traumaRUs MSN, APRN

Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU

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    Average nurse practitioner retirement age

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

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

    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?

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

    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?

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

    @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

    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

    Lawyers love "harmless
  10. Merged
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    RN or NP: which role was more stressful?

    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

    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

    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?

    APN without a doubt...think
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    Debilitating Anxiety

    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...

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

    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

    If you want the adv practice role, I would opt for
  19. Moved to nursing research participants
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    Death of Spouse

    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
  21. Moved to pre nursing for more
  22. 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

    Amen
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    NP: Still a nurse?

    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!

    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...