ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    I've talked to a lot of seasoned nurses and they've told me that nursing isn't what it used to be. Once upon a time, nurses were treated with respect, not as waiters/customer service workers....
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    Considering that the average American HOUSEHOLD income is ~ 53k, I'd say 60k is very
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    Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    In order to become an NNP, one usually needs two full years of neonatal ICU experience in a Level 3 or Level 4 NNP. To be honest, I am reaching the one year mark and feel that two years is very lean,...
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    Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    OP, If you truly wanted to work in the NICU, you would do ANYTHING to get into one, including spending time working with "dreadful" adults/pediatric patients in order to make yourself more desirable...
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    Med/Surg vs. Clinic

    ThePrincessBride replied to KT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You have three years of med-surg and you say you want something different. For that reason, I would go with the clinic job and stay per diem in med-surg. Best of both
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! My first job was at an adult med/surg unit and it was and still is very dangerous (I only work there PRN just to upkeep my adult skills). People are routinely thrown into the role of charge RN...
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    My professor told us NPs have no future...

    ThePrincessBride replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    And how many PA students are required to find their own preceptors? That is madness! A student should not have to find his or her own preceptors but in NP education that is the norm. The PA model...
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    My professor told us NPs have no future...

    ThePrincessBride replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not all ACNP programs require any bedside experience. My alma mater's grad program, a state university, doesn't and I can name more. Only neonatal NP programs universally require relevant...
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    My professor told us NPs have no future...

    ThePrincessBride replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am talking about advanced education. Yes having bedside experiences great but it can't make up for a crappy for-profit online graduate degree with sub-par clinical experience. There are too many...
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    My professor told us NPs have no future...

    ThePrincessBride replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It depends on the specialty. In NICU, the NNPs run things. I NEVER talk to a doctor...always an NNP. They are the ones running to the deliveries, intubating, assessing and making care plans for the...
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    Appropriate non-NICU PRN jobs?

    ThePrincessBride replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately you are experiencing one of the problems of specializing so early in nursing. NICU is extremely specialized and doesn't translate well to most, if any, specialties. I do have a med-surg...
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    what kind of pts did you get first year on your own?

    ThePrincessBride replied to tinybbynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately I have been getting mostly bubbles and feeder growers. I have been off orientation for over five
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    ThePrincessBride replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about it but then I realized I wanted a life outside of work. I like my downtime, I like traveling and spending time on family and hobbies. No I don't bring in a physician's salary, but I...
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you aren't disappointed because the chances of getting your dream job straight out of school are not that high. To have given up a full-ride scholarship for a higher paying career in hopes of...
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    Conflicted

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    BG: Mid-twenty-something RN with 17 months of experience in adult med-surg and neonatal ICU. Back in nursing school, I was so sure I wanted to become a neonatal nurse practitioner. Babies were and...
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    Conflicted

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That could be the case, but there just aren't many super sick babies and when there are, they end up with the more senior nurses. I do like traveling as well and if I don't go to grad school next...
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    Conflicted

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby, thank you so much for your insight. I appreciate it. I agree that bedside experience is crucial for advance practice nurses. I feel that the two-year full-time work requirement for NNPs is...
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    Conflicted

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    The acuity just hasn't been there. Also, because there is such a high turnover rate, we have plenty of people on orientation. People on orientation get first dibs at higher acuity patients so they may...
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    your niche in nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    In terms of bed side nursing, I think I've found what I like. Advance practice? 17 months and counting. Still not sure which direction to take my career
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    PICU is even harder to get into and not something you just do for a few months and then leave. It is incredibly challenging and highly seeked. There are very few openings in my city and I live in a...
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    What happens if you don't get a NICU job, OP? Will you just refuse to work? Be miserable? You may never end up in NICU as it is highly specialized and coveted. You need to be okay with that. I say...
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    holidays... sick call...

    ThePrincessBride replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    I already have heard of coworkers saying they will call off because for almost three years they have been screwed over with the scheduling. Some have been forced to work every major holiday or work in...
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    The ICU and Fatigue

    ThePrincessBride replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked adult ICU, but I do work in "baby" ICU and I understand getting tired of alarms and the stress. Have you taken a vacation recently? You may be due for one!
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    How long did it take....

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse3242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have it heard that it takes one year to become competent, two/three to become confident and five to be considered an expert. Sounds about
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    PSA: Don't forget to invest!

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies, everyone! I wish I had more space in the article to explain more ways to save. Yes, absolutely save in your HSA and FSA folks! HSAs (Health savings accounts) are great as the...