FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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

    FiremedicMike replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    19 - Paramedic school 28 - Started working on bachelors (part-time, non nursing) 35 - Completed bachelors 38 - Started working on nursing pre-reqs (again, part time) 40 - Started...

  2. NP: Age limit?

    FiremedicMike replied to romantic's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Can you give me a mental picture of what these appointments look like? I have an interest in going down the PMHNP route, but I would rather be focused on a mix of counseling and med management for my...

  3. RN student podcast?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in General Students

    Thanks!

  4. RN student podcast?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in General Students

    Are there any highly regarded podcasts that would be helpful to listen to through RN school? I'm starting med-surg at the end of the

  5. First APN Job: Not Getting Paid For Hospital New Hire Orientation

    FiremedicMike replied to keepitsimplesilly's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sure - if COVID wasn’t a thing and you were doing this in person, you’d be paid.. But let’s be honest, it’s online corporate training.. Grab a glass of wine (or bourbon), put on some Netflix,...

  6. Flight nurse to CRNA school?

    FiremedicMike replied to WYRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I had a nurse I flew with who was able to get in to a respected program using her flight and previous ER experience. She did have to jump through some extra hoops to document that she had the...

  7. The economics of PA vs. NP

    FiremedicMike replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I caught on about halfway down, but for the first half I was like "holy cow are you serious??" <slow clap>

  8. NPs - Tropical Medicine

    FiremedicMike replied to Jessica Chichester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My vision of tropical medicine is living on some resort in the Caribbean drinking fruity drinks on the beach with 1-2 days per week in the clinic

  9. New Paradigm for the DNP. What do you think?

    FiremedicMike replied to KetafolDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I took a basic statistics class that only required algebra. I do think I'm pretty strong in math, but that's neither here nor there. I feel like my basic statistics class taught me enough to be able...

  10. Quality of Online NP Programs and Providers

    FiremedicMike replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It’s refreshing to hear you say this. One of the most blatant hypocrisies I read on other forums is the whole “NPs get online education, how dare they” on the same page with threads about how...

  11. Which pathway is more likely to gain admission

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm hoping maybe there's some admissions committee folks on here or folks with intimate knowledge of candidate selection.. At the conclusion of next semester I will have completed all of the pre-reqs...

  12. Which pathway is more likely to gain admission

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I appreciate the vote of confidence! Unfortunately the DE program is not going to work out. I was able to get ahold of someone at their program and it looks like it's 2-4 days per week depending on...

  13. Which pathway is more likely to gain admission

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If anyone is interested - I got word back from their recruitment folks who said I would not be at a disadvantage by applying directly after finishing RN. This means the pathway that works the best...

  14. 6 hours, really?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Columbus State in Central Ohio, I had to sign up through their provided

  15. 6 hours, really?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I'm taking my A2 next week and I see it is allotted 6 hours.. I'm typically a pretty fast test taker, does the A2 really take 6

  16. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

    FiremedicMike replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Brother, I'm want to believe you mean well and are trying to learn, but literally ALL of your posts are regarding juvenile genitals. It creeps me

  17. 6 hours, really?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Took me just a few minutes over 2

  18. List of Direct Entry MSN Programs?

    FiremedicMike replied to Jessy27's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ohio State has a direct entry program for the following specialties; AGPCNP, FNP, NNP, Neonatal NP, Pediatric NP, PMHNP, WHNP, Clinical Nurse Leader, and

  19. MVA, EMS didn't use a backboard!!

    FiremedicMike replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    It's not rocket science, but diverting traffic with your vehicle is a nuanced skill picked up over time.. I'm not sure it's something I'd be comfortable doing for the very first time in my personal...

  20. MVA, EMS didn't use a backboard!!

    FiremedicMike replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    It really first came on my radar back in EMT-basic school (a long long time ago) when we were learning "standing take-downs", where someone is walking around but it's decided "HUR DUR.. MUST...

  21. MVA, EMS didn't use a backboard!!

    FiremedicMike replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    You can if it makes them feel better, but in the same studies that have shown backboards to be not only unhelpful but potentially harmful, they’ve found c-spine immobilization to be voodoo also....

  22. Ohio State part time FNP question

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Can anyone comment on the weekly schedule time commitments for the part time/online FNP program at OSU?

  23. Ohio State part time FNP question

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yikes, ok good to know now..

  24. ACNP vs FNP: My Summarization of the Great Debate

    FiremedicMike replied to rauscht's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sheesh, I feel like this thread got pretty hateful and

  25. Ohio State part time FNP question

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In the part time