CranberryMuffin

CranberryMuffin specializes in Critical Care, Patient Safety.

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1. Want to swap to ICU but I cry during codes

   CranberryMuffin replied to Aliareza's topic in MICU

   You will be responsible for going to codes. AND you will have very sick and complicated patients - sometimes i found that caring for these patients was more stressful than being in a code because you can be in a situation where you are trying to prev...

2. Overcoming PTSD?

   CranberryMuffin posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hello... I have a dilemma that I could use some advice on - I am contemplating applying for a nurse practitioner program. I left the bedside 3 years ago due to a back injury, but I also was dealing with stress at the time that started to manifest its...

3. Newish RN with new back injury - help!

   CranberryMuffin posted a topic in Career Support

   I'm a relatively 'new' RN (~2 years experience) with a back injury (herniated disc) I acquired from an on the job injury. I'm being treated for it through work and have no complaints about that - I have gotten great care, albeit extremely slow. But ...

4. Accumulating debt vs cheaper NP school vs time

   CranberryMuffin replied to danceluver's topic in NP Students

   I would be cautious about a program where you had to find your own preceptor and are paying that much. That's a pretty hefty sum to be having to go to those lengths.

5. Nurses With Low Self-Esteem: Please Seek Help

   CranberryMuffin replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

   Puzzling interactions with coworkers can also be attributed to not having an outlet for healthy interactions and feelings of powerlessness within the workplace. Where there is poor management (which I've seen a lot within healthcare), there are poor ...

6. Bedside nursing= depression?

   CranberryMuffin replied to Missy89's topic in NP

   I would suggest getting off nights if you can; working nights makes me depressed and cranky. I'm not a huge fan of bedside nursing, either, but it definitely helps to get proper sleep.

7. What are the advantages of being a BSN over ADN?

   CranberryMuffin replied to Whitneylou01's topic in ADN/BSN

   All of the bigger hospitals in my city (and now more of the smaller hospitals) are ONLY hiring BSNs - as others have said it's a Magnet thing. It's my impression also that if you want to work in a more metropolitan area, having a BSN might be a neces...

8. RN salary in Albuquerque

   CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in New Mexico

   Thanks for the responses. I haven't actually moved anywhere yet, still in the Midwest, and I just started applying all over about a month ago, so it's too early to tell what that will bring (Southwest, Northwest, etc). That pay rate seems pretty lo...

9. When hiring, do hospitals look at where you got your BSN?

   CranberryMuffin replied to traceydolovesyou's topic in General Nursing

   Also just an FYI - West Coast University is a for-profit educational institution. There's been a lot of attention lately in the news about for-profit colleges and universities in their financial mismanagement, as well as they claim that they defraud...

10. I think I made a mistake

    CranberryMuffin replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, nights are slower paced (usually), so there's that. BUT, you're going to be the only RN on the floor during your shift? Are there going to be LPNs? Is there just one nurse picking up all those admits??? And why are you charge during orientation...

11. When hiring, do hospitals look at where you got your BSN?

    CranberryMuffin replied to traceydolovesyou's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of that, I would be very hesitant to spend that kind of money on a BSN. The job market has yet to bounce back for new grads, and if you are taking out student loans, that's a lot of debt to be saddled with, without the guarantee of a job. ...

12. New grad know it all

    CranberryMuffin replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    And just as much, sometimes more experienced nurses need to be reminded that there are ways of correcting behavior/providing feedback that are more appropriate than others. It goes both ways. Just my 2 cents.

13. 1-1 ratio for nurses

    CranberryMuffin replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    It's 1:2 where I'm at. I had a night recently where both of my patients crashed at the *exact* same time. A rarity, and I wouldn't have made it through the night without my coworkers, who are completely stellar. Rarely do we have 1:1 patients but i...

14. So angry and annoyed!

    CranberryMuffin replied to SweettartRN's topic in Relations

    I honestly don't know, nor do I check to see who has insurance and who does not. If it's not glaringly obvious, I don't usually even know the insurance status of my patients. Yes, I know there are different outcomes for patients who have insurance vs...

15. Affordable Online Post masters NP programs

    CranberryMuffin replied to DNP2b's topic in General Nursing

    For clarification, they offer affordable INstate tuition. I was just suggesting that you do your research in your own state first before looking out of state. I don't know if programs in my state offer affordable out of state tuition.