ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    Unfair Shift Rotation

    ThePrincessBride replied to KHVILLE's topic in General Nursing

    3p to 3a is my dream schedule with 1p to 1a a close second. At my facility, you would get all of the night shift differential without completely messing up your sleep
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    Social Class and Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Bedside nursing is extremely blue-collared. I say this as a daughter of an actuary and an accountant. I went to private school, took horseback riding lessons and learned how to play the flute. The...
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    Working Two Jobs - New Grad RN

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

    I have a full time job and a PRN job, and I find it a challenge to coordinate staff meetings, continuing educational requirements, etc for both of them. I couldn't imagine the amount of work required...
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    Advice- Newer RN Thinking About Changing Jobs

    ThePrincessBride replied to Rn052015's topic in General Nursing

    I left my first RN job before one year (I am now there PRN) for a very competitive specialty. While many of my coworkers are stuck in their current jobs, in the time I have left, I have been hired,...
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    Frequent cancellations

    ThePrincessBride replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    I'd much rather keep my PTO for a real vacation instead of a free day here and there. I get very little as is. I would get a PRN job, OP. I have a full time job at 0.9FTE at one place and my PRN job...
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    Calling report to the floor.

    ThePrincessBride replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I become annoyed is when the transfer is held until toward the end of shift after waiting several hours for the admission.
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    Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I find it funny how so many people, particularly white and black Americans, claim to be part native when a vast amount of native Americans were wiped out with European diseases before so many...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't even consider NP before working as a nurse. With the NP glut in my area, many places are demanding a minimum of 3-5 years of acute care before even considering hiring a nurse practitioner....
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    New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh don't be fooled. Some baby farts smell so bad, it would make a grown man faint. But on those occasions where I do have time to cuddle, I love smelling their heads and letting their hands grab on to...
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    New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup! NICU is one of the hardest specialties to get into even with years of nursing experience. Even though most of my assignments have been feeder/growers with some bubble cpap, I still look forward...
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    Does anyone work PRN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    I started off full-time and then went prn after getting another ft job in a
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    Which position for a nurse with a young baby?

    ThePrincessBride replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Position 2 may have better pay, but do the tolls and parking negate the extra earnings? Between toll and parking alone, you are spending 1800 bucks a year. Then add childcare expenses and the fact...
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    Am I able to get a raise once I get my BSN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nightflower's topic in General Nursing

    The pay difference where I work is miniscule. It is more about certifications than degrees. Nurses automatically get 3 percent raise if they become certified in their specialty. It is a big reason...
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    New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am going through something similar. I would like to become an NNP and feel that working with mostly feeder/growers isn't going to help me with grad school. I have been off orientation for three...
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    What is considered "job hopping?"

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    I am a certified job hopper. My first RN job (at a SNF) isn't listed on my resume and I didn't even stay long enough to earn a paycheck. My second RN job (med-surg adult)I stayed full-time for eight...
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    MSN/FNP programs

    ThePrincessBride replied to Natashaaa's topic in General Nursing

    There are direct-entry programs, but they are usually a minimum of three years, usually the first year being used to train for RN license. I would recommend not taking the quick route and actually get...
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    Why Is It So Difficult To Get Into A Neonatal NP Program?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am about ready to apply for an NNP program that allows people to matriculate without experience but you must have two years in a level three or four by the time clinicals roll around. NICU is such a...
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    So you're just a nurse?

    ThePrincessBride replied to l1234567's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are routinely voted the most trusted professionals for a reason: we are highly respected by the public. I haven't had too many issues with people calling me "just a nurse." In fact, outside of...
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    84 hours = Full Time?

    ThePrincessBride replied to MissHaleyDawn's topic in General Nursing

    I do something similar but it is between a fulltime job of 72 hours per pay period and a prn job. I would NOT want to work a full time job that required that much out of me and I imagine burn out...
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    How are you saving for retirement?

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

    Easy: start early, save often. 403b- 25 percent of my ft job's salary. Match is a pitiful 2 percent and I am still not eligible for it. Plus they do an additional contribution that is another 2 to 5...
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    PICU Nursing: How long would you....

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse3242's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I definitely agree that NICU is very narrow and I know some NICU-only nurses who've gone to school for fnp but have had a hard time getting jobs because they lack adult experience. PICU is definitely...
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    PICU Nursing: How long would you....

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse3242's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Curious...why do you think that is the
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    How long did you stay at your first job?

    ThePrincessBride replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Two weeks at an snf. 8 months in med-surg. Still there prn. Now in NICU and have been for six
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    We'd like to offer you the position but............

    ThePrincessBride replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    PACU is a very coveted specialty and usually requires adult ICU
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    We'd like to offer you the position but............

    ThePrincessBride replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, that is a problem that many Peds and NICU nurses have when they want to switch out...they are often boxed in by their very specialized experience. However, med/surg usually has a high...