ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    African American patients - a cultural question

    ThePrincessBride replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Black American here. No that is an not a cultural behavior. That is just being
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    MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    The reputable schools I know demand at least five years of clinical experience before becoming a clinical instructor and many insisted on ten years to be in charge of a nursing
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    How do you deal with untherapeutic situations on the unit?

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

    Whip-Its...every single time.
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    Is it tacky/disrespectful to do this?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Molly.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup! :) I hope to stay put. I am tired of orientation and
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    Is it tacky/disrespectful to do this?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Molly.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Eh...I am a little iffy. I started in a SNF but only lasted three days on orientation. I took it because that was what was offered. I then went straight to med/surg at a facility I had been working...
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    How many days do you work in a row?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Curious...is there a particular reason you want to work two full-time jobs? Why not just work FT at one place and PRN or PT at the other place? And how long have you been doing
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    How many days do you work in a row?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but nursing is different and more draining than many of those 9-5 jobs. I think more nurses would burn out if they had to work five days a week instead of
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    Frustrated

    ThePrincessBride replied to bosslady47's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand the problem. You love your job, it pays well, and it has GREAT hours (no weekends, no nights, no holidays.) Hospital nursing is overrated, and I say this as an acute care nurse....
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    Nursing is a passion?

    ThePrincessBride replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To those who say that nursing must be a calling, I say, "You know nothing, Jon
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    Nurses: How far is your commute?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    About fifteen miles and 20 minutes. I was offered a job on nights but it was over an hour away. Hell no. Twelve hours, particularly nights, is very taxing on the body. The shorter the commute, the...
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    Inexperienced NP

    ThePrincessBride replied to stiegr's topic in General Nursing

    Once upon a time ago, I thought I wanted to go straight into NP school. Now that I am working at the bedside, I realize that those years of working on the floor are critical in filling in the gaps...
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    I want to quit nursing.

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nomad_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    You know...I have come to the conclusion that there are nasty little turds in every profession. Nursing is no different. I am now starting a new job and when I went to the unit the first time, I did...
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    From PP to Medo Surg?

    ThePrincessBride replied to xxdiscoxxheaven's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would NOT make the switch from PP to med/surg. You think your floor is bad now? Many med/surg nurses end up with seven patients, very few ancillary staff while expecting to do very physically...
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    Applied for a non-nursing job today 😊

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That is the beauty of nursing; you can work a flexible schedule. Tell us how it
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    Occupational Therapist or RN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't OT a master's degree? You could get your BSN while taking OT prerequisites and if you don't like nursing, go to OT
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    Why Nursing Sucks...

    ThePrincessBride replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can't say I blame you. I feel more like a waitress,maid and drug dealer than a professional healthcare worker....a very underpaid one at that. It also doesn't help when you have an incompetent manager...
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    Student Loan Debt

    ThePrincessBride replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    It would probably be more including the interest. The average new grad where I am from takes home roughly 3k-3.5k/month after taxes. Not a salary that commands 100k
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    Student Loan Debt

    ThePrincessBride replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    Scratch that. I hope to graduate debt free with my MSN. The MOST I would borrow for it would be 20k in federal loans. Private ones are the
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    Student Loan Debt

    ThePrincessBride replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    Graduated with a BSN debt free. Now I am working on saving for my master's. I REFUSE to go into major debt for college. My goal is to graduate with my MSN with less than 20k in FEDERAL student loans....
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    Stuck between two job offers

    ThePrincessBride replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    Three years and 10k is ridiculous. So much can happen in that time, and what if you don't like the unit? Then you are stuck for an entire three years. No thanks! Also, this is going to be unpopular,...
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    16 Ice creams

    ThePrincessBride replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    No. Borderline Personality
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    16 Ice creams

    ThePrincessBride replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

    I have bpd. This is NOT
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    Help with nursing career choices....pros/cons?

    ThePrincessBride replied to jpicurn's topic in School, College Programs

    If your dream job is to work outpatient or in the school setting, a master's and FT teaching would probably be your best bet. Personally, I would take the PT day shift position and teach one day per...
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    Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    ThePrincessBride replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? I was just finishing my Panda Express!
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    Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    ThePrincessBride replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    I give anyone 80 or above a "free