ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Brian Short News

    ThePrincessBride replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    This is so devastating to hear. My heart goes out to the family and friends of the Short family. I am shocked. Brian will always be
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    Lost my new grad job 3 months in

    ThePrincessBride replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

    Did you ever learn why you lost the job and what made the director think you weren't a good fit? If not, then I am not sure how well you will be able to do in an even more fast-paced environment. I...
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    why do so many nurses post that they love the med scanners

    ThePrincessBride replied to the nites's topic in General Nursing

    I greatly prefer med scanners to paper charting. Paper MARs are for the
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    PVT: Question of Character?

    ThePrincessBride replied to oldandintheway's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did the PVT with legit credit card info. I was prepared to pay 200 because I would've needed to pay it again anyway to re-take the NCLEX. If that bothers you or makes you question my character, oh...
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    Taking the NCLEX multiple times

    ThePrincessBride replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am not sure I can really buy anxiety as a legit excuse to fail three, four...times. I was hospitalized for anxiety issues and even had to repeat a course in nursing school. I still managed to pass...
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    Working OT helped me to pay....

    ThePrincessBride replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    In my humble opinion, unless you are on the verge of homelessness or starvation, working extreme amounts of overtime just isn't worth it. That being said, I limit myself to 4-8 hrs of overtime (or one...
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    Scrubs for the slim

    ThePrincessBride replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Petite refers to height, not weight. If you are under five feet four inches, you are considered petite, whether you are 100 pounds or 300
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a little hesitant posting this thread but here it goes... I have been working on a busy Med-Surg unit for a few months now. I have been off orientation for a month and while I enjoy learning new...
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    Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    I am having the opposite problem. My floor is trying to talk me into being trained as charge nurse even though I am a new grad out of orientation for less than two months and there are other nurses...
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    Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

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

    Yup. Happens all the time. And they have the nerve to be ticked off that nurses make more money and have more opportunities. I also can't stand this rule that insists that housekeeping can't clean up...
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    Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don't some certs require two years of experience? I am pretty sure CCRN does. I wouldn't get so many certs as a new grad because they mean nothing without experience to back the up. Only exceptions...
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    Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don't some certs require two years of experience? I am pretty sure CCRN does. I wouldn't get so many certs as a new grad because they mean nothing without experience to back the up. Only exceptions...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    At canigraduate, I would love to institute change, but as a new grad, I am not sure how seriously or favorably my manager and coworkers would take it. However, I do plan on looking through my...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey AutumnApple, I get what you are saying and I realize not all med/surg units are bad but...this unit is perhaps one of the most poorly run units ever. Travel nurses frequent the unit and have...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    There wasn't an assigned sitter. The staff members had to rotate sitting with the patients (there was more than one sitting case) and neither of those patients were mine. Because there were so few...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    To be honest, I would have rather had the techs cover the sitter cases and let the nurses do primary care nursing. But I imagine the other nurses would have whined about doing vitals, repositioning...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    OCNRN63, No one was covering for me. They let my patients IVs beep, they let my patient sit on the bedside commode for over an hour, they didn't answer the call lights...the patients literally did not...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for the replies. Emergent, The thing that kills me is that the patient I was forced to sit with wasn't my assigned patient. I had my seven patients who needed me. You are right that it is an...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yeah. It was ridiculous. Seven patients is crazy, but doable. But throw in no unit clerk to cover the desk and having to sit for 2+ hours, and it is impossible. It wouldn't be so bad if other nurses...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree about not quitting as that would be the worst possible decision to make. Although, on nights like these past few shifts, I have been tempted. My floor has telemetry. My goal is to work in NICU...
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    Possible double major while waiting for RN program?

    ThePrincessBride replied to srichardson816's topic in General Nursing

    I would be very mindful of accruing any unnecessary debt for a degree you may not use. While two years may seem like a long time, if becoming an RN is your final goal, I don't see why you would need...
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    What if nursing doesn't work?

    ThePrincessBride replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak of my place, but according to other coworkers (who are ALWAYS complaining about the unit), it has been like this for almost two years. Seasoned coworkers state that if their lack of...
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    What if nursing doesn't work?

    ThePrincessBride replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to go against the grain and state that at three months, you can have a good idea of whether or not you like or dislike your job (not the field, though). I have been in my position for three...
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    Late arriving Nurses

    ThePrincessBride replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As long as I am out of there ON TIME, I do not care when people decide to show up. I, however, cannot stand socializing. It is rude to continue to talk and socialize when you see the next shift is...
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    Do we matter?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Diesel17's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Nursing assistants aren't going anywhere, especially since many acute care settings are eliminating LPNs and replacing them with cheaper, unlicensed workers. I worked as a tech before becoming a...