traumaRUs MSN, APRN

Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU

Trauma Columnist

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    Why do We eat our young?

    Moved to Pt/Colleague
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    Raising them right.

    Moved to pt/colleague
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    Night Shift Causing Relationship Problems

    I worked nights for 15 years. My husband and kids were all on board: "never wake Mom unless the house is on fire or there is a LOT of blood." It just comes from mutual respect and caring. I think...
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    How honest to be when quitting a job

    Never burn bridges. Some ways to say it: I appreciate the opportunity this job afforded me in terms of developing my time management skills (or whatever this job helped you to accomplish) but I have...
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    Time to remove the "nurse" in APN?

    I'm a CNS in a provider role x11 years. I had 12 years nursing experience prior to becoming an APRN. The roles are different. Do I think my RN experience helped as a new provider? Yes, because I had...
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    Do nurses use "Linked In"?

    I use Linked In as my social media content for prospective employers. I keep it very professional. My FB acct is not linked to my real
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    Will I get hired anytime soon?

    Refresher course? Take whatever job you can get NOW and then keep applying? 8 applications since December 2016 - if you really want a job, you need to be applying
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    Anatomy and physiology notes

    Moved to Nursing Student Assistance
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    Little people

    i adjust my adult med dosage orders for: 1. Very small size (under 100 lbs) 2. Low body fat % I do not adjust my dosage for pts that have
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    Help

    Moved to student
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    very important

    Moved to Schools/Colleges
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    Not sure if I should look for a new job

    Retail clinic - outpt, simple stuff (for the most part), regular hours Pain clinic - new procedures, increased skillset, hrs?,
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    Neurology vs Urology

    I vote to expand your horizons and go with
  14. Nursing in rural areas pose special problems for nurses. The biggest issue of course is simply the distance to the referral hospital. It makes a huge difference when you have an acute myocardial...
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    EKG Resources

    Back to the topic at hand please.... Resources for EKG
  16. This is an approved survey from a doctoral student - thanks for taking the time to help her
  17. Moved to Licensure w/criminal history
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    Eclipse concerns

    Merged
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    Why do We eat our young?

    Having been a nurse for >20 years now - I just don't see this. Why not treat others as you would want to be
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    confused

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    Dosage Calculations

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    False Positives do exist.

    Edited post to reflect poster's
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    Applying to Schools

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