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Vesta, for someone who claims to have been a nurse, basic pharmacology and critical thinking are not your strong points. How did you ever manage to pass boards or keep a license?
Nursing in 40 years has changed quite a bit. Back when I was in school the tests for a LPN could be passed by most anyone going to school for a CNA today.
Far as Doctors tests, their schools back then only gave a one half semester on sex education unless they wanted to specialize in the field.
You are quite correct April, today when I walk into a Hospital or Nursing Home I do not recognise most anything today. No more red and green thermometers over the beds, few even carry a stechocope to monotor blood pressure. All new gadgets I have never seen before.
An example of how things have changed was with the Boston Bombing, lives were saved with tourniquets of belts and torn clothing. We were taught that to use one on a limb meant the patient would loose that limb. Some how the tourniquets used in Boston did save limbs and lives.
Red Cross training has changed in regard to CPR and medical training that a person who drowns in cold water has a chance of resuscitation.
So many changes in the medical field I have little idea of what is going on today. At no time were we taught pharmacology, we just issued the drugs the doctors told us to.-----In private life I have had pharmacy's I brought in a new prescription call my home to tell me a new drug issued by a Doctors was contraindicated by the other pill prescribed.
Darn I would find pain pills in peoples beds that they spit out, today we have the patch. I had a heart test a couple years ago, the machinery was extraordinary. The MRI I had done was out of science fiction for me.
Then the most mind blowing experience was the when a family member had a preemie of 1 pound 8 oz. We rushed to the hospital 3 hours away and I was enthralled.
Having had a 4 pound baby my self I was amazed at the changes to the preemie section. First was the security measures in place, second was the repeated hand washing gowns and gloves and hair coverings, shoe coverings we had to wear. The areas for the very wee ones that was kept dark.
Walking about looking at the bins of clear plastic inclosing these tiny humans filled with tubes and fighting for life, even with my 4 pounder there was nothing like this.