firemedic12 BSN, RN, EMT-P

I did the same this time last year. Life is immensely better now and I got a nice pay raise along with the change. About a month ago I started picking up in the ER on my day off just to get a little extra OT.

I keep hearing about a lot of nurses from around town who have their California license and fly to CA for 2 weeks and work, then fly home. Im not sure if they work directly for the hospital or for a travel agency. I assume it's a contract with the ho...

Recently I've read a position statement about the military adopting Acute Care NPs. I've seen where Air NG has a specialty code for them but none of the other branches do. Does anyone currently serving know of any plans to utilize AGACNPs or ENPs?

I'm looking at the same. I have 2.5 years ICU and CCRN as well as CFRN. By the time I finish my BSN I will pass my 3 year mark. If I get 50% time credit for my civilian experience would this mean I go in as an O2 instead of an O1?

Congratulations! I actually passed mine on 2/28/18. I used Pass CCRN myself as well as the CCRN review videos by Laura Gasparis. My computer froze 3 times during the test and my reaction the third time probably should have gotten me kicked out of the...

Only times I've ever used a filter is when infusing amio, mannitol, or TPN/PPN. There's possibly more but I've always been taught that it is used when there's a high probability that the medication will crystallize once it leaves it's container.

Some people have goals that are personal to them and certification exams can be the difference between getting a job offer and being passed up. Plus, many RN-BSN programs will give you credit for a nursing certification. It'll be much cheaper for me ...

As a former firefighter and paramedic, I can attest to this first hand.

My last job I was IV, code, RRT nurse most nights while the charge did her thing. I basically told them on my year anniversary to never orient me to charge. Charge nurse is a position of responsibility, but delegation still has a time and place.

We had one at the last place I worked. It was great having that resource available, but the idea behind it rubbed me the wrong way. Basically, it was management's way of having a scapegoat while saying they did something good for us.

I'm 4 classes away from finishing my RN-BSN program and I'll knock it until the day I die. About half the papers I've written in this program were while I was either tipsy or flat out drunk (only way I could maintain sanity while writing on such topi...

If it becomes a "law" to have a BSN to work at a hospital, I'll be expecting a check for the full amount of tuition, books, and fees plus allotted PTO for class work and studying.

My base pay went up, but I went from nights at my first job to days at my second so technically it was a pay cut. I still pick up PRN at my first job so that helps. They're really hurting for nurses so call-back pay is plentiful

I was a medic for 4 years before nursing school. The bedside isn't bad. Med-surg sucks. It's boring, monotonous, patients and families whine all the time, etc. I much prefer my ICU. It's far more interesting. I've actually found nursing to be far les...

I'm a former firefighter/medic and currently an ICU nurse. Also worked in corrections in a past life. This is hilarious. Also hits home as I once had to Narcan a girl I graduated high school with. She was, ironically, and honor student 🤣🤣🤣

I'd do it again without question. I started out in a level 1 trauma ICU and loved it. I still work there PRN. I'm now in the PICU at a level 1 teaching facility and love it just as much. My patients are super interesting and I love a fresh, ***** tra...

18D. I kick myself daily for not doing it while I was younger

I'm 29 right now and will be applying next year at 30. Planning to be finished by 33. I'd rather do an MSN/MSNA than a doctoral if possible. I'm so sick of school. CRNA will be my 4th degree 🤢

All you can really do is either put your name on the wait list or look for other employment. Nights really aren't all that bad if you find a routine that works for you. When I leave the hospital for my long stretch of days off, I force myself to stay...

Couldn't disagree more. I'm caught working 48-60 hours a week in the ICU and caring for a chronically ill wife and other family. I also have seen numerous men dealing with more than their fair share of domestic issues while working similar hours that...

Started my ASN at 26 while still on the fire department. Graduated at 28. Now I'm 29 and working on my RN-BSN. Should finish the summer after I turn 30. Then it's off to CRNA school! I want to get it all done now while the family is young and my wife...

We have a designated nurse assigned to do advanced assessments and US IV access. They have advanced protocols written out of what they can do without an order. As far as I know, pain control is not something they do. We don't have a designated "code ...

In my experience, the hierarchy for most hospitals is arterial > central line > finger stick. They say that an arterial draw is the most accurate. Pts on an insulin gtt get q1 sugars and I personally would rather not have my finger stuck every ...

So over the past few months, I've noticed a trend in my nightly assignments. I don't ever seem to be assigned to sick patients. I have to admit a truly critical patient to actually be assigned to one, but when I come back the next night, the patient ...

I came from an EMS background and had no desire to work in the ER. I did a few clinicals in multiple ICUs and immediately fell in love with it. We make similar spit-second decisions like they do in the ER while providing a continuum of care for days,...