traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    IV bag mistake

    traumaRUs replied to jjon's topic in General Students

    Don't sweat....I did the same thing on a night shift with D5w which is dextrose or sugar water....lol. What,a sticky
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    Updated new LVN resume. Help? Please.

    traumaRUs replied to westcoastguy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Moved to Nursing Resume
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    Frontier Nursing University WAIT LIST.

    traumaRUs replied to marienurse18's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Please don't include names of school personnel. This is to protect their
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    Reactions to being a NP

    traumaRUs replied to orangepink's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think you have to consider the source. These are non-NPs. Btw where in the heck do you make all this money? Certainly not where I
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    LSU School of Nursing FALL 2013

    traumaRUs replied to Chin05's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Please do not post FB links. You can indicate the name of the page just not the link.
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    Chamberlain College of Nursing in Atlanta, GA

    traumaRUs replied to Tangerine.atl's topic in Chamberlain College

    Please do NOT include names of college personnel. This is per the terms of service to which everyone agrees when they sign
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    Clinical hours

    traumaRUs replied to Helen Crump's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did two programs and did lots of hrs at night and on
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    How to drop subtle hints with my nursing students about faith.

    traumaRUs replied to HappyWife77's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I respectfully disagree that an instructor should be bringing religion into the classroom. I would be incensed and writing a letter to the dean if any of my instructors had done any of this. I am...
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    This is the Canadian Forum

    traumaRUs replied to Fiona59's topic in Canada

    Just an aside. Please report posts that are concerning to you or violate the terms of service. I won't pretend to know about the Health care system in Canada but will be glad to address terms of...
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    Excelsior and Illinois

    traumaRUs replied to StolarzRRTRN's topic in Excelsior College

    IL currently requires two years of RN employment prior to obtaining a license if you are an Excelsior
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    What should i do with nursing?

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

    Hi there and welcome to AN. Will move to prenursing for more
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    Medical missions

    traumaRUs replied to jules fnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You are
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    Family/Individual across the Lifespan CNS?

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

    Wow...that would be extremely nice. In order to see everyone, I did both an adult as well as pediatric
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    Haven't seen this topic recently...let's talk about phone calls to patients!

    traumaRUs replied to carachel2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I shut them down when I preface this with, "just a quick call to let you know I looked over your test results. Your results require a referral to a specialist, ortho MD, derm provider, etc.". "I...
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    Haven't seen this topic recently...let's talk about phone calls to patients!

    traumaRUs replied to carachel2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I round on dialysis pts and while I am supposed to only manage dialysis, and HTN, frequently I'm ordering other things too. I do phone calls from my car by using star67 so they don't have my cell...
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    Medical missions

    traumaRUs replied to jules fnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please don't forget that you need not go overseas to find medical
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    NP App?

    traumaRUs replied to sbj101's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    UpToDate is what I use all the time. Fortunately our practice buys our subscriptions....about $450 per
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    Need advise about denied vacation.....

    traumaRUs replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, you only had 36 hrs vacation when you had surgery, so you have already used up your PTO, right? I guess it depends on how much you want the job. Personally, I would just suck it up and miss the...
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    SF Examiner article - MD thinks NPs as "paraprofessionals" threatens pt safety!

    traumaRUs replied to lphonhon's topic in Advanced Practice

    Look to the comments too. You have to consider the source - this MD offers no factual proof of any of this information which he purports to be true. Interchanging "allied healthcare personnel" and...
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    Violence in the workplace

    traumaRUs replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    I was hit in the face by a drunk individual one night, pressed charges, went to court, he got 6 months in jail. Press charges! Report to management Write everything
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    DNP stuff

    traumaRUs replied to ixchel's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    For NPs, the Consensus Model put forth by AACN seems to be the guiding force: American Association of Colleges of Nursing | APRN Consensus
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    The Morality of Using Mortality as a Financial Incentive

    traumaRUs replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work with chronically ill hemodialysis pts. All of my pts are palliative care pts by the definition. Should we discuss end of life decisions with ALL my pts (yes, even including the teens and...
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    Why do NPs call associate MD their "Boss"

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

    You gotta choose your battles. This is just semantics in my book. By the way, once you are a practicing APN I think you will see what I
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    Is it worth getting a BSN to work non bedside nursing?

    traumaRUs replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    All I can offer is that you have many years left in your career. What you are doing now is fine for now, but eventually you may want a change. Advancing your education is never wasted - its a great...
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    NPs disciplined same as RNs? Experience with EAP?

    traumaRUs replied to Jcrb123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Please dont discuss this with anyone! Contact your malpractice carrier and have them put you in touch with an administrative law