_firely replied to McStudMuffin's topic in Men in Nursing
Working in hospital nursing part time is, in my experience, extremely difficult and typically reserved for those semi-retiring nurses. Hospitals want to ensure nurses are available and specifically...
_firely replied to ZombieMedic123's topic in Men in Nursing
My suggestions would be to look at one of these, not nursing:
1) Physician's Assistant school. These programs, MEDEX in particularly, were designed for just such a transition from military...
Successful people take responsibility for their mistakes and learn from them. They may internalize the pain that comes with them for a short while, but they fight on and vow to do better. This is what...
Some of the community colleges, like Palomar for instance, have accelerated EMT programs. I think I completed the whole thing over a Summer and they may have a Winter break one as well. You'd have to...
The California PHN license now expires and requires a renewal fee of $125 for two years (unless you are late and then it is even more). The only requirement is that you first renew your RN or have an...
This seems cowardly and passive aggressive. He might try to ask to speak in private and assertively and not threateningly express his concerns and what he thought happened. Or go to grad school and...
I resisted the worksheets at first. Eventually I committed to one and simultaneously had to update a Kardex (shared worksheet). I stopped writing down meds and just circled times for meds. I learned...
_firely replied to SmallTownNurseSWL's topic in School
As a medic, all that can be assessed is PMS. Is there still good pulse, movement, and sensation. In other words, any risk they will lose the finger. Do you ever offer to buddy splint or otherwise...
To flip the script and work backwards, no actual harm came to the patient, right? So there is nothing to defend legally. Cases against nurses revolve around harm caused and provable negligence that...
You all are doing what needs doing. Still you can work hard in life or work smart. There are hospital units that I bet pay twice what you make and you only have one to two patience that require very...
The Med Surg and Pharmacology material cost my cohort one or two. Otherwise it ain’t crazy hard. Just adaptation, friend making, loss of sleep, and the ability to absorb ideas quickly for 2 years....
Generally speaking, schools operate as a business. They want to fill seats and get confirmations early. They don’t want risk. Will they hold a seat for an unknown, last minute. No. Slow down. Apply...