Medic09 BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Medic09

    Alternative Airway Knowledge

    Gila, Hope you're keeping your head down. I'd bet that in most places, the nurses' role in airway managment is limited to bagging and handing the doc the intubation or LMA stuff. When I oriented to...
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    Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    No, it is not. I started doing patient care while people regularly shot at us, trying to kill my patients and me. That was harder. Also the most rewarding thing I've ever done. But actually the...
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    Flight nurse health requirements

    Don't be afraid to post and ask; there's good people there. You might find that your issue isn't even all that unique. Good
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    Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    JUST a dignity issue? JUST...? THAT is all some of us have left. It is to be respected and preserved. It is to be cherished and fostered. You can almost never go wrong by showing too much respect....
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    Flight nurse health requirements

    I seem to recall some similar discussions over the years on FlightWeb. I would visit there, and look. flightweb.com, and go to the forums. Maybe archived. FWIW (and my opinion is worth exactly what...
  6. I work only two nights a week, so I haven't got it as bad as most of you. I find that until I get a good night's sleep on the night following my shifts, I can't really 'reset'. I do rely on a tried...
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    morphine IV

    Interesting point. Good call,
  8. I think this is governed by necessity. Few would argue that we want more experienced nurses to be Charge. But where are they? So you go with what you've got. Help her do a good job. Give her...
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    New MICN

    Jodi, do you have a Charge Nurse for the shift, as well as the MICN? All the flow-management you described sounds like tasks that a Charge would do. Medics out here are quite autonomous. In the ED,...
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    New MICN

    A whole new concept to me, excepting the transport part. Where do you do
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    New MICN

    Gila beat me too it! Must be a New Mexico thing; even from Kabul. If you hadn't explained it, I would have thought by the name that MICN is a transport nurse. Especially since my certs used to...
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    How My Instructor Affected My Life

    Great story of persistence. Thanks for the inspiration! Why is this under 'Transcultural Nursing'
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    paramedic nursing

    David, in the Maritimes in Canada (don't recall where) a 'paramedic practitioner' like you describe has successfully been in place for a while. They practice on islands where transport to hospital...
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    prehospital EKG transmission

    True, but it's one more thing I don't need to be doing out there with a worsening pt. on my hands. When I'm in-house 'nursing' there's an EKG tech, and ER tech, and usually another nurse or more all...
  15. Have you tried contacting other companies? I don't know what manner of sheet exactly you have in mind; but I can tell you we've tweaked ours probably three or four times in the past five years. Try...
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    But I LIKE My Colleagues

    Many of the posts on here lay out complaints and concerns about coworkers and work environments. All legit. That's one of the good uses of a forum like this. We can draw insight and just plain old...
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    Paramedics saying they are nurses---is this legal?

    I don't have the regs handy, but (by way of example) the state EMS Act here in NM was amended so that paramedics could explicitly work outside their normal scope of practice if they were working in a...
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    Need advice re: ACLS

    Check with your local ALS ambulance service. Sometimes they do this stuff in-house and don't advertise. Also speak with the director of your local paramedic program. They run the program over time...
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    Does NICU experience transfer to adult?

    Congrats on your license and a good job offer! My own neonatal experience is limited, but I'll share it anyway. I did a seven week rotation in NICU during school. On my flight job I've done a few...
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    Any special reccommendations?

    The industry has definitely gone downhill on standards. For you, that means you'll have to research carefully any company that offers you an interview, whenever that happens. Our accident rates have...
  21. Medic09

    What's the ONE best nursing tip you've ever received?

    Urojet (lidocaine and lube prepack syringe) before nearly every male
  22. Thanks for posting this. Our youngest recently lost her first pregnancy at 18 weeks. To my mind, she clearly could have gotten more understanding and support from the medical folks than she did. The...
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    Discussing religion in the workplace

    Interesting responses. Since I identify as a 'religious person', I have a clear bias; but I'm still surprised no one saw this as an opportunity to identify resources. Every hospital has a (or...
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    Public Service Announcement

    +1 But you are going back on your meds before next shift,
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    help with assignment

    Don't forget to position your patient to ease their work of breathing/chest