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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but HEMS is currently in a "bubble." As an example, you look at Philadelphia (where I'm from) and you'll see 6-7 helicopters all covering the same territory, based on a 10(!) minute flight time. If you were to open...

There are a lot of threads on this, so it's worth searching. The best place to find the specific requirements of the position is via the service's page, as they all lay out both their requirements and preferences. In general though the short answer i...

Generally speaking, yes. Getting a flight job is more complicated then just that, but if all other things were equal, the experience gained from a tertiary hospital will be considered more valuable then at the community hospital. However, for a large...

Your intrepretation is correct, but it doesn't matter, as the rule is bipolar as hell. If you are "on call on the employer's premises" you are "working while "on call"", and need to be paid for those hours. However, DOL doesn't care what you get paid...

Never in one of your classes, but we move in the same internet circles. I've seen your name either directly on indirectly on several mailing lists I am on, and I know people who've taken your reviews in Dallas.

Deep breath, Rio.. Mark is actually a "known" quantity in the world, as has all the alphabets because his primary(?) source of income is education--and it's hard to teach a review course if you can't show people you've passed the test. It's also a re...

I'm very late to the party, but I don't come here much. I would recommend making a new plan. Limited motion sickness is an acceptable thing, but not so much that you need medication. I start to get queasy during long-rides in the back of the ambulanc...

EPIC will never be the "best" system, but it is highly configurable which is why hospitals seem to love it. That said, it's only as good as the people implementing it, and since they are usually bean counters or people so far removed from actually do...

Exactly as she says. You could have the log tattooed on your ass, and HIPAA wouldn't care. HIPAA cares about who you disclose the information to, not what information you keep. You would have to take reasonable precautions to prevent an accidental or...

This isn't going to make you feel any better, but from my job search several years ago, I remember a very nice HR rep advising me that if I didn't get a job 6 months out, I wasn't going to. Once the next class graduates, you move to the bottom of the...

It's a pretty boring but generally easy job. Most of the time you're just doing routine transports that aren't in any way "critical care". Since you're in New Jersey, which (so far as I know) doesn't allow Paramedics to do ALS transfers, you're going...

Many hospitals are going that way, though RNs are normally wearing either Navy Blue or white. Not all hospitals in Philly have implemented this though, and I know even less about the surrounding sub-/ex-urbs. For what it's worth, since no one is repl...

Travel and agency nurses, from what I can tell, is a pretty raw deal regardless of where or who you're working for. Competition was pretty fierce when I was talking to recruiters, which drove rates down well below regular per diem rates. In fact, som...

I rode a motorcycle to work every day, unless it was going to rain on my way in (then I would beg my wife to drive me). In the *ssh*le of Texas, it's 100°F+ throughout the summer. I didn't have any problems, but I don't wear safety gear in the summer...

While it's unlikely you'd ever see this done, it's even less likely at a "real" trauma center. It's an ATLS skill solely for the sites that don't have ultrasound (much less CT) available. That said, as far as a diagnostic skill goes it it pretty wor...

That's the million dollar question, and everyone is trying to answer it. I personally would recommend going back to school. MSN, MPH, Clinical Nurse Leader ... something. It should reset the clock once you graduate (again), and hopefully things will ...

I don't think "relocation" is as easy as you think it is. Most places that still have jobs are pretty savvy about people moving to get experience then bouncing back later on, and won't consider you as a candidate. Out of the dozen or so interviews I ...

The job market in Philadelphia sucks. One suburban hospital just laid off all the new grads they had hired. Most hospitals in the city and surrounding communities are on total hiring freezes. So to answer your question, where are Philly grads getting...

The problem with Ghana is the same problem as many other African (and other third-world) countries. They want money, they don't want solutions. Basic public health measures would go a long way, and they don't cost a fortune--they require someone with...

Don't bother going to 'medic school. In many states, you can (sadly) challenge into the position of a prehospital RN. Nurses generally get paid better then paramedics, have less stressful jobs and working conditions, better respect, better career pro...

This is basically a "post of last resort." I am a new grad nurse from Excelsior College with 10 years as a Paramedic. I am interested in the emergency room or any area of critical care. I've not been able to find a position locally, and am looking to...

Thank you both very much for the leads. I live near Philadelphia, PA. Area seems to be on a complete freeze right now, and since I went to a nontraditional school, I didn't make the contacts in the local hospitals that might have helped me. I would...

This thread is a little old, but Renown has said they will not consider Excelsior grads until they have two years of clinical experience.

I think the only exception to this would be if you live in a nursing compact state where you hold a license. Your home state license is then good in all other compact states and I don't think you are supposed to get a license in the other compact sta...

I stand corrected. Who says I never admit when I'm wrong. :)