MursingMedic

MursingMedic DNP, RN, EMT-P

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  1. what does allied health clinicians differ from others?

    MursingMedic replied to ading's topic in General Nursing

    Allied health are typically non-licensed or if licensed, not ultimately responsible for decisions in patient care. i.e.: paramedics work under a physician's license, PAs work under a physician's...

  2. ALF gone bad

    MursingMedic replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    RUN! The job market may be tight, but loosing your license and having to fight for a job behind the counter at McDonald's isn't something most people would like to do. Good

  3. The easier the questions are, the more likely you failed?

    MursingMedic replied to klaloan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't doubt it! You passed!

  4. To all the newbie ER nurses out there...

    MursingMedic replied to shieldanvil81's topic in Emergency

    Don't be rude to EMS. Your bad day taken out on the medic and EMT will come to bite you in the orifice later on when you get a code brown from the same crew and for some reason they were unable to get...

  5. The easier the questions are, the more likely you failed?

    MursingMedic replied to klaloan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nope, not yet. I have heard of one who got the CC screen but in the end actually passed, but never a false positive. I read about 10 pages of the sticky and hadn't seen one who got a false positive. I...

  6. There's an app for that!!! Nclex!

    MursingMedic replied to sandiegoblues's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I found some pretty significant errors with the saunders apps (I got them all). For instance, I had an order question on hand washing in which it told me that the correct answer was to first turn off...

  7. The easier the questions are, the more likely you failed?

    MursingMedic replied to klaloan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Why don't you try the pearson vue trick in the sticky above. It apparently is pretty definitive in telling you whether you passed or not. I took mine this morning too and unlike you, I thought it was...

  8. Looking into a move to Leesburg, FL

    MursingMedic replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Leesburg and the general vicinity is a somewhat low socioeconomic area. Not too many homeless per se, but the area is a bit run down and there isn't much to offer culturally. It is actually a cheaper...

  9. ER handoff report to floor

    MursingMedic replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in Emergency

    Just started in a new ER (one of the largest in the state) and our CEO is all about ER flow. In my part of the ER it is 2:1 and we have a 3 hour window from bed to out. Our hospital has set the policy...

  10. Maintaining EMT-B cert as an RN

    MursingMedic replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in Emergency

    I have been told by my last agency's education officer that Florida BEMS allows CEUs to be used for their certifications if obtained for another type of license as long as they fulfill the hour limit....

  11. Should I Maintain EMT-B with new RN?

    MursingMedic replied to MidnightAzalea's topic in Emergency

    Little Phishy is right (chill ice cream, chill!). EMT isn't going to do much for you unless you continue to volly. You can't fly with a basic card, but it will help you keep your tech job until...

  12. Anything I can do in school to maximize ER hiring after graduation?

    MursingMedic replied to ERGirl83's topic in Emergency

    I concur, make yourself stand out. I am a new grad and a paramedic of 6 years. I had no contacts in the hospitals around me since I was working an hour away from home. Even though my agency only...

  13. Any S.Florida EMT's here?

    MursingMedic replied to IndecisiveInMiami's topic in Florida Nursing

    FMTI has a sketchy past. If you just want to do something medical related while in nursing school, why not just pick up a nurse intern job with a local hospital? That way you can make contacts in the...

  14. Nursing layoffs or difficulty getting jobs? 2011 wages?

    MursingMedic replied to PhantomDelight25's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm a GN now in central Florida and have been lucky. I was in a transition program and am a paramedic so I had lots of connections in getting a job once school finished. If there was one piece of...

  15. Challenging the Paramedic exam as RN

    MursingMedic replied to sandbag3's topic in Florida Nursing

    To answer the OP's question.... there are few if any RN to Medic bridge programs remaining in Florida. The only one in central Florida that I had known about was at Seminole Community College and that...

  16. Lakeland Regional Interview

    MursingMedic replied to MursingMedic's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks for the help caroladybelle. I interviewed with HR, and the nurse recruiter and I hit it off pretty well. I'm now waiting for one of the departments to bite. She told me to follow up with her...

  17. Lakeland Regional Interview

    MursingMedic replied to MursingMedic's topic in Florida Nursing

    Coming from EMS, these are typical type situations I'm used to.... being berated by patient and management, not eating in 12 hours, etc.... I would love to get a job in Orlando since I live up here...

  18. Values,labs,amounts to know for NCLEX-RN

    MursingMedic replied to mrod's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I second this. This thread died a while back and don't understand why. Great

  19. GN interview at Florida Hospital Winter Park

    MursingMedic replied to StarDust16's topic in Florida Nursing

    The winter park campus is a small community hospital. The city itself is very nice. Lots of "old money" around there. It's very close to the old decommissioned Navy base which is now called "Baldwin...

  20. Anyone a new grad working at FLorida Hospital or Orlando Health?

    MursingMedic replied to Renee4christ's topic in Florida Nursing

    So I am in my last semester of my ADN transition program and have applied to the GN program for ER and Critical Care with Florida South. I'm currently a full time paramedic with a local EMS agency as...

  21. Should I stay or should I go now?

    MursingMedic posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    So, I've been thinking lately and wanted to see if anyone else had any advice. I'm working 24/48s as a paramedic, and I am smack dab in the middle of my 2nd of 3 semesters of transition. Work is...

  22. Need help with care plan for someone with pneumonia and C.Diff

    MursingMedic replied to abox's topic in General Students

    Infection and Impaired Skin Integrity would also be two things to consider. Infection well, pneumonia and as someone else said, the central. Skin integrity because of the

  23. This forum is scaring me!

    MursingMedic replied to Laurel32's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing rewarding is

  24. Am I really meant to be a nurse?

    MursingMedic replied to Nurseleigh27's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just a student when it comes to nursing, but I've been a paramedic for a while and can say with confidence that you sound like a great nurse. You're catching your little mistakes, are making...

  25. Littman Cardiology III Good for Babies?

    MursingMedic replied to cbcle's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Ditto to all. I'm a paramedic and constantly switch the bell depending on who I am caring for. The cool thing about the cardiology 3 is that both the "diaphragm" side and the "bell" side are identical...