firemedic12

firemedic12 BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. CPR

    firemedic12 replied to Vijayallnurse's topic in Critical Care

    I was always told it was heavily dependent on the patient's neurological status once ROSC is achieved. Some get placed on arctic sun protocol post arrest. I've yet to see someone get placed on AS and...

  2. Advice for men in nursing!

    firemedic12 replied to francoml's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm the only male on my rotation and haven't had a single gender-related issue. [female] Charge nurse and I often play the "who's the bigger @$$hole" game. It's truly a toss-up who wins that one. Just...

  3. graduate level classes

    firemedic12 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Obviously CRNA is my end-game here. I'm looking to take a couple graduate level classes after finishing my BSN (Already an ADN working in SICU for a year now). Any

  4. Masters or Doctorate in Anesthesia?

    firemedic12 replied to commonsense's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm applying next year and there's only 3 DNP programs on my list of schools to apply to. The rest are MSN/MSNA programs and those DNP programs round out the bottom of my list. I don't plan on getting...

  5. Is anyone else's ICU more like LTAC?

    firemedic12 replied to ICUchick's topic in Critical Care

    This is the exact reason I volunteer to be first admit every night. I'm stick of doing trach and PEG care on the guy with an anoxic brain injury that has coded 5 times in the past 6 months only for...

  6. Why Working ‘Just’ Three Days a Week As a Nurse Is Utterly Exhausting

    firemedic12 replied to European's topic in Critical Care

    Lol. My ICU is extremely short staffed right now and I regularly work 4-5 shifts a week (thank God for call-back pay). It's not bad and I'm still able to do all my work for my BSN classes and keep up...

  7. CVICU

    firemedic12 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Critical Care

    I don't work in a dedicated CVICU but I have SICU experience and regularly float to CVICU. It's interesting, I'll say that. The heart is an interesting organ and, while very dynamic, it's also...

  8. Whiny surgeons and drama-queen nurses

    firemedic12 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    This topic is starting to make my temper flare and making me look for other employment. I work at a SICU in a level 1 trauma center and we have a group of surgeons who seem to refuse to communicate...

  9. Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    firemedic12 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Pull rank? What rank? Show me an official seniority list and we'll talk about rank. Until then they should shut up and do their job. We have an issue with the same thing and I let the perpetrators...

  10. Paramedic and nurse?

    firemedic12 replied to Sirena_615's topic in Emergency

    I was a firefighter and medic for 4 years before diving head-first into the ICU. I miss my ambulance so much, but I doubt I'll ever ride one full-time ever again. Now, my pay has more than doubled...

  11. What are your views on male nurses

    firemedic12 replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    paperwork...management...

  12. What are your views on male nurses

    firemedic12 replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    Lol, my answer to this is always: "Because being a firefighter didn't pay the bills." In all seriousness, I worked in fire/EMS for years before I realized that career progression was based more on who...

  13. Louisiana Licensure-Hare or Turtle?

    firemedic12 replied to Hey_Nurse_Lady's topic in Travel

    That's typical of Louisiana. Nowhere will even interview you without a license in hand. NOLA is an awesome city with tons of opportunities (the wife and I visit multiple times a year). Given the...

  14. Louisiana Licensure-Hare or Turtle?

    firemedic12 replied to Hey_Nurse_Lady's topic in Travel

    4-6 weeks depending on if your packet is complete when they receive it. Be ready to submit lots of seemingly pointless crap and answer questions about your nursing school that you probably don't know....

  15. About prerequisite "Organic Chemistry I"

    firemedic12 replied to txsky SRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I took OChem when i was a young lad pursuing a Biology degree. Very interesting class but it took a huge chunk out of my life. Basically I spent 6 hours a day, 6 days a week studying to barely make an...

  16. What do I need to become a Flight RN?

    firemedic12 replied to PM2RN2016's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I did the same thing. Full time FD and also had a part time job while in nursing school. Basically I had no life outside of work and school. I would study and do homework between runs and at home. It...

  17. Curious About Drop-out Rate In Nursing School

    firemedic12 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    We started with 33 and graduated 14! All of us passed NCLEX first

  18. Calling EMS

    firemedic12 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I have a 12-lead in the drawer of my desk that nearly cost me my medic patch because I thought it was a panic attack. It wasn't until we put him on the EKG that things changed and I saw his HUGE MI...

  19. Frequent cancellations

    firemedic12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the last 2 weeks of my 12 week orientation at a surgical ICU at a level 1 trauma center. I love the job and I love the people I work with, but the amount of cancellations on this unit has me...

  20. Frequent cancellations

    firemedic12 replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    This times a million! I'm going to give it a few months before moving on. Our unit is a 16 bed SICU with 8 nurses scheduled per shift. Since I started we have yet to maintain a census of more than 6...

  21. California "travel" RN

    firemedic12 replied to firemedic12's topic in Travel

    Wow! Definitely some good information here. I can say for sure that San Jose and the Bay Area were both mentioned. I couldn't be happier that Redding was mentioned. I was there earlier this year and...

  22. California "travel" RN

    firemedic12 replied to firemedic12's topic in Travel

    This is coming directly from those on the ground. And the money the pull almost seems too good to be true. I want to investigate it but it seems like a very closely guarded secret. It seems partially...

  23. ADN new grad jobs

    firemedic12 replied to taylor92's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they hire ADN nurses all the time! I had no problem finding interviews or job offers with mine and my area had a very large and well-known BSN

  24. Nurse Practitioner vs Physician Assistant

    firemedic12 replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in General Nursing

    I recently watched an NP place a chest tube and insert a Swanz. There's really not much they can't do it

  25. How low would you go?

    firemedic12 replied to Goldenfox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hell no! I make more than that as a new grad in Texas without overtime! I've worked with psych patients I corrections and you couldn't double my pay to go