Yes absolutely. I would never put myself in a position where I have someone's life in my hands and I don't feel confident about it. I will def keep you updated with everything and I really do appreciate your feedback.
Interest in SOST! Lot of questions!
Boy, do I have some uncomfortable experiential information to give you...
Medicine is called "practice" for a reason, my friend. If you ever get to the point where you feel confident treating a patient who is actively trying to shuffle off their mortal coil, lemme know.
For all your SOST specific questions, make sure to check out the previously shared episodes from Ones Ready- contact information included in the show notes.
Happy hunting!
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MCAS, I've been retired too long to give specifics on current SOST happenings, but I can give some thoughts if you like. As far as med surg vs ICU/ER as a new grad, you will get lots of different opinions (as you can see from this thread). Myself, I went from school to pediatric bone marrow transplant, an ICU-like environment then ICU and ER. Never worked a day of med surg and am now in my 21st year as an independent CRNA.
Not saying others don't have valid points about med-surg work as you can learn a lot but there are many roads to your goals.
If you are really interested in joining the AF, see a recruiter but nothing is guaranteed. The needs of the AF come first. Hit me up if you have other questions
Not saying others don't have valid points about med-surg work as you can learn a lot but there are many roads to your goals.
If you are really interested in joining the AF, see a recruiter but nothing is guaranteed. The needs of the AF come first. Hit me up if you have other questions
I appreciate your response. And yes, I'm in touch with two recruiters right now, one for officer to flight nurse, and one specifically for special forces. I think ultimately I'll go the flight nurse route first and then after I get experience with that if I still want to I can try to apply for SOST. I just want to be able to help save as many lives as possible and play a vital role in life support, and I think SOST will help me achieve that more than flight nursing would. I'll definitely hit you up with any more questions, I appreciate it.
Devildoc
Verified Military
Not sure what AF flight nurse is, are you interested in CCATT? I have a colleague who is a flight nurse with Duke Life Flight who is a reservist on a CCATT team, I can connect you if you'd like.
Flight nurses are aircrew on Medical Evacuation flights (Aeromedical Evacuation in AF lingo).
CCAT were not considered aircrew when I was in.
Devildoc
Verified Military
Thanks.
In the Navy world I was an enroute care RN, so that tracks. I was aircrew-qualified and did POI/casevac stuff or transfer to a higher echelon of care. Our critical care flight team were more like CCATT but a little different.
(caveat, my data is 16 years old) CCATT had a daily schedule in the hospital, on-call periods and didn't have a sortie requirement which is why they were not aircrew (I disagree with the AF on that one).
Coming as a paramedic for 25 years, former Army medic in 90s, time spent as an USAR and SWAT medic, most of this time, an educator and FTO, I applaud you RNs.
We just left a local level 2 trauma ED and the waiting room is a 12 hour wait, 98 percent of the pts are absolutely bullshit and there's at least 11 crisis pts that require the 1 on 1 watch.
A long time ago, I contemplated doing paramedic bridge to RN but I have a difficult time with ass aches in the field, I enjoy the autonomy of paramedic level street medicine and frankly, dealing with ass aches for hours would kill me.
Props to you all. You are the ones that run the EDs.
We just left a local level 2 trauma ED and the waiting room is a 12 hour wait, 98 percent of the pts are absolutely bullshit and there's at least 11 crisis pts that require the 1 on 1 watch.
A long time ago, I contemplated doing paramedic bridge to RN but I have a difficult time with ass aches in the field, I enjoy the autonomy of paramedic level street medicine and frankly, dealing with ass aches for hours would kill me.
Props to you all. You are the ones that run the EDs.
