rn1255 BSN, RN

rn1255 has 13 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Department/Trauma.

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1. New ER nurse; brain sheet?...other survival advice/tips&tricks

   rn1255 replied to shakabrah's topic in Emergency

   Yes!! ED nurses really only care about chief complaint, stable/unstable & concerning labs.

2. Continuing education

   rn1255 replied to rn1255's topic in Career Support

   Thank you for your advice!! It does help to know that it doesn’t seem to matter which MSN track I choose!

3. New ER nurse; brain sheet?...other survival advice/tips&tricks

   rn1255 replied to shakabrah's topic in Emergency

   Congratulations on the new job! I'm old school and not actually sure what a "brain sheet" is... Is this like a report sheet? Where you write information on the patient? If this is what it is, in the ER we don't worry about the typical stuff they woul...

4. Continuing education

   rn1255 posted a topic in Career Support

   I've been a RN for 8 years; working ER for the past 5+years. I'm thinking about getting a master's degree to give me options for when I'm tired of direct patient care. I have no desire to be a NP, CRNA, work in management or administration. l am look...

5. Critical care med drips

   rn1255 posted a topic in Critical

   What is a good book for instructing how to mix critical medication drips, normal parameters for them, etc.??