ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    They won't let floats. I can only float to other adult med/surg units. I have heard that it is hard switch specialties, especially if it is
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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    In my mind, I know that I should wait at least until September of next year. By then I will be fully vested and have used up all my vacation time to go to places I want to go to. But my irrational,...
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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    If they are hiring new grads off the street with not even CNA experience and passing up employees who have been loyal to them, no hx of write-ups and nearly a half a decade to back it up...yeah. I...
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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    Yeah. I wouldn't be so upset if this "rule" was enforced for everyone. But it seems that people play favorites and to heck with those who aren't the lucky
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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    You are right. It is a little too soon to be talking about leaving nursing. But I'm just afraid if I stick it out two years that next thing I know, they will be telling me that I don't have the right...
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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    Yeah. I am working on my fifth year at this hospital without a single write-up. I have been promoted twice from sitter, to nursing assistant and now to RN. It is
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    Seven Hells: Vent

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

    Not that I am aware, but there were about eight (!) positions open. I am not sure what else to do, but I feel like I am being given the run around. If this keeps up, I may just say forget it and leave...
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    My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    ThePrincessBride replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was in DBT, I learned that when dealing with a conflict to always first asked myself: what is my end-goal? In your situation, is it to piss off and one-up your preceptor? Or is to get through...
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    Bedside report - hate it? Like it? Love it?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Hate it. I work in med-surg with six or seven pts. Many of the pts I have are difficult and have psych issues. Then there are the ones who love to talk your ears off and question...
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love newborns, but can't deal with children over the age of two for some reason. Now is that
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    Accused of sleeping

    ThePrincessBride replied to cdthorste's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to work 3p to 3a....my dream
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    Profession for some...attempted by many..

    ThePrincessBride replied to jdruds's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with most of your post. However.... ;Until one starts working as a nurse, he/she can't fully comprehend or experience how difficult nursing is...that is why I get a chuckle out of all these...
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    Staying Positive in Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to SarahEAW's topic in General Nursing

    My job sucks and the working conditions are poor, BUT... I like my coworkers. I can't say there is even one night shift worker that I dislike or dread working with. For the most part, we have a good...
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    Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    ThePrincessBride replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny. I was just thinking about how waitress experience is great preparation for nursing as I was getting some food today! Unfortunately there are days on my job when I feel like nothing more than a...
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    Capturing charges is main function of EMR

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What?! Charging for flushes? That is insane to
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    Capturing charges is main function of EMR

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    These are the same people who care more about "productivity" numbers from convoluted algorithms and increasing profits more than patient safety and high quality care. So this of course isn't...
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    Do differentials make up for working 36 hrs vs 40 hrs per week?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    For me, nights and working every other weekend add more than 15k onto my salary without a lick of overtime. I am more inclined to pick up a shift if I am "only" working three days versus four days...
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    Sad story of an ex-new grad nurse

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

    I received barely six weeks of orientation as a new grad on a crazy med/surg unit, so 5-6 weeks seems to be the norm unfortunately. OP, you have to take care of you first before you can care for...
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    Debt for Nursing School

    ThePrincessBride replied to Karamia0x's topic in General Students

    As opposed to making 25/hr with over 80k in loans?
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    what to do if you are told not to come back to clinical site?

    ThePrincessBride replied to HoneybadgerFTW's topic in General Students

    The thing that kills me is she isn't even a nurse, but a student who thinks she knows everything. You know the
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    Where will I have the least amount of contact with men?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nightflower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Says the person who states she purposefully avoids people of color.... OP, is there a particular reason you don't want to be around
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    The definition of bullying vs. just being mean vs. being rude

    ThePrincessBride replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I was accused of being rude the other day. I had just came into work and another nurse "B" was about to give me report on five pts. Then a pt.came up to another nurse "C" asking for food. This pt...
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    New & Confused RN

    ThePrincessBride replied to Noel777's topic in General Nursing

    I have NEVER heard of anyone going from M/B to M/S. It is usually the other way around. People would kill to get a nice, chill-back (most of the times) PP gig. That being said, how long have you been...
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    Holiday Pay Experiences (Tis the Season!)

    ThePrincessBride replied to missamelissy8's topic in General Nursing

    2.5x if you work the holidays. Every full-time employee and part-time employee gets holiday pay regardless of working but if is prorated based on fte percentage. Differentials are still paid
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    New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

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

    I just find that line of thinking much too westernized and ethnocentric. Billions of people live in mult-generational homes...there is something to be said about families sticking together. I highly...