jimmy_d

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1. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   jimmy_d replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

   i was taking the excelsior college and someone asked this and was told it's $10-13/hour. they seemed pretty proud that they paid this MUCH. not kidding.

2. EKG/ECG deciphering for dummies

   jimmy_d replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

   those are good rules of thumb, however... there can be 'p' waves anf also no atrial problem like a heart block there can also be ventricular standstill and only have 'p' waves the 'p' waves can also be hidden inside the qrs ventricualr fib is a venti...

3. Rural Mortality Rate

   jimmy_d replied to gwenith's topic in Rural

   uh like sorry that was all trauma-related! medicine: no cath labs in rural areas no access to MRI and other specialized tests jim

4. Rural Mortality Rate

   jimmy_d replied to gwenith's topic in Rural

   i can see that happening. from a pre-hospital perspective the rates are higher because 1) rolling your car on some lonely country road makes it less likely that you will be found iin an expedious manner 2) it takes longer for EMS to get to you and th...

5. EKG/ECG deciphering for dummies

   jimmy_d replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

   i'v been a paramedic for 11 years and am an ACLS and 12 lead instructor. i'd be glad to help with ecg questions

6. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

   jimmy_d replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   hello i'm jim i'm 42 been a paramedic since sept 1992. i have two associates' degrees wholly unrelated to medicine (fire protection and fire investigation) ui am enrolled in excelsior and have taken humanities, sociology, life span psych, micro, A&am...