FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

FiremedicMike is a BSN, RN, EMT-P and specializes in CEN, Firefighter/Paramedic.

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1. I can't find another nursing job

   FiremedicMike replied to Marthern17's topic in General Nursing

   I knew the first response would be "leave your partner". What about a post from the other perspective. "My partner is trying to get a job after quitting without anything lined up. They want to...

2. Phasing Out ADN?

   FiremedicMike replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to follow the money trail on that

3. Call offs and no shows

   FiremedicMike replied to fanola's topic in General Nursing

   I wish my wife's SNF did this, they just screw over the on duty nurse and they get more patients until someone hopefully (if ever) shows up. "management is available to come help" (they never...

4. What Is Wrong with These Students?

   FiremedicMike replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Standardized testing is not the problem, the entire current state of our education system is. Students graduate high school without the skills needed to study and retain, begin their nursing...

5. Orientation Pay Less Than Negotiated Rate. Normal?

   FiremedicMike replied to ug33's topic in General Nursing

   That's not a thing in my neck of the

6. To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

   FiremedicMike replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

   You know.. I can't pass a color vision test, I'm also short, old, and about 30 pounds overweight. No one would dare argue that I have any business being a fighter pilot or navy seal.. One of...

7. Medical Emergencies in Public

   FiremedicMike replied to nurse4321's topic in General Nursing

   I do want to add one thing - cardiac arrest is a no brainer. I'm a huge data-nerd for cardiac arrest survival and no matter what toys, drugs, airways, we throw at these people, the ONLY thing...

8. Medical Emergencies in Public

   FiremedicMike replied to nurse4321's topic in General Nursing

   I see this is your first post, welcome. Like akula, I've been a medic for a very long time (25 years) and an ED nurse for 3. I think I can authoritatively say from experience that nursing school...

9. LPN scope in ED

   FiremedicMike replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

   Or we could rethink utilization of LPNs in the hospital and use them to help ease the burden. I've seen it work. When I come in and see my assignment and which (if any) LPN I have in my zone, it...

10. To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    FiremedicMike replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

    Another point of view- Certainly there is bullying in nursing, just as there is in every work environment on the planet. That said, our culture seems to be hyper focused right now and I think...

11. LPN scope in ED

    FiremedicMike replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    Our ED uses zones, each zone has 2 RNs covering 4 patients each and then a tech, medic, or LPN in the zone as well backing up both RNs. When we have an LPN in our zone, they'll be on the board...

12. 4 months with ANCC no clues and denial of ATT, 4 days with AANP ATT approval

    FiremedicMike replied to UZ K's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My evidence is clearly laid out in your two posts. You took coursework to satisfy the graduation requirements of your DNP program that was clearly not accepted by the ANCC. Your program should have...

13. 4 months with ANCC no clues and denial of ATT, 4 days with AANP ATT approval

    FiremedicMike replied to UZ K's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll repeat what I said in the other thread. Your program failed you. You likely paid them a significant amount of money and then were apparently on your own for scheduling required coursework....

14. CCU vs ER

    FiremedicMike replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think many applicants have the knowledge or access to the "right people" to get the real scoop on a

15. CCU vs ER

    FiremedicMike replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be argumentative but this advice is given a lot and it isn't realistic. Most nurse applicants have no way to know which program is more supportive, which manager is better, which system has...