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Post by medic09 on Mar 19, 2009 12:35:53 GMT -5
Pretty misnagdish, myself; but I'll have to remember the segulah just in case. Great news!
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Post by medic09 on Mar 19, 2009 12:33:27 GMT -5
Welcome Penina! ;D
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Post by medic09 on Mar 18, 2009 12:04:58 GMT -5
Let me be the first to shout Mazal Tov! May Hashem bless you and your patients together.
Nu, tell us more...
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Post by medic09 on Mar 17, 2009 9:24:16 GMT -5
Achot, I'm afraid you are mistaken. I think you may not know what a paramedic does.
A stam nehag ambulance/ambulance driver in MDA is a basic EMT, with just a few additional skills (such as starting IVs) more than an EMT in the US.
A paramedic is, as I described, another level of professional with advance assessment skills who does a field diagnosis, and initiates some pretty serious care; most noticeably complete ACLS care (drugs, electricity, the works). Although not required, many paramedics in Israel have a BS as paramedics, similar to a BSN. That is why there is an increasing number of graduates who are Paramedic/RN.
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Post by medic09 on Mar 16, 2009 7:36:03 GMT -5
My apologies for hijacking the thread; but if he is supervising the administration of IV meds, he isn't an "ambulance driver", he is a paramedic. A professional trained, examined, and licensed (certified in some places; in Israel it's a license as I recall) in prehospital medical care. S/he makes a potential diagnosis, prescribes and administers some pretty scary drugs and treatments. Often with no doctor to consult. (Although Israel still uses the European model that has MDs on some ambulances.) And yes, s/he does all that while supervising and directing the actions of other crew members in pretty chaotic situations. And, in Israel, quite a handful are graduates of combined programs that have them finishing as Paramedic/RN. Just a plug for the profession. Mordechai Combat Medic 09 (medical sergeant) IDF National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic Board Certified Flight Paramedic Oh, and also RN/BSN ;D And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 17:08:47 GMT -5
Interesting looking article in recent issue of Tradition (Winter '08). Halakhic Issues Presented By Breast Cancer, by Naomi Englard-Schaffer and Dr. Deena Zimmerman.
Haven't read it yet, but looks interesting. In the same issue, Rav JD Bleich expresses an interesting opinion in passing concerning glucometry on Shabbat for diabetics. Ask your LOR if he subscribes and will lend it to you.
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 12:53:25 GMT -5
I don't get it. Stupid moment. NO, it's a Lord of the Rings thing. Ents were the ancient tree people in one of the books/movies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EntI'm a font of useless information. If I could only retain the holy Torah the same way...
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 12:50:53 GMT -5
Sorry. I would never be called the more aidel of this crew. My apologies, aidel maidel! I only meant that I didn't want to be the one to say it. I really meant no criticism. I apologize for coming across that way.
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 11:31:52 GMT -5
So Chana, were you an Ent?
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 11:29:41 GMT -5
That's exactly right! We often said that during school, though I didn't want to get that crude here on the forum.
There were 16 of us who had previous college degrees. All agreed that most of what made up a BSN was a complete waste of our time compared to our previous educational experiences. It would have been far more useful to teach us more science, medicine, clinical patient care, or have more clinical hours. Pretty much all the additional class time for the BSN was healthcare managment and policy stuff. The only potentially clinically significant addition was Community Health and Nursing, as I recall.
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 10:49:55 GMT -5
Chief Nursing Officer. There is a difference, actually; though not relevant to our use here. A CNO is a corporate or company 'officer' like the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer, etc. That gives them a seat and vote on the board; something a DON often (usually? always?) doesn't have. That gives a CNO more real influence (power) when it comes to budgeting, policy, etc.
See what a BSN taught me? Does nothing to improve my patient care, I assure you...
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Post by medic09 on Mar 12, 2009 17:03:26 GMT -5
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Post by medic09 on Mar 12, 2009 16:30:41 GMT -5
Don't tell my wife, but if SHE had costumed and asked me to join, I might have done something at least mildly silly. Cat in the Hat hat, or some such. As it is, she barely made it from work in time for a seudah before sundown. For about 13 years now, I've had to go wherever she is stuck for work and read the megillah for her on her lunch break. In earlier years, at night, too.l This year another Jewish colleague joined us in her office. It was the first time since childhood. My wife had made sure to bring her mishloah manot in the morning, so it was all very sweet.
Other forums I belong to, 'Reply' includes a button for uploading photos. Don't see one here. The 'Tags' bar includes and 'image' tag, but I don't know how to use it.
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Post by medic09 on Mar 12, 2009 16:23:54 GMT -5
You didn't ask me, but I think that would be Assistant Director of Nursing. Same as Assistant CNO in some places.
No?
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Post by medic09 on Mar 12, 2009 13:29:26 GMT -5
I have to admit, I somehow managed to dodge/ignore most of that stuff in school. UNM was much more focused on managment and health policy than nursing theory.
Having said that, I have a few thoughts for you. First off, Google. There are a number of famous nursing theorists out there (and a few of them are real wackos IMO). A standard nursing text is likely to emphasize just the favorite approach of the authors; but Google will give you a bunch of names to follow up on.
Second, how much time and energy do you have for this? When I was doing a different degree I used any paper as an excuse to learn Torah. Any topic that I could think and write about from a Jewish perspective, I tried to do so. So, you're Jewish, no? You're going to be a nurse, no? Now's a great time (they did ask for your philosophy, after all) to start figuring out what it means to you to be a Jewish nurse, and get credit for it!
B'hatzlaha! Let us all now what specific help you want.
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