FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Police Officer in Nursing School

    FiremedicMike replied to ReeceTrey's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that's not been my experience. I literally don't talk about the FD, but they still know, and some of them legit hate

  2. Police Officer in Nursing School

    FiremedicMike replied to ReeceTrey's topic in General Students

    I have a 40-hour position with the FD and am doing RN school. I also had everything but the core nursing classes done ahead of time, so only taking a nurse class and a pharm class each semester....

  3. Time to get rid of care plans?

    FiremedicMike replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Students

    Same, we’ve spent very little time on care plans and nursing

  4. No hands on skill labs?

    FiremedicMike replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    No, I’m one of those who figures out how to make the best of a bad situation. You do whatever you want, good luck in

  5. No hands on skill labs?

    FiremedicMike replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    You are AGGRESSIVELY missing the forest to argue over the trees. The point made to you has nothing to do with comparing nursing assessment to CNA assessment, the point was that if you are truly...

  6. No hands on skill labs?

    FiremedicMike replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    I’m going to go out on a limb and say that there were likely several learning opportunities you missed out on due to your attitude.. Did I change diapers and help give bed baths during med...

  7. Questions for YOU!

    FiremedicMike replied to KiaraR's topic in General Students

    LOL, if you guys wouldn't mind APA citing your responses, then her homework assignment would be COMPLETELY done..

  8. Currently in Limbo

    FiremedicMike replied to megmeg's topic in General Students

    If you’re sure that you’re not able to be accepted to an RN program now, then I do see the logic in your plan. With that said, has your GPA improved since the last time you applied? Have you...

  9. I am a male nursing student - What Did I Get Myself Into?!?!?

    FiremedicMike replied to nomadd917's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I worked my butt off on those three bio courses, I can’t imagine taking them all at once.. I’ve personally only had two nurses that I would consider to be less than friendly, one floor nurse...

  10. Currently in Limbo

    FiremedicMike replied to megmeg's topic in General Students

    ABSN programs are typically designed for career changers. Getting a non nursing bachelors with the sole intent of going straight into an ABSN program seems like wasted credits/money/time to me....

  11. Career change at 46.......

    FiremedicMike replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I switched from a MIM strat to an SE standard, then bought an SE Paul's Guitar for my 40th.. I'm absolutely smitten with that guitar.. I still pull out the strat occasionally, but not a whole

  12. Career change at 46.......

    FiremedicMike replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I started pre-reqs at 38, RN school at 40... Now, it wasn't a complete career change for me, as I've been a medic for many many years, which has been helpful because the bulk of nursing school...

  13. No hands on skill labs?

    FiremedicMike replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    That’s terrible and has NOT been my clinical experience. I’ve used every skill that we’ve covered in lab during clinicals several times over. We are assigned to a patient at the beginning of...

  14. Nursing teacher caught calling students "dirty little liars" and "dirty dirty dogs"

    FiremedicMike replied to healthcareforall's topic in General Students

    What matters to me is how they interact with students, answer questions, an grade assignments. If they are fair, professional, and available, then that is what is important. Make no mistake,...

  15. Must Pass all exams?

    FiremedicMike replied to yjiwon939's topic in General Students

    You’d have to check with your program. For mine it has to be an overall passing average for exams, so you could bomb one but if you crushed the other two you’d be fine (as long as the average is

  16. Are LVN/LPN programs a waste of time? BSN ultimate goal.

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurseguysf's topic in General Students

    This is area dependent. I am in a major metro area where LPNs were not hired in hospital for many years but are now being hired again for in-hospital nursing

  17. Are LVN/LPN programs a waste of time? BSN ultimate goal.

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurseguysf's topic in General Students

    My program assigns points to your HESI entrance exam and your GPA, then adds them up and accepts the top XX number of candidates based on score.. I tried finding the breakdown of how the points...

  18. Tired of the Fluff

    FiremedicMike replied to Ms.DR34D's topic in General Students

    I’ve actually been an EMS instructor for many years and the last 5 years my primary responsibility where I work is training. Not everyone is capable of teaching and and thus not...

  19. Tired of the Fluff

    FiremedicMike replied to Ms.DR34D's topic in General Students

    So I’m a blended student. We meet once every other week for lab, where we have hands on practice with various nursing psychomotor skills along with a simulated patient. All of my learning...

  20. Dosage Calculation Exam - Failed

    FiremedicMike replied to PNW_nursingstudent's topic in General Students

    I would say you have grounds for an appeal based on your accommodation needs not being granted. What does your program administrator have to

  21. Elsevier EAQs vs NCLEX review book

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in General Students

    For those who's program uses the online book package from elsevier and crank out EAQs like mad, has anyone also tried any from of NCLEX review book instead? Anyone able to weigh in on which...

  22. Anyone else make a stupid med error as a student?

    FiremedicMike replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    That is a really benign error, learn from it but don’t dwell on

  23. Study Tips

    FiremedicMike replied to Taylor_7483's topic in General Students

    Wish I could help, I studied most of last week and pretty much all weekend, including Elsevier practice questions and RN RN Youtube videos. Came out of yesterday’s exam feeling really good only to...

  24. Clinical in September (covid)

    FiremedicMike replied to LisaStone's topic in General Students

    I was a hybrid student anyways, but our lab attendance was cut in half. We have an A group and a B group and go biweekly instead of weekly. As for clinical, we’re doing business as usual, one...

  25. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    FiremedicMike replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    OMG a baby at 45!? We got ours out of the way early, we’ll be empty nesters in January. I’m 40 and my wife is 42