realmaninuniform

Ok, so I'm a male nurse. I worked hard to get where I am in my career and consider myself not only competent but an exceptional nurse. Unfortunately the EMS personnel I encounter from the field, the first responders, fire fighters, emt's, and paramed...

Lot's of people seem to be fond of 12 hour shifts, I am not one, because let's call it what it really is, a 13+ hour shift, with inadequate breaks. Add a commute to this and your looking at a 14-16+ hour day in a heartbeat. Numerous studies have show...

Nursing school is easier than you think it is. Spoken like someone who has never been. Guarantee this troll isn't licensed for anything. Nursing school is easy, tell that to the 26 people in my freshman class that didn't make it. You're quite obvious...

See if you can transfer into an RT, OT, or PT program. Seriously. You'll make TONS more money, not have to know half as much, and probably won't suffer a life crisis in the process. I remember when I first went to CNA school, I was unsure whether I w...

LTC can be a new grad's worst nightmare. It is hard work and is certainly not for everyone. I've worked in both the hospital and the nursing home setting and let me tell you, there are nurses at the nursing home that could work circles around the nur...

You absolutely need an order to give baking soda and water. Your unit manager put their job and license on the line doing so without a doctors order, and I would report it. The only exception would possibly be if the family brought it in and gave it ...

18Fr? Seems a little large unless the pt has had an indwelling for sometime. None the less I have a pt that is straight cath'd q 6 with a 14Fr. We tried an indwelling initially, and he pulled it out. Not sure how well rounded you are on urology, but ...

Alot of nurses, RN or LPN have trouble finding a full-time position after graduation. It occurs to me that those who have the most difficult time have the least amount of experience in the field. That is, they may have gotten their CNA/STNA license, ...

Honestly, do not worry about it. Before I became a nurse, I worked in the wonderful(sarcasm) field of business management. Turnover is common in EVERY industry, ESPECIALLY health care. As long as you are professional, you have no worry. Be sure to gi...

As for education, I did all of the core classes for nursing prior to paramedic school. That was two years. Plus a year of EMT school and a year of paramedic school. I have an associates degree and I have taken the same core classes as any adn. And no...

Thank you LVNbayarea. This is the exact point I am trying to make. First if I give report to the dispatcher, it is the dispatchers responsibility to relay this to the medic, which apparently they don't do, so I again give report to the medic, then af...

Devil, I apologize. Your state is different from mine. From the Ohio Board of Nursing - "In Ohio, the term "advanced practice nurse" refers to someone that is a certified nurse practitioner, certified nurse- midwife, certified registered nurse anesth...

"You should be sure you know what your are talking about before calling someone a liar." From the AAFP - "Current Academy policy on NPPs stipulates that these providers should always function under the "direction and responsible supervision" of a pra...

The Pearson Vue trick is legit. The computer knows if you pass the exam or not immediately. Actual licensing status is pending through the state BON, because they don't get the results immediately, unlike the testing company. I researched this vigoro...

Devil, please do not take this the wrong way, BUT you just said "I earned my title, I have my independent autonomous practice, and I'll fight for both. Why won't you?" Last time I checked, NP's must be at the very least, in collaboration with an MD...

"so how did this make you anti-choice? you know that abortion isn't "anti-baby" right? lots of people that support a woman's right to abortion understand the majic and beauty of birth and life." I'm going to stop you right there. I am not "anti-choic...

I've never heard of a DSD other than dry sterile dressing. I think it may be one of those unique specialties with a small market at best. I had a DON years ago in a SNF whose title was "BSN, DON, C". I got the BSN and DON, and I asked her about the "...

I always considered myself pro-choice, but it was my OB rotation during clinical that changed my perspective. Not only did I get to see a live birth, but care for the same mother and baby in the following days. The girls in my class (there was only o...

"I think someone has never stepped foot on a university before. You really need to look into the history of educational titles and the use thereof." I beg your pardon... How many degree's do you hold? I have two - a BS in Business Administration with...

"Me too. It baffles me that people wouldn't want a universal healthcare system. This discussion has also highlighted to me how individualistic the U.S as a whole is with an "every man for himself" kind of philosophy. I am very grateful that Canadians...

"I believe that you are correct- Healthcare is a need. I also believe it is a human right. I believe for too long now in this country it has been a privilege and therein lies the problem." I could make a case that "healthcare" is not a need, but that...

"I am completely serious (and kinda curious about why someone in healthcare wouldn't already know this). A Master's degree is the minimum for licensure in PT, OT, and SLP in all fifty states (and has been for years, although I'm sure there are still ...

"Educational achievement has little to nothing to do with licensure." I'm going to give you this opportunity to withdrawal that statement."Educational achievement has little to nothing to do with licensure?" Are you kidding me? Go try to take medical...

I think your example demonstrates exactly why EMS seem to think SNF nurses are "clinically dumb". Normal, is a no-no in the nursing realm, especially in relaying report to other modalities. However, our "normal" is anything but normal, especially whe...

I'm not into the whole contacting the supervisor thing. I just feel like it would be a waste of their time to have to deal with something so stupid. Then again, if they hired correctly, it probably wouldn't have happened in the first place. I just fe...