WorkinTheStreets

Well, I do have to agree with you on this one. I work urban EMS and see stuff every day that you just can't make up. Low income is certainly not an urban thing. I do think that the local school administration could have better used the $1 million ...

My info does not come from talk radio. Prior to nursing school I spent 20 years doing engineering research ( I have a BS in engineering) Amongst my friends I've earned the nickname "Webster" for my ability to find information. I do a very good job a...

Interview tip.....Do not throw previous employers under the bus, do not name previous managers by name. Keep any answers to questions as employer neutral as possible. The interviewer may be concerned with how you talk down a previous employer...as i...

You missed this one.... "Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. " - Vladimir Lenin

yes...not really It is hard to tell why some folks are not getting hired, because we know nothing about them or the area they are applying. Some areas have an issues because of hospital closures...providing the workforce with experienced but out of ...

"By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise." - Adolph Hitler "Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract ...

Some things you all need to take into account.... 1. Consider per diem jobs because they can lead to full time. If there is a specific facility that you want to work at with per diem slots open, it's a foot in the door. Carrying a full time gig and a...

At point of entry, yes...it is very little. But that is usually follow up by required CEU's for rectrtification every 2-3 years. Additional requirements like PHTLS, Haz-Mat, Rescue, Trauma specialties are usually added by employers.

Two Weeks???? EMT is at least 120-140 hours....equivalent to a single semester 3 credit class. I work as an EMT while going through school. I worked Critical Care Transport and urban EMS...Now Just the EMS. I've been and EMT since "92. $1500 is way...

You need to take a look at this thread and start asking questions of some of the nursing associations that want you as a member....along with your money. https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/doctors-cuba-starting-413450.html

Ok, but according to the Center for Research on Globalization article entitled "Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?" http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10860 : "Is Obama committed to "taming Wall Street" and "disarmin...

Clump....I'm working nights. 3-4 days on, 2-3 days off in between. Try not going to sleep right away when you get home...I target 11-noon as bedtime. Darkness in the bedroom is an absolute must. Diet is important as well. Try not to eat high carb m...

The data is only as good as its source. Data/statistics are always manipulated to suit the needs of the presenter, regardless of who that is. What has to be seen beyond the data that is presented, is who is presenting the data and why. In the case ...

The VA system, without failure, should be the best system in the world for one simple reason. These men and women defend freedom. They defend the right to free speech. They defend the democratic process. They defend the Constitution of the United St...

It's all good...Next time I raise a pint to "cool off" i'll raise it in your honor! :cheers:

I don't disagree with some of the issues presented in the article. What it doesn't say, or I missed, is the impact of attorney's/class action law suits/judges with empathy have on the cost of health care. I sure if the powers to be placed some sort...

Oh sure...that's why there are no more peanuts in coach...the folks in the cockpit are taking them all!!! :lghmky: HAHAHA...just couldn't resist! Pilots Rock!

I find this thread rather interesting.....so here's my 2 cents on the subject.... 1. Since when is capitalism a crime? Corporations are bodies of people who work for a common goal in exchange for money. I guess we should give back money to the hospi...

From the EMS side, our dispatchers give us 10 minutes to transfer a patient, we can ask for extra time if the ER is busy, which gives us an extra 10 minutes for a total of 20. If after 20 minutes we are still haven't transferred the patient, the EMS ...

Yes. This was also in another thread a while back. If you work within a hospital system that you are going to intend to work for after school you have a distinct advantage over other recent grads....the employer and management already know you. They...

I own it....so here I am. 60 hours a week at work....+ school...+ football coach....Wouldn't have it any other way. For those who went back home and have the opportunity for your parents to spend time with your kids....AWSOME. My mom left us last y...

Did you put any thought into EMS? The initial training fits your time requirements and the hours are often flexible.

You guys are worried about your back working indoors...like rolling a pt in bed? How about the poor slobs that had to carry that pt's over-sized *ss down three flights of stairs and load them in the ambulance? There's no access to Hoyer Lifts out i...

Since I'm an EMT, I'll say EMT. Depends on where you want to be after graduation...I like EMT because I get to handle many type of patients from GSW to psych...sometimes with paramedics, sometimes without. I work outside and am always somewhere dif...

Hey Bro....Happy birthday. While at work this week I will treat myself to some churrasco in your honor! Of course I will have to stop down the street and get some Merengue de Morango to wash it down as well. Cheers! *wine