ERNURSEDAD

ERNURSEDAD has 20 years experience and specializes in OB/Women's Health, ER, Admin, Education.

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1. Acute vs. Primary Care NP? Can't decide

   ERNURSEDAD replied to EGVnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   PS: I'm also an ER nurse and have been an ER asst mgr. We used FNP's in our fast track and one ACNP on the trauma

2. Acute vs. Primary Care NP? Can't decide

   ERNURSEDAD replied to EGVnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Here's an educated observation from an APN (certified nurse-midwife) who has taught many APN's in physical assessment, women's health, community health, etc. The ACNP role is still relatively new in...

3. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

   ERNURSEDAD replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

   In the last 5 years, I have encountered much of the same. In 2007-2008, I covered a sabbatical at a Chicago private university where my primary teaching and clinical assignments were with ABSN...

4. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

   ERNURSEDAD replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

   Because students DEMAND it! Does that mean that's the only teaching mechanism I use? No. I find particularly in the sub 30 year old students who have grown up with every ounce of technology at their...

5. Calling all Truman College Nursing Students

   ERNURSEDAD replied to 4hana9's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Chiros... Not sure what you mean by Block 1, 2, etc. Tell me where you're getting this from and maybe I can be more helpful. Unreally... Never a bad thing that you took more math, but the only...

6. Calling all Truman College Nursing Students

   ERNURSEDAD replied to 4hana9's topic in Illinois Nursing

   It can be higher than Math

7. Roll Call

   ERNURSEDAD replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

   If we're still calling roll...I'm present and accounted for! Nurse of 20 years, CNM of 16. Any other Chicago "guy" nurses out there? Any other man midwives? (I despise the word "male" when used...

8. Can CNMs (and other APNs) still work as RNs?

   ERNURSEDAD replied to BetterSafe's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I am going to politely agree to disagree. If an APN is working in an RN capacity, they should NOT function as an APN in that role, nor will they be held to that standard of care. They will be held...

9. Upcoming male CNM student seeking perspective

   ERNURSEDAD replied to MaineMan88's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   MaineMan, Congratulations! You are likely knee deep in reading, case studies, writing papers, and learning a plethora of new material as you've started your graduate program. I am one of the ONE...

10. Becoming a Certified Nurse-Midwife

    ERNURSEDAD replied to Zack Pomerleau's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Zack, I've been a nurse-midwife since 1994 and I've enjoyed a fruitful and rewarding career ever since. I've delivered over 1,000 babies, have touched the lives of many, have worked many a night,...