About Our Blog
Welcome! I'm Kim McAllister, RN, BSN, CEN, and I'm an ER nurse in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I've been a nurse for 32 years, having graduated with my ADN in 1978. I spent the last three decades working in CCU, ICU, and ER with a side of psychiatry and pediatrics.
Earning my BSN in 2010 through the online University of Wisconsin - Green Bay BSN/LINC program was the best decision I ever made for my career. Here at MastersinNursing.com, you are probably looking for an MSN program. So am I! We'll search together!
I'm also love blogging, something I've done at Emergiblog (www.emergiblog.com) for the last six years. Here at MastersinNursing.com, I'll be blogging on nursing education, careers, trends and just about anything else that comes to mind.
Most importantly, I want to know what you are thinking! Questions, comments or topic ideas can be posted on our Twitter feed using the hash tag #MiNchat.
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Why Wait?
A trip to the emergency department means you will wait. Oh, if you are extremely lucky, and the ER has a Fast Track, and they aren’t very busy, and your problem truly isn’t serious, you might be in-and-out quickly. But … Continue reading
5 Tips for Communicating With Doctors
Communication is the cornerstone of patient care. We communicate continually with patients, nursing colleagues, other healthcare providers. We communicate verbally, through body language, on paper, by computer, or through text messages and email. Of all nursing communications, those with physicians … Continue reading
Boards of Nursing – The Basics
This July I will perform a ritual I have performed every other year for 34 years. I will open a folder and double check that I have at least 30 continuing education hours. I will then write a check to … Continue reading
How To Stay Cool in the Heat of Social Media
Staying cool. Easy to do in the dead of winter, but not always so easy to do when interacting in the world of social media. Like interactions in real life, social media interactions are spontaneous and off-the-cuff. And, like in-person … Continue reading
A Matter of Degree…
“Show me the money!” Well, just how much money are you likely to see with an MSN under your belt? Not much more than you did with your BSN, or so notes a recent U.S. News.com article, Weighing Costs of … Continue reading
