traumaRUs MSN, APRN

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    Discipline

    traumaRUs replied to Subby317's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Matter of
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    Opiates Are Not for All Pain

    traumaRUs replied to soliantony's topic in Advanced Practice

    From UpToDate: NORMAL AGING VERSUS CHRONIC DISEASE - Aging is a natural and inevitable biological process that results in structural and functional changes in many organ systems. The kidney...
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    Who will do CNS role?

    traumaRUs replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    Wow is all I can say! What an incredible put down to CNSs that went to school for this. I've never heard of this "portfolio" way of gaining the title of CNS. Can you please elaborate. And no offense...
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    Opiates Are Not for All Pain

    traumaRUs replied to soliantony's topic in Advanced Practice

    Hmmm...The aide is an employee and though she too is a patient advocate, she seems to have overstepped her bounds. I agree 90 is pushing the age where I would prescribe narcotics although at 90 I...
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    Why Are Maternal Deaths on the Rise?

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome info Pixie and terrifying ordeal for you. So glad you are doing better
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    Why Are Maternal Deaths on the Rise?

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Totally awesome idea to develop a database about maternal complications. According to the literature I reviewed, this seems to be needed
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    2.9 GPA Help me get into CRNA school

    traumaRUs replied to futurecrnasla's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Moved to SRNA
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    Patients who don't meet inpatient status

    traumaRUs replied to smalltownNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    When I worked in the heart failure service - we gave IVP Lasix in the clinic and/or Lasix infusion in the infusion center - few people were admitted even for
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    Who will do CNS role?

    traumaRUs replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    Totally respect your opinion. Thank you. Yes, you are totally correct, I've never seen a CNS in a non-provider role. Our hospital systems locally employ CNSs totally as providers. The educators are...
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    Fired on my first day of work

    traumaRUs replied to staple1027's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moved to LTC
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    NP role in a code

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

    As an APRN working in an outpt situation with a very ill population and no MD on site yes I
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    Who will do CNS role?

    traumaRUs replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    I keep going back to the fact that healthcare is a business and as such everyone has to be able to accounted for related to dollars and cents. As an APRN, I can bill and pay for my own upkeep. If I...
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    Who will do CNS role?

    traumaRUs replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    Agree with this. The other thing to consider is the Consensus Model and LACE. In my area, central IL, FNPs are no longer able to be credentialed at the hospitals as their education/clinicals are only...
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    MBA vs MSN

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

    Totally agree with Beth: the combo MSN/MBA is the ideal grad degree in the current market. Healthcare is a
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    Roll Call - Who's Been Around the Longest and Your Accomplishments

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Going further with this: Whats the best piece of info you have gotten from AN?
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    Who will do CNS role?

    traumaRUs replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    So you have completed the 3Ps and have the minimum 500 hours clinical? Thanks for the info - just
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    Exciting Possible Treatment for Alzheimer's! And the first Patient is a Nurse

    traumaRUs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Approximately 5.7 Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer's currently. 5.5 million people are over the age of 65 years and there are approximately 200,000 individuals under the age of 65 who...
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    Exciting Possible Treatment for Alzheimer's! And the first Patient is a Nurse

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Its obvious this has struck a chord for many. Alzheimer's and related dementias rob our loved ones of their mind. Its a horrible disease and hopefully this study will provide some real assistance. It...
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    Please help!!! New NP Dilemma :(

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

    This is a recipe for disaster with all the opioid awareness campaigns currently in the news. I practice in IL where online Rx'ing of schedule IIs is a no-no so I have to write everything out. I...
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    Roll Call - Who's Been Around the Longest and Your Accomplishments

    traumaRUs replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - what interesting stories. Please keep them
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    Nurses in the Media: A Conversation with Diana Mason, PhD, RN

    traumaRUs replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. A doctoral degree deserves recognition in the media. APA is updated periodically and needs to be done sooner versus
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    Military CRNA Daily Life

    traumaRUs replied to Grutherford4's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Although not a CRNA, I was active duty in the USN, my husband served 23 years in the USAF. I can speak to being a military spouse: 1. Talk over your decision with your spouse. Once you sign the papers...
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    85 questions and passage

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

    Congrats - moved to NCLEX
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    No friends in my class?

    traumaRUs replied to BJA98's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Moved to LVN/LPN nursing student
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    Who will do CNS role?

    traumaRUs replied to anewsns's topic in Advanced Practice

    In my area, we have a large number of CNS's because a local college of nursing affiliated with the big hospital system had CNS as the only option for MSN. We all work as APRNs with CNS=NP as to scope...