FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. A&P 1 and 2

    FiremedicMike replied to gritandgracejiles's topic in General Students

    You're just going to have to reach out to programs in your area that you're interested in and see what their rules

  2. Challenge NCLEX

    FiremedicMike replied to guest1211132's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm curious - when did the person successfully challenge the exam, was it recently? I want to make sure I understand your post correctly, you did not complete all of the coursework for their...

  3. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    For the love of.. this wasn't a nice nurse just trying to help out, why do people continue to ignore the facts of what happened and try to argue out of some false "this could have been me"...

  4. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Valarie, you can toss that condescending attitude right into the trash. I've actually been through burnout and brought myself back into a healthy balance of patient care and wellbeing. The fact...

  5. Code Blue / Blood

    FiremedicMike replied to M. Zamora's topic in General Nursing

    Just as an fyi, blood onto intact skin is not an

  6. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You've got a bachelors degree, is your comprehension of this discussion really that poor? Should I show other examples so that you can get off the alcohol? A driver going 135 miles per hour doesn't...

  7. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    You said she should be let off because she didn't mean to kill anyone. I picked the example of a drunk driver out of any number of other scenarios where a person didn't mean to kill someone, yet they...

  8. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Are you trying to miss my

  9. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    A drunk driver doesn't kill an innocent bystander on purpose, but their careless decisions lead to the death of someone else. No one debates that the driver is criminally liable. Guess what - the...

  10. Why Do Nursing Students Fail Nursing Program?

    FiremedicMike replied to Zophina Channel's topic in General Students

    I'll chime in. I've mentioned here before that I failed peds my first time through. It was devastating. As I look back and analyze now, I am left with the same conclusion as I was then - the...

  11. Nurse Accused of Gossiping

    FiremedicMike replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    My post wasn't directed at any one person, just the overall theme of this

  12. Nurse Accused of Gossiping

    FiremedicMike replied to abu123's topic in General Nursing

    I have to laugh at the entire premise here. Y'all are actually trying to pretend that 98% of all nurses aren't gossiping for the majority of their shift. I used to think firehouse gossip...

  13. Is an iMac necessary for CRNA school?

    FiremedicMike replied to Anon5675's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not a CRNA student, but here's my opinion There are plenty of people that manage online college with just a laptop or laptop/iPad. For me, I can't imaging going back and not having my...

  14. Firefighting into Nursing

    FiremedicMike replied to Tt_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There is a small group of us out there. I started nursing school when I had about 20 years on and currently working as both an ED nurse (part time) and firefighter (full time). In about 3 years I'll...

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

    FiremedicMike replied to nomadd917's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can attest that the gossip is just as bad in the fire department as it is in

  16. Peds or Adult ER?

    FiremedicMike replied to Caroline Ronsivalle's topic in General Students

    Adult. The majority of your critical care transfers will be adult and most of the emergency care concepts (as they relate to critical care transfers) that you'll learn on the adult population will...

  17. Stay or go?

    FiremedicMike replied to summertx's topic in General Specialties

    Just as an FYI, that's exactly how lunch breaks go in the ED, and I always assumed that's how they went on the floor. "Hey I'm going to run to lunch real quick can you keep an eye on my peeps,...

  18. Changing Careers At 42

    FiremedicMike replied to Zakando Z's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Started my RN at 40, graduated/licensed at 42, and starting by BSN this month at 43. In this area, everyone will hire you with your ADN, some will make you sign an agreement that you'll get it...

  19. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    FiremedicMike replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Had someone come in yesterday for

  20. What Is Wrong with These Students?

    FiremedicMike replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I guess the first thing you should do is think back to your initial RN education and tell me if there were areas that need improved or altogether overhauled. I was an adult, second career student...

  21. Emergency department nurse to patient ratio

    FiremedicMike replied to delrionurse's topic in Emergency

    Typically 4:1 RN to patient, occasionally you may have a 5th for a hallway bed but we move them into rooms pretty quickly. We're divided into zones, z1 has 8 beds, z2 has 12, z3 has 8, and z5 is...

  22. Accelerated vs. Non-Accelerated Bridge

    FiremedicMike replied to autumnal's topic in General Students

    Can you provide more details? Are you talking LPN to RN? Is the one credit hour class the "transition to RN" class? How much time do you save by going to an "accelerated" program?...

  23. South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    We only know the details from that short report that wasn't conducted by an agency that does criminal investigations. I'll wait to see the affidavit before I truly pass judgement. That report...

  24. South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Conversely - there are definitely a group of posters here who think that nurses are only ever a product of their environment and never have any personal responsibility for their own

  25. South Carolina LPNs Arrested For Not Changing Wound Dressings

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    OK, just so I'm clear, you feel the nurses are responsible for their own actions as well, right? Don't suck at your job to the point that you're falsifying documentation and causing patient...