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  1. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    edogs334 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why is it that many laypeople think nurses make a ton of money? It's kind of annoying that just about every other time I say to someone what I do professionally, they say "oh, there's a lot of money...

  2. Hiring experienced nurses vs hiring new graduates

    edogs334 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    As a recent graduate, I've noticed that many hospitals- especially the large academic systems that everyone wants to work for- hire few new graduates while continuing to post umpteen positions for...

  3. PHRN/EMT-P

    edogs334 replied to inthepipeline's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    PS- Paramedic school is definitely doable, but judging from my experience, it isn't a cake walk. Be prepared for a major time commitment. After clinicals started in January of the year I took the...

  4. PHRN/EMT-P

    edogs334 replied to inthepipeline's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    As someone who did it "backwards" (EMT while in college, then nursing school, then paramedic), I would have done it the other way around. Nursing in a hospital and being a paramedic are two different...

  5. RN Who Wants To Become A Paramedic???

    edogs334 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nursing Career

    What do you mean by lack of options? There are plenty of lateral and vertical moves you can make in nursing- especially of you get more education (ie- a masters degree). If you're one of those people...

  6. RN Who Wants To Become A Paramedic???

    edogs334 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nursing Career

    ^^^What She Said^^^^ I learned this the hard way (I want to combine my passion for EMS with my nursing career). It's not a "step down," rather, it's a lateral move which teaches you an entirely...

  7. Nurse and Firefighter

    edogs334 replied to mfisher6's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a critical care nurse who volunteers as an EMT with a nearby fire department. At this point I'm EMS-only but I've thought on and off about taking firefighter training. I love doing it because-...

  8. What would you rather do than go into work this weekend?

    edogs334 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I also feel very fortunate to have the job I have, however, rather than waking up at 5:20am on my workdays, I sometimes feel that I'd rather be: 1)Socializing with friends 2)Hiking 3)taking random...

  9. Any ICUs or critical care settings where the standard ratio is 1:1?

    edogs334 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I ask because in my ICU (and in the other ICUs in my hospital) 90-95% of the time each nurse gets a two patient assignment- usually two busy, vented patients with families who have a million different...

  10. Any ICUs or critical care settings where the standard ratio is 1:1?

    edogs334 replied to edogs334's topic in MICU, SICU

    So what the heck are we all collectively going to do about it? We need to do something- we can't just sit idly by and let our nurse-patient ratios increase. Prone patients and CRRTs NEED to be 1:1-...

  11. Modified self-scheduling has to go (IMHO)

    edogs334 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital at which I've worked- both as a tech and now a nurse- does modified self-scheduling. Meaning that you put in the days that you want to work (within the scheduling rules) as well as the...

  12. Modified self-scheduling has to go (IMHO)

    edogs334 replied to edogs334's topic in General Nursing

    true self-scheduling using computer software (i think you're talking about nightingale?) would definitely be nice. the latter half of your reply basically describes what goes on in my unit- sometimes...

  13. Modified self-scheduling has to go (IMHO)

    edogs334 replied to edogs334's topic in General Nursing

    Which is my exact point. That's why they call it modified self-scheduling, because it isn't really self-scheduling. Management (or whoever they designate to write the schedule for that six week...

  14. Maintaining EMT-B cert as an RN

    edogs334 replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in Emergency

    If you want the specific requirements for Florida, the NREMT website usually has links to individual state EMS offices. Once you get to Florida's website you can either see if they have a specific...

  15. Should I Maintain EMT-B with new RN?

    edogs334 replied to MidnightAzalea's topic in Emergency

    Unless you want to get back into EMS in some way, shape or form- (eg- volunteering or working part-time on an ambulance) or want to do flight/transport nursing, it may not be worth re-certifying. The...

  16. Any ICUs or critical care settings where the standard ratio is 1:1?

    edogs334 replied to edogs334's topic in MICU, SICU

    OP here- I'm 1.4 years into my ICU experience. My time management and prioritization skills have gotten better. If by no other measure, I used to routinely leave by 9pm (shift ends at 7:30pm)...

  17. Going from a career in nursing to med school

    edogs334 replied to AmandaMae3721's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's true that you can take your education in "steps" with nursing- lots of people do that and find nursing to be more flexible in that respect. Whereas the educational ladder in nursing allows...

  18. Thank you to all the hard-working CNA's and PCTs

    edogs334 posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    A good tech is worth his or her weight in gold- that's all I've gotta say after today's shift. Thank you for all you do- as an RN, I truly appreciate the work that techs do as part of our team. You...

  19. Would this kind of role be possible in the US?

    edogs334 posted a topic in Emergency

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Care_Practitioner http://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/working_for_us/from_our_staffs_perspective/ian_wilmer_-_emergency_care_pr.aspx Judging from the description...

  20. What states have a prehospital RN scope of practice??

    edogs334 replied to hopefullICUnurse77's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Someone in a previous post stated that "people line up to volly" as EMS providers in some states- which would negate the need to have RNs in the prehospital field. I can tell you that's definitely...

  21. Need some Precedex advise

    edogs334 replied to EyeSeeYouRnOhio's topic in MICU, SICU

    We just had an in-service on Precedex and I can tell you that facilitation of intubation is definitely NOT one of the labeled indications for this drug. Those docs are either very ignorant or just...

  22. Feeling like the 5th Wheel at Work....And I feel stupid :(

    edogs334 replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was on orientation not too long ago, I got an admission from the ER at around 0530. I forget what the patient's chief complaint was, but the sending RN (from the ER) had said in report that...

  23. NP Residency Programs?

    edogs334 replied to Dr.Naija_Glam's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not an NP (I'm an ICU nurse atm), but I have the same question. My hospital uses NPs extensively, but I've never heard of a formal residency program for NPs- at least not at my hospital (or the...

  24. Want to do Flight, but, well, I cannot stop eating CRAP!

    edogs334 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    If you can't kick the sweets habit, then there's always ground critical care transport. Not as sexy as flight, but some of the patients can be just as challenging. On a diet note- try eating fruit...

  25. Vent: MD visitors who are NOT intensivists

    edogs334 replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my unit, we have restricted visiting hours from 7am-9am and 7pm-9pm specifically so the nurses can give uninterrupted reports and complete uninterrupted assessments (without family member...