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    ER RN to EMT?

    emtb2rn replied to ERRN629's topic in Emergency

    :yeahthat: Like my wife sez when my pager goes off, "You're going where for what? And oh yeah, pick up some ice cream on the way
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    ER RN to EMT?

    emtb2rn replied to ERRN629's topic in Emergency

    You need to check with the MA DOH (if that's who runs EMS), but most challenges are soup-to-nuts. You have to pass written book knowledge and hand-on practical skills together. Remember too that in...
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    emtb2rn replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Use 'em for clamping a foley for 10-15 minutes which allows enough urine to accumulate to grab a sample through the port. I also clamp one upside-down to the inside of my tunic (yeah, a tunic)...
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    What to wear???

    emtb2rn replied to IWANT2BE's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yeah, what klark sez, the Adidas Stan Smiths are really nice. I tried on a lot of shoes at a lot of different stores and wound up going with the Smiths. Very light, very good support for my narrow...
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    No wait extrance into Nursing School

    emtb2rn replied to cinsun81's topic in General Nursing

    Finish your BSN? You've already started? Not sure about Ohio, but where I am, outside NYC, most 2 year ADN and 4 year BSN programs have wait lists. OTOH, the diploma progams don't really seem to...
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    UMDNJ Accelerated BSN students

    emtb2rn replied to njmonsterboi80's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    If they're regular semesters (not including summers), you're looking at: Semester 1: Sept '06-Dec '06 Semester 2: Jan '07-May '07 Semester 3: Sept '07-Dec '07 Semester 4: Jan '08-May '08 More or less,...
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    Shift Worksheet: gardenmum

    emtb2rn replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Interesting. The hospital where I've been doing my clinicals has something very similar that's used by the staff as a standard document. I gotta say, ICU step-down/Med-Surg is really cool. Didn't...
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    Basic Cardiac Life Support-C Course in Union County?

    emtb2rn replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Check for web or phone book for your local American Red Cross or American Heart Association chapter. Also check your local rescue squad. Be sure you get Healthcare Provider level...
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    We lost one of our own this morning

    emtb2rn replied to LPN_mn's topic in General Nursing

    Condolences on the loss of your
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    Anatomy Summer 2006 Club

    emtb2rn replied to KMDominguez87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best visual site for muscles that I've used is http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscularsystem/menu/menu.html. Good
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    ER RN Angry & Frustrated!!!

    emtb2rn replied to Ginger35's topic in Emergency

    As a BLS pre-hospital provider, here's my take: 1) A minor involved in a roll-over mvc with neck pain? Going to the hospital boarded with full c-spine precautions. Can't refuse anything themselves....
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    How much did your nursing books cost.

    emtb2rn replied to Kiren's topic in General Students

    Check out ebay, amazon and half.com before paying retail. The deals are out there. I picked up Kozier's 7th edition Fundamentals of Nursing for $40 including s&h. Saved 50%. Also make sure...
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    Did not pass the NET

    emtb2rn replied to nicistarr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I find this very perplexing. The reading and math were (to me) at no more than a high school level of difficulty. While the NET doesn't seem to equate to nursing from a question content perspective,...
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    Hospital Positions for CNA's

    emtb2rn replied to scizzerin's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't know the name of the unit hiring manager, call the hospital and ask for the department where you want to work. Ask whomever answers for the charge nurse (or boss or whatever the...
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    Aspirin before 911

    emtb2rn replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Per my ACLS training, ASA is only contraindicated in pts w/known ASA hypersensitivity. No mention of coumadin or any other drug contra. ASA apparently works by blocking platelet aggregation and...
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    I need some Assistance!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    emtb2rn replied to zwoman80's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    With respect to compartment syndrome, doesn't that require an intact skin surface? I would think the puncture provides the same relief that a surgical incision would (per Tweety's ortho reference)....
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    A & P question....HELP!!

    emtb2rn replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you tried drawing them as flows? You're talking about "head bone's connected to the neck bone" kinda stuff, so visualization might
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    Anatomy Summer 2006 Club

    emtb2rn replied to KMDominguez87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm finishing up w/a 6 week A&P II class this Thursday. My professor calculates your grade based on accumulated points. With 2 tests to go (tomorrow and Thursday), I have enough points to get a...
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    Anatomy Summer 2006 Club

    emtb2rn replied to KMDominguez87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I is the building block for II (kinda like amino acids so to speak). Everything you learn in discrete chunks in I will come together in learning about systems in II. There is less rote memorization...
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    Silly Question :-P

    emtb2rn replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's sensory adaptation, you'll go over it in A&P
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    Has anyone gotten into nursing school without taking pre-reqs/pre-nursing first?

    emtb2rn replied to manofbess's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends from school to school. Some want all of your pre-reqs out of the way before you begin core nursing classes. Others will have you do co-reqs at the same time. Can't you transfer a lot of...
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    The Impostor Phenomenon, you might have this like I do...

    emtb2rn replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting and not just restricted to new NPs and women. I'm familiar with that sensation as a guy too. I've felt like an impostor following new certifications pre-hospital as well as in my former...
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    I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    emtb2rn replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    You have set the bar for nursing students. I start school next month and you are the type of nurse I want to
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    Help with bp!

    emtb2rn replied to taylor_KU's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Daytonite's right on with hyperextending the arm. Practicing on friends and family really helps to learn bp, same with lung sounds. Also, listen for the "thumps" as you inflate the cuff. You'll be...
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    ~~~A&P 1 (winter/spring) Club~~~

    emtb2rn replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree that the study guide is a waste of money. The interactive quizzes and tutorials online in conjunction with the text were more than sufficient. Well, our final grades were just posted. 97 on...