buckeyedoc

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1. Christ College of Nursing

   buckeyedoc replied to Twigge's topic in Ohio

   I've applied for the 2007 class. I will be knocking out my pre-reqs when the kids start school. Doc

2. Ambulance Personnel and wait times

   buckeyedoc replied to Kince's topic in Emergency

   The ER that I worked in had a 2 squads from the same agency pull in. They walked in together. The charge nurse (well, she's not now) decided to turn both of them away and send them to another hospital. Unfortunately, the squads did leave and go to...

3. Ambulance Personnel and wait times

   buckeyedoc replied to Kince's topic in Emergency

   I've gotten in the habit of grabbing the first nurse I see and start giving report in the hallway. I usually hear, "I'm not his/her nurse." My reply to that, "Well, you are now." I don't play games when I walk in the ER.

4. IV's on obese patients

   buckeyedoc replied to sandslady02's topic in General Nursing

   In the back of the bus (ambulance), we use a little device that has been all the rage lately. I've only used it once on an obese pt. and it worked well. I don't see too many hospitals going out and buying these for their units. http://www.veinlite...

5. CPR certification

   buckeyedoc replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, the BLS for Healthcare Provider is the card issued for CPR/AED's for healthcare providers (hence the name). AHA offers Heartsaver First Aid/CPR for laypersons. As far as I know, all persons in direct patient contact have BLS for Healthcare ...

6. kids and being Nurse

   buckeyedoc replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

   My wife is an RN for the ER on the weekend work program. She works Sat. and Sun. I am a paramedic who works 24 on 72 off. We have 3 kids (7, 5 and 11 months). We are fortunate that we don't have too many conflicts with childcare. Our parents are...

7. ER RN Angry & Frustrated!!!

   buckeyedoc replied to Ginger35's topic in Emergency

   Ginger, Let me address your incident first. There is absolutely NO excuse for not having this pt. on a LBB. I am a paramedic in Ohio and a minor cannot refuse ANY treatment whatsoever without a parent being present. The medic has opened himself and h...

8. Ambulance Personnel and wait times

   buckeyedoc replied to Kince's topic in Emergency

   I am a paramedic who transports to about 10 hospitals. There are a couple of them that we walk into knowing we are going to have to wait to get a room. It doesn't matter whether the pt. is in full blown CHF or has a hang nail, the nursing staff act...

9. Getting to know the men behind the names...

   buckeyedoc replied to irwin's topic in Male Students

   My name is Kevin and I'm a 32 year old paramedic. My wife is an RN and I will be entering nursing school soon. Buckeyedoc comes from a the state I'm in (Ohio, the Buckeye state) and what the Marines call their corpsmen (doc).