FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Hard to get a job as new graduate nurse (Houston)

    FiremedicMike replied to mmy3's topic in General Nursing

    New grad residency programs are asking for experience? That doesn't

  2. Can chart audits be a HIPAA violation?

    FiremedicMike replied to George001's topic in General Nursing

    Quality improvement is a clearly stated exemption from

  3. PICC certification?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in General Specialties

    So I'm interested in home PICC nursing. I'm extremely good with ultrasound PIV, but the only way my facility will send me to PICC training is if I agree to go full time and be on call, both a hard...

  4. I HATE cleaning poop

    FiremedicMike replied to Lilrn's topic in General Nursing

    Come to the ED, high paced, tight knit group, far less poop. Not zero, but

  5. Choosing LPN or RN

    FiremedicMike replied to Amber Shepherd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My wife is an LPN and I am an RN. I have the highest respect for good LPNs, they are an extremely valuable asset to patient flow. Observationally, my wife has managed to find good jobs, but her...

  6. Psych NPs that Quit Psych

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

    There is an interesting dichotomy in medical education in our country at the moment. On one end, you have the undertaking of medical school, full of inefficiency and risk. Starting with 4 years of...

  7. Public safety personnel focused psych practice?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I am coming to the end of my career in public safety. I've worked as a firefighter/paramedic for the longest bit, an ED RN for a few years, and have even spent some time driving a cop car around....

  8. Public safety personnel focused psych practice?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Advanced Practice

    I am in a metro area, but not one of those. I'm also in an area which has openly embraced mental health resources for public safety including city and state funded operations with dedicated mental...

  9. Public safety personnel focused psych practice?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Advanced Practice

    I completely respect your opinion, but a few points 1. I do live in an area with a pretty significant amount of public safety personnel. 2. I think the mental health in this population is...

  10. Stable Vtach

    FiremedicMike replied to Matthew89's topic in General Nursing

    There's really no such thing as stable v-tach.. I get it, your patient was "asymptomatic" but v-tach by its very nature is unstable and arrest should be considered imminent if it's not

  11. How to respond to "am I dying?"

    FiremedicMike replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    Old post, but I'll add my two cents. In a critical situation, I'll say "you're very sick right now, but we're doing our best to get you better". Anecdotally, I think everyone I've ever had...

  12. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not bitter, and I'm not being nasty, I'm saying hard truths. I have zero empathy for incompetence, especially on basic knowledge

  13. Turning off Monitors

    FiremedicMike replied to Amanda Houtz's topic in Emergency

    What's the rationale for turning off the

  14. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    At this point I'm seriously wondering if Vaught has posted in this very

  15. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me you know nothing about this case without actually using the words "I know nothing about this case".. oh look, you already

  16. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    And this is what really worries me. Perpetuating the lie that she was the victim to the point where nurses empathize with her builds an entire cohort of nurses who feel the safety of their patients...

  17. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    The nurses with addictions spoke about their addiction and recovery. In your scenario, the police officer is speaking about recovering from the aftermath. These scenarios are not assigning blame...

  18. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    "It wasn't a crime, it was the hospitals fault" LOL In all seriousness, like JKL mentioned it's been challenged several times and hasn't stood up to much legal

  19. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    The majority of us show hatred and malice towards her current actions, making money off pretending to be a

  20. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any qualms with her living out her life and career, making money, owning a house, having a family. What disgusts me is that she's making money pretending to be a victim. What...

  21. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Unless I'm wrong, she can't be a nurse

  22. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if she's donating the proceeds to the family of the patient she killed, you know, because she's so repentant and

  23. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Respectfully, I genuinely hope you approach your expert testimony and forensic nursing with significantly more attention to detail than your demonstrated lack of understanding in the Vaught case....

  24. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Even if this did set a precedent (it didn't), it's one I'm morally and ethically okay with. This was gross incompetence and reckless behavior and someone died because of it. I'm 100% okay with us...

  25. Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    The egregious ones generally are criminalized, this one met that