SpEdtacular

SpEdtacular MSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. HIGH anxiety at work! Any advice appreciated!

    SpEdtacular replied to LaurenRN2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being new at ANYTHING is very stressful. I felt the way you feel when I was a new EMT, when I was a new paramedic, and I feel it again now that I'm a new nurse. It will almost certainly get better...

  2. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    SpEdtacular replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I notice everyone's veins too. After driving an ambulance or medic truck for almost 10 years I find myself reaching for the gear shift that does not exist on my steering wheel and getting ready to use...

  3. "Graduating & Not Ready"

    SpEdtacular replied to nursinggurl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My thoughts

  4. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    SpEdtacular replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not only has my job search been fruitless but the few interviews I've had have been awful in someway. At the most recent one the first interview seemed to go really well came back for a second peer...

  5. Excelsior College Grads in NC

    SpEdtacular replied to gamedic31C's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    If you don't mind my asking which hospitals and what units. I'm in the Charlotte area and one of the big issues I run into is some area hospitals want special forms filled out by your instructors...

  6. New Grad Jobs in Charlotte

    SpEdtacular replied to eba0305's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm having the same problems too. I moved here last September and graduated from Excelsior College in June. CMC told me I missed their new grad application deadline so they wouldn't consider me with...

  7. Excelsior Medic to RN anyone have problems getting hired?

    SpEdtacular posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm starting the hunt for my first nursing job and it seems like there are few new grad positions and they are very competitive. They all want 2-3 letters of recommendation from your nursing...

  8. Letters from instructors while distance learning

    SpEdtacular replied to SpEdtacular's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks, any help is appreciated. I only wish Excelsior did more to offer clinical experiences to those who want

  9. Letters from instructors while distance learning

    SpEdtacular posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm an Excelsior nursing student waiting for a CPNE date and I'm trying to do a student nurse externship at my local VA hospital. The problem is they want a letter of reference from a nursing...

  10. Excelsior Students That are Paramedics, What is your Hourly Wage?

    SpEdtacular replied to sbuxdrinkr's topic in Online Distance Learning

    In NJ medics make anywhere from 18-40 dollars an hour although most make somewhere in the

  11. Cpne

    SpEdtacular replied to tbone641's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Do you know if other VA hospitals offer similar student programs? I'm a paramedic and I've never worked inside a hospital so I'd like to get experience anyway I can especially now that I'm CPNE...

  12. Alzheimers is the worst

    SpEdtacular replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's always good to hear a story with a happy ending

  13. Alzheimers is the worst

    SpEdtacular replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7445606.stm

  14. Alzheimers is the worst

    SpEdtacular replied to hippylady7211's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My grandfather had aphasia which the doctors thought was due to Pick's disease a more obscure type of dementia. The aphasia part seemed to happen much earlier than the actual dementia. He seemed to...

  15. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    SpEdtacular replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Healthcare providers are members of a service profession and one's commitment should be to his/her patients not him/herself whether doctors, nurses, techs, etc. When working in the medical field...

  16. IV size

    SpEdtacular replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    When choosing a size I try and think of what the pt needs the IV for now and down the road. Do they need lots of fluids or blood products which require a large gauge or do they just need an access?...

  17. Nitro for CHF

    SpEdtacular replied to MeryMellen's topic in Pulmonary

    I'm a paramedic and when we have someone in CHF we usually do SL Nitro until we can get a Tridil drip going. SL Nitro is nice because it's like bolusing an IV med before you start the drip. It lasts a...

  18. Nitro & SOB

    SpEdtacular replied to constantly_learning's topic in General Nursing

    Nitro does help pts who are short of breath if it is due to CHF. Michigan explained how it works very well. These effects help to shift the "fluid" which causes the characteristic "crackles" out of...

  19. Jobs after Excelsior

    SpEdtacular posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Any advice on applying for a job after you finish the program? Specifically, a few of the places I'm looking at want references from Nursing Instructors and as an Excelsior student I don't really have...

  20. Jobs after Excelsior

    SpEdtacular replied to SpEdtacular's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the well wishes! I'm a paramedic so I have ACLS, PALS, CPR and I'm actually an ACLS Instructor now so I'm hoping that will give me a push in the right direction especially since I'd like to...

  21. Wouldn't it count?

    SpEdtacular replied to David Offenbaker's topic in Online Distance Learning

    One of the guys I work with who finished told me he ran circles around the traditional students because he's done many of the skills independently before. Even a few nurses I know who did traditional...

  22. Jobs after Excelsior

    SpEdtacular replied to SpEdtacular's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A while back I spoke with them and they told me my advisor could potentially write something but they weren't really in the habit of doing references. Meanwhile some of places want three from...

  23. Jobs after Excelsior

    SpEdtacular replied to SpEdtacular's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That was my plan. It'll be a while but I'll let you know how it

  24. Excelsior Grads - Do You Think Online Nursing Is In Jeopardy? What State Are You In?

    SpEdtacular replied to beginning's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I know several people who have been successful using Excelsior's program and had no problem getting jobs in NJ. I'm glad I made the choice to use Excelsior because my circumstances changed and I'm...

  25. Jobs after Excelsior

    SpEdtacular replied to SpEdtacular's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm sure the company I'm with now would (I know of two coworkers who finished Excelsior and have RN jobs) but unfortunately circumstances have made it necessary for me to leave New Jersey so it's not...