ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    good problem

    ThePrincessBride replied to srercg's topic in General Nursing

    A bird in one hand is worth more than two in the bush (is that how the saying
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    New grad RN, hate nursing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

    It is too early for you to say that you hate nursing. Nursing is such a big field, and you are only experiencing a sliver of it (and one of the toughest ones, for sure). Give yourself sometime to at...
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    Burnt out

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNtoACGNP's topic in General Nursing

    Well, working 5-6 12-hour shifts per week would burn just about anyone out. Going from ADN to BSN to DNP in seven years would tire out some of the best students out there. I would work the bare...
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    Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know...where is
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    Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My opinion? You don't know what you are talking about. Nurses are the very backbone of healthcare. We make up the largest workforce in the health system and we are central to patient care. We are...
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    Leaving at 6 months in?

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

    Are you sure L/D is what you want? Because if you do get the job then you should stick it out for a minimum of two years so you don't have a lot of short-term jobs on your resume. I stuck it out with...
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    New Nurse interviw for NICU

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNCaroline's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You asked for advice and I gave it. Being rude and nasty to someone who is trying to help you out isn't doing you any favors. I told you to volunteer and join professional organizations geared to the...
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    New Nurse interviw for NICU

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNCaroline's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am not telling you not to go to NICU. I am telling you to stay put in the OR and not to make further damage to your resume so that you can get into a NICU eventually. Please read before responding....
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    New Nurse interviw for NICU

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNCaroline's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You aren't listening to what I am saying. NICU has an extensive orientation. Mine is 12 weeks long and some level 4 NICUs have sixteen weeks. A NICU manager is going to look at your resume and see...
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    New Nurse interviw for NICU

    ThePrincessBride replied to RNCaroline's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    How long have you been in the OR position and how long was your orientation? I am under the impression that the OR has some of the longest orientation periods of any specialty. You said that you have...
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    6th nursing job in 4 years?

    ThePrincessBride replied to rjstrickland23's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I would work on treating your anxiety before job hopping yet again, and I say this as someone who has just recently job hopped (for other reasons). What if you become stressed at this job?...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

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

    Time to start applying for other jobs. Damn the whole "must stay for a
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    New nurse working 50/50, not going well

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

    Rotating is the worst and may be the reason you are having problems, not nights in itself. Have you thought about going straight nights? By working straight nights, you can adjust your entire sleeping...
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    "Best Practice" would be to have more nurses.

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What kills me is that they are so focused on saving pennies (because that is a nurse's salary in comparison to the profit these hospitals are pulling) when they are losing billions per year on events...
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    Help! Specialize... or Med Surg???

    ThePrincessBride replied to camillea's topic in Nursing Career

    Labor and delivery is such a hard specialty to get into. Apply any and everywhere including med-surg. If you get a decent offer in labor and delivery with a great orientation, take it. Med-surg has...
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    Musicians, Artist career changers?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Elsa15's topic in General Nursing

    He has. It has been five years since the last GoT novel. He started the series before I was even born. I swear, if that man dies before he finishes writing the books, I will haunt him in the...
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    Musicians, Artist career changers?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Elsa15's topic in General Nursing

    I still hope to be the next George R. R. Martin or J.K. Rowling (pipe dreams). My ideal life would be PRN nursing, traveling the world, and writing NYT's best-selling novels back-to-back-to...you get...
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    One Liner to Diffuse Escalating Situation With Patient

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

    I have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. I get tired of people throwing out personality disorder and other mental diagnoses so loosely. It is
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    Regular hours?

    ThePrincessBride replied to maco1's topic in General Nursing

    I get annoyed when people compare nursing to other professions in regards to work hours. Nursing is so much different from other jobs. Five days at the bedside requires much more physical, mental and...
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    Financial Independence And Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    Retiring early is achievable if you start early and save often. Compound interest is a powerful thing. I am debt free and sharing living expenses with my mom. I am putting twenty percent per paycheck...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My hospital isn't union but we get all those perks
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    How to become a neonatal nurse/your experiences?

    ThePrincessBride replied to bpaster12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Get your bsn. Apply. Then cross your fingers and hope you get a NICU
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    Age and nursing school

    ThePrincessBride replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Students

    I got my acceptance letter at 19. However, I took 5.5 years to get a BSN and graduated at 23. I thought I was "old" to be in college at age 23, but I figured I am going to be 23 anyway. Might as well...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I used to not like unions, but I must admit that there is some merit to them. Union hospitals typically have better working conditions and they keep management in check. They are there to protect the...
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    Too soon to leave?

    ThePrincessBride replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I just left a job after eight months into another specialty. However, I plan on staying PRN at my old job as the PRN rate is worth slightly more than the overtime rate at my new