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  1. Dating Patients

    paraloco replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Many years ago, my mom was a home health nurse. She married the husband of a cancer patient she had been taking care of after she died. I thought it was strange at the time, but my children liked...

  2. Paramedic on Medical Surgical Units outside of just the ER

    paraloco replied to ParamedicGuy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a paramedic, and I am against it. For one, you are enabling an administrator to exploit you. Two, you are treading in to turf where more often than not, you are not wanted. Nurses should be...

  3. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    paraloco replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Dixie McCall at Rampart General Hospital from the Emergency series in the

  4. Lamar University

    paraloco replied to misha8210's topic in Texas Nursing

    The taxes in Beaumont are high, and if you want your kids indoctrinated into the street culture, send them to the public schools. They have good Catholic schools, and at least two other Protestant...

  5. How did you find out about allnurses?

    paraloco replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I was searching specifically for a nursing listserv, to compare your issues to those of the paramedics. I find that many of the complaints/concerns about your jobs are the same as ours. I also found...

  6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    paraloco replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My mother was a home health nurse, told me funny story. I hope I'm not leaving anything out. She was caring for an elderly man, post-cva. He had a poor memory also. The first day she was in his home...

  7. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

    paraloco replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm getting prereq's outta the way for a medic to rn program. I ran a call this morning that made me doubt my decision a little. An elderly gentleman fell in his home, was almost completely covered...

  8. accelerated bsn programs in texas ??

    paraloco replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in Texas Nursing

    Will they admit

  9. Do 'goodlooking' nurses earn better salaries?

    paraloco replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    I'll occasionally see a high-powered specialist in er, with his very attractive nurse in tow. I mean a b*tt ugly drooling nerd cardiologist with a super-model looking nurse, wearing very nice clothes...

  10. Do you think that nurses with criminal backgrounds should get a second chance?

    paraloco replied to Tnichelle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would think it would be dependent on circumstances. For example, a young person commits a non-violent crime. Serves their time, probation, whatever. Never offends again. Goes to school to improve...

  11. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    paraloco replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I have respect for LTC nurses, I have an idea what their jobs are like. Most encounters (few now) are pleasant, LTC nurses are people too. The problem I had when I frequented LTC facilities was not...

  12. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    paraloco replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I have several reasons, all have varying degrees of importance. I have a caring attitude toward others most of the time, and even when I don't, I'm good at faking it. I have the aptitude and the...

  13. Visitor Assaults ER RN

    paraloco replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

    I'll never forget the time I picked up one particular overdose patient. We woke her with narcan, she became combative enroute. After moving her to the bed in the ED, she offered to bite the charge...

  14. Paramedic to RN

    paraloco replied to L2750's topic in Nursing Career

    That perked me up too! If I have a combative head-injured patient, a combative patient in fulminating pulmonary edema, whatever, the only restraint necessary might be until the IV is secured, and I...

  15. stethoscopes!~best for transports?!

    paraloco replied to rb911's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    A littman, or littman wannabe(as long as it has vinyl tubing) Latex tubing transmits too much environmental noise, such as you would find in an ambulance, or

  16. I have tinnitus

    paraloco replied to brigaily2000's topic in General Nursing

    I can't remember a time when I didn't have a high-pitch whine in both ears. Even as a child. I try to tune it out. My hearing has definitely suffered after 17 years of sirens

  17. Nurse Massage Therapy

    paraloco replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I had no idea there was such a specialization. I became a registered massage therapist about 7 years ago, but have never gone into practice ,save for one brief period. When I become a nurse, is...

  18. Question?? Paramedic To Rn???

    paraloco replied to matty23's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that what holds EMS back the most is that Medicare only pays a pittance for our services, and medicaid and the insurance companies follow medicare. The private EMS company owners make money...

  19. Question?? Paramedic To Rn???

    paraloco replied to matty23's topic in General Nursing

    I know of 2 programs in my area. One of them is at Lamar State College Port Arthur, the other at San Jacinto College North. I think both take 1 year. The one in Port Arthur does not work around...

  20. Be very Careful about considering Excelsior's Online ADN program...

    paraloco replied to ColoLPNStudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    that post really shook me for a bit. All my former co-workers who have gone thru EC have done very well in our area, most becoming charge nurses, or flying with air rescue. I do have to wonder if...

  21. Respiratory assessment question

    paraloco replied to nursing04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Rales sound thin and watery, you usually hear them first in the lower lobes. History helps too. If the patient suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with dyspnea, has a history of hypertension...

  22. Shouldn't all EMS systems be the same?

    paraloco replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Go join the TExas EMS listserv. It's almost all they talk about now. Its a proposal for a National Scope of Practice. Alot of big city fire department EMS systems would welcome it, because it would...

  23. RSI meds

    paraloco replied to thanatos's topic in Emergency

    We use Etomidate and sux also. If we need to re-sedate prior to arrival, we give em another 20 of sux. If its a dialysis patient, and one with burns or crush injuries over 24 hours old(when would we...

  24. How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    paraloco replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    I was a private service medic for 6 years, and I do not remember those days with fondness. We had to be kiss-*ss sweet to all facility staff, regardless of whatever rudeness they felt like dishing...

  25. ER nurses compared to EMT's

    paraloco replied to Dinith88's topic in Emergency

    We have different priorities than nurses. We do some things that may make a patient's hospital stay longer and more arduous, but that on scene are necessary. RSII comes to mind. It can be...