Recent content by Niesje

See if your classmates will come in early and you all can run scenarios to practice like the National Registry practical. Muscle memory. That's what we always did and preceptors tell our teachers all the time how prepared we are. Practice, practice, practice.

I'm really struggling my way through EMT school emotionally and financially for the reasons you have. I have 2 small daughters (3 and 18months) and I'm on my own. I have an insane amount of clinical hours to do, I'm owing money already on my student loans, behind on bills, and struggling to get...

I know how it is. I'm a student, too. I get my blood pumping when I hear the tones, I gey excited about pushing drugs, splinting, MVCs. My preceptors just roll their eyes and call me a squirrel lol. Just enjoy it. Everybody gets more chill about it from what I see. We only get to be newbies...

Around here EMTs and Paramedics get paid pretty well. The state average for TN is $19. But I've taken CNA course and currently work in a nursing home as a CNA while going to EMT school and EMT school is way longer, harder, and more expensive. My CNA class took 5 wks and required 21 clinical...

I don't see why it wouldn't work. There are some good examples already posted, but be consistent about pumping so you don't go dry. It can be really hard to keep up your supply when you pump.

I hope to get a job with the Nashville Fire Department when I finish emt school and I'm just curious about how hard fire academy is? What do I need to do to prepare? I'm kinda in shape, but I'm still getting there.

I dont resist change. I resist change in this direction. The US government has shown us incompitance at the best and corruption at the worst. These things should be left up to individuals and state legislation. There should be more freedom. We don't want or need more legislation. I wish everyone...

I'm not very large myself, but I can do it. The only issue I'm having starting out is lifting the stretcher from my waist up to my shoulders, but I'm still managing it. Nothing some curls won't fix ;) I'm doing a weightlifting routine and yoga, but it hasn't been that long. It helps. Seriously...

Question: I'm a student and just learned these acronyms a couple weeks ago and we didn't learn PEARL. We learned PERRL: Pupils round, reactive to light. Is PEARL something different? May be a dumb question, but you gotta learn somehow I guess lol.:P

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Hellz no. I'm going to Southeastern.

I've already decided nursing is not for me. I aspire to be a flight medic, not a nurse.

It's not so bad. I qualify for plenty of financial aid and ended up paying about what it would cost to go to other nearby schools and get less training.

I'm already on school. But why look into an RN program?

I'm paying over 16k, but I feel like I'm getting a better education than Columbia and Vol State. I liked the idea of getting more clinicals and I've heard really good things about their paramedics and they have the same teachers. So far, I'm really enjoying the class and I feel like I'm learning...