ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

    ThePrincessBride replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I think about it, I find it ridiculous that people think that nurses make good money. The starting wages for nurses in my area (medium COL) is around 24-25/hr, my hospital even less. 24 x 36...
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    So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

    ThePrincessBride replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    It is usually lower classes who think this. I went to school with a bunch of rich kids with doctors, lawyers, and business people for parents. Those kids weren't ever going to nursing school. They...
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    Raises?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

    The raises at my job suck. Around 2.5-3 percent. Not even an extra dollar more per hour. And there is a salary cap. And we are the lowest paying hospital in the
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    Med/Surg nurses - how much psych do you see?

    ThePrincessBride replied to humerusRN's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer? Too much. My NCLEX review instructor had a nice saying in regards to psych patients: all psych patients start off as med-surg ones. At any given day, there is a least one if not two...
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! Nice catch. I'm on my
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is true though. Nothing ill-intended about the comment. The way to cope missing out on services is knowing your work is good and baby Jesus-approved. It isn't like she's a dope dealer or selling...
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is either work the job or find another one. Some are suggesting she should ask management to get off Sundays is to work every Saturday. That would force one coworker to work every Sunday or the...
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? There was nothing viscious or disdainful about asking why people pursue professions that have schedules not conducive to their beliefs or
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    Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    I never understood why people go into fields knowing they aren't willing to fulfill the work requirements (like working nights, weekends and/or holidays). And I am pretty sure if there is a God, he...
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    Practicality or Passion?

    ThePrincessBride replied to seej's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't subscribe to the notion of dream employers because most treat their workers like crap. I do believe in the money
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    Any advice for a new grad in the ER??

    ThePrincessBride replied to traumajunkie22's topic in General Nursing

    Run!!
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    Annoyed by commercial

    ThePrincessBride replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why we can't all just follow California's lead. Staffing should absolutely be regulated. I refuse to work med-surg full-time for this reason. I've had seven patients on multiple occasions...
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    Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you are saying, but.... 1. Block your job or turn off your phone if it bothers you that much to be contacted on your day off. 2. Don't trade or pick up hours unless you want to. Don't let...
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    Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    To answer, OP, I plan on jumping ship at 50. Yes. 50. Most people think I am living in a dreamland, but it can be done. I have been contributing to a retirement plan for almost seven years and became...
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    Labor as a spring board to acute care?

    ThePrincessBride replied to jcol1460's topic in General Nursing

    Many new grads would kill for a job offer in labor and delivery (which is definitely an acute care specialty, by the way). If you don't want it, let someone who does have
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    Retirement at what age, and how much $$ will you will need to retire "comfortably"?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    Most of us are Americans and defined benefit pensions are becoming a thing in the past in the
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Dave advocates paying off debts with gazelle intensity, usually in less than three years. ICUMan stated he paid off 50k in a relatively short amount of time. Now he can go forward and enjoy his life,...
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    Nurse pay in France equivalent to CNA pay here

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    And according to Google, French nurses make about 2800. Average CNA is lucky to make 11 per hour. Which equates to under 1800 per month on a forty-hour work
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    Nurse pay in France equivalent to CNA pay here

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get me started on the French with their NHS, cheap college, six weeks MINIMUM of vacation, wine, and their eternal disgruntlement in general. They may make less but they are getting much more...
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.... How immoral. This is the exact reason why I am okay with student related debt not being eligible for
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    RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sure have thought about it. I have been at my place of employment for two years. At four years, my accrual rate will go up to about 5.5/pay period...that at least gets me to four weeks of PTO. I would...
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    RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    A pitiful 4.7 hours every two weeks, 5.2 if I work 80 hours in a pay period. That equates to a little over 3 weeks (10 shifts/3) per year. It is PTO and includes both sick and vacation
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As a black person....I refuse to put myself on the organ donation list. Medicine has a history of giving black people substandard care..I wouldn't be shocked if I come across horror stories of...
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    Is it me, or am I being given unrealistic assignments in the NICU?

    ThePrincessBride replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Actually it is pretty standard on my unit to have three feeder-growers who suck at sucking and it is the case in many lower lower
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    Is it me, or am I being given unrealistic assignments in the NICU?

    ThePrincessBride replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Depending on the unit. The vast majority of NICU (Level III and below) consists of feeder-growers and babies on CPAP or NC. Very few are extremely sick and usually they end up being a 1:1