zdiddy44

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1. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   zdiddy44 replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   RRT's, RT®, and most CVT's have an allied health degree...Radiology and respiratory therapy are at the associates level as well as cardiovascular technician. Also, nurses give medicine under the physicians license. No nurse has the ability to pres...

2. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   zdiddy44 replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   PS...no matter what your background is, at this point the RCIS is a one part exam....PERIOD! The only people who have the 2 part exam are candidates who applied before 2011; these, most likely, are people who have attemted the exam before and were u...

3. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   zdiddy44 replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   At my facility, they are not required at this time. Througout the mid-west region, it is slowly becoming a standard. Over time, CCI (the board who backs cardiovascular credentials) is trying to mandate all cath lab people become RCIS. I think it'...

4. Any cath lab RNs required to take the RCIS?

   zdiddy44 replied to inthelab's topic in Cardiac

   Emily...I have trouble with your above statement. Let me give you an example. I've spent over 10 years in the medical field. 2 of which was spent in the US Army as a combat medic! As a combat medic I treated many different types of battlefield an...

5. Does anyone else ever get tired of "stupid" nurses?

   zdiddy44 replied to twinmom2k's topic in LPN/LVN

   Here is the thing I've noticed with the nursing profession. It's over polluted because the attractive price paid per hour. The majority of nurses I work with all hide behind this, " I can legally give medication window." Did you know that there are...