traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

    traumaRUs replied to RockMay's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Closed for
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    CNS title

    traumaRUs replied to jrt4's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Another great legacy of our nursing
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    Interpersonal skills during a code

    traumaRUs replied to RNexplorer's topic in Critical Care

    Hmmm....when I run a code, I take charge. I'm polite, very businesslike, calm, professional, but people know who is in charge. That is the way codes should run: calm and
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    CNS title

    traumaRUs replied to jrt4's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Hmmm...I always thought CNS like NP was a protected
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    Integrated Science Program ISP for Nursing Prerequisites

    traumaRUs replied to mcg20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Moved to prenursing
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    Help! Paper topic?

    traumaRUs replied to 2010NewRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to the student NP
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    Help with a third nursing diagnosis.

    traumaRUs replied to krissyycupcake's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to nursing student assistance
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    Becoming EMT in America

    traumaRUs replied to Remy Ox's topic in Emergency

    I'm a pre-hospital volunteer nurse in IL. Check with your local (state) health department first then go from there. Yes, I can see that you MIGHT have to return to school as there are exams to take...
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    Becoming "Well Aware" of Your Retirement

    traumaRUs replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    My take on it is that she became aware that it was time to retire. So, in a way that is the first step towards
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    Is it bad or unprofessional to hide from drug company reps

    traumaRUs replied to Goldenfox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Our office no longer allows them in to provide food. If they wish to leave samples and info fine but we don't take time to talk to them becuz that is time away from
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    Facebook and employers/school

    traumaRUs replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing on the internet is private. IP addresses can and are traceable. VPNs can and are traceable. Witness computer crimes, child Media computer crimes. Don't ever post anything anywhere at anytime...
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    San Antonio 2017 worried about their TEAS scores and GPAs

    traumaRUs replied to Animalsrock's topic in School, College Programs

    Moved to schools and
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    Doctor's negative view of NP / Psych NP

    traumaRUs replied to Granted Fal's topic in Advanced Practice

    Okay, educated ladies and gentlemen, lets be respectful of each others' opinions please! We cam RESPECTFULLY disagree without being DISAGREEABLE.
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    Felony and nursing?

    traumaRUs replied to Thorn94's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moved to Licensure with criminal
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    Shoes??

    traumaRUs replied to Sylwaller75's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm a nephrology APN so I round on the pts and never sit as I do chairside charting with a rolling computer - ugh. I swear by my
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    Taking a year off after Graduation

    traumaRUs replied to Nursestudent103.2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just a quick reminder that we per our terms of service we can not provide medical advice and we ask our members not to do so either. Thanks so
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    2015 allnurses Salary Survey Results

    traumaRUs replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Yes agree, I live in IL for instance. The nurses who reside in Chicago bring in the bring bucks while those of us that live in the cornfields bring in the considerably
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    Just "NP"

    traumaRUs replied to matthewandrew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I use the state-required signature which is: TraumaRUs, APN Short and
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    Too many NPs?

    traumaRUs replied to Annachu512's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its been my experience (10 years as an APN) that NPs and APNs are still valued and needed - it just may not be in your current location or specialty. My large nephrology practice is always looking...
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    AANP FNP Certification Exam ---urgent HELP needed pleaseeeee

    traumaRUs replied to Lilly12's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to student NP
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    What would you do if you knew someone was actively using

    traumaRUs replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I too speak from personal experience: my son is serving a long prison sentence due to a crime committed during his addiction. Though not dead - its not so much fun to visit my son in prison year...
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    Merry Christmas from the PA BON

    traumaRUs replied to imenid37's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Are you still employed? How incredibly frustrating! This is why I never ever advise anyone to do a CNS
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    Failed AANP...help...feel like a failure!

    traumaRUs replied to Mpm478's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to student NP forum. I realize you are not a student but hopefully some current students can help you with current study materials. Best
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    Are frequent moves harmful to my career?

    traumaRUs replied to Rew3n's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....It depends too on where you move to. I too was military and married a career military guy (23 years in the Air Force). We moved a lot! It was very easy for me to get a job on base because...
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    Suspend the HIPAA law for this shooting

    traumaRUs replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in Nursing News

    Merged duplicate