traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    University of Southern Indiana (USI) PMHNP program

    traumaRUs replied to Carl Winslow's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to student NP
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    Help with post CABG pts

    traumaRUs replied to Cheers_G's topic in Critical Care

    Moved to critical care
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    Age range Adult-Gerontology NP

    traumaRUs replied to Kay80's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in IL also and hold an adult CNS as well as a peds CNS. I don't remember where I was told this, perhaps in school? Nope the IL Practice Act doesn't list out specific ages. However, look to your...
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    NP still working as a bedside nurse on the side...

    traumaRUs replied to LM NY's topic in Advanced Practice

    Ok guys last staff note before this thread is closed: please stay on topic. I have removed several posts that veered off into who-knows-where....thanks for being
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    Pt confidentiality

    traumaRUs replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    STAFF NOTE - DEBATE THE TOPIC, NOT THE POSTER PLEASE Its always best to refrain from repeating anything from a work situation. At allnurses.com we have found it is very common for people to have...
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    RN Case management

    traumaRUs replied to nerdynurse7's topic in Case Management

    Moved to case
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    AACN Scope and Standards for Progressive and Critical Care Nursing Practice

    traumaRUs posted a topic in Critical Care

    Critical care and progressive care is an ever-changing world. In order to provide the best care for our patients, we need access to the newest knowledge. The American Association of Critical-Care...
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    Help with post CABG pts

    traumaRUs replied to Cheers_G's topic in Critical Care

    Are you an APRN or RN? Am unsure if you will be doing bedside care versus overseeing care? I want to point you in the right
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    I found so many preceptorstates for my FNP

    traumaRUs replied to RenitaRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Okay - we have edited out the info in the original post to conform to the terms of service.
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    Considering switching to Cath Lab (a non-RN position)

    traumaRUs replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Cardiac

    If you aren't working as an RN then obtaining enough hours to relicense in your state would be impossible as you would then not be working as an RN. Personally, this sounds like a liability nightmare...
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    Fishy, illegitimate contract..?

    traumaRUs replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Closing this for review. We can not provide legal advice per our terms of service.
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    Retiring Too Soon

    traumaRUs replied to ertoclinics's topic in Retired Nurses

    I am so very sorry for you! It must be very difficult. I'm sure you've heard this before but focus on what you CAN do versus what you've lost. Some suggestions: 1. Volunteer in some capacity? Maybe...
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    Considering switching to Cath Lab (a non-RN position)

    traumaRUs replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Cardiac

    Hmmm...this sounds weird to me. So they hire RNs and then rename them something else? I don't get the "teamwork idea" either. CIS and RNs should work together but their titles should reflect their...
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    Flight RN to NP

    traumaRUs replied to fmac88's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    IMHO I think NPs that wait awhile after graduation to start looking for a job are at a disadvantage when compared to recent grads. Just considering that the further out you get from NP graduation, the...
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    How to Stay Heathy in Nursing School

    traumaRUs posted a topic in General Students

    Nursing school is stressful, no doubt about it. College in itself is stressful. For many, its your first time away from home, away from familiar surroundings, away from friends and family. You are on...
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    Got offered a job in peritoneal dialysis

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

    Agree with Hoosier - 20 pts in a day!
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    Did you feel prepared after graduation?

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

    Here's some advice: 1. Ensure you have an adequate orientation. This should be a combo of didactic as well as shadowing and ease you into the role. It takes a while to get credentialed by insurance...
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    NP to NP , question on colleague to colleague advice

    traumaRUs replied to TheFuture09's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I second the state organization. Also, we have a large APP (advanced practice provider) group so we have group texts all day some days. Our state organization also has a mentor program for the first...
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    NP still working as a bedside nurse on the side...

    traumaRUs replied to LM NY's topic in Advanced Practice

    Staff note - please stay on topic. Sometimes what we type isn't really the way we mean it - with the internet we don't have the advantage of non-verbal communication i.e., facial expression, hand...
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    ACNP vs FNP: My Summarization of the Great Debate

    traumaRUs replied to rauscht's topic in Advanced Practice

    Exactly - this is what you have right NOW. I'm in IL and thats what we had too - FNP was the way to go. Now, in IL, you can't get credentialed for an inpt position unless you are AGACNP or CNS....
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    ACNP vs FNP: My Summarization of the Great Debate

    traumaRUs replied to rauscht's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you look to the NCSBN site you will find much info on the Consensus Model and LACE which delineate out the roles of FNP and AGACNP and they are different. Here is a map of the states and how they...
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    Critical Care Podcaster - Could that be YOU?

    traumaRUs posted a topic in Critical Care

    Jonathan Downham is an Advanced Critical Care Practitioner in Warwick, UK. He was in Florida recently at NTI 2019. allnurses.com's Content and Community Director, Mary Watts caught up with him for an...
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    Is 63 to old to start nursing school?

    traumaRUs replied to Mallory Sunset's topic in General Students

    Its a very personal choice. Nursing is a second career for me - I became an RN in my mid-30's with a young family. I went back to grad school in my late 40's and have never regretted it. I'm in my...
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    Are we intervening too much?

    traumaRUs replied to NovaFNP22's topic in Advanced Practice

    Its best to be completely and sometimes brutally honest with family members: "CPR is not a benign process - we will break Grandma's ribs" "There is only a 6% chance of an out of hospital arrest being...
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    NP still working as a bedside nurse on the side...

    traumaRUs replied to LM NY's topic in Advanced Practice

    I don't know if this counts but I've been a volunteer on my fire dept for 20+ years now and am licensed as a pre-hospital RN (one of the first in the state). Of course, I don't get paid but the...