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    Foreign trained MD

    PMFB-RN replied to mlcastaneda's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Right, just wanted to mention that there are lots of NP programs that are much less than 2 years long. Some very good NP programs are 15 months. "Licensed MD!?" Please name a state that has such a...
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    Foreign trained MD

    PMFB-RN replied to mlcastaneda's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    FWIW lots of people who are not physicians do hold MD degrees and use them in the academic setting. MD is a degree and anyone who had earned the degree can use "MD". Just being an MD does not make one...
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    I am happy for you. Just a word of caution. It is my experience that the VA will say ANYTHING to get your hired and not be concerned about keeping it's promises after you start. I know MANY nurses...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    All standard skills for NURSES in my IN HOSPITAL unit, and for lots of other nurse friends of mine who work in
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    Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    PMFB-RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's OK. There are plenty of nurses rolling our eyes when NPs and physicians give inappropiate orders. Just a couple weeks ago, during a code, we had a resident who kept ordering Ativan when...
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    Best prep specialty for FNP

    PMFB-RN replied to guest769224's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think Rapid Response would be the best. You get used to ordering, interpreting, and making care decisions based on the resuylt combined with physicial assessment. A lot of really sick patients get...
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    LPNs, unlike RNs, are on the GS scale. I am not sure how your military time will count for pay for LPNs. For RNs it doesn't count for pay if it was non nursing experience. I do know it will count for...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    Yes, they are just RNs. They are not advanced practice nurses. No different that RNs in any other specialty in that they are trained to work in their specialty. Just as an L&D RN gets different...
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    What type of nursing might suit me best?

    PMFB-RN replied to NoTurningBack's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree the OP should carfully consider direct entry masters programs as some health systems don't like them much and a few even refuse to hire them as new grads so she should check into where she in...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    I would be very interested in any errors you can point out. I didn't find any. I am interested to know why you think you would end up braid dead if a nurse shows up at your arrest? If you arrest...
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    What type of nursing might suit me best?

    PMFB-RN replied to NoTurningBack's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Given your goals forget about ER and aim for ICU, Peferably surgical and / or CV ICU and aim for the highest level ICU you can get into. I would suggest you look into hospitals that offer nurse...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    No IO? Really? Don't you have nurses working in pre hospital rolls in
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    The title of the OP just said "nurses" I had no idea it was posted in the emergency nursing forum. I am not a flight nurse anymore. I am casual in a hospital based critical care transport and EMS...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    True story. A couple years ago, while on call for the trauma team I got report from local EMS who was en route from a local gun range. Per witnesses the patient had been reloading a muzzle loading...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    Like what? Nurses in my department intubate, are trained in emergency cricothyrotomy , and needle decompression of tension pnumothorax, among other skills. In addition we also place various central...
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    why do nurses hate medics?

    PMFB-RN replied to loboracer's topic in Emergency

    In my experience and both a former medic and now RN it's the superior attitude of the medics, and their condecending treatment of nurses that begets nurse's bad attitude twords medics. In other...
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Another thing to keep in mind is that they are not all the same. You can't really lump all of the so-called socilized health systems together. Anyone ever notice that whenever conservatives want to...
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    Southwest Technical College Fennimore, WI LPN to RN

    PMFB-RN replied to adom's topic in General Nursing

    SWTC is both regionaly accredited and NLN. No problems with acreddidation. Most LPN jobs in the area will be in nursing homes. CNA are hired in both long term care and acute care
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    The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Plus Obama's body count is a tiny fraction of
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    VA Nurse Salary

    PMFB-RN replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Every VA pays differently. Would haev to know what area you are considering. In Minneapolis VA you would probably start as a Nurse I, level 3, step 5 or
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    IV Sizes?

    PMFB-RN replied to Jennx's topic in General Students

    Where do your doctors live, 1995? I suspect that you guys must me taking care of a population that has very good health
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    Third Part Observing and Possibly Filming

    PMFB-RN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    Oh I agree completely! I would never suggest anyone do what I did. I got away with it, that time. Next time I might not be so
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    IV Sizes?

    PMFB-RN replied to Jennx's topic in General Students

    Sure, just because they have MD behind their name doesn't mean they know everything. Lots of doctors are stuck in the past and not up on current evidence and best
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    Searching for a LVN to BSN program. Any recommedations?

    PMFB-RN replied to dannyi2yu's topic in LPN to RN

    No problem. When I was an LVN in California looking to become an RN I had a person in Wisconsin feeding much of the info I am now telling you. However keep in mind it has been a number of years...
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    Searching for a LVN to BSN program. Any recommedations?

    PMFB-RN replied to dannyi2yu's topic in LPN to RN

    Keep in mind that SWTC is only one of Wisconsin's 16 technical colleges. All have the same nursing program. I would also check them out too. WTCS Colleges -