astn

astn specializes in ED, Hyperbarics, EMS.

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1. Requirements for Flight nursing?

   astn replied to kriegerkriegr's topic in Flight

   Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but HEMS is currently in a "bubble." As an example, you look at Philadelphia (where I'm from) and you'll see 6-7 helicopters all covering the same territory, based on a 10(!) minute flight time. If you were to open...

2. Requirements for Flight nursing?

   astn replied to kriegerkriegr's topic in Flight

   There are a lot of threads on this, so it's worth searching. The best place to find the specific requirements of the position is via the service's page, as they all lay out both their requirements and preferences. In general though the short answer i...

3. Critical Care Experience

   astn replied to nyemt2005's topic in Flight

   Generally speaking, yes. Getting a flight job is more complicated then just that, but if all other things were equal, the experience gained from a tertiary hospital will be considered more valuable then at the community hospital. However, for a large...

4. On call pay

   astn replied to ontheDLnurse's topic in Flight

   Your intrepretation is correct, but it doesn't matter, as the rule is bipolar as hell. If you are "on call on the employer's premises" you are "working while "on call"", and need to be paid for those hours. However, DOL doesn't care what you get paid...

5. Where are the jobs at?

   astn replied to mwboswell's topic in Flight

   Never in one of your classes, but we move in the same internet circles. I've seen your name either directly on indirectly on several mailing lists I am on, and I know people who've taken your reviews in Dallas.

6. Where are the jobs at?

   astn replied to mwboswell's topic in Flight

   Deep breath, Rio.. Mark is actually a "known" quantity in the world, as has all the alphabets because his primary(?) source of income is education--and it's hard to teach a review course if you can't show people you've passed the test. It's also a re...

7. CCT (Ground) Motion Sickness and Other Questions

   astn replied to Ump104's topic in Flight

   I'm very late to the party, but I don't come here much. I would recommend making a new plan. Limited motion sickness is an acceptable thing, but not so much that you need medication. I start to get queasy during long-rides in the back of the ambulanc...

8. ER computer programs

   astn replied to gardengal1's topic in Emergency

   EPIC will never be the "best" system, but it is highly configurable which is why hospitals seem to love it. That said, it's only as good as the people implementing it, and since they are usually bean counters or people so far removed from actually do...

9. Would keeping my own birth book be a HIPAA violation?

   astn replied to somedayCNM's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Exactly as she says. You could have the log tattooed on your ass, and HIPAA wouldn't care. HIPAA cares about who you disclose the information to, not what information you keep. You would have to take reasonable precautions to prevent an accidental or...

10. How many 2010 grads still looking?

    astn replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't going to make you feel any better, but from my job search several years ago, I remember a very nice HR rep advising me that if I didn't get a job 6 months out, I wasn't going to. Once the next class graduates, you move to the bottom of the...

11. Critical Care Transport RN

    astn replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It's a pretty boring but generally easy job. Most of the time you're just doing routine transports that aren't in any way "critical care". Since you're in New Jersey, which (so far as I know) doesn't allow Paramedics to do ALS transfers, you're going...

12. Color Coded Uniform Requirements in Philly/ Allentown Area????

    astn replied to godbless-yute's topic in Pennsylvania

    Many hospitals are going that way, though RNs are normally wearing either Navy Blue or white. Not all hospitals in Philly have implemented this though, and I know even less about the surrounding sub-/ex-urbs. For what it's worth, since no one is repl...

13. Chime in !!

    astn replied to godbless-yute's topic in Pennsylvania

    Travel and agency nurses, from what I can tell, is a pretty raw deal regardless of where or who you're working for. Competition was pretty fierce when I was talking to recruiters, which drove rates down well below regular per diem rates. In fact, som...

14. Anyone ride a motorcycle (or scooter) to work?

    astn replied to bhanson's topic in General Nursing

    I rode a motorcycle to work every day, unless it was going to rain on my way in (then I would beg my wife to drive me). In the *ssh*le of Texas, it's 100°F+ throughout the summer. I didn't have any problems, but I don't wear safety gear in the summer...

15. Peritoneal Lavage

    astn replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    While it's unlikely you'd ever see this done, it's even less likely at a "real" trauma center. It's an ATLS skill solely for the sites that don't have ultrasound (much less CT) available. That said, as far as a diagnostic skill goes it it pretty wor...