traumaRUs MSN, APRN

Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU

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    Scope of Practice

    traumaRUs replied to CentralNJ's topic in Advanced Practice

    In order to do these types of procedures, most facilities required documented training as well as x-amount of supervised procedures prior to approval. In IL, the facility and/or practice determine...
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    Alarm Management Practice Alert

    traumaRUs posted a topic in Critical Care

    How to manage the many alarms that the bedside nurse must assess? "The Joint Commission has identified alarm management as a national patient safety goal and requires hospitals to take action to...
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    Quitting an assignment

    traumaRUs replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in Advanced Practice

    lol - I need the "turn right here, turn left there" kinda directions myself. Because I travel so much for my job I can usually get where I'm going without issues nowadays. You take care - no reason...
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    Quitting an assignment

    traumaRUs replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yes, life is too short to do a job you hate. And no 58 isn't too old to get another
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    Moving just as training is ending.

    traumaRUs replied to LPN2RNBoom's topic in Nursing Career

    Moved to career forum. I wanted to add that my husband retires in <2 months (yeah!) and yes he would like to move to somewhere warm and sunny. However, our family is here and I have a wonderful...
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    Nursing school Clinicals

    traumaRUs replied to Trinity33's topic in General Students

    Moved to general nursing student
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    Alarm Management Practice Alert

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in Critical Care

    Yes and this is what the update is all about - individualizing alarms to the specific
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    Alarm Management Practice Alert

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in Critical Care

    This! Its very important that the orders for monitors are appropriate. An AAOx3 pt usually does not need a bed
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    Public drunkness

    traumaRUs replied to luvanurse1's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moved to a different
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    Antibiotics administration.

    traumaRUs replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

    You don’t change dosing on a day to day basis. Once the pt has CKD or chronic kidney disease than you renally
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    Flight RN to NP

    traumaRUs replied to fmac88's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I can answer to the waiting to apply for NP positions - not a good idea in my opinion. When you start applying you will be an NP who graduated >1 year ago and has no experience yet who's education...
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    Managing a Department/No Experience in Area

    traumaRUs replied to Jory's topic in General Nursing

    I go along with those posters that say this might not be such a good move. ED managers have to be willing and able to help when the you-know-what hits the fan. This would be especially important in a...
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    Expelled from RN program, looking for options

    traumaRUs replied to cjprenurse's topic in General Students

    At 26 you are NOT a failure - many nurses are far older then you when they start their career. How bad is your anxiety? Only you can answer this question? Are you getting professional help? Getting a...
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    Quitting job after only 8 months

    traumaRUs replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    ADMIN NOTE- Okay guys the OP (original poster) apologized. Lets move on and get back to the original topic. Back to the topic - 8 months of employment deserves 2 week notice but no explanation will...
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    Cardiac Arrest Cancels Nurses' Poker Tournament

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Dang! I had a full house too! Maybe we can just hook up the Lucas device and continue
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    Providers supposedly under prescribing

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

    I care for chronically ill (dialysis dependent) pts. They are all VERY sick. I do Rx narcotics frequently. I always follow the "rules" in my state as to documentation regarding the controlled...
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    Move from Chronic outpatient to home?

    traumaRUs replied to LostMyPen,RN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Home therapies is growing quickly due to the CMS
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    Shame on you ANCC : Psych CNS: Don't precept Psych NP's

    traumaRUs replied to dmarie82's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    the4ofus - I see what you mean now. I am actually an adult (2006) and peds (2011) CNS - neither have an exam now. It has been very frustrating to maintain two certifications with double the CME -...
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    Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

    traumaRUs replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Moved to Med-Surg
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    CSN TEAS( Las Vegas )

    traumaRUs replied to Snemati34's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Moved to TEAS
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    Fiancé considering starting all over to become Pharmacist

    traumaRUs replied to NotANurseBut90's topic in Nursing Career

    Moved to Career
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    I should continue with the nursing program or change my degree?

    traumaRUs replied to Joanna369's topic in General Students

    Moved to nursing student
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    Cry me a river...?

    traumaRUs replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...I don't see this in my position now. However, in my 10 years in a level one trauma center, I did cry probably half a dozen times, but never in public. I think there are several factors here:...
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    Women’s Health NP - Jobs to work from home

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

    allnurses.com is always looking for writers There are several FB pages/groups devoted to developing nurse-writers
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    What important paperwork do you use at work and would recommend to a new grad (Consents/orders etc...)

    traumaRUs replied to LogicalCoconut's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moved to