ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    5 8s, no thanks!

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

    What are you talking about? 30 hours in many healthcare places is considered full-time. I don't think an FNP can work acute care. And 24 hours? That's
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    Why go to LPN school?

    ThePrincessBride replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Same could be said about ADNs....why bother when many employers are demanding a BSN? Or...why bother getting a BSN before your NP when you could go directly into a grad entry
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    Seniority and preferential scheduling

    ThePrincessBride replied to 1MoreCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    Everything except the forced rotation system seems fair. I do not believe in rotating shifts and would quit if forced to rotate as it is extremely unhealthy to be swinging back and forth between...
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    Swaddling

    ThePrincessBride replied to Amino's topic in General Nursing

    Laughing my *** off. I work in NICU and if anyone demanded an order to restrain a baby, they would have been laughed off the
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    Should prn get weekend or holiday diff???

    ThePrincessBride replied to rechell1215's topic in General Nursing

    At my current contigent job I get the exact same pay as a staff RN. But I do get weekend and holiday differentials if I work them. And I get retirement contributions as
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    NP Worries

    ThePrincessBride replied to ADNRN2016's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You do realize that schools are a business and they are there to make money, right? So many schools are churning out poorly trained NPs for the money. And you are very close to violating allnurses'...
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    going back into med surg

    ThePrincessBride replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    I transferred from a bigger NICU in a better part of the neighborhood to a smaller inner city NICU. I have noticed the larger the institution is, the less personable and more competitive it becomes....
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    going back into med surg

    ThePrincessBride replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post. This has been my experience as well before I transferred to a different NICU. Super cut-throat with so many witchy personalities and so unlike the chill, laid-back comrades of med-surg...
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    going back into med surg

    ThePrincessBride replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    ICU is overrated. -Says ICU AND Med/Surg
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    NP Worries

    ThePrincessBride replied to ADNRN2016's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Someone sure is snippy and quite rude. As someone without RN experience, you cannot possibly know how invaluable the experience is. I also don't particularly care that you didn't have a hard time...
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    NP Worries

    ThePrincessBride replied to ADNRN2016's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I disagree. I am in the FNP track right now and I think having acute care experience helps tremendously as I have so many past cases to connect and reinforce what I am learning. It also helps that I...
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    new nurse- NP or PA school?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Reaz's topic in General Nursing

    Not saying there isn't anything wrong with switching your mind, but from the sounds of your first post, you seemed as though you were surprised or unaware of the schedule nurses have, which is common...
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    new nurse- NP or PA school?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Reaz's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be rude, but before you became a nurse, did you not do your research regarding certain schedules and the work environment? It is common knowledge that bedside RNs work 12s and weekends and most...
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    Discussing salary with co workers

    ThePrincessBride replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    This reluctance to be transparent about wages is hurting nurses more than helping. Now, that doesn't mean you should go up to someone and ask outright, but I think we need to be a bit more open about...
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    One NP with online education

    ThePrincessBride replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    Most NPs have nursing experience. I had four years before starting and many others had more than a decade. Sure there a few classmates with only one or two years but none of us are newly minted RNs...
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    One NP with online education

    ThePrincessBride replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    Contracts. That is why my school has a very low acceptance rate. It is tightly regulated. The school is one of the top programs in the
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    One NP with online education

    ThePrincessBride replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what your deal is with online programs, but there are many reputable brick and mortar schools that offer their programs online or in a hybrid form because some people don't have the...
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    One NP with online education

    ThePrincessBride replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    You speak in absolutes. I am attending an online FNP program (highly rated). EVERYONE in my class has acute care experience. My program arranges my clinical sites for me. While I do know that there...
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    NNP Programs

    ThePrincessBride replied to babynurse47's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So right now, I am in school to become an FNP. I have three years of full-time Level III NICU RN experience and now I am casual in a Level III NICU. I could go and get a post-masters certificate as an...
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    NNP Programs

    ThePrincessBride replied to babynurse47's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Is it even possible for an FNP to get a post-master's certificate as an
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    One NP with online education

    ThePrincessBride replied to Subee2's topic in General Nursing

    What is the point of this thread other than to bash NPs and the nursing profession as a
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    Job Opportunity or Relationship

    ThePrincessBride replied to ctruon1's topic in General Nursing

    Do you realize how HARD it is to get into the VA? Government jobs with excellent benefits? In one of the most competitive nursing markets in the country? Take the job. Have boyfriend come move to San...
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    ThePrincessBride replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, OP, if it makes you feel any better, you are not alone. Here is what my job history looks like: SNF- 2 weeks (not listed) Adult Med/Surg- 9 months FT, then went contingent Neonatal ICU #1- 3...
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    ThePrincessBride replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Wow....she said a patient with lung cancer should be shot? Wow. I'm
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    ThePrincessBride replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    When I have six or seven patients, I don't want to be bothered with even a five minute report on one patient. We only have one med room on the unit and I want to beat all the other nurses to the pyxis...