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    ANP wants to get credentialed as FNP

    traumaRUs replied to kitty9898's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @drlinderman - how about sharing these tips? In my neck of the woods, no hospital is paying for much
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    Who gets a home nebulizer, and why?

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

    I Rx home news all the time. Some of the reasons: Elderly and children can't use MDI effectively. Better penetration of medication Can be used even when pt unable to take a deep breath Here are some...
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    Any tips for an interview withe Da Vita

    traumaRUs replied to willow14's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dialysis is very recover-friendly. I'm an APRN at both Fresenius and Davita and have had nurses come to me stating they can't "handle" narcotic Rx's - so I always take care of all my own narcotic...
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    Going from ANCC certification to AACN cert? Anyone?

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

    Okay - well this is what I've found out: 1. ANCC - no grace period for the Peds CNS. I do have "provide care" to pediatric patients in order to cont the cert without retesting. Since I'm not an...
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    EVANGELISM IN WARD

    traumaRUs replied to Oyinz24's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    From the posters spelling, I agree that he/she is probably not in the
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    Question for Columbus Georgia Nurses

    traumaRUs replied to JanRayKasza's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Best
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    Lead the Way for Nurse Now and Join the ANA!

    traumaRUs replied to RN.BSN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In IL, joining the ANA via INA (IL Nurses Association) costs >$500/year!!!!! It is $390 for INA/ANA + district dues! Yikes. I do belong to the IL Society of Advanced Practice Nurses at $230/year....
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    Depressed about life choices

    traumaRUs replied to Dwilder's topic in General Nursing

    What LadyFree says! I went to nursing school right after high school also, working nights as a CNA and going to school full time days. I got within one semester of graduating and decided I didn't...
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    Should and do fnp's room their pt's

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

    I work in a very large 19 MD, 6 NP/PA specialty practice. We all work in and out of the office at times (we have multiple offices). When I see pts in the office, the MA rooms the pts, does vitals, a...
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    New Grad Nurse hospital orientation process - how do you do it at your facility?

    traumaRUs replied to tbpmom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Could you please elaborate? Is this for RN orientation? APRN orientation Are you a CNS who is looking at how other institutions do orientation? Would moving to staff development be more...
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    NP's: do you give some patients your cell number?

    traumaRUs replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    @ghilbert - congrats. Turn off your phone!
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    Nclex exam difficulty level of questions

    traumaRUs replied to Nayrbrd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Merged three threads on same topic. Best
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    Med error during a code

    traumaRUs replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    Codes situations are stressful. Mistakes DO happen, even under the best of circumstances. You know what led to this error and you know how to fix it. Don't beat yourself up about it. Take
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    What's with ...

    traumaRUs replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    We welcome all article ideas. If you have privacy concerns, please let TnButterfly (COmmunity Manager) or myself (Community Manager Asst) know and we will try to work out a
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    nicuguy is now LDRP&NICUguy

    traumaRUs replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You ARE awesome!
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    Canadian nclex today

    traumaRUs replied to zxjchristina's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Will move this to the Canadian
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    Going from ANCC certification to AACN cert? Anyone?

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

    Thanks for those suggestions - I will contact the
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    Going from ANCC certification to AACN cert? Anyone?

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

    Thanks! @psychCNS - unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) in IL CNS is an APRN which means I have to actually care for peds pts. @elkpark - the ANCC peds CNS exam is being...
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    Graduate RN

    traumaRUs replied to IhaveNoLife.'s topic in General Nursing

    It certainly is possible to become an NP without RN experience. If you already have a bachelors degree in another field, there are many direct entry to NP practice programs. I'm an APRN with 14 years...
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    Going from ANCC certification to AACN cert? Anyone?

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

    I wish! I have been trying to volunteer but the "free" clinic in town has so many volunteers they have a 3-4 YEAR wait. I already am a volunteer fireman/EMS with my rural squad and even though its...
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    Going from ANCC certification to AACN cert? Anyone?

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

    Although in my current job I do not see kids nor will I if I stay here. However, who knows what the future holds? I don't want to just drop the ability to see pediatric pts. I will post back when I...
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    HELP PLEASE !!!!!!!! MICROBIOLOGYw/LAB ONLINE FAST

    traumaRUs replied to sdlane's topic in General Students

    We ask that per our terms of service, you not mention an instructor by name in order to respect their
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    Is this an automatic denial?

    traumaRUs replied to nexus13123's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I think at this point the OP has received the advice he asked
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    NCLEX RN on January 2015

    traumaRUs replied to karies22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Please don't post that you are doing something illegal or unethical such as using multiple emails in order to obtain more free questions. AN neither condones or approves
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    Is it true that patho, pharm, and adv assessment are weed-out classes?

    traumaRUs replied to nursejl1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not weed out classes but rather the basis for advanced practice. Best way to review is thru your basic A&P, assessment and