traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    Do I want to climb this ladder?

    traumaRUs replied to akellisrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...great question. I did the MSN (management and leadership) first because I thought I wanted to climb the corporate ladder. However, I found that those on the top rungs were pretty bitter...
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    Just passed my CCRN! Ask away!

    traumaRUs replied to ONE-TWO--'s topic in Critical Care

    Congrats!
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    Advice NEEDED!!! Dual military questions

    traumaRUs replied to counts22's topic in Nursing Career

    It's rough being dual military. No doubt about it. The needs of the govt always come first. You will have to have a plan in place at all times for your sons care. If you both get stationed...
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    I don't know if I should be a nurse

    traumaRUs replied to humbl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Gosh, I'm so sorry you are having such a rough time. Some suggestions 1. Exhaustion clouds everything. You have got to get enough sleep and if you can, you need to consider a job change. 2....
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    CVP monitoring

    traumaRUs replied to Mauimango23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to Nursing Student Assistance. Please post what you have so
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    Shortened TXs, elevated HRs and Hypertension - what to do?

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

    Well, our transplant team looks at compliance factors when considering pts for transplant. Too many "getting off early" or "no show" notes are a red flag for
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    Who punches a cancer patient?

    traumaRUs replied to 1wellnessnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP has returned and clarified that her point to this post was to glean some support from other nurses. Please lets try to be supportive.
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    Can we all just get along: Communicating through 4 generations of Nurses

    traumaRUs replied to Cynthiahowardrnphd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a boomer but again like TheCommuter I don't fit the mold either: I'm very techno-savvy, pt focused but also very business minded - we must always keep in mind, especially as advanced providers...
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    scenario

    traumaRUs replied to maryann.ihejieto's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do you have so far? While our members will offer lots of assistance, it helps if we know what info and answers you have collected.
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    Nebulised lignocaine for NG insertion

    traumaRUs replied to nixonk86's topic in Emergency

    Hi and welcome. I'm assuming you are saying "nebulized lidocaine"? Here are some references: Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician http://prc.coh.org/FF%20Intranasal-A3-11.pdf Does...
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    APN logs in under Doctor's name and charts. What do I do?

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

    @Juan - I re-read my post and wanted to clarify that I'm not signing in as the MD/DO or sharing their log in. We first sign in under our name/log in. Then, we pend the note/orders to the assigned...
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    APN logs in under Doctor's name and charts. What do I do?

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

    I'm an APRN and in one of the hospital systems I am credentialed at, we log in under our own name/password but we have an additional level where we then log in with the MD/DO that is going to co-sign...
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    Third attempt

    traumaRUs replied to Junebug14's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just a friendly bit of advice: LaCharity book is copyrighted. Sharing it without paying for it is not honest or legal. Per our terms of service, everyone agrees not to do this. To this end,...
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    Concept map help:she is dehydrated and also in excess fluid volume so im confused in what

    traumaRUs replied to hellohihowareyou's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Great start - let me move this to the student assistance forum for more
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Thanks for the
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    Moving to Chicago

    traumaRUs replied to Jleonardo005's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Welcome to AN! Here is the link to transferring your license:
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    Should I take a job that pays less in order to be home at night with my child?

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

    Best wishes. The only issue I have is that if you are getting home by 5pm each night, they must not have a third shift of dialysis pts. Dialysis pts typically run from 0545-1030, then second shift...
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Thats absolutely correct Caliotter. However, a diploma is not a degree and so is not used in a professional signature. That is why it was not included. There are many certifications and credentials...
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    We are not adding any credentials at this time due to space constraints. We appreciate the suggestions though for future additions. Thank
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    Soon to be NP. Nervous.

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

    Audio digest is a great resource and source of CME. Look for a practice where you click with one or more if the other APRNS or PAs. I was fortunate to get a great job right out of school but it was...
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    Brain bleed surviver

    traumaRUs replied to rose-smith's topic in General Nursing

    HEre is some information: Brain Injury Treatment -
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    You can add your credentials to your username

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Just to be clear, AN is for ALL nurses - we are NOT excluding anyone. Simply we are offering the option of adding your degree and credentials. We are not saying in any way that diploma nurses are...
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    WHY do I keep getting Near Passing??

    traumaRUs replied to Xaldin4life RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Per our terms of service we ask that you not post or provide copyrighted material.
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    Want out of bedside nursing, help! What do Nurse Informatacist do exactly ?

    traumaRUs replied to Freebo's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Here you go - I moved your post to the Nursing Informatics Forum. Heres some more info:
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    Rejected..No Facebook?!!

    traumaRUs replied to cosmos2007's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Agree with all of the above: 1. Totally weird they even asked about FB. Many posters have stated though that their employers DO look them up on FB but more for a reason NOT to hire them. 2. No...