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paccookie

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  1. New grad jobs in Atlanta area??!!

    paccookie replied to meg816's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Grady is a great hospital. It's old, it's kinda dirty and yes, the vast majority of the patients are indigent care. But where else can you find the variety of illnesses and injuries that you see at...

  2. Questions about Macon

    paccookie replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I live in Warner Robins, work full time in Warner Robins and part time in Atlanta. Given the choice of working in Macon or Atlanta, I chose Atlanta. If you are looking for a good place to move in...

  3. Most common overdose drug of choice?

    paccookie replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

    Tylenol PM. Usually people don't realize how dangerous all that Tylenol is and they end up destroying their livers when they say they "just wanted to sleep..." I picked up one girl who took a bottle...

  4. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    paccookie replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    This is the way Grady in Atlanta does it and it works really well. Every patient that isn't critical goes through triage. Some are sent to the medical side, some to the trauma side and many to the...

  5. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    paccookie replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Please remember that medics are governed by medical control. To by pass a hospital, we must ask permission from med control...even if we think that it's a given that the level I trauma center is...

  6. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    paccookie replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    EMS report is considered a courtesy, not a requirement. That said, I've only brought one patient in without a report and that was because the ED's EMS radio was on the wrong channel. Believe me when...

  7. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    paccookie replied to Aggiesrna2018's topic in General Nursing

    NurseKitten - I won't tell you how many times I've gotten in trouble for this sort of thing! LOL I agree about your clinical experience. It makes all the difference in the world. My EMT clinicals...

  8. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    paccookie replied to Aggiesrna2018's topic in General Nursing

    So in 8 months you can go from being Joe Blow off the street to being a paramedic??? Wow. That's amazing. And not a good idea. I'm not a big advocate of taking short cuts like this. Paramedic...

  9. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    paccookie replied to Aggiesrna2018's topic in General Nursing

    2.90 may not be "good enough" for the accelerated program, but you can work on the additional core classes you need to bring up your GPA. Most nursing programs have about 30 hours of core classes...

  10. Looking for honest advice Paramedic to CRNA

    paccookie replied to Aggiesrna2018's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Steve, First of all, why do you want to become a paramedic? Are you planning to work as a medic or use it as a stepping stone to CRNA? If you're not planning to work as a medic, I would highly...

  11. macon state rn-bsn

    paccookie replied to runrun's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Macon is not a bad place to live. Plenty to do, close to Atlanta. For apartments, I would highly recommend looking downtown. There are always lots of 1 bedrooms for rent in the historic district...

  12. best drug cards for clinical?

    paccookie replied to queenjane's topic in General Students

    The best ones are the ones you make yourself, because you will remember the info better. I carry a drug guide to clinicals. Seems to be the easiest options (plus it's

  13. OB clinicals for males

    paccookie replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in General Students

    We just finished OB clinicals for paramedic school. There was a group of 9 of us... 2 girls and 7 guys. The instructor always paired the girls with a guy and just introduced us to the patients as...

  14. Paramedic before finishing nursing school?

    paccookie replied to linda215's topic in General Students

    I'm in the middle of paramedic school right now. I would ask why you're considering quitting and why you went to medic school in the first place. What are your goals and plans for the future? Are...

  15. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    paccookie replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I've been on Topamax since October and it has completely changed my world. Before, I was having migraines at least twice a week. I was exhausted all the time and spent a lot of time lying...

  16. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    paccookie replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    the big brother set is not a home situation. there was a nurse on set with a medical room of some sort ready for emergencies. if they didn't have basic supplies such as iv supplies and simple meds...

  17. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    paccookie replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    sure, you can do that, but you could also attempt to get an iv or give glucagon im. i started an iv on a very combative patient a few days ago without a problem. 1 attempt, got a 22 in the left...

  18. CNA or EMT Training??

    paccookie replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    Go for EMT. You can do far more with it. You can work in EMS or an ER or do nursing assistant work. And you will learn a LOT

  19. Challenging the Paramedic exam as RN

    paccookie replied to sandbag3's topic in Florida Nursing

    Do a search and see what you find. I'm in Georgia and I don't know of any RN-to-Paramedic programs, although there are a couple of Paramedic-to-RN programs. Most paramedic programs culminate in a 2...

  20. Challenging the Paramedic exam as RN

    paccookie replied to sandbag3's topic in Florida Nursing

    What a paramedic can and cannot do depends largely on their service's protocols. If that service utilizes RSI, then the paramedics can do it. You may not like my answer, but the bottom line is if you...

  21. LTC Nurse Haivng Problems with and EMT (super long!)

    paccookie replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you did anything wrong, but I would have felt the same way you did - that there was *something* you should have done while in that situation. I'm not sure what exactly, but your patient...

  22. How to write essay questions

    paccookie replied to ganpatiji's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your patient is diabetic and her body is compensating for the hyperglycemia via increased heart/respiratory/metabolic rate. Further workup needed to determine type of diabetes (you haven't given that...

  23. I am terrible at IV's!!

    paccookie replied to momthenRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on the floor as a secretary, it was common practice to call the ICU nurses if the floor couldn't get an IV after 2 sticks (yes, there were exceptions and there were a few nurses who were...

  24. I am terrible at IV's!!

    paccookie replied to momthenRN's topic in General Nursing

    It just takes lots and lots of practice. Start with the patients who have good, obvious veins. Get some good sticks on those patients and gain some confidence in yourself. Start off using 22s and 20s...

  25. How do Nursing schools view students who work in a hospital setting already ?

    paccookie replied to moosiesmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school only considers your GPA and how much of the core you have completed. It doesn't matter if you're a CNA, lab tech, EMT, ward clerk, etc. It just isn't a factor. I think it should be taken...