ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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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

    Why are all babies fed on the same schedule? We have two feeding schedules : 8, 11, 2, 5 and 9, 12, 3, 6. Also, feeds do not have to last thirty minutes. In fact, if a baby is a poor feeder, it is...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say so. I don't have my own place and, up until my car was totaled, I was driving a car with nearly 150k miles on in. Plus, I was carrying a Samsung 3 for FIVE years until it literally couldn't...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on which profession you are comparing yourself to. Of course, you are going to out-earn most teachers...as we have seen in the news, many teachers haven't gotten raises in over five...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    The average isn't making anywhere NEAR 70k unless they have years of experience, work overtime or live in a high cost of living. Most new grads in my area aren't making 50k WITH a BSN unless they work...
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    Would and how would you address no pay raise in over a year?

    ThePrincessBride replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for another job because the pay and raises at my current employer are so pathetic, it is embarrassing. We are the lowest paying facility, and I doubt it will change anytime
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    Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    ThePrincessBride replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? I live in the mid west. New grads are making close to 23-25/hr. I am a registered nurse with over two years experience and I make less than
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    The ridiculousness of LTC/SNF

    ThePrincessBride replied to YUKONrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I got stressful just reading your post. Unfortunately this isn't uncommon and one of the reasons I won't ever work step foot in ltc/snf again. Start looking for a new
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    100 mile commute. Worth it?

    ThePrincessBride replied to indomie23's topic in General Nursing

    That second one is a PT job disguised as a PRN gig. Eight shifts per month? Three weekend shift requirements? I work full-time. In a typical four-week month, I work 12 shifts with two of them being...
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    Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    The 3 12's per week/four days off (going to see a movie in one hour on a Tuesday!) Scheduling "flexibility"- I can take a week off without touching PTO. I will be going on a 2 week trip abroad and...
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    Racism in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where did I say that "only blacks can recognize racism" ? By the way, I don't like the term "blacks" or "whites"...it is ugly and flippant to reduce someone to their race. I believe that there are...
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    Racism in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Admin, Can we please shut this down? I can't deal with bigotry and blatant ignorance
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    Racism in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh boy...bless your heart. So you are denying a history of racism and brutality against black people? Let me guess...you are one of those people who tout on about how racism doesn't existbecause Obama...
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    Racism in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why are you talking about races of people as if all black people or all white people act the same way? As for the south being racist, have you taken a history course? As a black woman, I would not...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    ThePrincessBride replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to be able to play music at work, but I'm not sure if the babies will have the same appreciation for Lil Wayne, Queen or M83 as
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    Racism in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sure that is the case. It is hard to see racism when you (general) are not the target. Like I haven't seen anti-Semitism but then again, I'm not Jewish. Doesn't mean it isn't there. I also haven't...
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    Racism in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is funny how some of the most vocal people on race are some of the most privileged and unaffected as well. There is definitely racism in nursing. Just because one doesn't see it, it doesn't mean it...
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    Work Update

    ThePrincessBride replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is unfortunate, but lesson learned: call the doctor, even if you will get chewed out. I used to work nights on med/surg and it was pretty standard to call the doctor if it was something that...
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    NICU internship or start FNP program?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ashley2757's topic in General Nursing

    Do the NICU internship. It may just change your mind about the FNP program Signed, A NICU RN applying for FNP
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    Raises

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I just got my raise. I knew what it was going to be. It ended up being a hair under 3% ... 71 cents more per hour. I know I should be grateful, but this hospital that I work at pays so low. New...
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    Raises

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Is this because you are at the top of the pay scale? There are some nurses at my job who haven't had a raise in over a decade due to being at the top. Every year that passes by, their earning power...
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    This is not what I thought it was

    ThePrincessBride replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the world of acute care nursing! Unfortunately, bedside nurses are often treated like absolute garbage, hence the high turnover rates. Oh, and the pay is absolute crap for the level of...
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    Raises

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    What's funny is that if I went per diem at my first job, I would still be making the exact same wages as I do now with the same holiday requirements. Contingents don't receive pay increases for being...
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    Raises

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Ah unions...would love to start one at my hospital. It is good that they back-paid
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    Raises

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I have a contingent job that currently pays 11 dollars more per hour than my FT job, and I try to pick up shifts that give me the night shift differential (slightly under five bucks/hr). I definitely...
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    Raises

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That is true though I did job hop into this job and took a small pay cut (to work in my specialty). I just don't know where I would go...whether to stay in NICU, go back to med-surg or try something...