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    A Lot of Flight Nursing Jobs

    GilaRRT replied to Rio's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    No surprise at
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    CONFUSED ! HELP!

    GilaRRT replied to NursingIsLove's topic in General Nursing

    Afraid I cannot answer your question. In addition, I have been out of school for nearly eight years. It has been over a decade since I took any science or humanities
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    CONFUSED ! HELP!

    GilaRRT replied to NursingIsLove's topic in General Nursing

    That's okay, I had to take algebra for dummies before I could take the transferrable math
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    CONFUSED ! HELP!

    GilaRRT replied to NursingIsLove's topic in General Nursing

    Every college will have core classes that every student will have to take as a requirement for graduating with a specific degree. Humanities credits are often among the requirements. Speak with an...
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    Help - Lung Sounds

    GilaRRT replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    Glad people found the link
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    CONFUSED ! HELP!

    GilaRRT replied to NursingIsLove's topic in General Nursing

    It seems you are confused. Most entry level nursing programs award either an associates of applied science or associates of science say for the bachelor's programs. With that, most of the allied...
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    Help - Lung Sounds

    GilaRRT replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, a confusing subject, and in many cases quite subjective. The first order of business is proper terminology. Crackles are ~ rales. However, many experts do not advocate for the use of the term...
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    Affairs rampant among nurses?

    GilaRRT replied to sugarbush's topic in General Nursing

    Infidelity is rampant throughout our society; therefore, is should not be surprising that it is common place your work
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    Is there more demand for Physician's Assistants than for nurses?

    GilaRRT replied to DanainOrlando's topic in General Nursing

    Just nit picking; however, it is physician assistant not
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    Is there more demand for Physician's Assistants than for nurses?

    GilaRRT replied to DanainOrlando's topic in General Nursing

    Do not be fooled by the two year assumption. PA students will have two "full" years with few breaks. You may have a couple of clinical days a week as a studen nurse, you may have 60 hours a week as a...
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    Nursing culture

    GilaRRT replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Humanity is an interesting dichotomy of good and bad. This is not unique to nursing. I met saints of human beings in Afghanistan while in the same environment, I saw taxi drivers load their cars with...
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    hospital policy on Facebook, cellphones= suspension

    GilaRRT replied to ChristinaEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. Using cellphones to take pictures and upload to Facebook while at work (Even if HIPPA is not violated) = FAIL. Take the punishment and learn from the
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    Why/how do meds work?

    GilaRRT replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    The drug does not "know" an infection exists. Antibiotics work on the principle of selective toxicity. For example, macrolide antibiotics such as Zithromax bind to the 50s subunit of bacterial...
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    Morphine shortage?

    GilaRRT replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Fentanyl would work as well or better in a MI patient. This is especially true in the setting of RVI where the histamine release associated with morphine could be problematic. We are also...
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    sub cut injections

    GilaRRT replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Again, not so much a cultural issue. Simply the interpretation of the current body of evidence. Unfortunately, we do many things that have little to no evidence to support
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    sub cut injections

    GilaRRT replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Looking at the evidence base, alcohol wipes do not appear to make much of a difference if any in some cases. The commonly recommended procedure (wipe for a full 30 seconds & dry for a full 30...
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    Why/how do meds work?

    GilaRRT replied to K os's topic in General Nursing

    This is well beyond the ability for us to explain on this forum. Some medications are chemical copies of our bodies own substances. Adrenergic meds for example. Some meds block receptor sites, open...
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    GilaRRT replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Unfortunately, some of your comments could be interpreted as attitude. However, I would like to believe it is more ignorance. I was ~ your age when I started nursing school, and I had about 5 years of...
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    GilaRRT replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    No worries, we are having an adult conversation. This is nothing personal, nor have I attacked you personally. In addition, I post on SDN, therefore it is safe to say my heart is nowhere near my...
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    GilaRRT replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Point being? Take care of 40 patients and drop a few tubes in Fred the head and you are ready to hit the streets? I had a 160 hour didactic flight orientation followed by EMS field rotations and a...
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    GilaRRT replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    CCRN is an ICU RN credential. While it is a difficult exam and a great achievment, it does not prepare the RN for the EMS or transport environment. Paramedics in fact do have an exam that tests their...
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    GilaRRT replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Absolutely disagree. I have many years of EMS and flight experience under my belt along with the typical alphabet soup and I do not consider my self the medical authority. You are sorely mistaken in...
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    Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    GilaRRT replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Having EMT experience and nursing school is not equivalent to paramedic school. While a RN may be considered higher medical licensure in your neck of the woods, that is simply not the case in other...
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    Is it hard to find a job after Nursing school?

    GilaRRT replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    You have to be willing to relocate, work less than ideal hours, and take entry level positions. It seems people are rushing into nursing with the thinking that getting a job will be an easy score. The...
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    Question about Renal Failure

    GilaRRT replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    I do think people talk about an early oliguric phase when uremia and electrolyte imbalance occurs, a diuresis phase with return of renal function, and a recovery phase; however painting such a broad...