BradS

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1. Will paramedic be useful for ICU job?

   BradS replied to BradS's topic in Critical

   Good question and I'm not sure. All it says is "course completion is May 20th 2017" and the BSN starts on the 26th. I was operating under the assumption that the test would be that day. Is there any sense in doing AEMT-CC? It's 5 classes + clinicals ...

2. Will paramedic be useful for ICU job?

   BradS replied to BradS's topic in Critical

   Yeah, simultaneously doing these programs has to be impossible! I would finish the medic program and then start the BSN about a week later Doable, I think, but there would be pain involved. And obviously some financial pain as well. Once again, my g...

3. Will paramedic be useful for ICU job?

   BradS replied to BradS's topic in Critical

   Ok, thanks for replying. Upon further research, there's somewhat of a consensus that paramedics think differently than nurses and that the education models are completely different. It would be tough to be into the medic mindset hardcore and then tur...

4. Will paramedic be useful for ICU job?

   BradS posted a topic in Critical

   I'm planning on starting an accelerated BSN next year and would like to work in an ICU capacity soon after graduating. I'm currently an EMT and considering becoming a paramedic in the upcoming year, mostly for extra patient care experience and better...

5. Binghamton BAT Program Hopefuls 2014-2015!

   BradS replied to ALH_93RN's topic in New York

   Hi coffee719, I kinda stumbled across this post while searching for reviews of the BAT program and I just wanted to say thanks for the detailed review. I'm considering this program and still deciding what route to take, so this was really great. Hope...

6. Follow up? Let it go?

   BradS replied to flyersfan88's topic in Job Hunt

   Is it possible that something came up during the background check? Any criminal record? Did they do a credit check?

7. New Grad Jobs in North Dakota?

   BradS replied to seungk5's topic in Job Hunt

   Do they run credit checks also?

8. How was microbiology for you? Grade for you? Topics covered?

   BradS replied to starter12345's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Is this course doable in the summer? They offer a ~5 week course at my school that I'm considering, but I'm a little stressed thinking about all the material coming at us through a fire hose.

9. 12 Month BSN or 15 Month MSN?

   BradS replied to sciencerer's topic in NP Students

   I looked at this a while back and it doesn't seem like this is a true masters degree. MSN is the masters of nursing and I'm not quite sure what - "Masters Entry into the Profession of Nursing (MEPN)" is?

10. Failure is an Option: A New Grad Story

    BradS replied to elixRN's topic in General Students

    Great story, glad everything has worked out for you. Life is not easy, everyone should be prepared to fight...fight...and fight some more for everything you want.

11. Need advice on the career road ahead

    BradS replied to BradS's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for taking the time to answer my plethora of questions :) I realize the road ahead is going to be difficult and I'm not expecting to be both a great nurse and paramedic simultaneously. I guess I'm in a phase where I love the rush of an emerge...

12. Need advice on the career road ahead

    BradS posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm 30, have a BS in another field, and now I'm attempting to get into healthcare. I just received my EMT-B and so far I love riding the ambulance. I think it's called "lights and sirens syndrome" haha and it will probably wear off eventually. The pr...

13. FNP satisfaction from ICU background?

    BradS replied to TradHunterRN's topic in Advanced

    How much ICU experience do you have? To me, the job responsibilities seem to be at opposite spectrums, so I would definitely proceed with caution if you love your current job. I've read about FNP's and ACRP's getting back into the ICU in certain plac...

14. CRNA school?

    BradS replied to ecruz1820's topic in SRNA

    You're a longgggg way away from CRNA school, but at least you're asking questions early in your journey. To sum it up, you need a BSN with the best grades you can get followed by a min of 1 year ICU experience(others have gotten in with ER and length...

15. Unhappy RN at LTC Avoid Extra Shifts

    BradS replied to JPRN11's topic in Geriatric

    What exactly was the problem where you could only stand a few days in certain LTC's? To me, it definitely sounds like LTC isn't your thing. You don't like being around hospice patients and don't have the ability/time to comfort them in a way you'd li...