"Skip, This is such a topical question, it begs a response. I have been a flight paramedic/flight nurse for the last 15 plus years. I recently resigned my position over a concern I had regarding the safety of operations and the competency…"
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Warren E. Shaulis
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Warren E. Shaulis replied to Kristen Cuciti's discussion Injury stops my career"it may be a leap of faith, but you mention you have a bachelors degree, have you considered a PA program? some of them are distance programs that you complete mainly from home, but require occasional travel to the campus. They are geared towards…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Dalela Manning's discussion Advance in paramedicine ..."Exactly Skip, as always, you have struck the long cylindrical fastener on the cephalid end. Dalela, one thing to consider is that EMS and nursing are not mutually exclusive. I couldn't stand to be a floor nurse either, nursing school taught me…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to EMS_Fanatic's discussion Paramedics: too many esophageal intubation..."Your education seems to grow with each post but not your knowledge of nursing.
I have made a total of about 5 posts ever to this site, so that is kind of a stupid statement to make. I digress, I don't see the need to post my resume to a…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to EMS_Fanatic's discussion Paramedics: too many esophageal intubation..." Geri, I certainly appreciate your insight, however I have noticed a trend on several posts that I have read your replies to. You seem intent on highjacking the original intent of the post and going on a tirade against paramedics and their…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"No one? Bueller? Bueller?"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"Ok, sorry, I have been busy and haven't been on for awhile. I see that direction has taken the normal course of healthcare professional discussion boards. By that, I mean it has degraded into a verbal battle of my profession is more important…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Ethical Issues in EMS - the non-clinical side???"nepotism, favoritism in hiring processes, and after, poorly qualified leader/manager promotions, just to name a few"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Charles Drollette's discussion National standing on 24 hr shifts"As Skip mentioned, Lower unit hour utilization is an important consideration. My systems runs approx. 1 call per aircraft per 24 hr shift. Well within an acceptable range by anyone's standards. Obviously, a range of variance. but we do…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"
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Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"
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Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"
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Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"Also, let us not forget that a great deal of EMS is provided by volunteer EMS clinicians who receive little or no renumeration. Regardless of our personal feelings on the benefits or detriments of the volunteer EMS system in our country, we should…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"Oh, and I forgot the other issue brought up by Chris! I hate to say it, but not all people that want to be EMS clinicians should be EMS clinicians! I know, I am speaking heresy, and I can see the pitchfork bearing masses headed to my doorstep led by…"
Warren E. Shaulis replied to Skip Kirkwood's discussion Nurses Prepare for Expanded Roles - take-aways for EMS?"Gentleman, I believe that is a significant point, that our EMS instructors need to raise the bar a bit, not only for the students, but perhaps for themselves as well. We instructors sometimes take the easy route, in that we use the rote, skip…"
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- Primary Role in EMS
- Paramedic/EMT-I/EMT-D
- Primary Agency/Department Type
- Paid Fire/EMS Department
- Primary Department/Agency Name
- Sturgis Fire and EMS
- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 22
- Other Past or Current Departments
- Sturgis SD Fire & Emergency Services, Spearfish SD Emergency Ambulance Service, Air Link, Valley Ambulance Service Scottsbluff, NE, Mitchell NE Volunteer Fire Department, Thibodaux LA Volunteer Fire Department, etc. etc. etc.
- My Training:
- RN, BSN, NREMT-P, EMS Instructor, AHA BCLS-ACLS-PALS instructor, PHTLS Instructor
- About Me
- pursuing my masters in nursing as a family nurse practitioner
- Day Job
- Paramedic
- Relationship Status
- Married
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 5:01pm on February 12, 2009,
gleneber said… - Hey Spanky!!!
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