ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    Curious: Is anyone here a job/OT addict? How many PRN/PT jobs and overtime hours do you think is over the top? And for those of you with more than one job, are they all in the same specialty? How...
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    Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    ThePrincessBride replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's...odd. You sure that isn't a student
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    Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    ThePrincessBride replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    And yeah the fiance...dump him. A person who wants to hold you back and threaten you for something like what you've described is not boyfriend
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    Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    ThePrincessBride replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't even graduated and you already have such a defeatist attitude. How are you going to survive the world of nursing? It took me and some of my classmates several MONTHS after earning our...
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    Do Nurses really make "good money?"

    ThePrincessBride replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Students

    Well, for the amount of schooling needed to obtain most nursing positions, the money is very good. For the level of responsibility and BS that nurses put up with? No way. Not including overtime, my...
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    Help me pass!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Tobenursemj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Never go change your answers! I swear my gpa would have been even higher if I haven't changed so many answers to test questions. Nitrates/nitroglycerin are usually the go for chest pain (unless dude...
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    Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Which is most
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Much respect to dialysis nurses, you all seem to work some crazy
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Can they legally do that? I mean, I have heard of that for MDs, but not
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    New Nurse interviw for NICU

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNCaroline's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First post? Lol. There was nothing rude about my posts RNCar-I mean jenny. Take a
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Of course not and I respect that. This thread isn't directed to those who have to work that many hours but to those who choose to do so. Plus I am curious just how common it is for nurses to work...
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    Disappointed/What Now?

    ThePrincessBride replied to NurseTerri27's topic in General Nursing

    That is HR for you. Or at least, from my experience, HR isn't usually the most well-run department because they are oftentimes overworked and inundated with applications, phone calls and deadlines....
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    ThePrincessBride replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    OP, It is good that you are thinking about your future. At your age, I was more or less clueless about what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and I am still not quite sure what the next step...
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    How do I know? Because they've admitted to it...at least the ones I've worked with. Some become accustomed to a certain lifestyle and become dependent on the overtime. I knew a nurse who drove a $70k...
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Because some nurses are addicted to working and making an obscene amount of overtime even when they could live off one job, 36 hours per
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    ThePrincessBride replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    At both of my employers, you can get so much overtime, even bonus and incentive pay. Keep in mind that the places with the most overtime are typically the least desirable places to
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    switch from medical school to nursing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to gj101's topic in General Students

    Do not have kids. Stay in med school. Consider marriage counseling...or
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    thoughts about Chamberlain College

    ThePrincessBride replied to ashelly's topic in General Nursing

    I know several people who have gone to Chamberlain and have gotten jobs, but they all complained about how expensive it was. Plus, I am not quite sure how favorably grad schools look at a for-profit...
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    What's it like having a flexible work schedule?

    ThePrincessBride replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing as a whole is flexible, but I have found working full-time isn't always. My new job has some rigid scheduling requirements. But if I dropped down to part-time, I would have more flexibility....
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    Is this low?

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a traveler at heart and want to see the world. I started a new job very recently and I have only accrued about 12 hours of vacation after five weeks. In the first year of service, I accrue...
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    Is this low?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That's the thing, I will need more than a week off to take an international trip. I'm talking at least twelve to fourteen days (or six to eight PTO days). I was hoping to be able to do two trips per...
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    Is this low?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I am jealous. It accrues up to a maximum of 80 hours per pay. So if I worked forty hours per week I would receive 128 hours for the year or about 3 weeks. Do yours roll
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    Is this low?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Would LOVE to spend time in Australia. Just have to get my two years of experience in and then I'm good to
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    Is this low?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    What? Only 4.8 hours after five years? At my job, five years of service would have earned you at least 6.2 hours per pay
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    Is this low?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    12.6!?! Wow...that is crazy! I have never heard anyone getting that much...do you work for the government? Unfortunately, my job doesn't allow us to work six in a row. :/ But I could still schedule...