TransportJockey EMT-P

TransportJockey has 10 years experience as a EMT-P and specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, C-NPT, FP-C.

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1. What kind of RN do you want to be?

   TransportJockey replied to guest798886's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Could always do pediatric er lol

2. ER Wishlist Items!

   TransportJockey replied to HappyKYRN's topic in Emergency

   I love them. We carried Troponin, CG4 and Chem8+ cartridges at my last job on our ambulances.

3. The Wait for Community College Nursing Program -_-

   TransportJockey replied to MarquieshaH's topic in General Students

   Sorry I meant Excelsior. It's an online school for LPNs or Paramedics with previous healthcare exprience to get an ADN

4. The Wait for Community College Nursing Program -_-

   TransportJockey replied to MarquieshaH's topic in General Students

   I got very discouraged with the fact that even after prereqs, for an ADN I'd be waiting at least a year before I could start school. Plus normal school would be a very hard thing for me due to work scheduling, so I just opted to do Excelsion, since i...

5. ER Wishlist Items!

   TransportJockey replied to HappyKYRN's topic in Emergency

   iStat

6. Higher Calling

   TransportJockey replied to guest449786's topic in Relations

   I keep hearing the ems volunteers spout the same line of BS that its a calling. Or the very low paid career emt basics. I honestly do think it's an excuse people find for themselves to justify why they still work in that field if it can't provide f...

7. 4 Point Restraints in the ER. Is that Abuse?

   TransportJockey replied to Vickymay's topic in Emergency

   Happens with rotor crews too. With a patients feet right by controls, you dont want a combative patient that's concious.

8. An RN who isn't good at math?

   TransportJockey replied to nursingjourney's topic in General Students

   I hate math. I have taken college algebra twice in the past and trig once. But I can do med math in my head and have no issues doing the math that being a nurse or medic requires (med calc is the same no matter which position I might do now or in the...

9. Just a Nurse

   TransportJockey replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

   Doesn't bother me. But then again i tend to get called just a medic in very condescending tones by some nurses on a regular basis, so i don't let anything like that bother me anymore.

10. What kind of RN do you want to be?

    TransportJockey replied to guest798886's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Im aiming for ER/ICU and eventually switching seats and working as a flight nurse. I just know i don't want to work med/surg

11. Problems with ER

    TransportJockey replied to ReggieN's topic in Safety

    The two facilities I have worked in allowed the ER medics to transport any patient up to the floor, including drips and monitors. Vented patients were the only ones we didn't go alone to, usually those had an RN and RRT along with the medic.

12. App error - do I till have even a tiny chance of getting the job???

    TransportJockey replied to GabesMommy2014's topic in Career Support

    I have done something similar. As long as your resume shows the correct dates, you can point to that and help prove that it's an honest mistake. Good luck!

13. Luck with Excelsior?

    TransportJockey replied to 3crmom's topic in Excelsior

    I'm doing an online class now, and so far it's not bad. I'm also doing my math through ALEK and getting ready to test out of A&P. So far it's not a bad option, especially considering 1) I'm too impatient to wait for a program to open up near me (...

14. RN to Paramedicine?

    TransportJockey replied to MissHavokk's topic in Career Support

    If you don't want to work as a paramedic, I don't see how it would benefit you to become one. And with teh exception of the FL loophole and the Creighton University bridge course (geared towards active flight/ED nurses) I don't know a way of becoming...

15. is 25-30 too late to want to pursue a nursing degree?

    TransportJockey replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I used to think 30 was ancient lol. So i can kinda see why people ask these questions.