emtpbill ASN, RN, EMT-P

EMT since 92, Paramedic since 97, RN and PHRN 2021

Making the most of my time on planet Earth.

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    "Your job is to make me happy"

    emtpbill replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you serious???????? My PCP would be writing me a check every visit I had since he is usually an hour late for every appointment. Never though I would see the day that hospitals send money...
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    Excelsior in Texas

    emtpbill replied to calliesue's topic in Excelsior College

    RN to LVN? That's
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    Anyone ever gotten stuck

    emtpbill replied to Twinmom06's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Ummmmm yes, was a medic of two years . Had a call just as we were cleaning the inside of the ambulance. Anyways my driver left a roll of paper towel over the slot for my sharps box. Had a seizures...
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    Excelsior College FCCA, What exactly is it?

    emtpbill replied to TanishaS75's topic in Excelsior College

    So this is a regular 8 week course taken at home? I thought it was an exam taken a Pearson Vue. Learn something new
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    Excelsior exam: Transition to the Registered Professional nurse Role

    emtpbill replied to sw915's topic in Excelsior College

    The amount of hours I have been putting in studying I should get higher than an A , if that were
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    Meaning of your username?

    emtpbill replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Emtp= paramedic Bill=
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    Excelsior exam: Transition to the Registered Professional nurse Role

    emtpbill replied to sw915's topic in Excelsior College

    So no one got an A, out of over 2600 people, no one got an A, and also no one got an F. I find that extremely hard to believe. Just out of sheer luck if someone guessed on certain questions, they...
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    Beginning of my journey

    emtpbill replied to Seity's topic in Excelsior College

    What method did you use to study for the exams? Did you use just the excelsior study guides or did you use sg101, or some other learning aid? And how long did you spend studying for each
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    Excelsior Pass Rates!!!

    emtpbill replied to j1l4d's topic in Excelsior College

    I agree with pixie.RN statement that excelsiors RN program requires base knowledge and the program verifies the knowledge already
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    confused

    emtpbill replied to happynurse59's topic in General Students

    I know if I see someone leave an exposed needle I'm gonna say
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    confused

    emtpbill replied to happynurse59's topic in General Students

    Do you mean a
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    Saline injection vs saline irrigation why do they say don't injection irrigation c

    emtpbill replied to PJAAA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No no no, don't use irrigation for injection! It's not sterile and the buffers may not be to exacting
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    Anatomy of a Code

    emtpbill replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Now imagine all of this being done by you alone. With an earthquake rocking the room back and forth, now you know what it's like to be a medic working a code in the back of a moving ambulance....
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    Preparing for the cpne via Excelsior ADN Program

    emtpbill replied to Shuggahs's topic in Excelsior College

    Gotcha, I am one week away from completing my general Ed classes and am gonna start popping away at the tests. I read that for classes it was 4 per but I guess that only applies to general classes...
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    EMTs Ever Look at You Like You're Dumb?

    emtpbill replied to Avill's topic in School

    Ok , everybody needs to simmer down a little. Before everyone says nurses have more education and such, while yes it may be true in the form of classroom stuff, medics have two year degrees now and...
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    How long do you attempt resuscitation for before calling a code?

    emtpbill replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think your first sentence sums it up, age and circumstances. As a medic it is up to me for when I determine no further resuscitative efforts will be attempted. I look at if it was witnessed arrest...
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    Preparing for the cpne via Excelsior ADN Program

    emtpbill replied to Shuggahs's topic in Excelsior College

    Sounds like you are doing the classes instead of testing out, which is completely fine and up to you. You can just take the tests by studying on your own and knock them out as fast as you are...
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    Exploring Options

    emtpbill replied to Keepinitsimple's topic in California Nursing

    Wondering, who has a transition to RN for 30
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    A Newly Defined Type of Constipation: Opioid Induced Constipation

    emtpbill replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Naloxone is not an opioid. While it will rip any exploring opiate off the receptor and has a higher affinity to the mu-receptor, it is not a
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    paramedic to rn start to finish

    emtpbill replied to medictobernjoe's topic in Excelsior College

    Just checking in to see how your progressing ? Me, I have one and a half weeks left of micro and A&P 2 and the I'm off to the nursing exams. Soooooo
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    Fundamentals of Nursing Challenge Exam

    emtpbill replied to dollface247's topic in Excelsior College

    Just make sure that you clear it with your academic advisor at Excelsior. Most of the General Ed classes are accepted but when it comes to the specific nursing classes/exams they may not. Just make...
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    Fundamentals of Nursing Challenge Exam

    emtpbill replied to dollface247's topic in Excelsior College

    Did you get the practice exams? The one's you pay for. I have heard they are worth there weight in
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    Money aside

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    When did the courses become available? I thought that was always part of the program. Didn't know that it used to be exam
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    50 and making a dream come true.

    emtpbill replied to Tigerlilley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    44 and am in nursing school. There are laws protecting people from discrimination due to age, and other things, when it comes to things like that. If that's what you want to do, go for it. I...
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    It's time to vent!!!

    emtpbill replied to MegRyanGirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know if I would say that, but I believe that with the pressures of everyday life people don't want anything that will slow them down. Between family, work, and other demands of life people...