CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

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  1. Alternative Airway Knowledge

    CraigB-RN replied to GilaRRT's topic in Emergency

    CUtting the pilot tube falls into the same lazy pattern/Looks Kewl mode that a lot of nuses/md's/RT's fall into. That is one of the reasons policies and procedures are required for so much of what we...

  2. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    LOL I was just gving you a hard time.

  3. Alternative Airway Knowledge

    CraigB-RN replied to GilaRRT's topic in Emergency

    Definitely agree that ACLS isn't the

  4. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Oh no, you had to do it didn't you. LOL you said the DNP word. And I though hanging out here with the CNS's would protect me from the word. :) I understand fully about being tired. Working a...

  5. Excelsior graduates in Georgia

    CraigB-RN replied to drew404's topic in Georgia Nursing

    head on over the GA BON as well as the thread here about GA and EC. Once you get a license, it won't be were you went to school that will keep you from finding someone to hire you, it will be about...

  6. Alternative Airway Knowledge

    CraigB-RN replied to GilaRRT's topic in Emergency

    I agree with your statement of "intubate at all cost" Interstingling I just read a blog entry to I think Dr Bledsoe asking whether ET is out of place in todays pre-hospital environment. Unfortunatly,...

  7. CNL v. NP

    CraigB-RN replied to erw5f's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The first thing you have to do is decide what you want to be/do as a nurse. The roles are completly different. I'd start by looking at different post's here and do more research on the individual...

  8. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    In this case I don't think I can be offended because I'm still trying to formulate my own opion. It's all still theoretic for me. Personally, I'm trying to develop my own "theory and philosopy" to...

  9. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    oops hit the submit to fast. Help me to understand. As a new CNS and as an educator, I need to be educated. It's hard to be one of the unified voices in the wilderness when you don't know what to...

  10. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Identity is one thing, and I also have seen providers who have never given up their identity as a nurse. CRNA and NP. But that had nothing to do with any theoretical foundation, at least they never...

  11. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    To me that was the difference between the CNS role and the NP role. This is an oversimplification, but as a CNS I directed nursing care of the patient. Despite arguments to the contrary, the NP's...

  12. discussion regarding education of NP (DNP) and PA compared to MD/DO

    CraigB-RN replied to RN to Medschool's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey Ivan you said it well. how quickly we as nurses forget history when it's convinient for us. Look at the CRNA's argualing against teh AA's. They are using almost the exact same arguments that...

  13. DNP's failing the test????

    CraigB-RN replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

  14. DNP's failing the test????

    CraigB-RN replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Thanks for the addition to my post. I just posted in another thread my thoughts about how we as a coperate body called nursing to often let our leaders bring us places we don't want to go. I hate...

  15. CNS vs NP?

    CraigB-RN replied to NICUplease's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Question for you non NP CNS's out there. Do you feel that a sig percentage of nurses go into NP program, even though they don't plan on working as an NP becasue they percieve that it will be easier...

  16. discussion regarding education of NP (DNP) and PA compared to MD/DO

    CraigB-RN replied to RN to Medschool's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey there menetopali, I think you hit a number of things on the head. The one addition i'd like to add is that the ego's aren't only on the MD side of things. I think that our ego, and that is a...

  17. discussion regarding education of NP (DNP) and PA compared to MD/DO

    CraigB-RN replied to RN to Medschool's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well first off all, the NP's were I spent a lot of my time could. This is one of the problems in the NP vs PA School debate. We are controlled by the Board of Nursing, which are not exactly known for...

  18. Something positive about non traditionsl programs

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    http://www.pratttribune.com/news/x108122756/Online-nurses-prove-skeptics-wrong

  19. Already Have A BA, Getting ADN

    CraigB-RN replied to techraider77's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a simialr situation, I had a BA, then got my ADN, now I'm doing the ADN-MSN route even though I have a MEd and a PHd, becasue nurses don't recognize anything but nursing degree's There is not...

  20. IV Lopressor...who can administer it?

    CraigB-RN replied to HurricaneBreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunatly this isnt' an easy question to address, because there are to many "it depends" It depens on your state practice act and your local policies. As to being ACLS, to the best of my knowledge...

  21. Most likely a stupid question...

    CraigB-RN replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    Dont forget placement confirmation for central line and approval for

  22. morphine IV

    CraigB-RN replied to breaking_dawn's topic in Emergency

    Certain patient populations like Sickel cell patients can tale LOTS of MS. There is no specific does of any narcotic that is an overdose. It's all relative. I've had to bad patients who were given...

  23. Fear of online NP programs..words of wisdom?

    CraigB-RN replied to inthesky's topic in Post Graduate Students

    LOL the 15 yo Subaru vs the 15 yo BMW. One of my co workers is enrolled at Emory in their FNP with an ER focus program. I choose to do the CNS route and doing a combined program through 2 diferent...

  24. National Medical Academy

    CraigB-RN replied to jackyo's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I'm not at home so Ican't do a real search, but I think this is one of the programs, that takes your money and then "helps" you do something you could have done for yourself. They have "classes" to...

  25. Just an FYI, for anyone doing the EC RN-BSN ...

    CraigB-RN replied to Lunah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The same goes for a number of specialty certifications. CCRN also to nake one. They figure that you had to do a ton of study to pass the "nationally/Internationaly" recognized