KirbyEMT

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  1. RN to rad tech or sonographer

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in Radiology

    jer_sd, What shorter programs are you familiar with? I had been thinking about getting rad tech, but since I'm already a nurse, and all I really wanted to do was ultrasound, this looks like an...

  2. Nurse to Sonographer or Rad Tech

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks dishes, this is exactly what I was wondering

  3. Advice for new CNA

    KirbyEMT replied to Marissa2619's topic in General Nursing

    Just start putting out apps. Most places are hiring CNA's and

  4. RN to rad tech or sonographer

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in Radiology

    From the perspective of rural hospitals, like where I work, dual-trained employees are a huge assett. For example, an ER nurse can easily handle 1-2 DVT ultrasounds per shift and save the hospital...

  5. manly scrub top protocol...

    KirbyEMT replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear green scrubs with the top tucked in. People tease me about being the

  6. manly scrub top protocol...

    KirbyEMT replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Manly nurses grow a

  7. Termination

    KirbyEMT replied to FutureERDoc's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're biggest card is the supervision of the MD. Technically, its not an EMT-B skill, so being a medical procedure, you really have to play off the fact that the MD permitted and signed off...

  8. Termination

    KirbyEMT replied to FutureERDoc's topic in General Nursing

    If you're good friends with the Doc, call him up and see if he is willing to submit a letter to the

  9. Nurse to Sonographer or Rad Tech

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I love them all. I still work on the ambulance service as a EMT-B and nursing is great. I just would like the challenge and benefit of learning sonography, since that would come in very...

  10. Paramedic or Pre-Hospital RN?

    KirbyEMT replied to djd7101986's topic in Men in Nursing

    PHRN is available most places, if not some states simply let RN's study on their own, and challenge the EMT-P test. If that doesn't fit your bill, go for creighton universities accelerated RN to...

  11. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    KirbyEMT replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dr. Phil Good. ER

  12. Would it be best to go for the BSN or ADN in my situation?

    KirbyEMT replied to Kosis's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As a healthcare tech, I work with a bunch of nurses. Unfortunately it is the BSN nurses that are the least competent. Does anyone else notice the same thing? Do BSN programs spend too little time...

  13. Parkland College in C-U, IL

    KirbyEMT replied to jv-thompson's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Go for your RN. It's not that bad. And, many more advancement

  14. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    KirbyEMT replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Quick Comments: Paramedicine is very different than nursing, but the whole point of bridge programs in to let people that have the knowledge and skills earn the ability to use them in the field. I...

  15. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

    KirbyEMT replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am not exactly in favor of affirmitive action. I think the standards should be fair for

  16. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

    KirbyEMT replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Exactly! There is absolutely no gender/race quotas in these programs. If you want to get in, study your stuff, and keep up the GPA. At the program I'm at, they don't even take into consideration...

  17. Parkland College GPA

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I got in. My GPA was 4.0, but some people in the program got in with as little as a 3.1. It also varies from semester to semester, and with the TEAS test. I'm liking the program. Most of the...

  18. Bloomington, Decatur, CU

    KirbyEMT posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    I am just beginning Parkland's ADN program, and I am curious as to what I might expect for starting pay with experience as a tech here in central Illinois. I currently work full time in an ER as a...

  19. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    KirbyEMT replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    As a correction, we can refuse transport most of the time, if we can talk the patient out of it. We just have to call medical control. There are situations where we cannot convince them otherwise,...

  20. New male nurse, and got a question

    KirbyEMT replied to BigNick909's topic in Men in Nursing

    only 22? you're lucky. How about trying

  21. Male in a female dominated field.. How bad is it really??

    KirbyEMT replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Male Nurses are at an advantage (slight) because they are generally more popular. Don't take it personal, but women will treat you like an underdog when it comes to anything female related, but just...

  22. Working 2 Fulltime RN jobs

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I originally asked is this. My plan is to go to med school without debt, and I am going to be a nurse for three years first. Also, several nurses I work with who are in their 50's do this...

  23. Scrubs...

    KirbyEMT replied to lina.561's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am a tech in IL. They gave me 1 pair of scrubs the first day, since they forgot to tell me about dress code (which is simple--basically any scrubs) and I bought the rest myself. Buy cheap plain...

  24. Working 2 Fulltime RN jobs

    KirbyEMT replied to KirbyEMT's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it would be a possibility to be PRN with 1 or 2 facilities to pick up 3 12's a

  25. Interview for L&D unit

    KirbyEMT replied to esthomprn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Core values, working weekends, previous experience,