musherdeb

musherdeb has 19 years experience and specializes in ER, peds.,nursery..

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1. Agency pay dropped ?

   musherdeb replied to AC439's topic in Agency

   just remember that if you go independent you are responsible for all your taxes and keeping up with all the paperwork. a lot of hospitals wont deal with you because they have no idea who you are. there are good and bad to all things. i have done bot...

2. Travel Assignment on Reservation

   musherdeb replied to gsusavz's topic in Travel

   Again email me and I can give you a heads up. You need to be prepared for a very different kind of nursing. It really depends on which one you are going to. Two of the ones I have been in in SD and MT are going thru major turmoil and there are some s...

3. Travel Assignment on Reservation

   musherdeb replied to gsusavz's topic in Travel

   sorry [email protected]

4. Travel Assignment on Reservation

   musherdeb replied to gsusavz's topic in Travel

   email me privately and i will tell you a few things.

5. Traveling Opportunities

   musherdeb replied to BellaRN2010's topic in Travel

   i have to agree about the pay. but i was only making around $22 an hour as a staff ER nurse in NM. i used to travel a few years ago and the pay was better. now the rates seem to be the same as base rates in most hospitals. but i really don't want to ...

6. Travel nurse workload vs. staff nurse

   musherdeb replied to vikichck's topic in Travel

   I ink it really depends on where you are. I am in a place right now where the travelers take all the rooms and the staff does ... Well what ever is left to do.this unit has only 7 beds and they are staffed with 4 nurses. So if you do the math it stil...

7. pediatric crash carts

   musherdeb posted a topic in Emergency

   i am really curious on the different types of pediatric crash carts you are all using. I believe we have the worst where i am right not. we are using "braslow bags." they are suppose to have everything you need except the meds, for each level of the...

8. Good Personalities for ER Nursing?

   musherdeb replied to JMomBaby's topic in Emergency

   way cool. i am gonna go to the class. no one around here has the cd.s oh well. that would have been cheaper LOL.. but i look forward to the class. i do well with hands on and that is why i love trauma. i am glad i dont work in one of the bigger hosp...

9. Good Personalities for ER Nursing?

   musherdeb replied to JMomBaby's topic in Emergency

   yeah i love TNCC great course. ENPC as well. sad that a lot of ER units dont require ENPC. oh well. how long is the test for CEN? and did you go to a class before? i am thinking of a class cause i hate taking tests LOL and i like to get as much inf...

10. Good Personalities for ER Nursing?

    musherdeb replied to JMomBaby's topic in Emergency

    yeah but i love it. call me crazy. so now i am getting ready to study for CEN and PCEN. do you know of any kind of Trauma certification out there for us as well? did you take the CEN. i have seen your posts in that thread.

11. anyone come to the ER with peds experience?

    musherdeb replied to hollyrn08's topic in Emergency

    i have had a variety of experience over the last 18 years that now really helps me out in the ED. i worked NICU, lots of med/surg/peds and i also worked as a second ob. once i got to the ED i was happy to be able to use a lot of this in the unit as w...

12. Good Personalities for ER Nursing?

    musherdeb replied to JMomBaby's topic in Emergency

    one word.... FLEXIBILTY.. got to have it cause if you are in a 15 bed er, all rooms are filled, 3 are critical, 3 can get there really fast, 3 are psych pt that have no evaluations done, 1 room is on hold for EMS, 2 rooms are trauma beds, prepped a...

13. ATCN/ATLS

    musherdeb posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone taken this course? i am considering it but wanted to know if it actually helped you. i am an ER nurse and want to increase my knowledge base as i get ready to study and take CEN/PCEN please answer if you have taken this course. thanks so m...

14. What is a good resource for learning Emergency Nursing?

    musherdeb replied to Footballnut's topic in Emergency

    great that you are looking to the Emergency Dept. my best advice would be to make sure you have a solid skills base. It takes time to become a good ER nurse. None of us learned it overnight and neither will you. You have to be willing to learn. to be...