traumaRUs MSN, APRN

Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU

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    So much for DNP being clinical doctorate

    traumaRUs replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Kurt - are you sure you are not on the AACN board? lol Gee whiz, if WE cant understand all these initials, who the heck
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    Wssu fnp program fall 2013

    traumaRUs replied to rnmichele's topic in Advanced Practice

    Merged
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    Is it normal for new NPs to have like a new grad internship?

    traumaRUs replied to kim0208's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I came to a specialty practice with no experience in that specialty (nephrology). My RN background was 10 years level one ER and 2 years adult ICU. I got 5 months
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    Another salary question

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

    Dependent on number of factors: 1. You are only billable if your MD DOES NOT see pt during same visit. How long will your training be? When will you be seeing pts by yourself? 2. Area of country,...
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    LOOKING FOR A PEDIATRIC PRECEPTOR in Lake Zurich, IL

    traumaRUs replied to fnppeds's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Contact Il Assoc of Advanced Practice Nurses. They might help. IL Society for Advanced Practice
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    Strange question posed to me today

    traumaRUs replied to etabor's topic in General Nursing

    Topic
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    Masters degree in another area other than nursing???

    traumaRUs replied to serenitylove14's topic in Post Graduate Students

    MBA..
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    Boston College Traditional MS Program Fall 2013

    traumaRUs replied to rainingeleven's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to PRE NP
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    Question for atheist nurses

    traumaRUs replied to pre-nurseshan's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I think at the end of this discussion (whenever that will be) there will have to be an agreement to disagree. All I can think is that my dear Mom always always always told me never ever ever ever...
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    Prescribing out of Speciality?

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

    Writing scripts for family will get you reprimanded by the BON. At least in IL.... Look it up...State of Illinois Division of Professional Regulation Prescribing outside your specialty can get you...
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    Your duties in addition to seeing patients

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

    What kind of clinic? I work with dialysis pts so I deal witha lot of end of life issues and that means family meetings, phone calls,etc. Follow up on labs Preventive care Educating other staff...
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    Prescription Pads

    traumaRUs replied to froggg123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yep, not on my script pads either. Btw with advent of eprescribing I only use a script pad every 3-6
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    What tablet should i buy?

    traumaRUs replied to lemur87's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You will only be students for 2-3 yrs. My vote is an iPad mini 4g with a sharkk case. Comes with a keyboard, great enclosed case. I use mine daily at work, AN and e
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    Women's Health vs Family NP

    traumaRUs replied to khmora's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nomad - agree facts are needed in order to support views or opinions. Im all for that. I am fully aware that the Consensus Model is just that....a model and certainly not the end all of APRN...
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    Women's Health vs Family NP

    traumaRUs replied to khmora's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Okay everybody, lets step back and rethink this...... Here is the link to the AACN Consensus Model practice model:...
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    Are there any African American NNP students here?

    traumaRUs replied to GreenVeggieRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Back to to the topic at hand
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    ASN-MSN questions

    traumaRUs replied to dmorgan's topic in Advanced Practice

    There are ASN to MSN programs where a BSN is NOT required. You might want to query the individual schools you are interested in. Good
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    took nclex 14x still failed

    traumaRUs replied to Casey1765's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Probably time to look at review
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    St pete college fall 2013

    traumaRUs replied to Icujnel7's topic in Florida Nursing

    Friendly staff concern: per our terms of service, to which you all agreed, we do not allow the naming of instructors. This is to protect their privacy. BTW the more anonymous you are on the...
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    Narcotics and diagnostics...

    traumaRUs replied to TennesseeNP123's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agree with above posters: no go for chronic percocet for some ambiguous pain....nope....pain specialist
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    My experience with the TEAS V

    traumaRUs replied to Mama_Cashew's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Please DO NOT ASK FOR COPYRIGHTED INFO - this is both illegal and unethical. Continuing in this vein will result in the closing of this
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    My birth story offended our OB's now they want me fired!

    traumaRUs replied to Bridget41040's topic in General Nursing

    I think when you post on the internet, whether FB or AN or any site, you risk being identified. As there was some action taken or being contemplated, I am going to close this thread and strongly...
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    Can an ACNP treat pediatrics in Texas?

    traumaRUs replied to Uroboros's topic in Advanced Practice

    That makes
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    Is there any way to earn online as a nurse?

    traumaRUs replied to layfonalseif's topic in Advanced Practice

    Are you an RN,
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    Doctor of Nursing Degree

    traumaRUs replied to RN/MSN1984's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    A PhD is a doctorate in philosophy, not nursing so not a clinical degree. A DNP is a doctorate in nursing and is a clinical degree. Which degree are you wanting to