ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Leaving first job, did you have a pay increase?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Pay cut by about 55 cents. And the benefits were not as good. But I got into my dream specialty and work day shift
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    Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to jchristine89's topic in Travel

    In regards to a career and how it would affect motherhood and wanting to hurry up and get an education before a baby. But I never flat out said that anywhere in the twenties was too old for anything....
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    Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to jchristine89's topic in Travel

    I get it to a certain extent as I live in an area where it isn't uncommon for people to having babies in their early twenties. However, if you are hanging around a more educated and career-focused...
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    Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to jchristine89's topic in Travel

    I'm rolling my eyes so hard at this post, it hurts. My mom had her first at 29 (me), her second at 33 and her last at 36. She could have had more if she
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    If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    Haha. My brother just graduated with his engineering degree and his first job offer has him earning almost 30k more than me. What the heck... But I just don't think I could handle the schooling. As...
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    BSN straight to NP or gain work experience

    ThePrincessBride replied to clint.parsch's topic in General Nursing

    As would a couple years of psych experience for Psych NP, pediatrics for PNP, etc. I have many coworkers who have only NICU experience going on to become FNPs having never touched an adult or older...
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    BSN straight to NP or gain work experience

    ThePrincessBride replied to clint.parsch's topic in General Nursing

    My experience? I work in a specialty (NICU) that requires its NNPs to have a minimum of two years of clinical bedside experience prior to clinical practicums. Neonatal NPs were some of the first NPs...
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    Glutton for Punishment?

    ThePrincessBride replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    No, there is no *law* stating BSNs are the standard of entry for RNs. However, there is a strong "recommendation" from the Institute of Medicine to have 80% of RNs have BSNs by 2020, especially for...
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    BSN straight to NP or gain work experience

    ThePrincessBride replied to clint.parsch's topic in General Nursing

    No offense but you cannot say that your opinion isn't bias. Didn't you go to a direct-entry NP school and graduate never laying hands on a patient as a bedside nurse? It is easy to minimize bedside...
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    BSN straight to NP or gain work experience

    ThePrincessBride replied to clint.parsch's topic in General Nursing

    Most NP postings in my area state that 3-5 years of bedside experience is required for an interview. Good luck graduating with an advanced degree but no experience to back it up. Kind of like a MD...
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    2017 Nursing Salaries by State, Degree, and License - Highest & Lowest

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I question this list's accuracy in regards to some of these
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    Age of Nurse = Level of Experience? Or Not?? The survey says...

    ThePrincessBride replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    25 going on 26 here. Working on my third year in nursing. I do see a lot of older, second-career nurses. Many of them become quickly disillusioned. How many posts have we've seen where the OP is...
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    Seeking Financial advice

    ThePrincessBride replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Nursing

    You live in Cali but your monthly expenses are only 600/month? How does that work out? Anyway, I would be maxing out all retirement funds, building up a sweet emergency fund and using the rest to do...
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    The Right Time To Have Kids

    ThePrincessBride replied to KaylanJ1404's topic in Nursing Career

    I say this with kindness: you are a child. My baby brother is a few years older than you. At this stage in life, you need to be focused on graduating high school, not babies. At your age, I wasn't...
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    The future of neonatal nursing...

    ThePrincessBride replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have actually thought about this, and I do think in twenty years or so, we will start seeing artificial wombs being used in higher level NICUs. Isolettes will be replaced with artificial wombs and...
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    Losing other skills?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emm_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it will. I know plenty of NICU RNs going to school to be an FNP and some are having a hard time securing jobs upon graduation. Also, if I were an employer, I wouldn't hire an FNP who didn't...
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    Does anyone else ever envy their patients?

    ThePrincessBride replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I envy the little babies I care for because they have their whole lives ahead of them and they can sleep all day and in a warm isolette. I am approaching my late twenties and am already almost a third...
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    Is working on a Med-Surg unit necessary?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg is great place to start off if you are unsure of what it is you want to do. It opens up a ton of doors. I also think for most new grads, it is the best place to start only because ICU and ED...
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    Thoughts on these job offers please!

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

    The second one would be a hands down win if you could move closer to your job. Pain clinics sound like hell on earth to work
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    Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    ThePrincessBride replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like he isn't that into you, especially if you are the one doing all the initiating. I would cut him
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    My parents don't want me to become nurse but I don't care anymore

    ThePrincessBride replied to JayLuv108's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...your dad sounds like a winner. Who does
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    Associates degree first or straight to a BSN program?

    ThePrincessBride replied to FutureRN0914's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight to BSN, graduated with zero student loans. I'm glad I did it. I see many nurses who 2-year degrees struggle with the idea of going back to get a BSN when they are already making good...
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    My parents don't want me to become nurse but I don't care anymore

    ThePrincessBride replied to JayLuv108's topic in General Nursing

    Not after taxes and all the costs of health insurance. Add a kid in there, and it is rough. I know quite a few nurse mothers who work multiple jobs to support themselves and their kids. That being...
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    I'm not sure I'm cut out for this

    ThePrincessBride replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Put on a pedestal? I wish! Nursing, as a profession, is respected. But on an individual level, nurses are often treated like licensed drug dealers and waitresses...or at least itfeels like it....
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    Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    ThePrincessBride replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Much easier. Some NHs are so desperate, they will hire anyone with a pulse and nursing license. Acute care is highly overrated. I say this as a nurse who works in baby ICU and adult med-surg. It...