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What is CSI Academy?
General Nursing

CSI Nurses: Do You Have What It Takes? - An Interview With Fiona W…

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Nurses are change agents. Nurses are a force to be reckoned with and who better than the bedside nurse to make change in a hospital?

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How do you network successfully at a large conference like NTI?
Career Support

Keeping the Passion in Nursing with Healthy Work Environments - In…

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) is the organization for all things critical care. Many nursing leaders have played crucial parts in the...

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How does your unit utilize this practice alert?
Critical

Alarm Management Practice Alert

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

One of the sessions at a recent NTI conference discussed the AACN alarm management practice alert and the recent practice alert update.

7 replies 5,138 views
Do you do anything for School Nurses Day?
School

Happy School Nurses Day!

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

We task some very special nurses to care for our children at school. Many children go to school with complex medical needs ranging from diabetes to asthma to...

18 replies 5,554 views
Should I invest in DTC genetic testing?
General Nursing

Home Genetic Testing - Should You?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Most of us have heard of 23andMe, Ancestry.com and other DNA-discovery products. Have you tried it? What did you find out? What should we do with all this...

21 replies 2,619 views
What is the ABCDEF Bundle of care?
Critical

NTI 2019 - ABCDEF Bundle - Questions and Answers

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The ABCDEF Bundle of care for ICU patients has been the subject of recent discussions on several social media outlets that I frequent. I wanted more information...

1 reply 5,130 views
Why should I attend NTI?
General Nursing

NTI 2019 - "Education, Excellence and Inspiration"

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

AACN's National Teaching Institute (NTI) is the premier critical care conference. They have sessions for the new grad who just landed a job in the ICU, to the...

10 replies 4,592 views
Can we be inclusive without crossing over into not offending anyone?
General Nursing

Are We Too PC?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Have we become a nation of slugs, so offended by a simple old-time Christmas song that we want to ban it from the radio? Where does this leave us in real life?

197 replies 23,845 views
What aspect of the holidays drives you crazy?
General Nursing

The Grinch of allnurses.com

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Christmas and the holidays are supposed to be a time of joy, family togetherness and happiness….well they are SUPPOSED to be….

80 replies 11,296 views
What is your hospital doing to decrease maternal mortality?
General Nursing

Why Are Maternal Deaths on the Rise?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

There is a lot of information about fetal deaths and how to prevent them. However, did you know that maternal deaths in the US are on the rise? Why?

8 replies 3,947 views
is there any treatments for Alzheimer's?
General Nursing

Exciting Possible Treatment for Alzheimer's! And the first Patient…

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Exciting Possible Treatment for Alzheimer's! And the first Patient is a Nurse

7 replies 7,330 views
Does breast cancer kill more people than any other kind of cancer?
General Nursing

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. As I was researching info for this article, I came across some info I didn't know....

2 replies 2,003 views
Emergency

ENA offering Mass Casualty Education at 2018 Conference

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

ENA recently published this press release about Mass Casualty Education including Active Shooter scenarios.

0 replies 4,424 views
Entrepreneurs

Notes from an Entrepreneur

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Opinions from a nursing entrepreneur regarding some hot topics and some hints for entrepreneurial success.

1 reply 5,872 views
2018 Salary Survey Part 3
General Nursing

When and Why Nurses Are Leaving the Workforce

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The 2018 allnurses Salary Survey was conducted in February 2018. The data from almost 17,000 nurses has been analyzed and we are happy to be able to share the...

13 replies 15,576 views
Emergency

ENA Inaugural Spring Regional Symposium

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The Emergency Nurses Association is the preeminent organization for ED nurses. Here is info about their spring regional conference

0 replies 1,586 views
Headlines

ENA Announces New President

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy,...

0 replies 4,964 views
General Nursing

Care for the Older Adult: ICU or Not?!

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

As our baby boomers continue to age, care for the older adult comes to the forefront of our healthcare system. And questions remain....

8 replies 6,709 views
Do we still have a nursing shortage?
General Nursing

Addressing the Predicted Nursing Shortage

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

There is a predicted nursing shortage coming as the baby boomers continue to retire in droves.

117 replies 27,997 views
How do we work to prevent bullying or incivility?
Relations

Bullying, Evidence Based Practice #Magnet

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

As nurses, we want evidence-based practice in order to improve our care. As we all know, there are multiple barriers to providing excellent care and...

8 replies 12,526 views