Advanced Provider

Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!

I finally feel like a real-live advanced provider!

Tonight in class, I did my first IV stick!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!! (OK, OK, it was only on the plastic arm thingy.)



Yeah, yeah. I know all you Paramedics out there are rolling your eyes, and you nurses have already surfed away -- but to me, a lowly EMT for years on years, it seems like Neil Armstrong's 'One Small Step.' And albeit I have no idea when an IV is actually required. And I realize I have no idea what to do with it once it's in place. I also realize that there are still months and months left before I even think about considering myself a Paramedic. BUT GIVE ME A BREAK because I CAN START IVS!!!!