FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care Managers and Educators articles from June 2000

FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care Managers and Educators archives from June 2000

LEARNING FOR LIFE BECOMING MANDATORY.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... As I look around the workplace these days, it strikes me that people are retiring earlier and living longer. The fact that people are retiring earlier raises economic issues how either they or "society" will support them during retirement....

PROTECTING YOUR TURF.
June 22, 2000... Few people realize that territory is an issue in offices. However, every office scrimmage - e.g., an argument over who's responsible for a particular task - involves potential realignments of territory. Written job descriptions give a false...

CLIMBING THE LADDER.(performance evaluations)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Our institution has subscribed to a benchmarking service. All departments have a target of reaching a specific percentile. My department has not yet reached its target. A close friend of mine who also uses this service agreed to let us visit...

ERRORS, ETHICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS.
June 22, 2000... One of the things that has been frosting my gizzard about the media coverage of the recent IOM study on "medical errors" is the altogether unjust assumption that the "medical establishment" has been hiding the incidence of errors from the...

MANAGERS & EDUCATORS - Getting Them Together.
June 22, 2000... I've been fortunate enough to have attended not one, but two Managers/Educators conferences this past month. The first was the AARC Summer Forum held in beautiful Vail, Colorado. In Vail, managers and educators came together to brainstorm those...

UTILIZING CASE MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE RESPIRATORY HOMECARE.
June 22, 2000... Providing clinical respiratory care in the homecare environment P requires more than just a therapist with solid clinical skills. For the management of the complex respiratory patient being discharged home, there is more to the patient's plan...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF VENTILATORS.
June 22, 2000... The first time I visited VentWorld.com I was overwhelmed with the breadth of the site and the long, long lists of links. I quickly left. But, if you have some time to spend acquainting yourself with this site you will find it a fun and...

THE MULTISKILLED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - A COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH.(Review)
June 22, 2000... Before the introduction of healthcare reform and the army of consultants that plundered the nation's hospitals spouting the need for downsizing and restructuring, respiratory therapists (RTs) pursued the need to be multiskilled or...

A REVIEW OF THE FISHER & PAYKEL MR 850 RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFIER.
June 22, 2000... We contacted Allegiance Medical Systems, the US distributor for Fisher & Paykel products, to test the Fisher & Paykel 850 humidification system in our laboratory. The Fisher & Paykel 850 hum humidification system consists of the MR850...

PREDICTORS OF WEANING POTENTIAL; WHAT EVERY MANAGER SHOULD KNOW.
June 22, 2000... The manager of a Respiratory Care Department is no longer in the enviable position of detaching themselves from the "day to day" patient care issues faced by the clinician. Everyone in the department must be cognizant of and participate in, if...

THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND.(patient safety)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... What do you think of this scenario? My husband and I are on vacation and stop by a flea market. He purchases a "Swiss" style army knife for a $1.95. You know the kind of knife. It has all the basic tools, knife, scissors, corkscrew and bottle...

MOTIVATION SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... Motivation is vitally important to those of us consumed with the desire to get people to do things they don't want to do. Managers want to motivate employees because a motivated employee is a productive employee, and a productive employee is...

NEW OXYGEN MONITOR.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... MSA is proud to offer its new portable MiniOX [R] 3000 Oxygen Monitor replacing our long-running MiniOX III Monitor. The MiniOX 3000 Monitor with large display features automatic calibration, battery strength indicator, alarm verification...

BAYER RAPIDLAB 800.
June 22, 2000... Blood gases, electrolytes, CO-oximetry, lactate and glucose. One instrument, one sample. Automatically aspirating a precise amount of blood to reduce exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Onboard information management manages patient, QC and...

PULMONARY FUNCTION ANALYZER.
June 22, 2000... The Keystone from PDS Instrumentation is a comprehensive PF Analyzer with advanced software for automation of FRC and DLCO tests. Using a vertical dry rolling seal volume spirometer, FRC, TLC and RV are determined by the steady state helium...

NEW 3-IN-1 AMBU BAG.
June 22, 2000... AMBU introduces its new MediBag [TM] Resuscitator, a primary O2 delivery source, manual resuscitator and medication delivery service in one device. Incorporates a medication port that allows attachment of an MDI. It also incorporates the same...

CLEANING/DISINFECTING PRODUCT.
June 22, 2000... CONTROL III Elite from Maril Products, Inc., is effective against a wide range of pathogens on hard surfaces. It also acts as a cleaning agent on instruments and surfaces. Ten minute Contact time controls TB, HIV-1 and a wide range of other...

ULTIMATE HAND-HELD SPIROMETER.
June 22, 2000... Micro Direct, Inc. introduces the release of the newly updated MicroLoop hand-held spirometer. It's features include a high resolution graphic display with real time flow-volume loop or volume-time curve, pre and post bronchodilator comparison,...

LATEX-FREE TAPE.
June 22, 2000... The Original Pink Tape [R] from Hy-Tape has bees the medical tape of choice for hospitals, nursing homes, home healthcare and long-term care facilities since 1948. Like the orginal, Hy-Tape, Latex-Free has a gentle adhesive perfect for estended...

NEW MASK SEALS.
June 22, 2000... Hans Rudolph, inc. has two mask seals that improve the seal and add comfort while wearing a Hans Rudolph Nasal CPAP or Full Face Mask. The new Comfort Seal [TM] is a super-soft, disposable, inert foam with an adhesive backing that mates easily...

SAVE OXYGEN!
June 22, 2000... O2 instant Flow Valves allow the immediate flow of O2 to your patient when the resuscitator bag is removed from the lever arm. in turn, the O2 instantly shuts off when replaced, saving oxygen. Pays for itself in less than three months. Accepts...

BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION DEVICE.
June 22, 2000... The TURBOAIRE CHALLENGER from EQUILIBRATED 810 SYSTEMS, INC. is an excellent source of portable arctic air for bronchial provocation and Exercise Induced Asthma studies. Perform bronchial challenge testing using cold air, without the wait or...

BLOOD GAS/ELECTROLYTE CONTROLS.
June 22, 2000... RNA Medical, supplies blood gas, electrolyte, glucose, lactate, BUN, and CO-oximetry materials and services. QC materials for the blood gas laboratory include aqueous, bovine blood-based and calibration products. The EQUIL [R]/EQUILibrator [R]...

POINT OF CARE TESTING.
June 22, 2000... The i-STAT [R] System - a hand-held battery operated system that allows critical care tests to be performed in about two minutes at the bedside. Tests are automatically stored for printing or transmission into the LIS or HIS. Tests include...

COMPLETE HANDHELD SPIROMETER.
June 22, 2000... Futuremed's hand-held Discovery is designed for the respiratory professional. This compact spirometer is convenient for bedside PFT testing or for screenings within or outside your facility. Despite its small size, Discovery displays real-time...

NEW OLYMPIC MINI-PASTEURMATIC.
June 22, 2000... This edition to Olympic's Pasteurmatic line is ideal for low volume reprocessing needs. Its tabletop design requires no hard wiring or plumbing - just fill it with tap water and plug it in. Like all Pasteurmatics, the Mini uses only hot water...

LEADING-EDGE SLEEP TECHNOLOGY.
June 22, 2000... The UltraSom in Window/E NT combines leading-edge sleep technology with 30 years of Nicolet's superior hardware and software design expertise. The result sets a new standard for the recording and analysis of sleep disorders. When your needs...

NEW CPAP MASK.
June 22, 2000... The all Tiara Medical Systems, Inc. AirPilotMask [R] nCPAP mask is designed to save time and money for the HME Dealer. I features a "one-size-fits-all" design which helps to reduce inventory, and reduce patient visits. The forehead mechanism...

REPLACEMENT OXYGEN SENSORS.
June 22, 2000... VTI now has a comprehensive line of replacement oxygen sensors that fit just about every anesthesia machine, ventilator and oxygen monitor in use today. Before any sensor is shipped, it meets the most stringent scrutiny in the industry. All of...

POINT-OF-CARE-ANALYZER.
June 22, 2000... A fully automatic point-of-care analyzer, the AVL OPTI[TM] Critical Care Analyzer utilizes single-use cassettes with up to eight parameter configurations for measurement of a wide range of parameters, including pH, total hemoglobin, oxygen...

THREE IN ONE PULSE OXIMETER.
June 22, 2000... Radical, new from Masimo is three pulse oximeters in one: a standalone device for bedside monitoring, a detachable handheld Unit for portable monitoring and a monitor interface to upgrade existing multiparameter monitors to Masimo SET...

NEW NASAL CPAP MASK.
June 22, 2000... Hans Rudolph, inc. has designed a new Nasal CPAP /BiLevel mask for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Therapy. The mask is soft, light and low deadspace with multiple face sealing options to guarantee a good seal and comfort during CPAP therapy. The...

SPECIALTY HEAT & MOISTURE EXCHANGERS.
June 22, 2000... INTERSURGICAL introduces Hydro-Therm [TM], the finest heat and moisture exchanger available on the market. It returns over 30 mg H20 at 500 ml Vt and has a C02 port as a standard feature. Hydro-Therm 11 [TM] is a larger volume specialty HME...

SPONTANEOUSLY BREATHING LUNG SIMULATOR.
June 22, 2000... IngMar Medical's new Spontaneous Breathing ISB 2000 [TM]) Module for its Adult/Pediatric Lung Model provides a realistic rendering of the spontaneously breathing patient for ventilator instruction and demonstration. Integrated, directly into...

INFANT VENTILATOR.
June 22, 2000... Bear Medical Systems, of Thermo Respiratory Group, introduced the Bear Cub 750PSV in 1999. In addition to enhanced Volume Limit [TM], Bear Cub 750PSV offers Flow Cycled Modes of ventilation and Pressure Support as well as expanded monitoring...

POST-STERNOTOMY PAIN MANAGEMENT.
June 22, 2000... Heart Hugger [TM] from General Cardiac Technology is an adjustable support harness which lets patients control pain management after thoracic surgery. When patients need to cough, breathe deeply or make uncomfortable movements, they squeeze the...

NEW NASAL WASH & SINUS SYSTEM.
June 22, 2000... RinoFlow [TM] is a drug-free home nasal irrigation treatment that helps relieve the pain and pressure of congested nasal or sinus passages. A small compressor unit and a hand-held chamber delivers a gentle saline mist into the nasal cavities...

DIGITAL HAND-HELD PULSE OXIMETER.
June 22, 2000... The SIMS BCI, Inc. MiniCort Hand-Held Pulse Oximeter provides SpO2 and pulse rate monitoring on patients from neonate to adult. Battery or AC powered. Adjustable alarm limits, Incorporates Serial Autocorrelation (SAC) Technology which enhances...