muesli

muesli has 6 years experience and specializes in Emergency Nursing.

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1. Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

   muesli replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   My grandmother just retired and she is 83. My husband's grandmother works and is 88! I anticipate working a while although probably not in something so physically demanding. That's part of why I want...

2. Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

   muesli replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Retired by 53? My goodness I hope you have a great retirement plan or a rich spouse! I will be working until I'm 80.

3. Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

   muesli replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   By that time, assuming you are a nurse now, you will be in a much better spot than many young nurses. You will have years of experience, and in nursing that is what matters. I am trying to tailor my...

4. "TNCC" after "RN" and other letters of the day

   muesli replied to muesli's topic in Emergency

   Thank you.

5. "TNCC" after "RN" and other letters of the day

   muesli posted a topic in Emergency

   It's that time again to update my resume, fluff my little feathers, and put in as many uppercase letters after my name as possible to get someone to notice me lol. Which credentials do you include? It...

6. Ebola... What'cha Gonna Do When It Comes to You

   muesli replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Now that it is in the US... we all have a responsibility to get answers to this

7. CEN vs. ENPC

   muesli replied to muesli's topic in Emergency

   Thanks! This was very

8. Abusing ancillary staff

   muesli replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

   I'm not saying people hired into a job shouldn't do their job, but it seems to me that paramedics are a little over qualified to be hired to stock rooms and simply take vitals, similar to a nurse's...

9. PARAMEDICS IN THE ED...Do you have them????

   muesli replied to EDtraumaCNS's topic in Emergency

   No, except for students. I don't know why they would want to, although I'm not a paramedic so I can't speak to that. Paramedics are very qualified and can intubate, give meds according to protocol and...

10. CEN vs. ENPC

    muesli posted a topic in Emergency

    I am looking to build my credentials and education, and am wondering which of these to do first? I don't work with pediatrics very often in my ED which has pedi specific nurses. That is one reason the...

11. Starting out in Trauma

    muesli replied to SWAT RN's topic in Critical Care

    With your experience in ICU honing your assessment skills with critical patients you would probably do very well if you felt drawn to the fast pace of a level one. The only credential you should...

12. Trauma vs. ER

    muesli replied to healthstar's topic in Critical Care

    Weatherck, get your TNCC as soon as you can. I found it very informative and

13. Trauma vs. ER

    muesli replied to healthstar's topic in Critical Care

    Things that end up being treated in the trauma room must meet certain criteria, but they typically include car wrecks, gunshots, stabbings, or falls or other accidents with suspicion for serious and...

14. No teamwork in ED

    muesli replied to hella_RN's topic in Emergency

    Is staffing and acuity different in your new job? Perhaps it's unreasonable to assume people are going to help you with routine tasks, but hopefully when the poop hits the fan in your assignment and...

15. ED vs. ICU experience

    muesli posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Anyone get into CRNA school with ED, not ICU,