ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    ThePrincessBride replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To those who are arguing against hazard pay and are berating those on the front line for wanting more pay for coming to work and caring for patient without adequate protection, you ought to be...
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    Boyfriend wants me to stay away

    ThePrincessBride replied to LauRN3367's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm going against the grain here and say that he isn't worth a long-term relationship. I have been with my boyfriend for almost four years and we live together. He has been nothing but supportive. It...
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    well baby nursey to NNP (it's long, sorry)

    ThePrincessBride replied to babynurse5x's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You really need level III experience, preferably 2-3 years, before being an NNP. Well-baby nursery isn't appropriate experience, regardless of how many high-risk deliveries you've attended. You need...
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    Using prn staff instead of posting day position

    ThePrincessBride replied to Lifeofanicunurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am not understanding your issue. You do realize that many PRN nurses work FT elsewhere and are not at the beck and call of what full-time staff want? I work FT days...I refuse to pick up night...
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have a feeling this person, if he or she even makes it through or into med school, will end up being "that guy." Which is a shame, because the RNs turned MDs are usually some of the nicest, most...
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not working while in school is a luxury some people can't afford. Also, as a floor nurse, I have four whole days off to study and do homework as well as a few hours a night after my shifts to get some...
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not quite understanding why you all think online schooling is a bad thing, but okay. Sitting your *** in front of a lecturing professor in a classroom is not better than listening to a recorded...
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    John Hopkins medical students are not required to go to didactic lectures in person and have an online portion....bet you don't look down on
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The didactic portion? Yes. It isn't the format that is the issue with some NP programs...it is the quality. We are in a new, global age thanks to the internet, and many highly reputable schools are...
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    CRNAs Should Not be Allowed to Practice Independently - One Anesthesiologist’s Opinion

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You do realize that there are online medical
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    To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    ThePrincessBride replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This girl could go to prison for attempted murder, and I am not even exaggerating. Do it. She is
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    All these nurses writing articles

    ThePrincessBride replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I have sat with a surveyor and the level of nit-picking was ridiculous. And let's be honest....they care more about charting /paper work than actual patient care. They don't mandate safe ratios at...
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    Two Jobs: Full-time night, Part-time day

    ThePrincessBride replied to ADNRN2016's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work FT nights with a PRN job that I worked on days. I did that for over a year until I...just...couldn't....anymore. Now I work FT days and PRN days. My PRN job is short on PMs, but I...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Question: I am an FNP student who actually likes the idea of a three or four-day work weeks. I know retail clinics offer 3 10s, but they are every other weekend (which I don't want). I know there are...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What?!? You turned down the School NP job? Nuts!!! Sleep med sounds cool. Not too many postings for
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am thinking about adding PMHNP for all the reasons you've listed. It will add an extra 1.5 years but I think I would be much more marketable instead of just having an
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    See, I don't really want to work in a PCP office (and it seems NPs in my area who work for PCP offices are poorly treated). I want to deal with more sub-acute cases where I am not necessarily having...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah, I realize I can't be picky and am willing to do just about any type of work so long as I have a flexible schedule with decent pay and benefits. I was thinking Corrections or Urgent Care or...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are there any jobs available to FNPs where taking one's work home isn't considered the norm? Urgent care, possibly? I really hope so because let's face it: 8 hours rarely is 8 hours, even in acute...
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    Can a graduated nurse be a medical assistant ?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Ilovelife1234's topic in Nursing Career

    You can...but why would
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    Millennial Nurses Have Issues

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    Eh....it is much more complicated than that. The world has changed and my generation knows that we cannot play by the same rules as our parents if we want to succeed. We cannot stay at the same...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I understand but it seems as though the NPs I talk to have a crap work-life balance. Plus with clinicals (which my school arranges), we get the opportunity to try out different settings to see what it...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I guess my concern is that I plan on having children in the next couple of years and I don't want to work 60 hours per week like it seems many 40-hour positions demand of NPs. I wouldn't mind 4...
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you get benefits? Or do you have to pay for
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    5 8s, no thanks!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My program won't let me switch tracks but if I was going to work in hospital (including nights), I would have picked Neonatal. But the rotating shifts is why I decided against it. Working from home...