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Vicky Buhr, RN BSN MSN

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Gifts For Nurses, Search Our Site (Or the Web) Nursing Blog, Chat, Forum, Nursing Career Jobs, Nursing Degrees, Programs, Nursing Homes, NursingMail.com, Nursing Scrubs, Uniforms, Nursing Schools, Colleges, Scholarships (Nursing), Traveling Nurses Nursing Topics, A to Z: Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Associate, Bachelors, Masters and more! Free Downloads, Games, Software, and more! Last First Name: Buhr Vicky License degrees: RN BSN MSN student Family Nurse Practitioner tract E-mail Address: gvdabuhr@win.bright.net City: Barron State: WI What kind of nursing do you do: Emergency Department, Medical-Surgical Marital Status: Married How many years have you been practicing as a nurse: 18 Would you recommend the field: Definitely--this is a great profession. Employment changes in career: 5 Reason for the change: Relocation If you lost your job tomorrow how easily do you feel you find new employment: easily In how many years would you like to retire: 25 Have you started any type of retirement fund: yes Would this travel : yes Nursing School you attend if applicable: UW-Eau Claire Where do you work: Hospital Do you carry a personal malpractice insurance policy why or why not: yes Your most pressing concerns with the profession and healthcare: Lack of funds for proper training of nurses. Medicare reimbursement. Medicaid HMOs. What attracted you to the field of Nursing: Love to care for people Favorite TV show and musical artists: Twila Paris and the show ER Favorite food: Pizza Qualities you admire in your friends & loved ones: ability to understand me when I may not understand myself Pet Peeves: Messy rooms when coming on duty Major turn-offs: Swearing Hobbies and activities you enjoy outside of work: Biking, Walking, Step Aerobics. Pets favorite vacation spots: A Shitzu named Billy Bob and Black Hills South Dakota Other areas of interest and expertise: Training Nursing Assisants See also: Wisconsin Nursing Associations Wisconsin Hospitals Wisconsin Nursing Schools Wisconsin's Nursing Shortage, Short Staffing ****************************************************** Buhr Vicky, RN BSN MSN Schroeder, Janice, BSN MSN CFNP Departments or Specialties represented: Emergency Department, Family Practice Primary Care, Medical-Surgical ****************************************************** Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing 1400 E. Washington Avenue P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: (608) 266-0145 FAX: (608) 261-7083 http://www.drl.state.wi.us/ Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act:"This copy of the Wisconsin Nurse Practice Act is presented here only for your reference. It is not a legally-binding copy of the official legal document, and should not be construed as such." http://www.wisconsinnurses.com/nurse/body.html ****************************************************** Prescribing Privileges for Advanced Practice Nurses:"On January 5, 1995, the Board of Nursing of the State of Wisconsin adopted rules which will allow qualified advanced practice nurses to prescribe medications. Under these rules, nurses with appropriate knowledge, training and certification can prescribe medications, including controlled substances for the treatment of pain" http://www.wisc.edu/wcpi/regula/rnpresc.htm ****************************************************** Schools of Nursing: Bellin College of Nursing: Bellin College of Nursing is a private, independent, nonsectarian college that offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and both credit and noncredit continuing education courses and programs in nursing. P.O. Box 23400 Green Bay, WI 54305-3400 (920) 433-5803 1-800-236-8707 (WI only) admissio@bcon.edu http://www.bellin.org./bcn/index.html University of Wisconsin School of Nursing:"The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing has a rich and varied history, dating back to 1924. It is part of an academic clinical center which includes: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, UW Children's Hospital, University Health Service, UW School of Pharmacy, UW Medical School, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, and UW Comprehensive Cancer Center." University of Wisconsin School of Nursing Undergraduate Admission School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 Highland Avenue, K6/226, Madison, WI 53792-2455 Phone: (608) 263-5166 Fax: (608) 263-5296 Email: bjmarsha@facstaff.wisc.edu http://www.son.wisc.edu/ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Nursing/ School of Nursing, Viterbo University:"The School of Nursing supports the mission of Viterbo University while educating students to be professionals who will advance the high standards of nursing practice. Further, its faculty seeks to create an educational experience that embraces the pursuit of wisdom and the values of caring, integrity, and commitment as preparation for leadership and service in a dynamic health care environment." School of Nursing, Viterbo University 815 Ninth Street South, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608-796- 3000, communication@viterbo.edu http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/nursing/index.htm Viterbo University, Parish Nurse Ministry Preparation Program:"About the Coordinator Ruth E. Williams, RN, MEPD, MSN and a parish nurse for nine years at St. Mary's of the Assumption, Richland Center, Wis. She teaches part-time for Viterbo University in the nursing program where she has taught parish nursing for the last six years. She has completed the Faculty Preparation Course sponsored by IPNRC for the Basic Parish Nurse Preparation and Basic Parish Nurse Coordinator Programs." School of Nursing, Viterbo University 815 Ninth Street South, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608-796-3670, communication@viterbo.edu http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/nursing/parish.htm Western Wisconsin Technical College:"The Nursing Associate Degree Program prepares students to function within the roles of manager of care, provider of care, and member of a discipline to promote health. As part of the healthcare team, registered nurses (RN) use critical thinking and effective communication skills; mobilize resources to promote, maintain and restore health; collaborate with others to manage and coordinate health care; evidence clinical competence; practice within ethical and legal standards, and assume accountability for their practice." Western Wisconsin Technical College 304 6th Street North - La Crosse, WI 54601 608-785-9200 - 800-322-9982 (Wisconsin) - 800-248-9982 (Outside Wisconsin), nelsons@western.tec.wi.us http://www.western.tec.wi.us/wwtcstudents/addetail.asp?varProgID=105101 Other: Catholic Health Association of Wisconsin (CHA-W):Consists of 37 Catholic hospitals, 33 Catholic long term care facilities, 24 Catholic systems/IDNs, 19 religious congregations and five Catholic dioceses that guide and/or sponsor these health care facilities in Wisconsin http://www.wha.org/ ****************************************************** Wisconsin Parish Nursing Viterbo University, Parish Nurse Ministry Preparation Program:"About the Coordinator Ruth E. Williams, RN, MEPD, MSN and a parish nurse for nine years at St. Mary's of the Assumption, Richland Center, Wis. She teaches part-time for Viterbo University in the nursing program where she has taught parish nursing for the last six years. She has completed the Faculty Preparation Course sponsored by IPNRC for the Basic Parish Nurse Preparation and Basic Parish Nurse Coordinator Programs." School of Nursing, Viterbo University 815 Ninth Street South, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608-796-3670, communication@viterbo.edu http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/nursing/parish.htm ****************************************************** Personal Homepages: Wisconsin Nurses Rule!:"Hello friends! Welcome to my first website! I never put one together before but our friend (and we all know who we're talking about...lol...) Is a persistant little bugger! She is putting this basic shell together for me and hopefully in time I will be able to flesh it out. Besides...Who can learn all this html stuff anyway!!!??? I am a nurse in Wisconsin working at a trauma/ICU unit with an occasional surgery rotation." http://www.angelfire.com/fl4/floridaterri/ ************************************************************ Nursing Unions: http://www.nursefriendly.com/unions/ Service Employees International Union, LOCAL 150 (Wisconsin):"We are nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and techs standing together to ensure that frontline healthcare providers have a voice in how healthcare is delivered in Wisconsin's hospitals. We are Ceritfied Nursing Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses, fighting for dignity and respect in the nursing home industry, for ourselves and our residents. We are the Service Employees International Union, LOCAL 150, and we invite you to visit this site often. We hope to provide you with all of the up-to-date information concerning Local 150 with regular updates. If this is your first time here, the menu on the left will help you get from one place to another. 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