CranberryMuffin

CranberryMuffin

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  1. Shift Work Sleep Disorder

    CranberryMuffin replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Melatonin has done wonders for me as I am currently a night-shifter and trying to sleep during the day for me (when I first started on nights) was next to impossible. The only thing I don't like...

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Exactly. The overall implications are a little scary in the long run, especially if 'internships' like this do end up becoming more common. The overall effect is that wages can and may get suppressed...

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I guess I'm having a hard time understanding how internships really differ from clinicals. We already spend lots of time in school doing clinicals, including a final semester or quarter of really...

  4. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    CranberryMuffin replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let's see... On night shift you: -have less staff, so you (the RN) get to do more work with less support -get to wake up grumpy docs in the middle of the night who proceed to yell at you for something...

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I know people hired into critical care with no experience, being offered in the mid $20s. I was a CNA in nursing school where I was paid $15/hour. In all of my stints as a CNA (which I did for some...

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Trust me, I've been there. You can make more than that doing other things (as others have pointed out). Do I think you should have to resort to that? No. But I couldn't afford to live on $11.44/hour...

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The alternative is actually to find a job doing something else for awhile...until they find a job in their field or relocate, which has been the case for many new

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    55K is nothing to sneeze at. I'd be happy with that pay. And yes, I agree with you that you should have had more training, but the whole point of this dialogue isn't to assess who's had it harder -...

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    FYI - 11K in 1972 translates to over 55K for

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

    CranberryMuffin replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Is this honestly your feeling about new grads? New grads bring 'nothing to the table but liability and debt...?' This is a pretty insulting attitude towards new

  11. Can any nurses explain to me about being a patient sitter and what to expect?

    CranberryMuffin replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the patient - some patients you do have to watch continuously (especially those with suicidal ideation). I was a sitter at times when I was in school (I was a PCT/CNA) and with some...

  12. Applying to other states, but not licensed by the state

    CranberryMuffin replied to fireline's topic in General Nursing

    A year ago (when I was a new grad) I was told to try Texas and Oklahoma. From what I've been hearing, I think Texas is now pretty oversaturated with new grads. Look in Oklahoma. I don't have any other...

  13. It finally happened to me....

    CranberryMuffin replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    I am exactly where you are right now. I'm a new nurse, almost 8 months into my job and have reached burnout. I've become extremely negative, pessimistic and cynical about where I'm at for the moment....

  14. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    CranberryMuffin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I keep getting cancelled at work. I work 12 hour shifts, and I've been cancelled on average about 1 12-hour shift per week for the past 5 weeks. People keep telling me that cold and flu season is...

  15. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! I did talk to my unit director today about the situation and I have to say that she pretty much rocks. Very understanding about the situation and knowing that it might be causing...

  16. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE - it's been over 2 months since my original post and I'm continuing to get cancelled about once a week (this week it's now been twice). A girl's gotta pay her bills - I'm going to run out of my...

  17. need ideas for nights off

    CranberryMuffin replied to abg.icu.rn's topic in General Nursing

    I try to do my grocery shopping at the 24-hour grocery store - I'm usually the only one in the store who isn't stocking shelves. I also think it helps to have some friends who are also night-shifters....

  18. Is it normal after graduating to be nervous about being on your own?

    CranberryMuffin replied to spacy224's topic in General Nursing

    If you are NOT nervous, there is something wrong. Being overconfident leads to mistakes. Don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions. Building confidence just takes

  19. Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    CranberryMuffin replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot to nursing besides what you mention above. What you've read really just stereotypes what nurses do, and I would be very careful to generalize in this way because it can come off as...

  20. Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    CranberryMuffin replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you really think about the consequences of NOT getting bedside nursing experience, though. It may do you a disservice down the road. Besides, a lot of the things you dislike so much about...

  21. Plan to become nurse practitioner any advice

    CranberryMuffin replied to Curious88's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you don't necessarily need to become a bedside nurse in order to become an NP. You will need to do clinicals with bedside nursing when you are in nursing school. When you graduate from...

  22. Anyone else rushing to become an APN before 2015?

    CranberryMuffin replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    It was my understanding as well that if you are in an educational program in 2015, that you will still be eligible to sit for licensure - in other words, you won't be kicked out or deemed ineligible...

  23. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    YAY for the ED! My goal is to eventually move to the ED. I was a tech in the ED prior to nursing school and I loved it. That would definitely help prevent cancellations and it's a pretty stellar place...

  24. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't so much asking the why; I was wondering more: "how do people cope with this?" And, is this a problem that is widespread or more a problem among smaller community hospitals, which happens to...

  25. Cancelled repeatedly - is this normal?

    CranberryMuffin replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in General Nursing

    I work in critical care and I should also clarify that I'm relatively new - I have less than a year of experience as a new nurse. I was hired in to work full time. really like where I work and I don't...