CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

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  1. Ethics question.

    CraigB-RN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No it's not a homework question. It's about nurses who are "famous" on social media and/or TV. Bloggers, writers, nurses who have a following on social media. NOT fake nurses on a fictional TV show....

  2. Ethics question.

    CraigB-RN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It really doesn't matter the names. It is something that has been going on for a bit now. The term Ambassador has been getting passed around for a couple of years. The first I noticed was for...

  3. MSN: Education vs. Specialty Degree

    CraigB-RN replied to starryx2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hmm all the Nursing Faculty positions I just scanned said MSN or PhD. Didn't specify what kind of MSN. I do definitely agree that you can teach with as an NP but you can't be an APRN with a straight...

  4. 7 Social Media Posts That Will Destroy Your Nursing Career Before It Begins!

    CraigB-RN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually Social Media can help you. For example, Pretty much all of my professional organizations have face book presence. Twitter can be a way to communicate and network with nurses and health care...

  5. MSN: Education vs. Specialty Degree

    CraigB-RN replied to starryx2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    unfortunatly with the salaries that some educators make, you will need to be in a postion to suplement your salary. Getting your NP won't prepare you for teaching, but it will get you an MSN or DNP...

  6. New role of LNC?

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in Legal

    How responsponsible are LNC's in education nurses in legal aspects of their nursing liscense. I read nurses blogs and facebook pages, and the nurses obviously have no idea of what it means to be...

  7. Demerol IVP

    CraigB-RN replied to donsherman's topic in Emergency

    Passivly aggressively leave copies of journal articles around for them read. Get your pharmacist and therapeutics committee involved. Start asking for something else and be ready with a reason....

  8. Nurses representing themselves.

    CraigB-RN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Legal

    Mine is a bit more than that, but I teach both academilty as well as con ed classes, so I pay a bit more. I budget $10 a month and it come out before my food and gas

  9. Nurses as Costs for Hospitals

    CraigB-RN replied to advor's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    After all this discusion, I was wondering if I was the only one that remembered that Nursing Dx came about in the 70's as a prep for us to be able to bill for services. Didn't work so

  10. BSN then PA?

    CraigB-RN replied to Mp31495's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes and in some cases I recomend it. But it is a complicated process to choose. You will need more classes than you will get in your BSN program. You have to look at the area you want to work, and...

  11. Specialty Poll for male nurses

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

    The problem is that what I work NOW isn't what I've always worked. Although I've worked mostly ED/ICU/and flight I've also worked Urology, Med surg/Hospice, clinic and even radiology. I've worked as...

  12. Nurses representing themselves in front of BON

    CraigB-RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've spent the past couple of days listing to audio files of administrative court procedings of nurses vs the Boards of Nursing. These were nurses who were getting their liscenses revoked, in most...

  13. Emergency (NPs)

    CraigB-RN replied to MR-RN15's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are actually more than one. Emory and Vanderbilt are the two I can think of off the top of my head. What they are is a Family Practice and an Acute Care combined. As of right now there is no...

  14. ER New Grad RN - Previously Paramedic

    CraigB-RN replied to MR-RN15's topic in Emergency

    The key is to not come across as a if you know it all already because of your time as a medic. You need to make sure they know that you had a change in mindset in school, (or even better before...

  15. Glut of NPs in coming years?

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

    I agree there will be a glut. In some places there is. One of the issues is RN's seem to go to NP school and expect to find jobs where they live. Unlike MD and PA's who expect to move somewhere...

  16. DHH taking away our ability to practice and use critical thinking skills

    CraigB-RN replied to guestnurse's topic in Critical Care

    Unfortunatly I've seen to many nurses titirating away, without having a solid enough understanding of the underlying pathophysiology and pharmokinetics. I've worked with attornies of nurses who got...

  17. Urban ED Meets Rural ICU

    CraigB-RN replied to NurseSmallHands's topic in Critical Care

    Having been a CNO for one of those hospitals, I'd suggest the following. First just get through orientation, Second, get to know the providers, make sure you speak their language. Once they get to...

  18. ENA Conference in Orlando

    CraigB-RN replied to widi96's topic in Emergency

    Yeah. Hopefully it will add to the number of CEUs and broden the interest some. I alternate conferences in what I try to be a 3 year cycle. If your close, at least check out the schedule when it's...

  19. CEs for CCRN

    CraigB-RN replied to froggy8's topic in Critical Care

    p.s. if your a member of AACN the online con ed is free. you could do all 100 and never pay a cent. I would however recomend budgeting to go to at least one NTI during your 3 year cycle. It's in...

  20. ENA Conference in Orlando

    CraigB-RN replied to widi96's topic in Emergency

    Hmm didn't realize registration was open yet. Like any conference, dress comfortably, comfortable shoes, pack snacks, leave extra space in your suitcase to bring swag home with you. This year's...

  21. Nursing instructor question: flipped classrooms?

    CraigB-RN replied to jrsbsn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Flipped 180 from the "normal" way. Reversing it as it

  22. Nursing instructor question: flipped classrooms?

    CraigB-RN replied to jrsbsn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The short version is the students prep BEFORE the class, read the material, study and you use class time for discusion, simulation, etc. Don't "waste" classroom time with

  23. Nursing instructor question: flipped classrooms?

    CraigB-RN replied to jrsbsn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The basic concept is old, what's new is the technology that can be used now. Evolutionary not revolutionary. The advantage to a nurse or any provider for that matter is the concepts of the flipped...

  24. ENP or Emergency Physician?

    CraigB-RN replied to level1's topic in Emergency

    The smaller the number the higher the more services offered. The 1 and 2 are usually bigger hospitals, sometimes with trauma centers. The 3 can be community hospitals and the 4s are usually small...

  25. Wood Alcohol Poisoning: An Era Gone By

    CraigB-RN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Methonal is a by product of making Moon shine, It's generally in the first few ounces of a batch. An inexperienced or rushed cook can not get it cleared, poisoning the batch. I"ve also seen it in...