Psychnursehopeful

Psychnursehopeful ASN, RN

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  1. Regretting night shift

    Psychnursehopeful replied to samurphy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    18 day and 9 on nights? What kind of ratios do you have at night? I'm guessing charge has two? Must have triples? I'd leave or ask for a substantial raise to compensate for the

  2. New Nurse Experience During Pandemic

    Psychnursehopeful replied to BabyBlueShoes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At some point in the last two years you had patient care techs in the ICU? Surely you are

  3. ICU vs OR Residency

    Psychnursehopeful replied to NC_24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ICU would make you a more well rounded nurse. OR is specialized and harder to get into though. If you want to develop skills and open doors ICU hands down. OR nurses can't work stepdown, medsurg, ED,...

  4. Blood back primed into NS... questions & I ooped

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Smnthvolger's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you saying that you hung blood in compatible tubing and then piggybacked NS to flush the line so tge patient receives the full.amount if blood? This is what I have done in

  5. LVN vs. ADN

    Psychnursehopeful replied to jupiter101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Almost any nurse would sya their first program was the hardest. An LVN/LPN who latered bridged or an RN who Bridged to a BSN or a BSN who completed a Masters. It makes since because the first program...

  6. New Grad Offer ICU Nights or PCU Days

    Psychnursehopeful posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello Allnurses! Thank you in advance for your input and time. I'm a soon to be new grad RN. (No longer interested in psych.) I'm deciding between ICU nights and pcu days. The pay is the...

  7. I Am Absolutely Miserable Because I Hate Being A Nurse

    Psychnursehopeful replied to PerkyWallflower10's topic in General Nursing

    Well you're young. Plenty of professions have toxic work environments. This is why most jobs need unions. Take your break no matter what. I'd rather miss charting some insignificant item than hold my...

  8. Three Tips for a Living a Healthier Lifestyle as a Nurse

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Nursing CE Central's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you live in a fantasy world. Hopefully the US can unionize and improve of working

  9. How to educate spouse about what I do as an NP?

    Psychnursehopeful replied to deliverator's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I suggest couples therapy. Your spouse should have a very good idea of what you

  10. Delta Variant is Spreading Like Wildfire in Florida

    Psychnursehopeful replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sadly this is may be the only effective argument for the deep red citizens. I've found that above all else far right citizens are capitalist first and foremost. Capitalist before they are christian,...

  11. HRSA Nurse Corps Scholarship 2020-2021

    Psychnursehopeful replied to chelsea21's topic in General Students

  12. Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    Psychnursehopeful replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The topic is truly a loaded question. Harassment is always wrong. Therefore it cannot be justified. The picture or meme, on the other hand is a more reasonable question. "Should you share your vaccine...

  13. Are there many jobs RNs can do that do not involve direct patient contact?

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Kara638's topic in General Students

    With 3-5 year experience bedside, you certainly can work remotely for an insurance company or some other low paying position. Nps do telemedicine but that's for experienced practitioners. As a new...

  14. Desperate New Grad NYC/LI

    Psychnursehopeful replied to NYCnewGrad2021's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What's

  15. HELP: Deciding between MSN, ADN, or BSN

    Psychnursehopeful replied to pammgomez91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Either ADN or BSN. MSN once you have experience and insight into future goals. My friend chose the ADN over ABSN due to cost and the fact that our area, Tx, hires ADNs. Run your own numbers and choose...

  16. So excited but got disappointed

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Nayhi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you're into the drama and rumours. Having experience and "friends" who work there didn't help at all. You should remember this when you start wherever you are. It may not be the Ritz or...

  17. Desperate New Grad NYC/LI

    Psychnursehopeful replied to NYCnewGrad2021's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hilarious ???. I hope you put relevant experience on your resume instead of your

  18. Telemetry/Med-Surg Dayshift or MICU Nightshift ?

    Psychnursehopeful replied to bananaorange's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I chose nights ICU over days tele. I don't regret it but will only do two years at nights. If you think you can though it out do MICU. Only you know your body. If you think you'll be unsafe or in poor...

  19. MSN after online BSN from Chamberlain?

    Psychnursehopeful replied to ladyinwaiting's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have what many would consider a good job with an associates, started in the ICU. I graduated May 2021. Don't sell yourself short, apply often and

  20. MSN after online BSN from Chamberlain?

    Psychnursehopeful replied to ladyinwaiting's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would suggest getting a job and some experience before you focus on NP programs. You may not be interested in a MSN after working. Some people decide to leave nursing for medicine or pa school....

  21. LVN to RN Bridge

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Texasoklahoma1985's topic in General Nursing

    Not true at

  22. NP/PMHNP Work Culture

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Iamchasingdreams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Super saturated. Even rural positions. There are so many diploma mills pooping out crappy graduates. RN to MSN or RN to DNP. The nurses with 5-10 years of bedside experience in their specialty...

  23. Galen College of Nursing - Spring 2021 (San Antonio)

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Danielle Carrillo's topic in School, College Programs

    This is a generalization for sure, I'm sure you'd agree that many people with low TEAS and low prereqs struggle in their programs. Congratulations on finishing, best of luck on the NCLEX and in the...

  24. Galen College of Nursing - Spring 2021 (San Antonio)

    Psychnursehopeful replied to Danielle Carrillo's topic in School, College Programs

    If you're being denied from multiple schools your grades must not be good enough. You may not be able to successfully complete the

  25. What would you do?? New Grad 2021 Houston

    Psychnursehopeful replied to newnursefall21's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You're more missing anything, your just late to the party. I graduated in May with my ASN. I took NCLEX 2 week later. Officially a RN starting in the ICU in June. I applied in February and interviewed...