mattwilson

mattwilson

Emergency, Transport

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About mattwilson

mattwilson specializes in Emergency, Transport.


Nurse in Urban ER. Ive been a paramedic for five years, in EMS for 8.

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  1. Paramedics as primary care givers in ED

    We have quite a few paramedics working in our ER (50,000-60,000 visits per year). Usually we have two nurses per pod (6 rooms per pod) but one of those spots may be filled by a paramedic. Our dept only hires paramedics with a few years expierence a...
  2. Paramedic triage

    Paramedics do a lot of the triage at our ER. We see approx 160-200 patients per day and when we have two triages going theres a good chance at least one is a paramedic. About 2 years ago we started hiring paramedics in the ER. They can do pretty m...
  3. diagnostic tests and their purpose

    I reccommend Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook of Diagnositic Tests. I have the 3rd edition but i dont know if thats the most recent or not. It has pretty much every diagnostic test you could want to look up. It includes Blood work, Urine...
  4. Anyone use PDA or hand held PC?

    We were required to buy a PDA. The school put everything together as a package for us. (Palm TX, Epocrates 2 year subscription, Tabers medical dictionary, Nursing diagnosis handbook, aluminum case) It was about $500 for the package. We use it allll...
  5. Preceptorship- where are you going?

    We got the option of ER, ICU, CCU, Recovery Room, Medical or Surgical. we have to do 130 hours over 8 weeks, then go to a rural hospital and do 40 hours doing various areas of that hospital. I'm doing the ER. Should be fun!
  6. i had been a national register paramedic for 2 years before i started in on a BSN. i think it has been a huge advantage in school. im way ahead in a lot of classes. theres definitely a difference between the paramedic and basic students in nursing...
  7. ?? for Paramedics turned nurses

    Hi im a paramedic(NREMT-P) working on a nursing degree. im only in my second year of a BSN and dont start clinicals till next year. im wondering if other paramedics that have become nurses or paramedics who are going through nursing clinicals now a...