PostOpPrincess

PostOpPrincess BSN, RN

M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU

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  1. Do you ever get frustrated....

    What I AM getting sick of is people who don't belong in nursing, thinking it is easy money, and not really giving a **** about people, but about how fast they can get their master's and specialize so...
  2. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

    Please don't go into anything where you will have to touch patients. Your "type" is not the kind that likes patients (obvious in your RUSH to get things done) and I would hate for someone's mother to...
  3. You have a Masters in Ed. That's a HUGE step in the right direction; if you are willing to make some sacrifices (my friend did the PT MDCC program and she had a HARD time with a FT job and a middle...
  4. How will you do it with a FT job and a hubby and
  5. A question for all you ER nurses....

    I use the 2 inch tape method. Always
  6. Typical day in the ER?

    Love the allergy to employment! So
  7. New here...considering becoming a nurse..need advice

    1. LPNs are being phased out in my hospital system (5 area LARGE hospitals) 2. You will be sacrificing time with your husband and daughter. That's just reality. 3. Being a nurse is...
  8. Part time nursing?

    And yes, to "survive" this career and prevent burn-out, you have to reconcile that you can't save everyone and it's NOT your job to save. It is your job to be effective in providing compassionate...
  9. Part time nursing?

    Please reinforce your coping skills. Please make sure you take your medicines. Please make sure you have ways to relieve your stress. That being said. (I am VERY PRAGMATIC)... Good luck, it's...
  10. most medical stuff

    You wouldn't think that last line applies to newbies. They want to skip it altogether and go directly to expert. They don't realize that even though they may have the title, they don't have the...
  11. Hourly Rounding

    I am a "back in the day" nurse. and Yes, I totally agree with this poster. People are me, me, me, me, and ONLY
  12. New Nurse - need advice

    Sounds like you focus on the patient and families more than your charting. I wish we never had to chart. But...you will have to set limits on your time with patients when appropriate and find that...
  13. It is a very difficult thing when the healthcare providers are placed in this situation. I do not envy them. Who wants to perform CPR on someone and hear their ribs crack? Not me. I have done it,...
  14. Urgent: ANA Position Paper

    It's always non-bedside people who make the decisions too. I'm sure there will be exclusions when we have pay for performance. I mean seriously, how does one get blamed for a non-compliant 400 pound...
  15. Laid off RNs?

    None where I
  16. Told to clean room

    Ready room should've been "terminally" cleaned before the next one. NO
  17. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    Our hospital just went NON smoking. You have to walk about a mile to get to where it is no longer on-campus. I don't smoke, so it doesn't affect me. But you should see all of these smokers and their...
  18. Good for networking, but doesn't guarantee anything. Do what you think you can do without overwhelming yourself. If you do get in, it isn't necessary true you will keep a 4.0. You're a mom and you...
  19. Help! Admitted patient and he died 30 hours later...

    Can't save the
  20. RNs Aren't Built To Break

    Very thought
  21. So we have a Code coming in....

    Good for you keeping yourself "under control" with your first code/death. I find that those who have no experience can go either way--handle it well or have a meltdown. I don't like the latter and...
  22. You can't apply until you have ICU experience
  23. Is It Just Me...

    Of course--why should extensive clinical experience
  24. Which Field of Nursing Do You Love and Why?

    My favorite (at this particular time) is NICU and Recovery Room. I love NICU for the babies and the families. I love the Recovery Room for the fact that patients don't hang around. Basic, but the...
  25. Is It Just Me...

    No..it's not just you. And everyone wants to go into NP school "right away" or become a CRNA "right away." Everything is "RIGHT AWAY."