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For nurses who work 12 hour nights, 7p-7a, and have a weekend obligation, what is considered the weekend? I'm sure Sat 7p to Sun morning 7a is considered the weekend, but is Friday 7p to Sat 7a, or Sun 7p-Mon 7a the other weekend shift? If you are re...

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 to expand my skills now. I want to have more oppor...

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. *sigh*

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 career to get good experience when I am still relat...

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 can really get out of control. I was going to put...

Thank you. :)

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

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 ENPC appeals to me though, so I can be stronger i...

Thanks! This was very helpful.

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 aid with no formal training. Why don't they hire nu...

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 assess. Why would they want to share duties with ...

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 consider is TNCC. Other emergency-specific credentials ...

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

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 emergent internal injury. Depending on the injury, ...

What are some reputable CRNA programs? Can anyone recommend a school in New England from personal experience or reputation? It seems there are not many NA schools in the US; I also would like to get a sense for how competitive they are. How likely wo...

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 someone else is less slammed with acuity, they will...

Anyone get into CRNA school with ED, not ICU, experience?

What ACRNO6 described is right on the money. You focus on more of the comfort things, the less critical aspects of care. But in that don't underestimate your impact on patient outcomes. Sure, it's humble work, but you have time to educate, turn and r...

It seems there are many different hospitals in Portland. What are some of the better places to work? What are the best paying? Which ones are level one trauma and experience the highest acuity? And finally, is it feasible to commute from the Vancouve...

I'm still shaking my head at the young guy who came in c/o chest pain after a speedball, was found to be in bigeminy but eloped because his girlfriend needed a ride to work and he was "fine." Did I mention he was driving. Oh, and then he says to me, ...

As a new ED nurse, though not a new nurse, I feel the stress of having to meet extremely high standards under a lot of pressure. Recently I received a warning for not recording restraints on the paper flowsheet, but online the way the med surg floors...

I love the fast pace of the ED. I love never being bored, and how quickly the night goes by. I love solving mysteries and curing problems and not having to worry about crushing my five patients' ninety different stool softeners in applesauce and scan...

Metropolitan, level 1 trauma center. 1:4 unless we have poor staffing and then 1:6. Honestly the flow coordinator and pod lead seems to try to even out the acuity and staff patients based on nurse experience level so I don't often feel overwhelmed. M...

I'm new to the night shift (3 twelves 7p to 7a). I have someone watching my three little ones in the morning after I work so I can sleep. But how should I manage my days off? My plan was not to do daycare on my days off but here it is 1:30 in the mor...

Looking for opinions and rationales as to why one area is better than the other for a nurse with an established med/surg background looking into critical care. Honestly, if I was offered an opportunity to do either I would take it in a heartbeat, but...