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Second Victims - the Nurse that Makes a Mistake

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The term second victim refers to the nurse, provider or another medical professional that makes a mistake that either harms or had the potential to harm a...

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Can social media be leveraged to help nursing leaders engage staff?
General Nursing

Nurses and Social Media - Our Leaders Online?! #Magnet

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Social media offers many avenues of engagement for nurses. Beyond the basics of providing interaction with other nurses, nursing leaders are getting onboard the...

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Quitting Your APRN Gig?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

All APRNs work hard. Most of us are conscientious, thorough and bring a lot to our practices and facilities. However, when do you know when its time to change...

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General Nursing

So...You've Decided to Attend a Conference???

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Learning is a life-long goal. Even as experienced nurses, we need to continue to learn. Attending conferences is a great way to learn, network and expand your...

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General Nursing

Are LPNs the Answer to the RN Shortage in Some Locations?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Allnurses staffers recently attended the 2017 Emergency Nursing Conference in St Louis. We had some interesting conversations...

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Emergency

ENA Mass Casualty Incident

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Come inside and see ENA 2017 highlights

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Sepsis Awareness
General Nursing

National Sepsis Month

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

September is National Sepsis Month. allnurses was fortunate to recently receive an excellent article from an expert in the field.

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Emergency

Opioid Epidemic - EDs Fight Back!

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

The opioid crisis in the US! We have all heard about it. How are we addressing it? The Emergency Nursing Conference being held September 13-16 in St Louis will...

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General Nursing

ANA - Healthy Nurses, Healthy Nation

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Healthy Nurses, Healthy Nation is an initiative sponsored by the American Nurses Association to improve the health of nurses and our nation.

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General Nursing

Memorial Day - Time to Thank Those that Paid the Ultimate Price

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Memorial Day is the day set aside to remember our veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. allnurses proudly salutes and remembers these patriots and their...

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Critical

NTI - Post ICU Syndrome - First Hand Family Account

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Post-intensive care syndrome, PICS is a combination of symptoms that include health problems that remain after critical illness. They may persist when the...

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Emergency

Emergency Nursing Conference 2017 St Louis, Missouri

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,...

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Has our health care system improved?
General Nursing

Inequalities of Health Care - Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr D…

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Martin Luther King was very influential in US history. This is a day set aside to honor him.

5 replies 4,795 views
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Roles

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) encompass nurse practitioners (NP), clinical nurse specialists (CNS), certified registered nurse anesthetists...

4 replies 7,261 views
General Nursing

Nursing Certifications

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Nursing specialty certifications show expertise in a particular area of nursing.

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What's the best way to practice head to toe assessment?
General Students

Head to Toe Assessment

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Doing a head to toe assessment is a part of nursing school. This is very important.

29 replies 46,315 views
General Nursing

Healthy People 2020 - Key Determinants

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Healthy People 2020 aims to reach four goals: Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death and to...

4 replies 5,589 views
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APRNs - What Happens if You are Sued?

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Okay as the title states, I have been sued, been found at fault and the suit settled. It was a very trying experience both in terms of my personal and...

22 replies 34,616 views
General Nursing

Veteran's Day 2016 - A Salute to Military Nurses

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

Veterans Day 2016 is also a salute to military nurses.

10 replies 7,530 views
General Nursing

October is National AIDS Awareness Month

by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

President Ronald Reagan declared October to be AIDS Awareness Month in 1988. His goal was to educate the public and prevent the spread of this disease.

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