traumaRUs MSN, APRN

Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU

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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Unsure about this.
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I view allnurses on my iphone 6+ and just copy the link from Chrome. The navigation yellow bar is on the right on mobile and you have to click on icon that looks like three vertical lines and then it...
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    I Make Less Than a Brand New Nurse, Why?

    traumaRUs replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Congratulations!
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Oooh Michigan is super cold this time of year. Pretty state, but stilll.....brrrr Glad to see
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    Med school drop out, now a CRNA. Ask me anything...

    traumaRUs replied to MDdropouttoCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just as there are many types of med students, there are many types of nursing students and schools too. allnurses.com appreciates comments from many
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the comments. While I don't know the tech details, when you move from one platform to a completely new one, with a very large site - it does take time. However, we are now up and
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    New grad struggling to land first job

    traumaRUs replied to Quota's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! So happy for you and yes oncology is a great place to start your career. Please let us in on your
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! You go! So sorry about your car - hope no one was hurt. What did you
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    Welcome Home!!!! - Home Sweet Home

    traumaRUs replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Agree so glad to be back
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    Potential Job Offer?!

    traumaRUs replied to BeautyRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! Wonderful
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    What did you miss the most while allnurses was "closed"?

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

    Oh boy did we miss you all! We only had each other - you all MAKE the
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    The End of An Era

    traumaRUs replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Aw Viva I know this must have been hard for you. However, you are always such a positive person and you seem to be taking this in stride looking toward the future and new ventures. And of course, you...
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    You are so talented
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    You all have been
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    Do not understand scheduling issue

    traumaRUs replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced Practice

    This! I work in a large practice where the doctors are amazing. However, the fact is the NPs/PAs/CNSs have more time to spend with them and see them more often. Although we bill at 85% of the MD...
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    Cardiology nurse practitioner

    traumaRUs replied to Jakjun's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks for the current update. I did heart failure care for about six months recently. We saw pts in the hospital and then followed them in our NP-run clinic. The hospital was also re-developing a...
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    Litigious Areas of Nursing and the Nurse's Liability

    traumaRUs replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I would only practice nursing with my own malpractice insurance. Its nice to know there is someone (lawyer) in your corner. BTW if you are sued and its successful, after all the paperwork is filed,...
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    Is it wrong to ask

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

    @RubyVee - I get that its tacky but at a hospital where I worked, the staff nurses received a monetary reward for their Daisy Awards. And I to agree it was tacky of the hospital to hold this out like...
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    First Nursing Job Dialysis Am I Stuck Forever

    traumaRUs replied to Biology2Nursing's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Just to add on. Some things you WILL learn/experience in outpt HDUs: Assessment skills Time management Chronic disease management How to call a provider and provide a succinct report over the phone to...
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    I Make Less Than a Brand New Nurse, Why?

    traumaRUs replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Have you considered expanding your MSN to a clinical focus: NP? As an APRN (at least in IL) you bring money to the hospital or private practice. So, you do have more negotiating
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    New Nurse, feeling depressed

    traumaRUs replied to jellybean570's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How are things going now? Any better? Hope you got some help to deal with this stress. Take
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    Quit first hospital job after less than 6 months

    traumaRUs replied to murse27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Back to the original poster - what did you decide to pursue? As others have said, there are many options. Hospital nursing isn't for everyone, just like clinic nursing isn't for everyone - options....
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    Recognizing the Red Flags of Sex Trafficking

    traumaRUs replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Great article with solid info -
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    Are We Too PC?

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys I've removed some posts - please stay on topic. To intentionally incite others won't be tolerated. Thank you
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    Are We Too PC?

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    It goes back to the times. I was in the USN in the 70's and 80's - many survivors of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were still very much alive and working, getting ready to retire, etc.. There were times;...