CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

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  1. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    CraigB-RN replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I spent to many years as a flight nurse. Uncle Sam tought me never to wear it around aircraft. Now that I'm not flying, I still don't wear it to work. Just a choice, not a safety or hygene thing,...

  2. Advantages/Disadvantages of NP vs PA

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

    Not a broader scope, just a more sable one at THIS time. And I emphasise, at this time. From my perspective, it's all just part of the picture when making career desicians. If your only goal is to...

  3. Working as an RN and NP in the same facility???

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

    I'm impressed, a CAH that has a hospitalist. Hmm having a CO that is and RN and a Lawyer could be a good thing or a bad thing. :) Don't let the DON push you around. Make sure that your contract has...

  4. Working as an RN and NP in the same facility???

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

    Having been a DON at one of the Critical Access Hospitals, I tell you that once you start practicing as an APN, there prob won't be much time to work as a staff nurse. One thing to remember is that as...

  5. Advantages/Disadvantages of NP vs PA

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

    I wasn't as clear as I should have been in my earlier comment. By the stability I was talking about how Boards of Nursing are looking at scope of practice issues for the different specialty area's....

  6. Use of Diprovan in your ER

    CraigB-RN replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Emergency

    I gave 1mg of Dilaudid to a patient the other night that went apnic on me, (1st dose and swore that he hadn't taken anything else. Had disclocated elbow) had to be bagged and given narcan. Does that...

  7. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    CraigB-RN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with you that I've never met this nursing model either and have no idea what she looks like. :) I aactually got told that I might not have it to be an NP because, I didn't get it. 2 years...

  8. Advantages/Disadvantages of NP vs PA

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

    That dogmatic approach may not be doing anyone of hte of the techs a favor. The skills, personality, education base all play into the decision as to NP vs PA. It's an education choice based on all...

  9. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    CraigB-RN replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    ANd that sounded like the best care this patient could have gotten! Sounds like the patient got great care. The point that this thread still brings to bear is how much of our practice isn't based on a...

  10. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    CraigB-RN replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    I don't think he's failed at all, just like I don't think "the other side" made their case at all. It looks like an area that needs more study and probably more inmportatantly more education for all...

  11. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    CraigB-RN replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    http://www.ohri.ca/emerg/nursing-cspine.html http://www.aemj.org/cgi/content/full/14/5_Supplement_1/S48 Granted this was from a 30 sec Google search and not a detailed meta anysis. I'm working on a...

  12. UC Davis Accredited?

    CraigB-RN replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

    In the same length of time that it took you to type this question here, I google UC DAVIS FNP and came up with this.

  13. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    CraigB-RN replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Actualy the large majority of lawsuits are from people staying from the protocols. I don't practice in fear, and taking someone off the backboard isn't "clearing" the C-Spine. Again go up to the...

  14. PA's make more $$ than NP's?!

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

    Exactly what class are you sitting next to the 2nd year med student and what geographic area is your program in? You need to be carefull posting generalities with supporting information. If your...

  15. Associate of Arts in Pre-Nursing

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

    The OP is still going to have to get the ASN/ADN/BSN when finished. Another case of taking 3.5 to 4 years go get a "2" year degree. Look at the fine print and see if just getting a BSN might be as...

  16. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    CraigB-RN replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    I have to disagree. There is plenty of information out there that shows the majority of patient placed on backboard don't need to be on them. If your taking them off the backboard, you need to have...

  17. PA's make more $$ than NP's?!

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

    hmm being married to a graduate PA program faculty member, I can say that the majority of the PA programs out there don't take the same classes as med school students. As a matter of fact most of...

  18. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

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

    The old arguments for NP's/PA's in primary care followed the 80/20 rule. 80% if what goes on in primary care clinics doesn't need an MD. Of course to keep that in perspective, those same cold and...

  19. The Usefullness of Nursing Diagnosis in Medical Decision Making

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

    I get the feeling that some posters are using nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis as interchangable terms. They aren't nursing assessment is something that is ongoing, and in my experience, way...

  20. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

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

    Most of my APAP OD's are accidental OD's. Taking Loretabs, dayquill and nyquill but a few extra strength Tylenols for good measure. Do this for a week and your liver won't like you. No drug is...

  21. GN license question....how long after graduation do you get it

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

    Depending on the state you may not get a GN, the turnover for the NCLEX is so relativly fast. In places were GN's are allowed, it when the school officially acknowladges graduation and generates a...

  22. Transferring a license

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

    Go back to the Board of Nursing web site and download the RN by endorsment paperwork. A few cases require that they mail it to you. It's easy, don't procrastinate. Becaue it does take

  23. hospitalists in hospitals

    CraigB-RN replied to juswilliams0978's topic in General Nursing

    The term hospitalist can be a generic one. MD or midlevel. Most places I've seent that use midlevels as hospitalist/intivist use them to spread around the time of the MD. There may be more contact...

  24. How Transfer My License To Another State?

    CraigB-RN replied to yoyoteacher71's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had a problem. I just make sure I follow the directions. I've had up to 13 dif state nursing licenses at one time, du to travel assignments. The ones that require Fingerprint's and stuff...

  25. How Transfer My License To Another State?

    CraigB-RN replied to yoyoteacher71's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/