Nearly half of the infant crib deaths and two-thirds of bassinet deaths reported to CPSC each year are suffocations caused by pillows, thick quilts and/or overcrowding in the babyâs sleeping space. The safest place for a baby to sleep is in a safe crib.
Competently utilising a stethoscope in clinical practice is one such skill. A fundamental ability to use a stethoscope comes with many nursing roles ranging from respiratory nurse specialist and outreach roles to intensive care nursing, A&E nursing and when practising in operating theatres.
IMHO....Respiratory therapists are an invaluable part of the team...their roles are to manage the vents, provide any breathing treatments, therapies ordered, intubate, assess trach patients, suction prn, have input on the plan of care, interact with the dr's, nurses on patient outcomes...and much much more.