swiftdr

swiftdr has 8 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Transport, Disaster.

Latest Activity

1. New grad RN in the ED. Am I being hard on myself?

   swiftdr replied to phlebitis's topic in Emergency

   Can't say that I exausted my search efforts, but I could find no such legislation in NY but as many things get passed from one generation to another they morph and gain credibility. I know that my current institution reuires a "12 month" orientation ...

2. HELP!! Phone Interview with Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY!!

   swiftdr replied to Helematu7's topic in Job Hunt

   I work in the ER at BMC in Cooperstown, NY and have about a ten year work history there - SCU, ICU, Nurse Educator and now ER. All of the advice from above is great - my advice: take a deep breath, relax, be yourself and answer truthfully. It is a gr...

3. New grad RN in the ED. Am I being hard on myself?

   swiftdr replied to phlebitis's topic in Emergency

   Dear Phlebitis, I am an ER Nurse since February and before that an ICU Nurse and Nurse Educator for 10 years prior to this. In addition, I was a Paramedic from 1988-2010, fulltime Paramedic Educator for 7 years and continue to work as a per diem Fede...

4. Prior Service w/disability rating. Will it be a factor for Nurse Corps?

   swiftdr replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government

   I am a fulltime ICU and ER Nurse in Upstate NY. I have Muscular Dystrophy which causes me to have a gait distubance and causes me moderate pain by the end of a 12 hour shift. I have lived with this disablity my entire life and have served as a Parame...

5. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

   swiftdr replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I didn't go to nursing school until I was 31, with a 6 month old daughter and plenty of bills to keep up with. I can tell you from personal experience that being a male in nursing school definitely had its moments... I can also tell you that being a ...

6. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

   swiftdr replied to david18's topic in Men

   I occasionally get the Doctor comment from patients and families and I quickly but politely correct them. I interact with physician and other HCP staff as a colleague but I work in an ICU where we work together with a small critical care team where e...

7. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

   swiftdr replied to david18's topic in Men

   I am a male nurse who went the typical route of practicing as a paramedic for twenty years before I became a nurse... I am not certain whether it is my age or whether it is my background in critical care (or whether it is because I am male) but I get...

8. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

   swiftdr replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Management

   I am currently leaving a Clinical Coordinator position in a 24 Step-Down Unit where for the past two years our turn-over rate was so bad that the only option was to orient those "new grads" with one year or less experience to Charge Nurse role... The...

9. What I Love About Nursing Is....

   swiftdr replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   I came to nursing in my mid 30s and love my career. I touch people's lives positively everyday and I make a difference everyday. I was a paramedic for several years, got a BS in Education, taught paramedics at the community college full time for seve...

10. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    swiftdr replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I came to nursing in my mid 30s and love my career. I touch people's lives positively everyday and I make a difference everyday. I was a paramedic for several years, got a BS in Education, taught paramedics at the community college full time for seve...