FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Is shortening nursing schools a good idea?

    FiremedicMike replied to Mickeyii's topic in Nursing Career

    Just as an FYI, RN diploma programs are still out there. They're not very well advertised or known about, and the ones in my area all require an active LPN license, but they do exist and can be...

  2. Mount Carmel College of Nursing - ACNP program?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have an opportunity to attend this program and just wanted to know if anyone out there has any direct experience with their program and can comment on the quality?

  3. Why can't you write people's names in your note: Rationale?

    FiremedicMike replied to Sehille4774's topic in General Nursing

    You seem to be already aware that all of those names will come out in the investigation anyway, so then why do you hold on to the notion that including their name in the notes increases

  4. Calling all MA RN's

    FiremedicMike replied to nursejessagd's topic in General Nursing

    You took a program in Idaho while living in Utah? Either way, pick Utah or Idaho and take the test in whichever state will let you. Then apply for a compact license. It's not a matter of...

  5. Calling all MA RN's

    FiremedicMike replied to nursejessagd's topic in General Nursing

    Your BSN program was in Idaho? If so - test in Idaho then apply for a compact

  6. Is shortening nursing schools a good idea?

    FiremedicMike replied to Mickeyii's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, as usual, because there's little to no standardization in nursing education across the nation, it's nearly impossible to compare apples to apples. Some BSN programs incorporate 4 full years of...

  7. Weekend program pros vs cons

    FiremedicMike replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    No one can really answer this but you.. kids.. sports.. significant others schedule.. how bad to you need the money (that's an extra $20k if you haven't done the math

  8. MA pretending to be a Registered Nurse

    FiremedicMike replied to Kenya Hurd's topic in General Nursing

    Oh this is popcorn

  9. CCU vs ER

    FiremedicMike replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    Or the ones who want to go through every lab/imaging result during report. Dude you can look at the same chart I am looking at, I told you about the major issues, you can compare their calcium and...

  10. Pinning Ceremonies?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in General Students

    All, My wife is finishing up her RN and it was announced that there is no real pinning ceremony, only a class graduation. Pins will be placed on their sash by the instructors prior to the...

  11. CCU vs ER

    FiremedicMike replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    I think I've concluded that I'm too ADD to work the floor and need the constant chaos and churn of the ED. I get my fill of ICU care when we get critical patients and I can drop to 1:1 stabilize them...

  12. Being Video Taped by pt/family

    FiremedicMike replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    It is what it is, welcome to modern society where everyone is just trying to screw their fellow human by trying to catch them making a mistake so they can sell it to the news or hire a lawyer to sue....

  13. Reciprocity/Licensure question

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hello, I'm currently looking at an NP Program in my state, a respected brick and mortar state college that's been around for hundreds of years (the college itself, not the NP Program..). I...

  14. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And as long as these money grab conferences continue to allow her to perpetuate this "victim" myth, student/inexperienced nurses will continue to buy that narrative and allow themselves to commit this...

  15. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that's correct. Errors can be criminal when the level of incompetence is so egregious and death is the result. Some mistakes are innocent, some mistakes require so many different lapses in...

  16. NP with prior discipline

    FiremedicMike replied to OhioRN1234's topic in Advanced Practice

    On the flip side, it's 2025, no one really cares about THC

  17. The Ohio State University | College of Nursing CRNA - 2025

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

    Would someone mind sending me a PM about the application/interview process? Unlike some schools OSU doesn't specifically exclude ED experience and instead allows for applicants to prove competency on...

  18. BCEN TCRN practice test?

    FiremedicMike replied to antesignani's topic in Emergency

    I used sollheim for CEN and found their practice exams for that to be more difficult than the actual exam. I was scoring in that range but passed my CEN first try.. Keep up your hard work and...

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

    FiremedicMike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Internet reviews really change their meaning when you learn that there are marketing firms that get paid huge fees to create fake profiles and leave fake reviews for products or

  20. License photo rejected

    FiremedicMike replied to Benardette's topic in General Nursing

    Almost any drugstore (cvs, Walgreens, whatever you have in Maine) will do passport

  21. Career change at 46.......

    FiremedicMike replied to KaseyC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You likely won't be viewed as a typical new grad and will definitely interview much better. I wouldn't sweat it too

  22. Male nurses

    FiremedicMike replied to Lavi2343's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I earned my RN/BSN for sure. The guys at the firehouse poke fun at me from time to time about being a "murse" but at the end of the day they respect the fact that I have a job skill that I...

  23. Remote or no!

    FiremedicMike replied to BsnBull's topic in Government, Military

    Not to turn this into a politics thread or to demean the clinical staff working with our vets through the VA, but anyone with experience with the VA system knows that it needs to be overhauled. We do...

  24. Academically dismissed

    FiremedicMike replied to nurseveronica's topic in General Nursing

    Just find an LPN to RN program and apply again. Honestly if you liked the program you were dismissed from, you may be able to apply there

  25. Legality of nurse responsibilities

    FiremedicMike replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't lose me. I was addressing the notion that it's illegal for nurses to assess, decide, and treat without a provider physically present. While it may not be ideal for a rural hospital, it is...