Critical Care Casey

Casey Green, BSN ’17

BY JILLIAN DREICER

On July 8, 2021, Casey Green, BSN ’17, RN, CCRN-CMC, CTRN, CFRN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, NRP, became the 85th nurse ever to obtain all five emergency nursing certifications from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Green also obtained Acute/Critical Care Nursing and Cardiac Medicine certifications from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She earned all seven certifications in the same year, just four short years after graduating with an RN-to-Bachelor of Science (BSN) degree from UMSON.

When asked about the benefits of acquiring all these certifications, Green says, “Evidence-based practice is knowing the knowledge and then thinking of new ideas. I think education helps us be more innovative as nurses.”

Green was exposed to nursing at a young age through her grandmother, a critical care and obstetric nurse. “She got me this gigantic medical book and I used to carry it around everywhere,” Green recalls. “When people are at their worst, I like being their calm. That’s what pulled me toward nursing.”

After graduating from Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland in 2014, Green began working full time at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), first in medical-surgery telemetry at the Midtown Campus and then as an intensive care and emergency room nurse. She chose UMSON for her RN-to-BSN because she wanted “a program that was flexible but still had the support of a large institution,” she explains. Green says she ultimately wants to be a nurse anesthetist and was attracted to UMSON’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia specialty; she plans to return to the School for her DNP degree in the future.

Green continues to keep herself busy in her career. She is an assistant nurse manager in the intensive care unit at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore.

There, she has gravitated toward nurse educator responsibilities such as coordinating classes, aiding with recruitment and retention, and being a resource to other nurses. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Towson University in Maryland and at Howard Community College, a critical care transport nurse, and a volunteer firefighter/paramedic.

Green’s passion and drive for nursing education are evident, as she continues to pursue certifications that make her a more well-rounded provider. She also hones her craft by teaching other nurses how to be successful.

“I have learned so much in my career so far and I want to share my nursing and career knowledge, as well as study tips, with future nurses and current nurses,” she says. “I created Critical Care Casey to do that.”

Critical Care Casey, www.critical carecasey.com, is a mentoring and tutoring service through which Green advises nurses seeking to enter the critical care field and aids nursing students who need additional support with studying. Casey also utilizes her LinkedIn and Instagram accounts to communicate valuable information and create a safe and positive online space for nurses. She explains that critical care nursing can be a difficult specialty area to enter and remain in because of its high-stress nature. As of March, Critical Care Casey had nearly 10,000 followers on LinkedIn.

Through the service, Green has mentored about 150 students and nurses, assisting them through their nursing degree programs and careers in critical care. From providing school tutoring to resume reviews and helping nurses find jobs and certifications in their specialty, Green is committed to supporting the next generation of nurses.

“Nursing is my passion, and I want to share it with everyone,” she says.