traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    Average nurse practitioner retirement age

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

    @zmansc great post and you bring up some great reasons to stay
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    Bringing new patients into your practice

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

    Put flyers in the doctors lunges of the nearby
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    Are NP online degree frowned upon?

    traumaRUs replied to ickc22's topic in Advanced Practice

    When you go looking for a job, after passing the certification exam, your RN experience will count for more then where you went to school. In the 7 yrs since I got my first post MSN cert, no one even...
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    Are NP online degree frowned upon?

    traumaRUs replied to ickc22's topic in Advanced Practice

    Lol....are you an
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    Bringing new patients into your practice

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

    Gosh in my area so few peds practices are taking new pts, all you would need to do is send a notice that you are accepting new pts to FPs and OBs and you would be
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    Are NP online degree frowned upon?

    traumaRUs replied to ickc22's topic in Advanced Practice

    What does acceptance rate have to do with obtaining a job after
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    Are NP online degree frowned upon?

    traumaRUs replied to ickc22's topic in Advanced Practice

    @hik9258 - may I ask what evidence or research you have to back up your opinion about "online diploma mills"?
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    Fired from 1st Camp job

    traumaRUs replied to Isitpossible's topic in Camp

    You will sweat the big stuff when a child gets the wrong med or the wrong dose and the lawyer is knocking at your door. Just because this is not the TRADITIONAL healthcare setting doesn't mean the...
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    Fired from 1st Camp job

    traumaRUs replied to Isitpossible's topic in Camp

    Lawyers love "harmless
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    Breast biopsies- steri-strips and blisters

    traumaRUs replied to UTVOL3's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Merged
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    RN or NP: which role was more stressful?

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

    Agree.....my nursing exp was 2 yrs LPN, 1 yr RN Nursing home, 1yr RN adult ICU! 10 yrs RN level one trauma center. And yep APN is way more
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    Sick employees in the workplace

    traumaRUs replied to KDSkyy44's topic in General Nursing

    Just friendly caution - per the terms of service, we don't allow asking or giving medical advice.
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    Average nurse practitioner retirement age

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

    I was in the military, then married a career military guy - travelled all I ever wanted to - lol. Now, I help with the kids and grandkids and plan to work till at least
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    RN or NP: which role was more stressful?

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

    APN without a doubt...think
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    Debilitating Anxiety

    traumaRUs replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Very supportive thread. Thanks for all the suggestions forthis poster. We do ask that you not give medical advice. It's ok to say "this helped me." However it crosses to medical advice when we...
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    Our unit needs your good vibes...

    traumaRUs replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh Bortaz. Am so sorry....you are one very special
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    Are NP online degree frowned upon?

    traumaRUs replied to ickc22's topic in Advanced Practice

    Here is a link to the ANCC Consensus Model. It really explains a lot. There is no LAW at all for the DNP, just a suggestion. APRN Consensus
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    Future of the CNS

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

    If you want the adv practice role, I would opt for
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    Attention all nurses!! Can you take this survey when you have time please. Thank you

    traumaRUs replied to sumerta's topic in General Nursing

    Moved to nursing research participants
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    Death of Spouse

    traumaRUs replied to KimRN41514's topic in Emergency

    Oh my gosh...I am so very sorry for your loss. I would contact the hospital pt affairs dept and see if you can talk with physician in charge of the code. Also, maybe a grief support
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    BS in Psych, can't get into BSN program. What to do?

    traumaRUs replied to rhartman85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Moved to pre nursing for more
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    Raise your hand if you worked and went to NP school full time?

    traumaRUs replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh yeah....3 12s in a busy level one trauma center night shift. For my second APRN program, I was working 50 hrs as an
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    The Insanity That Is APA in Nursing School

    traumaRUs replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Students

    Amen
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    NP: Still a nurse?

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

    Hmm...good comments. I only refer to other nurses when I say "I gave the order to the nurse." However I very much identify myself as a nurse
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    Ipad and FNP school!

    traumaRUs replied to marienurse18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I use mine all the time but I'm a practicing APRN. I would have used it in school but probably would have used it to load ybooks on it so I could read when I had a few minutes here and there. Not...