronchitis, or even...H1N1. Which means, for some reason which is beyond the RT (or RT student), 99.999% of all patients ...
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DaveI ran across your blog and enjoyed reading a students perspective. I am a Respiratory Instructor(I hope that doesn't make me the enemy) and found your comments interesting and humorous. I will share the Youtube video clip with my students.
Thanks
DaveInteresting blog. I am an instuctor with a respiratory program. (I hope that doesn't make me the enemy.) It's interesting to get a student perspective and I appreciate your humor mixed in. Good luck in Respiratory school. I'm going to share your soap opera youtube clip with my class.
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Dave,
I'm sorry for the delayed reply. You may have contacted me via e-mail regarding my blog at one point.
Anyways, thanks for the input and for sharing my blog with your students. I hope they find it both humorous (as a way to take a break from the stress of RT school,) and informative (as a way to help them study utilizing my class tips.
You are not the enemy. RT instructors are the best! Without them, we'd still be working our dead end jobs instead of going to school for respiratory.
Thanks again,
trauma junkie
Posted: November 21st, 2008 | Report This Comment