nurse2033 MSN, RN

ER, ICU

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  1. nurse2033

    Floor nurse moving to ER? Lots of questions?

    Buy and read Sheehey's Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care, 7e (Newberry, Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care):
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    Marine Corps Reserve & Nursing School

    True that! I saw Full Metal Jacket when it first came out in the theater with a marine. He was emphatic, that was boot
  3. Have you looked other posts? There are many, many, threads on this subject. You can do this but it will be very difficult. A couple I know did it this way. They waited until one of them had their 20...
  4. Unfortunately I think it would be a footnote compared to medical certifications. Prehospital experience includes this, but this is also undervalued in general. Are you asking because you have this?...
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    Lidocaine infusion for pain

    My ED is looking into a whole "narc free" model of pain treatment including Lidocaine infusion for pain. Does anyone have experience with this? Does it work? I've given it plenty prior to Amiodarone...
  6. I hope that is not a real question. No, not all schools are equal. TV shows do not depict reality. People lie. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet (reference; ). I guess including...
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    Admission Interviews

    My favorite question is; tell us an example of when you when above and beyond for a patient. If they are not working in health care this can be changed to "a stranger". This goes to character and...
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    Kaplan Nurse Ed. practicum help

    Agree, you need to pin down the school as to what is
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    Air Force Flight Nurse

    I realize that this is just a blog, but polish your grammar. The more critical care experience you have, the better. This job is currently pretty competitive, so professionalism, experience, and...
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    Direct Commissioning

    I agree with Pixie. Get your Masters, which you can do in 2-2.5 years if you are motivated (or less if you are amazing). By then you will have sufficient experience and the right credentials to...
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    Fire fighter to ER nurse?

    It's not better just different. But it will significantly expand your knowledge and potential in health care. Unfortunately in my experience, EMS experience was not valued when I was applying to the...
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    Fire fighter to ER nurse?

    I always kind of thought nurses just act out the whims of the doctors which made me wary. I like intellectual challenge. Ha! Read the nursing oath, it doesn't say anything about doctors. Nurses are...
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    Any info on Indian Health Service?

    Wow, I don't have any experience with the federal side of things, but you sound very qualified. Call a clinic in the Indian Health Service, or just go there, and ask them. Because, the nurses who work...
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    OR RN considering the military

    Find a unit that does what you want to do, like OR nursing? This is a test of your google and investigative skills. Contact them directly and they can direct you to the recruiter who works with them....
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    What am I getting myself into

    Enlistment is for enlisted, commissioning if for officers. Nurses are officers. You need a Bachelor degree to commission. You can't work as a nurse as enlisted so don't do that. The two tier system...
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    Fire fighter to ER nurse?

    Pay depends a lot on where you work. ED work is a lot safer than EMS, so not quite as interesting. Although, you probably have a higher chance of being physically assaulted. I am a paramedic to nurse....
  17. What a load. Of. Crap. Maybe the author is speaking about the men who are not nurses. I guess the men who don't want to be nurses, aren't. Just like the men who don't want to be lumberjacks, aren't....
  18. Just hire a nurse who works medsurg and has the right skills to teach it. You develop the curriculum based on the requirements. Good
  19. Thanks Pixie, didn't know that. They could get their National Registry and work as a civilian medic to
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    Salary talk

    You are correct, hopping jobs is the best way to boost your pay. Especially now there is a bit of a price war going on with UC
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    Smoking

    My employer won't hire smokers, and tests for
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    I took eye drops home!

    Just report it
  23. Excelsior has many online programs and is very military
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    ED or ICU

    Look at your home. Is; A) everything in it's place, neat and tidy? Or B) functional but messy? A)=ICU
  25. Your unit has made it clear they don't want to hear it, despite their false assertions otherwise. Go by what you have observed in their behavior, not what they give lip service to. It also shows the...