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pinkiepie_RN

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  1. Hopkins ER vs UMMC ICU

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Azriel1331's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I have a friend from nursing school that works at Hopkins on the stepdown unit and LOVES it. I'd personally kill to work at Hopkins myself. Working at Shock Trauma is an amazing opportunity as well....

  2. 3rd shift roll call!

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Markis's topic in General Nursing

    New grad here working 7P-7A on a general psychiatric inpatient unit. Depending on the unit census when I get in at 7, the shift is either pretty busy with admissions or quiet with a few people who...

  3. Towson Nursing School

    pinkiepie_RN replied to MegoEgo's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Perhaps so! I can't wait to get back into school. One of my undergrad professors also teaches in the Master's program and was a major influence in my decision to hopefully go back there for my...

  4. ideas to improve allnurses.com

    pinkiepie_RN replied to tryingpatsy's topic in General Nursing

    Personalization, color options, customization of page

  5. possibility that my dream job might be available

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for all the support guys. I went ahead and sent them my list of specialities I'm interested in and will probably make a call today to see what the next step is. I have a friend that works at...

  6. possibility that my dream job might be available

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did my senior preceptorship on an adolescent med-surg floor at my dream hospital and LOVED IT. I currently work in psych at a hospital that was not my dream hospital. I worked in a psych hospital...

  7. What's in your pocket(s)?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Alcohol pads, a sharpie, a red pen, a black pen, change, patient census list, report sheet, brains for on-coming shift report, lip gloss/chapstick, my cell phone and change. Hoorah for scrub tops...

  8. Towson Nursing School

    pinkiepie_RN replied to MegoEgo's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I was initially wait-listed for fall admissions with a GPA of 3.2 and had re-taken a couple of

  9. Job titles

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Going2BaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that's right. At my hospital we have nurse clinicians I and II, but I know some places have a clinical ladder up to

  10. I am doing a research project on why nurses become nurses

    pinkiepie_RN replied to dmckague's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you choose nursing as a career? I chose nursing because I've always had an interest in working with people in a therapeutic sense and didn't want to have to get my MS in psychology to do...

  11. Ladies, Can you wear your hair down at work?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    I work in psych and my hair is short, like chin length. Sometimes I wear it up in clips or pin it back but sometimes I wear it down and it's off my collar no matter what.

  12. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I HAVE GOOD NEWS! :) I went in to meet with my NM today and she said has absolutely no qualms about offering me a day position, that one just opened up but she had to check with 2 other people who...

  13. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started orienting on an inpatient psychiatric short stay unit about 2 months ago on nights (7p-7a). I love the autonomy of being on night shift, being able to help patients on more of a 1:1 basis...

  14. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good idea! I don't know if my NM would be cool with that, as no one else on my unit does rotating shifts but I'm definitely open to bringing it

  15. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I think I'll do that. I shadowed a nurse on days for a week when I first started but everything was so new to me that it was just overwhelming and I wasn't sure I'd be able to handle

  16. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    OB/GYN or

  17. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate mornings but the thing is, when I go to bed at night I end up waking by 10 or noon, so ideally I think I'd be suited for a 3-11, but my unit is doing away with 8's. I feel like I'm having a...

  18. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice! I think I'll maybe ask if I can get some more time orienting on days and go from there with selling it, taking into consideration the whole

  19. new grad thinking of switching from nights to days

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes - I was a psych tech for about a year before graduation from NS. Thanks for the

  20. new grad thinking of switching from nights to days

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    You guys may remember me posting a few months back about starting as a new grad on an inpatient psych unit. I love my job, my co-workers and my patients...but not so much my shift. I've always been...

  21. New grad wanting to switch shifts

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely think there are positions available on days. I feel like I'd be letting my NM down if I asked to switch from nights to days though. I am a night person, quite honestly but I think I...

  22. Is this legal???

    pinkiepie_RN replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a well staffed high patient turnover unit in a community hospital, with a capacity for 26 patients. On any given night there are at least 2 nurses and 2 mental health techs. At a different...

  23. first night on nights=(

    pinkiepie_RN replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I love working nights as a new grad and part of why I love it is because it's a bit less stressful than days (I work on a high pt turnover inpatient psych unit). I've always been more of a night owl...

  24. I Acted terribly unprofessional today...

    pinkiepie_RN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Something that sticks out from my psych rotation in nursing school was the following statement: "The purpose of this class is not to make you psych nurses. You'll see psych patients on every floor,...

  25. Sleep/work schedule for working 12 hour nights

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel a little less crazy for sleeping during the day and then at night on my first day off. :)