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I am pretty much doing the same thing as you. I am a first year BSN student, I am a basic and after I get my BSN I will getting my medics license and getting on the department here. Now, my knowledge is pretty much what Ive been told by my Dad(FF/Medic 27yrs), guys he works with and other firefighters I know. But, I know around me they work 24/48's so you can be in the hospital on your two days off, but depending on your department's schedule it could be easier or harder to also work in a hospital. As far as getting on a department, take as many tests as you can. It makes it much easier when you want a job and need to do well on a test, and you have done one just like it already. I have taken any test that comes up around me and am taking chicago's on saturday. Each one is easier than the last in the sense that I am more used to the environment of these big civil service exams, if that makes sense.

I am just curious what other jobs do some of you nurses have? Currently I am still in school for my BSN, but I plan on nursing not being my only job. Once I get out I plan to get on a fire department, and get my medics license. I hope to work at the hospital on my off days from the department. Anyone else doing something similar?

By the hiring thing, I simply mean by scarcity. I know some places because they don't have any men really want to hire them. But, I find it interesting you say you don't hear about the men in nursing thing. Maybe it is because I am in still in school that I hear about it more. I dunno.

Oh, I guess you are right. That does provide some confusion. By MICU, I meant mobile icu. That is what the flight company near me calls their ground units And for future reference, is the medical icu what is just commonly referred to as the icu?

Any of you NICU nurses previous patients of the NICU? Im curious because I am interested in the NICU and was also a NICU baby. About 21 years ago, I was born 3 months premature and spent just as many in the NICU. So, how many of you have taken it full circle and came back to the NICU?

Anyone else feel the whole "men in nursing" or "male nurse" thing is kind of annoying to constantly hear about? I always seem to hear "oh, we need more male nurses" and yadayada. But, really why does it matter? What makes a guy so special besides a girl? We just have the hang low, they don't. Now, I am not complaining about the fact that sometimes men can have an advantage hiring wise and such, but that does not make it right. In nursing, should anyone really give a **** if your a male or a female? Im just curious if any of you guys feel the same way.

overthinking. word. Thanks for the replies guys I appreciate it.

By that I meant the ones where it actually rotates on the tubing and it clicks into place. if that makes sense

Great, thanks! Now, what about the ones where you can turn the head? Don't they go from like a standard bell/diaphragm to a pedes diaphragm? or are those also tunable?

Thanks for the reply. Now the thing with at least in my area with the MICU, is the MICU is flight. The MICU units are ran when they can't fly, they're the same crews. Thats at least my understanding of it. Now in regards to MICU, would you think being a driver for a MICU would be of any significance? Cause I know here at the major company they only hire basics(at least thats the minimal qualifications) as their drivers.

Hello, I am a first year BSN student, and like a lot of people I one day want to be a flight RN/medic. Now I am wondering if after school I was able get a job in the NICU if that time would count towards critical care time for flight. I have heard from some that it does and from others that it won't. My plan is while I'm going through school to work as a basic or an ER tech. I will be working as a basic starting next semester on a private rig and after getting some experience transferring to a county near me to get primary care/trauma experience. Or, I could work as an ED tech. At any rate, I want make my chances good to get an ER or NICU job after graduation. But, if my goal is flight would I be wasting my time in the NICU? Would I be better off trying to an ED job? Oh yeah, and is it worth mentioning that once I graduate I will get my medics license and around that time I will hopefully be getting on Toledo's fire department. Thanks

Hello, this is actually my first post here! But anyway, I have done some searching online and nothing really seems to answer my question. I currently use my moms master cardiology steth, as soon as I started nursing school she happened to get a new job that no longer involves patient care, so lucky me. However, while I'm still learning I think it would be more beneficial to use a steth that allows me to see clearly when I am using the bell and/or the diaphragm. I was looking at some other littmans, but they all now seem to be tunable heads. Does anyone know if they still make non tunable stethoscopes? or any other decent manufacturers? Thanks