CranberryMuffin

CranberryMuffin

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to Aliareza's topic in MICU, SICU

    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...

  2. Overcoming PTSD?

    CranberryMuffin posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    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...

  3. Newish RN with new back injury - help!

    CranberryMuffin posted a topic in Nursing Career

    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...

  4. RN salary in Albuquerque

    CranberryMuffin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello... I'm trying to find out the average pay scale for Albuquerque RNs (BSN prepared, if that makes a difference). I've looked online at sites that list the average pay scale for RNs in different...

  5. Accumulating debt vs cheaper NP school vs time

    CranberryMuffin replied to danceluver's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    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

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

  7. Bedside nursing= depression?

    CranberryMuffin replied to Missy89's topic in Nurse Practitioners, 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

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to Whitneylou01's topic in Diploma, 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...

  9. RN salary in Albuquerque

    CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. So angry and annoyed!

    CranberryMuffin replied to SweettartRN's topic in Patient, Colleague 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...

  16. 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...

  17. Affordable Online Post masters NP programs

    CranberryMuffin replied to DNP2b's topic in General Nursing

    What state are you in? There are a few in my state that offer almost entirely online classes, even though it doesn't say that on their website. For some of them, you just have to show up like once a...

  18. How do I get around to LIKING changing an ostomy bag?

    CranberryMuffin replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't deal with it at first either. With any kind of foul smell (poo, vomit, etc.). Now it's like no big deal. Not that I'd want to sit and eat lunch while cleaning out an ostomy bag. But it just...

  19. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You telling me like it is includes the following quote from you: "new grads bring nothing to the table but liability and debt." I take issue with this because I see a lot of people who have experience...

  20. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    And furthermore (to add to the post I just wrote above to CCLRN), yes, I agree with you, it's not my place to judge. It does look odd to leave a place after they have trained you. HOWEVER, this is an...

  21. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Uh, no. $11.44/hr is the result of an employer's market. MGH can afford to be picky in who they hire and new grads will be scrambling for an 'opportunity' to be flat broke for 6 months just to get...

  22. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You currently have a position where you will be making 3 times what is being offered in the MGH internship? And you are in a new grad program and you are going to leave right after it ends? I feel...

  23. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Exactly. I also have no issue with internships or residencies if that's the trajectory of nursing education and training; it would be better to create a more structured training program for new grads....

  24. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    So, the World evidently = getting paid a living wage. OK..... I could not get by on being paid that paltry salary for 6 months. I do not demand nor do I think I deserve 'the World,' but I do think...

  25. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    CranberryMuffin replied to Morettia2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for this post.....it helped me so much. Been going through a rough patch in my first year and really need a