SpaceCoastRN

SpaceCoastRN

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  1. Question for those ED nurses that were or still are paramedics

    SpaceCoastRN replied to siegolindo's topic in Emergency

    Mark, excellent post and I will be picking up your study guide soon also. I am a new grad (June) working in a busy ED, after being in EMS since 1990. I will have to disagree with one point though, I...

  2. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Well I have now seen this from both sides. I worked as a paramedic from 1992 to about a month ago, in that time I have given many radio reports and to be honest, most were pretty pointless. Unless I...

  3. First patient complaint ever. Frustrated.

    SpaceCoastRN replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Emergency

    I have found when someone uses the 'I'm a nurse' line when giving their medical tale (or family member's) tends to translate that I work as a CNA or I have watched several episodes of Trauma Life in...

  4. you CANNOT eat me!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to lulu rn's topic in Emergency

    I feel very lucky. I started in an ED as a new grad mid-June. I have had nothing but very positive experiences. Each experienced RN that I have interacted with were helpful and had good attitudes....

  5. Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Central Florida Emergency Dept. 4 patients (can add a hallway bed for one additional during high volume times...aka almost always)

  6. Nclex

    SpaceCoastRN replied to bthsp's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Buy this: http://www.amazon.com/Software-NCLEX-RN-Individual-Version-Windows/dp/B002JJVSBA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1250614182&sr=8-2 It is the Lippincott NCLEX-RN 4,000 questions CD....

  7. Will Florida inmates come to my home?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    The only people in FL that were able to be listed as confidential were fire/rescue employees, law enforcement/dept. of corrections and judges. This was done under a law after Sept 11. Now they are...

  8. Need Help...

    SpaceCoastRN replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest the Lippincott 4k question CD. It was wonderful. After playing with it for a couple weeks after my course ended I took the NCLEX and thought it was actually quite easy. I left knowing I...

  9. trauma nurse course or prehospital trauma course

    SpaceCoastRN replied to LPMRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken PHTLS, BTLS and ATLS as a paramedic. I don't think any would really help a great deal in the nursing role. I will be taking TNCC in October as I have transitioned to the nursing role, I...

  10. Ahh! Huge mistake

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Mattsgrl83's topic in General Nursing

    I've always heard the 30 ml of air before needing to worry also (about what it takes to prime the tubing). A friend worked in an animal research lab where they did different medical related...

  11. So what do you do again?!?!?!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I've been called to a community hospital med surg floor in the past for an unstable patient when they were not able to contact an MD to give orders. It was a like situation with a profoundly...

  12. Timing of Loan Forgiveness Payouts

    SpaceCoastRN replied to Tweety's topic in Florida Nursing

    anyone know of hospitals close to Brevard County (Melbourne) that are eligible for this? While it seems nowhere does sign on bonuses anymore, this would be a nice program, well if it isn't killed off...

  13. So what do you do again?!?!?!

    SpaceCoastRN replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I believe they were saying it wasn't possible to have the diastolic reading higher than the systolic reading, hence the typo

  14. Tallahassee anyone?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to emsboss's topic in Florida Nursing

    The panhandle area seems to be lower paying than most, well and the County I live in Brevard is below average for the state for EMS/Fire as well as

  15. Tallahassee anyone?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to emsboss's topic in Florida Nursing

    Pay in Florida will not typically compare to many other states. EMS and nursing are overall low. Everyone says the cost of living makes up for it, don't tend to agree personally. I was actually...

  16. Has any one attended Keiser Univer.

    SpaceCoastRN replied to kgreen4's topic in Florida Nursing

    Many community colleges have scholarships available that make nursing school free. My wife and I are about to finish from our local community college with zero student loans due to scholarships, they...

  17. Keiser opinions? Please help.

    SpaceCoastRN replied to mommie2bodie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is no reason to pay that much to attend school. I go the local CC (Brevard) as does my wife, together it would have cost about $12,000 (turned out to be free with scholarships though). Keiser...

  18. What type of nursing job do you think is the best to start out with?

    SpaceCoastRN replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I can only hope that medical surgical floors are better than the one I have been doing clinicals on. It seems I have had more mentoring in poor nursing practice than positive. My clinical instructor...