Hello welcome to my channel.
My Name is Jeremy Frierson I am currently a Paramedic who is currently in Nursing school.
In this channel I want to discuss the bold truth about the potential myths and set the record straight about the reality of both professions of Emergency Medical Services, Nursing, and Health care in general. I am a outspoken individual who is open to discussions to create more content for the channel.
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Congratulations. I start west coast in August and I don’t know how to start prepping for it! Any advice? Also, how was applying for student loans? I am scared they will deny my student loan applications
I wouldn’t advise you to go that school. Honest truth
@@esterajileye2345 why not? I don’t have an option. What do you do when you have no option? I have to go regardless of how I feel about it.
Everyone has their own opinion. Not everyone is gonna like West Coast and not everyone is gonna dislike it. I am thankful it gives me an opportunity to finish my RN when every other school has denied me! It is my dream to be a nurse and I won’t allow negativity stop me!
@@Galfam alright I wish you goodluck
Great tips man! I work 11pm-7am as a CNA in nursing school. I’m on the clock for 8 hours but only do a total of 3.5 hours of work. The rest of the time I’m at the nursing station studying.
Ketamine infusion therapy is curing millions of people it helps where pharmaceuticals don't ketamine is not for everyone
It should only be done by a doctor or clinic infusion therapy center never a hospital 🏥 ambulance 🚑
Congratulations on passing. I am also a veteran, and I am playing to use my GI Bill. Did you transfer any units? And what does the GI bill not cover?
I'm interested in an answer to this question?
To answer your question the gi bill covers tuition and usually depending on the school there maybe a yellow ribbon program
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 Thank for the reply, bro. I’m a couple terms into the program now. Any advice you can share to be successful?
Hi Jeremy, Did you work during West Coast? If you did how many hrs a week?
I worked as a paramedic security guard 40 hours and as a paramedic at a cardiac stress lab 20 hours a week and went to West Coast University's nursing program
As a security guard would you work 3 12 hour shift ?
For the most part yeah with occasional overtime
What does a security medic do? I get that you respond to calls, but do you rendevous with fire EMS for transport or do you have your own ambulance/partner?
Rich properties pay paramedic security guards to respond on their 24/7 to reduce the response time of ems treatment. The paramedic never leaves the property which usually a community with clubhouses and high rollers. So I would arrive first start treatment and if they have to go to the hospital I would call fire rescue to transport
It comes down to mindset. I'm a Paramedic & ED RN. Both skillsets help me view my patient in different ways. As a nurse, I have a more holistic look at my patient vs as a paramedic, I look at my patient in 10 min assessment increments. Its mainly because my treatment focus is different!!!!
And I completely agree. Since beginning to work as a ER RN and a on the road medic I often found role blend together rather well. But one vs the other knowledge wise the paramedic is at a disadvantage for this reason. The ER nurse generally has access to immediate accurate knowledge if they simply get stumped on what to do with the ER doctor there. Quick assessment. Medic has the overall advantage. Whole picture of care would have to go to the nurse.
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 Yep! I noticed when I was going thru nursing school while working as a medic, I felt like a super medic. I payed ALOT more attention to their living conditions, pmh, medications i.e possible polypharming, who helped them, would they need case management referral, previous admissions etc....My thought process wasn't just the quick (scene size up, sick not sick, load and go etc). On the flipside in the ED, if I'm working triage, (with my medic skills) I can pick a STEMI out from across the room...visually looking at the lobby patients. I'm also able to do quick assessments (learned as a medic). Both skills sets will make you a super nurse or medic. The only time I had to "Divide" my mindset was during nursing school. Paramedic mindset will HURT you in nursing school! LOL
@@theparamedic2rnnavigator oh wow I thought If you was a medic or LPN you’ll be fine with nursing
@@1990chula Not in school! School is a different setting. We had LPNs that failed out. Any schools purpose is to prepare you for NCLEX. No amount of paramedic experience will prepare you for a nursing school/NCLEX (sata) question, NOTHING WILL! LOL....there is definitely a difference between school test and real world.........
just saw the vid, congratulations!!!!!
Thanks bro I'll be back on the videos soon just been adjusting with the ER at this point
Congrats Jeremy
Thanks man
Any tips on how to make a level 2 and above? I try the adaptive quizzes but when I actually take the proctor, I bomb every single time. Currently finishing week 1 of Med Surg 3 at the Dallas campus
My advice is to take all of the practice questions, read the rationals when you get answers wrong. That's the most important part is understanding the rationals more than getting the answer correct. It won't hurt to also speak to your professor and do one on one's. Also simple nursing makes great concept videos that makes it easy to understand.
Congratulations Jeremy It’s been a while
Really has will be at least putting out a video once a week
My dude! Congratulations!
Thanks bro the struggle was real though
Congrats I am soon finish on extern doing my hours and then I will be done as well
Nice always good to see people grow too. I really wish you luck.
Congrats in advance
This is so frustrating! New subscriber here😀
Thank you for subscribing
Is that your smoke detector going off???
Yeah I changed it a while back my bad for not editing it out
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 It's okay. I was just curious.
I’m currently working a FT job at a nursing home, while taking the evening and weekends classes. However, I start core in August 22’ and I know classes will be much more harder than the general education courses that I’m taking now. I hope that I’ll be able to manage my job while attending classes, plus I’ll most likely have clinicals on weekends which is fine by me because I work on weekdays... Having a job is extremely important to me because of my car payements + other necessities! Anyways thank you for your video!! I’m also in the WCU Miami Campus.
That's awesome thanks for watching I'm currently studying for the nclex right now. But time management is definitely key when it comes to working and going to nursing school and good luck.
Why did you go with nursing over medic?
I choose this route because in south florida you have to be a firefighter to get the true 911 calls. I work in some areas that runs 911 but the career path is much better as a firefighter unfortunately I never had an interest in that route so career growth wasn't really possible so I switched.
I understand, im in the same boat. Im about to enter my second year in and adn program and im nervous as heck because OB kicked my butt.
I start PA school in two weeks. I’ve been a Respiratory Therapist for 6 years. I had to take 24 credit hours of science prereqs. So I get why you’re turned off by that. I took one class at a time including summers at the community college and got it done in a year while working full time. Def worth it because of the flexibility in specialty and if your are interested ER and Surgery PA might be the better route but good luck on whatever you choose.
Thanks man
I’m borderline passing. I’m a 2nd semester adn student. My average is a 76.5 and our passing score is 74. I have one more test that I need an 80 or above and a final that I need a 65 on. Prey for me 😫
Keep pushing bro
Which campus are attending??
Miami Campus
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 how did you liked it so far? How much is the program?
@@1990chula it's a decent program but it's on the expensive end like 700 per semester hour I believe. I had my GI Bill and scholarships so it wasn't too bad for me
How do we pass this class😭😭😭😭
Follow not only the syllabus but the rubric and always take advantage of tutor sessions due to the critical thinking factor. Practice questions and knowing your lab values also helps hope this helps
Depending on state, im in paramedic school, ACLS, PALS, NRP, BLS certified and bout to graduate. In GA we can push narcotics, benzodiazepines, uppers, Antiarrhythmics. We can give 40+ drugs such as Valium, Versed, Morphine, Dilaudid, Ativan, Zofran, Ketamine, Rocuronium, Amiodarone, atropine, Adinosine, Cardizem, Lidocaine, heparin, furosemide, Brilinta, etc.,. We also work with training with PA student when it comes to ACLS. The PA proffesors recomend you go through paramedic school before jumping to PA because you need to be able to take responsibility, charge and know how to treat most if not all things. We can read STEMI’s and confirm that they are infact STEMI’s. With burnt patients we can do escharotomy and open their chest if its crisp to allow for chest rise and fall and so on... During clinicals with my program you actually deliver the baby with midwife talking to you, you work in ED and push drugs, ICU is boring cause its a nursing area they can do alot there, we have a cardiac center that is full of paramedics who start with 70k salary. Which isnt that bad. Second you get to intubate, you get to do Needle chest decompressions, you get to do a surgical airway where you insert a needle in the membrane in your neck where you can shove a tube in and make the pt breath. We now administer blood transfusions. My fiance is in nursing school, the kiss ass” is false because they are in NEED of paramedics because of low pay. Now in 2021 paramedics have ofline Medical direction, which means we can rander treatment w/o asking for orders. If you go on clinicals, at station your team will pitch in for you if your broke so thats a lie. They require in my program you do 400+ hours EMS, 60 adult pt, 15+ intubations in the OR, 2 successful hands on deliveries, 5 cardiac arrests, 20 ACLS team leads, where YOU make the call, you render treatment w/o any doubts. At this point your trained enough to start making PA like decisions. You just get payed wayyyyyy less than PA. I just worked my team lead today as the head paramedic, when you come in people welcome you because you get to make decisions... ALL EYES ON YOU, they wait for you to tell them what to do. In the ER/ED- the MD tells you what to do but you have the same amount of skills other than nurses cannot intubate. As a paramedic on the truck say like today i had a pt who was down for 10 minutes, not breathing, doesnt have a pulse.... i did my acls protocols which are NATIONAL!!! cpr, lucas device, start IV/IO, rhythm check, asystole, cpr, epi 1:10 1mg IV RAC, rhythm check IVR-30bpm/PEA , no shock , cpr, rhythm check, epi 1mg, 50mEq Sodium Bicarb, 1mg Narcan, 500cc NS, 14G IV EJ placed, called MD to stop all efforts due to no changes and wam MD asks for all the info and gives order to stop after 40 somethin minutes. So depending on type of rhythm and stuff you can shock, or pace, or just compress, different drugs, and its crazy 😜. But... have fun doing paperwork for hours cause paramedics we have to chart everything which sucks. As a nurse you will get to do alot once you become one but you have to specialize in one thing after residency, and chose a path wether its medical, surgical, or the critical aspect, the hospital you aply to chooses you, and depending on which classes and route you chose thats where youll be chosen, my fiance cant work at the er because she did not choose critical based nursing classes during her nursing school there for she is in medical. After that once and if your picked they take you around only those specific places related to medical or trauma or what ever. The critical route gives you the ICU, MICU, CVICU, CCU, NICU and ED which are the best fields for nurses. Trauma nurses do so much and such and amazing job. Last thing about paramedics, they do work as a team but your focus as a student is to take charge and tell everyone what you want done to the pt, wether to push drugs or just start and IV and call it a day. ✌️
Kiss environment subjective to your environment area but infamous for first year probation firefighters paramedic students and recruits. The medications is true for medics 40 plus but it's thousands of medications in nursing ICU has a lot of autonomy. Paramedic your in charge for a lot less pay. Thanks for watching the video.
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 i ment no harm with my answer its just iv seen some amazing paramedics and some straight out of this world nurses but i wanted to put some input in cause now some areas are opening up the bachelor program for paramedics because they are realizing they need more time before releasing students. But no man i appreciate your reply broski!
Hey there!!
Hey good to see you its been crazy busy with school
When you apply for HRSA scholarship, do you have to work for them after you graduate?
You have to work for a community in need they will give you a list of facilities in your local zip code or area that qualifies as a healthcare center in need.
Love your content! What was your favorite class in nursing school?
To be honest pediatrics loved learning about them but still not sure if I'd work in that environment
I’m in accelerated nursing program. I work part time to design kitchens on weekend. I’m looking for job in the hospital now
Thanks cool for the time being hospital sitters might be good for you it and it will give you time to study but it maybe a payout for you depending on if you are good with that or not.
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 No one is hiring for sitters in the Long Island ny . I applied to lot of jobs lol. I really would like to work in healthcare
I know this struggle all too well. Working full time while in NP school is difficult at times!
Got to do what you got to do what do you do now as a NP?
@@jeremytherealtruth8923 I'm actually currently in an ACNP program now. It has been hectic lol
Oh my gosh I loved this video!!! It's certainly insightful since I plan on going to nursing school, specifically an LVN program, and hearing you talk about the classes you're taking and what ya'll are learning is so cool to hear. Thank you for this video and looking forward to watching the rest of your content. New subscriber here :)
Man thank you so much. Glad my video was helpful
yes! time management is probably the most critical thing (other than safety) that they're trying to impress on you in these final months to prep you for the unit/career. good luck in your final stretch and be safe!
Thanks man
Im in nursing school. I got it bro
Lol
Hey you. Good luck
Thanks very much appreciated
One of the biggest things I am learning early is that memorization is not how u will get through. Critical reasoning skills are key.
I 100 percent agree
I saw a comment about them being maybe new and it's the worst excuse ever. It's when you're new that you actually need to be on your game the most. Like they must have been sleeping in Nursing School or something. This's the height of sloppiness and irresponsibility and it's inexcusable. If they didn't know this, I'm worried about what else they don't know. Like, do they even know what medications their patient is on? How do they have an active ACLS/BLS/PALS certificate (which I assume they needed to practice) and not know emergency response protocol? Man, I'm just so confused. Lol.
That was exactly my mindset brother
This is our reality. My dad had this same conversation with me when I was 15 and it has always been stuck in my head. Society has created the angry black man. When there isn't any justice what would you expect? For black people to be nice? Naw not at all. Until we there is ACTUAL change then MAYBE the angry black man will ACTUALLY considering changing. Until then we have to stay vigilant. I appreciate this video bro.
Thanks brother
As someone who did their nursing school completely online, while it does have many perks, clinicals and numerous other things need to be hands on as much as possible. Going to clinicals helps you network really well with those leaders who can help you land a job. I could talk about this all day but if I could do nursing school all over I would do it face to face. Awesome video per usual. Almost there bro.
Thanks bro very much appreciated
Exercise and Advice. No better way.
Thanks bro
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
First week was overwhelming. I’m in my third semester. Can’t wait to finish
I feel you stay strong we both are almost there
Awesome!!
Thanks man one day at a time at this point
😩 I take leadership next semester. NOT looking forward to it! thanks for the insight 😅 Care plans do SUCK!!
Leadership for me seemed like a waste of time but whatever
@@jeremytherealtruth8923was it at least an easy A to balance out the harder classes?
Kind of was just study for the proctor
Sweet crossed 300, ssppaarrttaaaa!
🤣 thanks bro
Great Q and A. Im tagging myself in this one!!
Thanks glad it was helpful
I worked FULL TIME while in school. While i DO NOT recommend it, it can be done.
Completely agree but some people don't have a choice
sir. I will NOT be working in anyone's med surg lol
I feel you. Definitely going ER or ICU
Thanks for sharing that story. You sharing is your therapy session and people need to know its ok to talk about what people see.
For real bro
Gay or Straight..doesn't fucking matter. The question is can you do the job and do it right. Sexual orientation doesn't matter. So good answer on telling people get the fuck out of here because I would have said it too lol
Time management and remediation. We all have different ways on studying. Some good free material is youtube because there are so many channels out there to provide information that you feel you don't get in school. Passive learning such as listening to audio lecture while driving is great because you subconsciously learn but active learning is best. Keep pushing this knowledge out bro.
Liking the feedback thanks. Bro
Really good video... I think I will do one similar..... I have a full-time job and in nursing school in an accelerated program.. helpful video
Thanks I very much appreciate the compliment