tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555680364203304612011-12-01T09:54:37.462-08:00Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-73803776780543517502011-12-01T08:49:00.001-08:002011-12-01T09:54:37.473-08:00

Good morning on this first day of December! Wow, another year gone by way to fast, and 2012 looming just around the corner! Will this be your year?... I know we always hope and pray the coming year will a better one than the year we just left behind us. But if you think about it, the days go on just as the others before them, the only difference is the calender marking it as a new year. Let's

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-65733124771664017662011-11-16T12:05:00.001-08:002011-11-16T12:16:47.130-08:00

Click here to read a very interesting article on the detection of drugs in a person's system by using a fingerprint! Rehab center's would definitely benefit from this new technology. What about the work place? Your supervisor pops out of their office with this little gray box for a random drug test! How about airline pilots? The possibilities are endless, so are the ramifications. My next

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-11485870509892452522011-10-24T14:24:00.000-07:002011-10-24T14:25:01.298-07:00

This most recent IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Course brought to mind the often overlooked necessity of a positive frame of mind when in a learning environment. This course covers a lot of topics, material, and techniques, and it is easy to fall into the mindset of a student if you're not careful. What I mean by this is that I noticed that those students who approached the course as a

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-74415958902983721252011-04-25T14:02:00.001-07:002011-04-25T14:41:20.751-07:00

Hi everyone!Found another really cool website-all about port-a-caths for the Radiological dept. All of these new scientific up-dates and improvements make me very excited and a little breathless!Take care! Sherriclick here

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-20708640532122543362011-03-24T13:06:00.000-07:002011-03-24T13:27:10.842-07:00

Hello to all!Check out this new web site! Very interesting and so many new medical advances- most of which you will get to see in your nursing career!Check out this article!Hope you are all having a great springtime (and not getting too wet!)Take care, Sherri

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-52020165049825364882010-12-28T09:49:00.000-08:002010-12-28T09:56:05.863-08:00

Hey all! Just a reminder to anyone who was planning on using the 20% holiday discount, you'll need to sign up for your desired course before the New Year!The code is: HOLIDAY20You can register over the phone, (714) 577-0187, our online shop, www.GenesisMECshop.com, or in person at our offices in Brea. American Heart Association ACLS, PALS, BLS Certification and Renewal, State Certified IV Therapy

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-49312030533422459122010-12-01T15:30:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:39:32.244-08:00

It’s finally December, and therefore the perfect time to let our past students know about our 20% HOLIDAY DISCOUNT! Any past student can enter the code: HOLIDAY20 during checkout at our online shop, www.GenesisMECshop.com, or use it over the phone at (714)577-0187. Local to Brea? Stop by the offices Tuesday to Saturday and use it in person! Got some friends you want to join you? Share the code

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-52707778007048179712010-10-23T07:50:00.000-07:002010-10-23T08:05:10.625-07:00

Hello to all,Late one night as I was surfing the web for new and exciting medical inventions (one day I will have a social life when I can find the time!) I came across the website 'gizmag.com'. Lots of cool articles concerning the medical field. Check it out! EKG Phone App

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-38418729294781349672010-09-02T20:08:00.000-07:002010-09-02T21:39:31.896-07:00

I just wanted to take a moment say a few words about one of the hardest working members of the Genesis Medical team. His name is Chester. At least I think Chester's a he. Chester doesn't really say too much. More of the strong, silent type. Actually, I don't recall ever hearing Chester say anything at all. Hmmmm. Come to think of it, he spends most of the time just laying around. But, we

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-19445294931507601682010-09-02T14:40:00.000-07:002010-09-02T14:45:51.823-07:00

I hope everyone has a fun and safe Labor Day weekend!! Enjoy that day off because they don't come around often!! :O)

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-66445659572594956942010-07-09T14:37:00.000-07:002010-07-09T14:56:15.509-07:00

Genesis Medical is pleased to announce that we’ve added a new course!! And we’re celebrating with discounts!We had so many requests for PALS, we just had to do something about it, and now we are thrilled to now be offering The American Heart Association’s Pediatric Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support! As with all GMEC classes, our PALS courses will be taught by professional, approachable

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-32591316891842584112010-06-22T09:44:00.000-07:002010-06-22T11:05:57.538-07:00

Summer is here and we're making some great changes at GMEC! Our classes are filled to capacity, so we need to make room. Now before I go any further, you need to understand that Nicki, our office manager, can do ANYTHING. She is truly an angel on earth, with organizational skills that would meet, and surpass, our own Florance Nightingale. To this end, Nicki was able to organize, compress

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-3744874782801930722010-04-17T06:54:00.000-07:002010-04-17T13:47:16.322-07:00

Yes! Spring is here!I'm looking out my office window at the most vibrant pick azaleas I've ever seen. It occurs to me it's been spring for a while, but we have been incredibly busy here at GMEC, so many of you have taken our courses. How wonderful it is to teach all of you-IV certification, ACLS, BLS-some of you have taken all of our courses, feels like family!Many times,after a hard day at the

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-60249807933831721922010-01-30T09:11:00.000-08:002010-01-31T07:45:23.912-08:00

Hello to all, I'm very excited about some new courses from the American Heart Association.In the past there were two courses you could take for for ACLS(Advanced Cardiac Life Support)provider certification: ACLS Certification for first timers, and ACLS renewal.Typically, the ACLS Certification course runs approx 10 to 13 hours depending on class size, etc.,. The renewal course runs approx 6-7

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-17225609220605556292009-12-03T13:24:00.000-08:002009-12-03T13:50:30.411-08:00

Hello from our new Brea office!How did November pass by me without my noticing? Since our move to Brea in October, we've settled in quite nicely. We love the location, and our students are as eager as ever to become IV certified and get their ACLS cards.We hope you all had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving, and are looking forward to more Holiday fun and food! The button on my jeans is at red

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-80645852449412400862009-10-28T10:03:00.000-07:002009-10-28T10:09:54.268-07:00

Hello again from Genesis Medical! We’ve been moving (literally!) and shaking in the month of October. We’ve relocated 10 minutes down the road from the city of Orange to the beautiful CITY OF BREA! 500 S. Kraemer Blvd., Suite 105, Brea, CA 92821 Along with this new location, we are excited to offer a new AHA ACLS Fast Track Course. You still get your certification and card on the same day, good

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-23332508727627044742009-10-06T20:25:00.000-07:002009-10-06T20:50:32.937-07:00

Two years have gone by quicker than a Doctor on rounds when you want to discharge a patient. Our lease is up and we’ve moved to a beautiful suite in Brea. We’ve set up a great new classroom. There’s a perfect corner for the ACLS Megacode, a separate room for IV testing, and a multitude of restaurants on every corner within walking distance. Well, so much for my goal weight! Speaking

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-54353239107626810742009-09-21T18:59:00.000-07:002009-09-21T20:27:59.130-07:00

Picture this..... the code has been going on for 3 minutes... you're doing compressions, your arms ache, they feel like the linguine you ordered last night at Olive Garden. No one else is free to take your place. You remember hearing in ACLS class... "high quality CPR compressions will save your patients life". Flashback to Memorial Hospital, late 1970's, working the night shift in the ED (hot

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-15423547209419608672009-09-02T13:58:00.000-07:002009-09-02T14:11:54.079-07:00

1765 - The first U.S. medical college opens in Philadelphia. 1772 - New Jersey passes a bill requiring a license to practice medicine. (Scary thought!! Who was regulating whom before this?)1848 - First U.S. medical school for women opens in Boston.1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree. (But could she get a job!!?!?!) 1864 - Rebecca

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-31869052778763859902009-08-12T07:18:00.000-07:002009-08-12T09:03:52.801-07:00

Are you asking yourself the same thing? Where the heck did summer go? August is marching along without so much as a backwards glace at the panicking masses trying to keep up with the passing year. School is starting soon, holidays will be on us like a tsunami before we can say "is that really a Christmas catalog in the mail?" (Insert deep cleansing breath here). So many memories of my

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-85813804984944279452009-07-20T14:30:00.000-07:002009-07-20T17:29:11.583-07:00

Hello from GMEC! It's been a while since I last wrote. We could use a few more days in the month to teach all of our classes! It warms my old nurse bones to see all of you nurses and medical professionals continuing to educate yourselves. You go! I just finished reading a very interesting article about a new gadget called 'Vasonova'. As I have mentioned in earlier entries, the world of

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-56589327646548897132009-06-30T15:57:00.000-07:002009-06-30T16:53:47.860-07:00

"Star Trek Medicine" I remember watching "Star Trek" as a kid in the early 60's,(yes I'm that old),thinking how groovy it would be to wave Dr McCoy's cool light blinking gizmo over a body and have a diagnosis in seconds! Cut to the present. With the advent of new technology (Nanotechnology...groovy), the future is now. Currently physicians are using IV thrombolytic agent, tPA (tissue

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-16443910814612784812009-06-16T19:32:00.000-07:002009-06-16T20:28:09.814-07:00

In ACLS everything centers around the heart. I teach medical personnel how to save a patient during a heart attack. But what leads up to the point of infarction? Lifestyle? Diet? Genetics? Bad habits? The truth is, all, or any one of these could lead to the untimely death of cardiac tissue. What if doctors could see into the future and prevent a life threatening event before it happened? If they

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-86169316649030751352009-06-03T19:29:00.000-07:002009-06-03T20:20:37.810-07:00

Did you ever have one of those days? It doesn't matter where you work or which specialty you're in, some days you wish you'd just stayed in bed! Nursing is one of the most difficult careers on the planet. It takes a tremendous amount of courage to get up and go to work after one of 'those days'. What kind of human being can go back to work after having someone yell at you, be it a doctor or

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-29100653173932915672009-05-22T19:42:00.000-07:002009-05-22T20:08:54.155-07:00

Charles-François Felix 1635-1703French surgeon who single-handedly raised the status of surgeons above that of barbers and closer to that of physicians with his operation of an anal fistula on Louis XIV (ouch!). Felix practiced on several peasants before attempting this procedure on the king. At this time, surgeons did not have the educational or social status of physicians and competed with

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-82988822529993801652009-05-12T19:03:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:24:00.328-07:00

Wow! What an ACLS class we had this last weekend! After I excused my class for lunch, there was a power outage that covered at least five city blocks (including our building!). Two of my students,(a Doctor and a male LVN) got stuck in the elevator between the 2nd and 3rd floor! Our office building has very few people on Saturday and this was no exception. Security tried to find the maintenance

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-31071750408996789502009-05-04T16:15:00.000-07:002009-05-04T17:41:06.319-07:00

You may have heard about or even used intraosseous access in your medical arena, but have you seen the newest intraosseous products out on the market? I hate to say it, but war brings about some incredible inventions out of necessity. I/O(Intraosseous) infusion has been around for a long time (80 yrs!). I have used it in the ED as far back as 20 years ago. The military has made incredible

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-80890894267300335272009-04-30T19:16:00.000-07:002009-04-30T20:11:00.547-07:00

I may not have mentioned this before, but not only do I teach classes for Genesis Medical,I'm also an operating room nurse. I cannot tell you how often the skills you nurses learn in our IV therapy and ACLS classes are used in your day to day patient care. For example, in the OR I have started IV's on several adults and children,one recently was a very brave 11 yr old who didn't move a muscle!

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-88340489378176987572009-04-19T21:15:00.000-07:002009-04-19T21:47:44.560-07:00

As I teach the many classes Genesis Medical provides for our medical community, there is one constant I see in every class. Fear of the unknown. In your day to day experiences in the medical field, what do you fear the most? Performing a procedure you have been trained for, for the first time? (starting an IV!),running to your first Code Blue praying you'll remember what to do, or seeing a life

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-39945544184249816852009-04-19T20:16:00.000-07:002009-04-19T21:15:09.010-07:00

Samuel GregoryBorn 19 Apr 1813; died 23 Mar 1872. American pioneer in the medical education of women who founded the Boston Female Medical School, first medical school in the world exclusively for women, because he disapproved of male doctors attending childbirth. Opened 1 Nov 1848 with 12 students, its early curriculum focused on midwifery. Renamed in 1850, New England Female Medical College

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-57003826683587242942009-04-13T20:27:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:44:20.268-07:00

Summer is coming! Sun, long days, BBQ's, and fun at the pool. Having a safe pool with fencing and a cover isn't enough. Could you save a life if an accidental drowning occurred? You have to act fast, what do you do? Did you know 66% of toddlers that drown are being watched by their parents? It only takes 5 minutes or less out of sight for a tragedy to occur. Taking a AHA CPR class gives you the

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-61193112435536775762009-03-30T20:20:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:24:15.623-07:00

March 1907-Irish born Mary Mallon, the most infamous typhoid carrier in history, was finally found to be responsible for an out break of 22 cases of Typhoid Fever in New York between 1900 and 1907.Escorted by police to Riverside Hosp in North Brother Island,NY, Mary was quarantined for 2 years. Released after promising never to work as a cook again, Mary resurfaced as (you guessed it)a cook at

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-25241518452392510942009-03-30T19:39:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:13:41.053-07:00

Did you know 25% of all strokes occur in patients with atrial fibrillation?Have you heard about... the Watchman? As you know, our biggest nemesis with patients in atrial fibrillation is STROKE. A-Fib occurs when the right and left atruim of the heart quiver instead of beating in a regular rhythm. If this condition continues, blood pools in the atrium and clots can form. Patients are normally

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-57255913934117337382009-03-30T18:46:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:14:05.137-07:00

Wow! It's hard to believe 3 months have passed since I made an entry. Tells you how busy we've been at Genesis! Not only do we teach incredibly great classes already,( IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal, EKG Prep for ACLS), we've added ACLS and BLS (CPR)to our line-up. Our ACLS class is very low stress and taught by caring and compassionate instructors(me!) I really enjoy teaching this class. The best

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-47640847100134320962009-01-06T12:32:00.001-08:002009-04-03T12:08:51.595-07:00

Happy New Year from Genesis Medical Education Consultants!! We are excited about this upcoming year as we are quickly approaching our “busy season”. With our new Heartsaver & BLS (Basic Life Support) for Healthcare Providers Courses, we anticipate an exciting and eventful 2009! We are also adding more IV / Blood Withdrawal Certification & ACLS-Prep EKG Arrhythmia Interpretation Courses so

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-69946065087644957932008-09-22T09:36:00.000-07:002009-04-03T12:00:28.472-07:00

GMEC is now officially an American Heart Training Site!!!After several months of planning and preparing, we're proud to announce that GMEC will now be offering BLS courses!! Our first course will be scheduled for November of 2008. Please check the calendar section of our website for exact dates and to register online: www.genesismec.comWe also plan to offer ACLS courses toward the beginning of

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-18523882541031276962008-08-29T12:57:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:57:46.988-07:00

Genesis Medical Education Consultants is now on MySpace! We will be posting pictures from our classes as well as comments made by our students.Please feel free to leave your own comments. We love hearing feedback from our students!http://www.myspace.com/404777459

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-87468536813869453292008-08-04T15:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T11:55:28.187-07:00

We've had a lot of new nursing graduates come through our doors this summer and we've really enjoyed getting to know each of you. Since referrals are our number one source of business, we appreciate your feed back and want to say a special "thank you" to all of you who have referred us to your friends! We love what we do here, at Genesis Medical, and hope that it shows in the way we communicate

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-37216287975204287642008-03-04T16:23:00.000-08:002009-04-03T11:52:49.016-07:00

Q: How many Continuing Education Hours will I receive? A: LVN's receive 36 CEH's for the IV Therapy / Blood Withdrawal Course, as they are required to be certified in order to administer IVs or to draw blood. RN's receive 20 CEH's because IV therapy and blood withdrawal are considered part of their scope of practice. Q: I'm an RN, am I required to take an IV certification course?A: RN's are

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355568036420330461.post-51459825623478223992008-02-13T08:38:00.000-08:002009-04-03T11:23:07.263-07:00

Genesis Medical Education Consultants' Mission Statement:Genesis Medical Education Consultants, a continuing education provider, offers state of the art, up-to-date courses to our nursing community in a safe, professional, hands-on environment with a deep commitment to educational excellence centered in the core values of nursing.Who we are:Genesis Medical Education Consultants is a privately

Genesis Medical Education Consultantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174704617173061080noreply@blogger.com1