Medic443

Medic443 has 4 years experience and specializes in Paramedic.

Latest Activity

1. Most Useful Non-Nursing Course(s)

   Medic443 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in General Nursing

   any main stream foreign

2. Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

   Medic443 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

   Wow I could not fathom having to take care of 13 patients on a

3. Where do you wear your stethoscope

   Medic443 replied to Sarahjean43's topic in General Nursing

   The only time I wear mine is when I am on a call. Other than that it hangs or sits with in

4. Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

   Medic443 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Helping me

5. amount of overtime available

   Medic443 replied to meaton1421's topic in General Nursing

   As much as i can get with out causing a divorce

6. vacation buyout in lieu of time off

   Medic443 replied to clvlpn34's topic in General Nursing

   50% holy cow u can call the

7. Would you switch to nights to make alot more money?

   Medic443 replied to Maco's topic in General Nursing

   I would say so long as you don't have an insane drive home in the morning nights is the way to go! Less

8. Has anyone ever had to call Police & file charges against a Patient?

   Medic443 replied to Emergency RN's topic in General Nursing

   As cardiac states in missouri where I am it is an equal offense to harm and or assault a health care provider. I have personally watched a pt get tazed for trying to inflict bodily harm on my partner...

9. What Happens If the Nurse Didn't Aspirate For H1N1?

   Medic443 replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

   I always aspirate when i give an IM. Its what we were taught so I do it till they change

10. Morphine drip----help

    Medic443 replied to roadtorn's topic in General Nursing

    Go up slowly as you see changes in the pt status that would tell you they are in any sort of pain or discomfort as the affor mention

11. Are "real" nurses as mean as my future instructors?

    Medic443 replied to Dakovich's topic in General Nursing

    In my honest opinion if you walked in and that was the very first impressions they implemented upon you all as students id find another

12. Should I be upset about this?

    Medic443 replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a tricky one. Work the hours but still have to apply/

13. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    Medic443 replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Thanks! I do work for a service that has critical care needs so that is a plus for me. Of corse I would in no way claim to have seen it all or know it all. I learn from each call I go on and try not...

14. Flight Nurse vs Flight Paramedic

    Medic443 replied to FlyMurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    @rghbsn You said it pretty well. I am a paramedic currently working on the box still. I have have a lot of friends who work for the air service in my area. They fly Medic/RN here and it works...