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Is race a factor in determining renal function?

General Nursing

The New eGFR Calculation

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Is race a factor in determining renal function? Should it be considered when deciding who to wait-list for transplant?

2 replies 3,447 views

General Nursing

Are You Working Past Retirement Age?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

So….how’s everyone doing? Are all my contemporaries retired? Am I the only one left? Come on guys throw me a life-line.

75 replies 13,953 views

Emergency

Legalized Recreational Marijuana - What Will You See in the ED?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

As more and more states are legalizing recreational marijuana, emergency departments will be seeing more and different issues.

19 replies 6,467 views

General Nursing

Serial Killers Who are Nurses!

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Serial killers - we've all heard of them and they often intrigue us. What drives people to kill? What about nurses who kill?

10 replies 6,354 views

As a vet are you concerned about your healthcare?

Headlines

What's Happening at the VA Hospitals?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

A VA hospital in West Virginia is investigating some suspicious deaths.

51 replies 14,523 views

Are you doing anything special this week?

Emergency

How Do We Celebrate Emergency Nurses Week 2019?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Emergency Nurses Week is a time to celebrate and thank our hard-working ED nurses.

0 replies 2,042 views

Headlines

Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

There is an acute shortage of organs for transplant in the US. However, in China they do not have shortages. Why not?

30 replies 6,566 views

Headlines

Webcams in Nursing Homes?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

As our population ages, our older and frailer population increases too. What's a family to do to ensure their family members are cared for in a compassionate...

29 replies 8,047 views

Headlines

6,500 Nurses to Go Out on Strike 09/20/19 in Four States

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Nurses across the country have been demanding safer working conditions and better nurse-patient ratios. Today thousands of nurses are putting actions to their...

34 replies 10,833 views

Emergency

Concussion Education in the ED - What's In it for Nurses and Famil…

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

As we head into the fall sports season, the ED will be handling more and more sports injuries. How do we educate ourselves as well as families of patients who...

4 replies 2,733 views

General Nursing

From South Africa to US Nephrology Nurse

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

This is National Nephrology Nurses Week. allnurses.com celebrates nephrology nurses and profiles another fantastic nephrology nurse

0 replies 1,836 views

General Nursing

From Nephrology Patient to Nephrology RN

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

National Nephrology Nurses Week is coming up soon. allnurses.com was fortunate to interview a nephrology nurse who truly understands what it is like to be a...

8 replies 3,506 views

General Nursing

How Do Nurses Advocate for Their Patients?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Nurses advocate for their patients every shift. How do you learn to advocate? Did you learn in school, on the job or ???

4 replies 4,695 views

Critical

AACN Scope and Standards for Progressive and Critical Care Nursing…

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The American Association of Critical Care Nurses has a new publication. It "incorporates advances in scientific knowledge, clinical practice, technology and...

1 reply 5,306 views

General Students

How to Stay Heathy in Nursing School

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Your health is very important for many reasons. However, as you embark on a nursing career, your ability to care for others absolutely depends on your health.

-1 replies 2,123 views

General Nursing

An Advanced Degree was the Key to My Career

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Nursing is a wonderful career. It has afforded me a comfortable standard of living, and a job where I feel I can make a difference. However, it’s been a...

1 reply 2,649 views

Urology

Presidential Executive Order about Kidney Care - July 2019

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

We all know costs for nephrology patients continues to increase and numbers of renal patients continues to increase also. President Donald Trump has recently...

6 replies 5,508 views

General Nursing

Adultitis - Yikes! What is This and How to Cure it???

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

What is adultitis? Do you have stage I, II or a full-blown case? Jason Kotecki was the featured speaker at the AACN NTI Chapter President’s Luncheon and his...

3 replies 2,843 views