FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Good Pop Up

    FiremedicMike replied to stevenking's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Seems to be pretty reliable! You posted this last night, did you get your license

  2. Easy Questions vs. Hard Questions?

    FiremedicMike replied to Kaix781's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I left my NCLEX thinking "were those questions hard because I was doing well, or were they actually easy questions and I'm just an idiot". Thankfully I passed, but honestly while you're in the...

  3. Finding A Job After An Accelerated BSN Program

    FiremedicMike replied to Tiffanye004's topic in Nursing Career

    In my last semester of my ADN program we had to do a resume/cover letter and a career counseling session. I made a joke to my instructor that I could write my name on a piece of paper, in crayon,...

  4. Nurse to Firefighter

    FiremedicMike replied to McStudMuffin's topic in Men in Nursing

    What department has that DREAM schedule?????? everyone here is 24/48, a few have Kelly

  5. Thoughts on Commuting

    FiremedicMike replied to MalinkeMuso's topic in General Students

    Is there a blended option at the "more reputable"

  6. Get Out While You Can

    FiremedicMike replied to ERmadness's topic in Emergency

    <shrug>. I started my orientation in the ED

  7. Question on combined BSN/RN, EMT-P training

    FiremedicMike replied to ChrisC99's topic in General Students

    There are RN to paramedic bridge courses which are much less painful than paramedic to RN bridge courses. If you're going for maximum efficiency, then getting RN first, then EMT-B (req'd for...

  8. What's the most you're willing to pay for an ADN-BSN program? What is the average decent price?

    FiremedicMike replied to Vee D's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Are there no employers there offering it as a perk? It’s abnormal in this area for that to not be a baked in

  9. What's the most you're willing to pay for an ADN-BSN program? What is the average decent price?

    FiremedicMike replied to Vee D's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My mistake, I obviously misread your post. My answer for how much I’d pay for ADN to BSN is $0. I was hired somewhere which offers free tuition for RN to BSN as a benefit, which is the norm in...

  10. License Investigation

    FiremedicMike replied to Kimsetay88's topic in Nursing Career

    OP - don't listen to anyone here who says "they're busy on real cases" and that your case will get blown off. No one here knows what you've been acused of and frankly it doesn't matter. Get a...

  11. What's the most you're willing to pay for an ADN-BSN program? What is the average decent price?

    FiremedicMike replied to Vee D's topic in Online Distance Learning

    My entire 2 year ADN program was 9,018 in tuition and probably another $2000 in books. Check out your local community college, likely your cheapest

  12. MEN, dont come into nursing

    FiremedicMike replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Men in Nursing

    From a job outlook standpoint, this post did not age well. Jobs are everywhere and pay is starting to go up significantly. From a job satisfaction standpoint, the bulk of that happiness comes...

  13. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do you have the opportunity to retake and pass this

  14. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CCE isn't mentioned in the single paragraph of your syllabus that you decided to cut and paste. There's zero point in trying to debate this with you any further. You claim you were blind sided...

  15. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    For the sake of discussion - the bolded statement is critical to this topic. You don't pass just because you did it, you pass because you did it and the instructor said you did it satisfactorily....

  16. Nursing School Fail out

    FiremedicMike replied to Timothy Andrews's topic in General Students

    If this were actually true, you would have shared nothing of your story and simply said you were looking to see if there were nursing schools out there where you can transfer in your completed...

  17. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What happens once you take the remediation course they want you to

  18. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry if you feel like you’re portraying your story clearly, but my questions are because you aren’t and I want to make sure I understand the situation. As far as I can tell, you took one...

  19. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just want to make sure I understand correctly - you knew from the beginning that if you failed these tests that you would need to do a formal remediation, the only thing that’s changed is that...

  20. School Not Allowing Us to Take NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to JDS's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What did your syllabus say at the beginning of the course in regards to those tests and the boot

  21. Is it easy to cheat at Chamberlain, WGU and West Coast University?

    FiremedicMike replied to Moonkitten's topic in School, College Programs

    Can’t speak for those colleges, but I’d say it’s easy to cheat at any school that allows you to take exams online and “proctored” via

  22. Is 46 to old for LVN program and worth it?

    FiremedicMike replied to Bettyboop_girl's topic in General Students

    Correct, not California. In fact we had a group exit interview with our program leadership a few weeks ago where they said they haven't even filled all seats since the beginning of COVID. Sounds...

  23. Is 46 to old for LVN program and worth it?

    FiremedicMike replied to Bettyboop_girl's topic in General Students

    RN Student here (2 more weeks to go!). My input comes from watching my wife's struggles and irritations as an LPN for 15 years. When she went to LPN school, it was with that same approach of "well...

  24. Paramedic discrimination?

    FiremedicMike replied to Estateboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I know your post is old but I wanted to give a “2022 update” on being a medic/RN. I have 21 years as a medic and about 4 weeks from graduation and was hired about 3 weeks ago for an ER RN...

  25. Skills Testing

    FiremedicMike replied to oldie's topic in General Students

    You refuse to acknowledge that the two examples I provided were useless fluff for a final skills check off sheet (which has been my point from the very beginning), so I’m not going to waste my time...