Pacman RN

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1. ER Nurse is Being a JERK to EMS...

   Pacman RN replied to flashpoint's topic in Emergency

   Am I reading your response correctly? I hope I'm not, because that would be unfortunate. For years there has been an animosity amongst EMS and RNs. As I make the transformation from paramedic of 30 years to new ER nurse, I was hoping to help cross th...

2. Manual Blood Pressures

   Pacman RN replied to spuropathy's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that you should spend some time in your fundamentals book. It is your best source of nformation. Having said that... remeber there are 5 seperate sounds you are listening for. That will have relavance in terms of if you are assessing an a...

3. Question about paramedic to RN...Missouri here

   Pacman RN replied to medic074's topic in Online Learning

   Medic 074 I am taking my last test in a couple of weeks. I am a medic with many years experience. I choose Excelsior because of limitations posed by child support/custody issues. Going part time to do nursing school wasn't an option. Excelsior ...

4. Becoming a nurse

   Pacman RN replied to Laurel A.'s topic in General Nursing

   I am 1 final exam in English Composition away from my degree in Nursing. After that I take the NCLEX-RN and my new career begins. I started out with a facination about medicine. I becam an EMT at 16, paramedic at 18, was supervising by age 21. Ha...

5. new paramedic... another question for the nurses.

   Pacman RN replied to paramedic_t's topic in General Nursing

   I have to go with the masses on this one. I spent 30 years in EMS...3 as an EMT and 27 as a medic. Finishing up my RN at the end of this year. Obviously I have a bias towards the EMS point of view. Giving proper care obviously comes first! The point,...

6. ER Nurse is Being a JERK to EMS...

   Pacman RN replied to flashpoint's topic in Emergency

   The old saying, "...walk a mile in the other person's shoes", well, it's so true! I spent 30 years in EMS..rose to the top. I spent 17 years on a life flight helicopter as a flight medic. The top of the EMS food chain. I like most EMS had a view...