I took my back in April. It was open book for the mega code thing. _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search....
Josh Edwards
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Sep 2, 2004 2:38 am
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Hi Tami... the nice thing about ACLS nowadays is that no one fails- we get remediated if we need it. Relax, your co-workers are not lying, you will pass,...
Sandy, how are you? Any luck with th NCLEX RN. It must just really be the luck of the draw. I stressed so much over it, studying day and night and then got...
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I have to take ACLS too because I will have to work ER and go on ambulance transfers. I just passed NCLEX on July 14 and August 3 there was a packet for me to...
Paulette,,, i posted that i passed girl!!Thanks for asking.That was a few weeks ago. I am thrilled you did too, good going.Yeah, we loose some brain cells, as...
I work in a rural hosital and have been assigned to a workgroup to come up with a proposal for EMTs to work inside our ER and define their responsibilities....
First, you need to check with your state board of EMS. EMS personnel may not be able to function in the ER in the way they want to (anything other than clean...
I agree with Sandy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sharon sandy martin <butwhipe18951@...> wrote: Yup, keep them in the field then.Sandy tamjon76374...
Sharon Keck
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Sep 8, 2004 11:56 pm
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Are you feeling like they are trying to come in and take your jobs from you? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and...
Not at all. I think if it walks like a duck it must be a duck. If you want my pay, go to school and wipe butts as they put it.If you want to run things like in...
I agree with Roxan. You need to check with the Board of Nursing in your state and find out their limitations. Once a paramedic hits the doors of the ER, they...
I don't think that is the point, we have cna's that are superb but they don't want to run the ED. We also have am EMS that works as a cna to supplement his...
Sharon Keck
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Sep 9, 2004 2:41 pm
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As an "old timer" nurse, but a newcomer to this email group, I must say I have enjoyed reading these emails! As a former ER nurse from way back when, I could...
Terri Sayre
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Sep 9, 2004 3:16 pm
930
I also work in a rural hospital. Our EMTs do a little tech work also, usually in the ICU. I'm not sure we have a policy, I'll check. I know that they were not...
Johnston, Roxanne
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Sep 9, 2004 3:19 pm
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CNA II and phlebotomy. Thats what most of our techs are. ... From: Roxan Temaat To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:07 PM ...
I also worked in a rural Er. The emts there were a great help. In an emergency they were allowed to help start ivs, hang NS and assist in a code. They...
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In the original post, I didn't think the EMSers were wanting to come in a take over (sounded like they didn't want to come in at all; it's all admin). I,...
Where I've worked, they had to be (at minimum) EMT certified. General responsibilities included "eyeball" triage of walkins when the ER got swamped, stocking,...
EMTs, nation-wide, are certified (generally, a semester of college - approx 10 credit hours - 90+ contact hours). EMT-Ps, for the most part, are required to...
I would definitly check with the state board of EMS on this one. EMT-Bs (at least where I'm from), even in the field/transfer setting, can't change IV bags -...
They can hang fluids especially in the field. How else in an emergency could they manage hypotension, etc. Also since you work ER you notice most of your pts...
Roxan, even though the actual responsibility falls on the RN who sent them with a potentially unstable patient, the hospital is the entity that bears the ...
Terri Sayre
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Sep 9, 2004 9:24 pm
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I'd LOVE to have a well-trained EMT AND a CNA. We do not use them in Critical Care, but we do in our ER. They do not start lines or administer drugs or meds,...
Renee
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Sep 9, 2004 9:45 pm
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What an interesting topic. My daughter is a junior in high school and she is in the healthcare career track. This year she will certify in CPR, get college...
