traumaRUs MSN, APRN

Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU

Trauma Columnist

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    New Grad, Can't Get Hired?

    traumaRUs replied to Justineqt's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Moved to a different
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    Gossiping at the workplace

    traumaRUs replied to MissNurs2016's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Moved to a different
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    Can posting about a friend breach HIPAA?

    traumaRUs replied to MOVAN15's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Moved to a different
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    Dying to be a Nurse

    traumaRUs replied to MTaylor310's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Merged both
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    Concerned about a coworker on stimulants whose heart rate is 110

    traumaRUs replied to farawayisland's topic in General Nursing

    Per our terms of service, we can't provide medical advice - best
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    Reported to the BON

    traumaRUs replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced Practice

    @SOM - yes, any discipline stays on our state's BON site FOREVER and it flashes a bright RED like some sort of beacon when you do licensure
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    Nursing School Depression?

    traumaRUs replied to FuturenurseCT's topic in General Students

    Moved to General Nursing Student
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    How did you decide on Nursing?

    traumaRUs replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    Moved to general student
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    Trying to get a new job with no good current references

    traumaRUs replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Moved to Nursing Career
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    Narcotics, benzo, phenergan etc...

    traumaRUs replied to empatheticRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Moved to Pt
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    Reported to the BON

    traumaRUs replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks for a very sobering post. The fallout from being reported to the BON and/or terminated has huge repercussions. For me, as it seems for you, the emotional toll it takes on a practitioner is...
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    New Nurse Blues

    traumaRUs replied to susie1969's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Moved to First Year After Nursing LIcensure
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    Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

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

    Elkpark - I am not sure if I'm an old school CNS or just an old nurse but I've been a CNS for 11 years and in my area, we have to be able to bill for our services, otherwise the suit folks come along...
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    Direct entry NP, switch to bedside RN?

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

    I too loved being an RN more than an APN! However, I agree that since you have no RN experience its going to be an uphill battle. I would look for another
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    Clinical questions in FNP interview

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

    I had to laugh when I read TicTok's post - we had a potential advanced provider who shadowed one of the PAs - she came to the experience in a sundress and flip flops. Then, she told the PA that she...
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    Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

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

    I'm a CNS in IL and do have prescribing and more importantly BILLING ability. In this day of transitioning health care, IMHO being able to prescribe and bill for your services that is the key to an...
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    Question about policy/procedure

    traumaRUs replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Moved to Ambulatory Care
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    BSN RN to DNP/ PhD/MSN with NP specialties

    traumaRUs replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Moved to Post-Grad student
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    Leggings as nursing attire???

    traumaRUs replied to mmc51264's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Moved to Gear/scrubs
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    Pill packets suck

    traumaRUs replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    Moved to Patient
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    Inappropriate nurses?

    traumaRUs replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Moved to pt/colleague
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    They want me to be an RN

    traumaRUs replied to AspiringMD585's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since you are considering nursing, I've moved this to the prenursing
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    I'm finally able to stop antidepressant!

    traumaRUs replied to jrbl77's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for the positive update - moved to Health and Stress
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    Will having a BA hurt being hired as an LPN?

    traumaRUs replied to Larrin42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Moved to LPN student
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    HELP! Calling all military nurses

    traumaRUs replied to PK_ICU RN's topic in Government, Military

    The other issue that I see (and I'm former USN married to career-now-retired USAF) is your child. Are you absolutely SURE you are willing to sign him over to someone if you should get deployed from...