FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

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

    Literally everyone who says "they earned the degree, they can call themselves a doctor in a clinical setting" - but I have little desire to go around and around with you again. Your approach to...

  2. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

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

    It does to those who insist that it is perfectly benign to call themself a doctor in a clinical setting when they aren't a physician. People hear doctor and assume physician, because they don't...

  3. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

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

    YOU don't, because you're in the system. Ignoring healthcare literacy of the average person in America is the single most important factor in why people fail to realize that this is actually an...

  4. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

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

    This is where this debate always lands, but it doesn't change the fact that "doctor" in a clinical setting carries a specific connotation - a physician who graduated from medical school. If there...

  5. Georgia law prohibits DNPs from using the term "doctor"

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

    This right here is where you lost me. I can say with some level of certainty that if you walked in and said "Hey I'm Dr. Allen", the overwhelming majority would assume you to be a physician that...

  6. NP and CRNA program combined

    FiremedicMike replied to guest769224's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    edited, I was

  7. Calif RNs - think very carefully if you really want to become an NP

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

    You said it yourself, some of us want to be in the provider role. It's not about the money for

  8. Paramedics Criminally Charged/Convicted

    FiremedicMike replied to emtpbill's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say that's regional, in our state it is within the scope of practice and no additional training or approval is necessary. I am aware of some departments in the state where it is only carried on...

  9. Paramedics Criminally Charged/Convicted

    FiremedicMike replied to emtpbill's topic in General Nursing

    The switch from physical to chemical restraint in the field started about 10 years ago. You must not work in an emergency department, it's fairly common. As for why ketamine/versed instead of a...

  10. The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    FiremedicMike replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I'll take that one step further - an immediate overhaul to our profit driven healthcare system would likely cause our economy to

  11. NP to physician... is it possible?

    FiremedicMike replied to FamNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't have family members who are physicians, but my job role at the FD puts me in direct contact with physicians outside of their typical hospital duties. They are strong and dedicated, generally...

  12. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dress it up however you like, you are excusing discriminatory behavior based on the behavior of the overwhelming minority and a fictitious culture that excuses rape. I'm done with this...

  13. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you truly have no fear of ever being accused of inappropriate behavior as a male with female patients, then you are ignoring

  14. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    1. Do you know that Turner's sentencing was because of his "promising future" because you have inside information on the trial? Legal experience? Direct expert understanding of sentencing...

  15. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    So then I'm curious - have you experienced the same fear and double standard as the rest of us, but you're okay with it because you feel it's our own fault? Honestly, excusing a double standard...

  16. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    All 3 of those examples are men who were literally convicted of their sexual crimes. Not good examples based on your own definition, as those rapes weren't tolerated or excused and the rape victims...

  17. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'd be curious to know how you define or show examples of a "rape tolerant culture", but either way, do you feel that this "rape tolerant culture" is the fault of men? You are quick to dismiss...

  18. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    So this entire situation is our fault because of the actions of a few?

  19. Is this New Grad Residency Program...normal?

    FiremedicMike replied to NewGradNurze's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    My residency was 12 months and there was no rotating shifts. That would be a non starter for

  20. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    For whatever reason, waveform capnography still isn't the gold standard in the hospital, even though we learned this in EMS years ago. You can fool colormetric devices.. you can mishear lung...

  21. Best and Worst Patient Interaction

    FiremedicMike replied to vintagegal's topic in General Nursing

    My worst overall experiences are people who come in to the ED for random complaints only to find out they have widespread advanced cancer. Of all the years in EMS and all the things I've seen, those...

  22. Is it true that unionized nurses in NYC don't do lab draws, catheters, EKGs, etc.?

    FiremedicMike replied to Ramona Abramov's topic in General Nursing

    They apparently have phlebotomists that run around and do them

  23. EKG order

    FiremedicMike replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    Sure I suppose that's accurate, but I'd also say those are common sense protocols that shouldn't need to exist. I'm guessing based on how that incident went at the OP's hospital, those common sense...

  24. EKG order

    FiremedicMike replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    It's just that sort of thing that makes the OP's nursing job a crappy job. In the ED I work in, we self-initiate and write in orders all the time. This includes IV's, labs, fluids, EKGs, etc. I...

  25. Is it true that unionized nurses in NYC don't do lab draws, catheters, EKGs, etc.?

    FiremedicMike replied to Ramona Abramov's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that the union has anything to do with it, probably just hospital policies. There's a hospital next door to me (not in new york and not a union shop) where the nurses don't do lab draws,...