traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    Probation friendly RN to BSN Schools

    traumaRUs replied to maciekv7's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Moved to Recovery forum for more
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    Do I get payed for orientation If I decided to not accept the offer?

    traumaRUs replied to Solnce1981's topic in General Nursing

    Merged
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    What is the longest time you have spent in one position?

    traumaRUs replied to TinyDancer01's topic in General Nursing

    Been with allnurses.com since 2000 in various capacities. Once my husband retired from the Air Force in 1995: 10 years at one hospital, then became an APRN and have been in this position for 12.5...
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    Survival guide for women of color

    traumaRUs replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Would like a citation for this data that the politicians are stating in this YouTube video. This is, in reality an ad for the ACA. Can you cite the source of this
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    Survival guide for women of color

    traumaRUs replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here is a recent article I authored regarding the increase in maternal deaths: Recent Increase in Maternal
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    Boomerang Coworkers

    traumaRUs replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Oh oh I'm a boomerang employee - who knew. My first APRN job was in a large nephrology practice - I worked there for 11.5 years, left to back to the hospital where I had worked for 10 years as an RN,...
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    The Grinch of allnurses.com

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I'm in good company! Let the Grinchmas
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    Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

    traumaRUs replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    What a series of errors that caused this. The first was the lack of knowledge by the nurse in knowing the difference between versed and vecuronium. If she had an orientee with her, thats two nurses...
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    Second Thoughts on leaving Bedside for NP role

    traumaRUs replied to Babyboss 19's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What a great variety of advice. Here's my story: became and LPN at 32, RN at 32 and APRN at 48. Been in nephrology for almost 13 years now with a brief foray (6 months into heart failure). I figure I...
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    Prescribing Far Off Label

    traumaRUs replied to jennybean0305's topic in Advanced Practice

    As a licensed provider, (not holistic) I would be cautious about Rx'ing off label meds. What the heck is "Ozone"? The only thing I can think of is the ozone layer of the
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    Send video tape to state boards

    traumaRUs replied to Curious1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why did you not immediately wake the CNA and notify the superisor? This is a fireable offense everywhere I've ever worked. Taking video - are you kidding me? Again, why didn't you IMMEDIATELY notify...
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    The Grinch of allnurses.com

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. And whats with all holiday music on my favorite radio station that starts the day after Thanksgiving!!!!
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    First code blue, hard not to blame myself.

    traumaRUs replied to 1793stopper's topic in Critical Care

    So very sorry for this. First codes are difficult. Please talk this thru with a supportive co-worker. Ruminating on this is counter-productive. There is nothing you could have done to prevent a PE....
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    How much orientation?

    traumaRUs replied to loriangel14's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moved to LTC
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    fraud & identity theft

    traumaRUs replied to mathisp1's topic in Home Health

    This is not something we can help you with - please contact the police and a
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    Pediatric NP job market?

    traumaRUs replied to aliyahs123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good morning - I've moved your post to the student NP forum. Some suggestions: 1. Network with PNPs in the hospital 2. Join your state's APRN organization 3. How does your hospital use PNPs in the...
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    NP liability insurance - new grad

    traumaRUs replied to Cindy-20's topic in Advanced Practice

    You should ALWAYS carry malpractice
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    CNN-NP Exam

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

    I've been an APRN (CNS) for 12+ years in a large nephrology practice. This was my first APRN job and I had no nephrology experience prior to this. I was hired because of my nursing experience: 10...
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    CSUS Sacramento State Spring 2019

    traumaRUs replied to TheClassCat's topic in School, College Programs

    ADMIN Note - please don't mention school staff by name. This is both an infringement on THEIR privacy and easily sets YOU up to be identified.
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    How Much Junk do you Keep?

    traumaRUs replied to Accolay's topic in General Nursing

    I keep nothing - I'm the anti-hoarder. The only papers I kept were my clinical logs from my post-MSN certs as I might need them if I pursue a
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    What are Psych NP/CNS's looking for in Salary/Benefits

    traumaRUs replied to dmarie82's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CME? PTO? My practice (I'm not psych) offers : 4 weeks PTO Paid health insurance for the employee 1 week of CME + $1500 16% of base salary into SEP IRA This is in addition to the benefits you
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    DON Education

    traumaRUs replied to KSjo88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moved to Geriatric/LTC
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    Jeopardize nursing school, as a CNA

    traumaRUs replied to MyDream 2bRN's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Moved to CNA
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    Roll Call - Who's Been Around the Longest and Your Accomplishments

    traumaRUs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our staff was discussing you, our members. While we all like to remain anonymous, we are all proud of our accomplishments. We'd like to do a roll call of honor. Who has been on AN the longest? Who has...
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    Thankfulness - What's Yours?

    traumaRUs posted a topic in General Nursing

    So this is the week of one of our biggest holidays - Thanksgiving. Now is a good time to remember to be grateful. It started long ago as a way to express gratitude for a bountiful harvest. Now, it...