ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    ThePrincessBride replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    No offense but at thirty-nine, you should have your crap together and be financially independent. The OP is seventeen and her mother is hindering her from bettering herself. She should not be expected...
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    Day shift or night shift

    ThePrincessBride replied to TNT_RN09's topic in General Nursing

    I wish there was less work on nights. I had seven patients, no clerk and we were short a nursing assistant. Plus we have to take our patients don to xray, etc. Less support. There is the bonus of...
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    Straight NP degree or BSN-DNP?

    ThePrincessBride replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in General Nursing

    I would worry about getting bedside experience before thinking about MSN vs NP. Most reputable NP schools are going to at least want a couple of years of hands-on experience. That being said, the DNP...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    ThePrincessBride replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    I have been off orientation for less than four weeks. I work on a floor where people have crappy veins. I just emailed my manager to see if I could go practice on a floor where IV starts are frequent....
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    New grads in specialties without the basics

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I was talking to a fellow new grad who is in the ED. She is getting a minimum of twenty weeks of orientation. Twenty! My jaw dropped. She was shocked to find that I was already off orientation for...
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    Patients wants a back rub

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

    I think, given the litigious nature of healthcare and the sheer amount of work nurses are expected to do, bedtime back rubs will be considered a thing in the past. And at the risk of sounding cold,...
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    New grads in specialties without the basics

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm....I am a little conflicted on this. I wanted to work in NICU. When I didn't get the job, I asked the overhead manager how I could make myself a competitive candidate the next time around. I was...
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    Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    ThePrincessBride replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I am referring to people who impose a hierarchy. I realize that all nurses are equal, but some people (even other nurses) feel the need to impose a social hierarchy within the nursing profession....
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    Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    ThePrincessBride replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I meant what I said. There does seem to be a hierarchy of nurses within nursing, with critical-care RNs at the very top of the chain. I am not talking about the hierarchy of different nursing...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    ThePrincessBride replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Putting in IVs. I miss every time and it makes me feel like an incompetent nurse. For now on, I won't even attempt it. I suck at
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    days off- a rant

    ThePrincessBride replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    I received a text two hours after working a 12-hour night shift asking if I could come in and I am already putting in eight hours of overtime this week! You know what I did? I ignored the text and...
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    how much do you pay on student loans per month

    ThePrincessBride replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Zero. I worked my ass off at two jobs and paid as I went. However, I wouldn't consider 33k to be massive. The average college student comes out with about 27-29k in student
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    But requiring more education would most likely decrease the number of people pursuing nursing. I believe there would be far more PTs if one could become one in four years vs the six or so it takes to...
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    "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nurseactivist's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Whatever happens, I think nursing education needs to become more standardized and heavily regulated. Nursing missed the ball. While other professions with far less responsibility and skills started...
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    Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    My post also pointed out that what is difficult for one person may not be so difficult in vice versa in case you didn't catch that... But I bet people would have different reactions if person A...
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    Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    As the daughter of a physics major...I will say that there are much more challenging pursuits of study than nursing. My mother is a genius and I could never comprehend that level of thinking and...
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    Residency program vs Rehab job

    ThePrincessBride replied to mlowell20's topic in General Nursing

    Heck no. I would not work at any place that would exploit and degrade a nurse with insulting low pay. And no guarantee job after eight months? What if you don't get something? You are screwed as you...
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    Noncompliant diabetic patients

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med-surg unit with plenty of diabetic patients. Most are noncompliant with high A1Cs and are always demanding cookies. I try to find a balance. Last week I had a 400 pound patient...
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    Craziest vitals on a person who lived?

    ThePrincessBride replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in the hospital, the techs would freak out when they would take my blood pressure and see 70s/30s. Of course they would take it when I hadn't even gotten out of bed yet. Still
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    Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

    ThePrincessBride replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    This hierarchy of nurses never ends. First, LPN vs RN. Then, it is Diploma vs ADN vs BSN. Then acute care vs non-acute/primary care. Then it is med-surg nurses versus ICU nurses, ICU nurses vs ED...
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    RN Starbucks side job?

    ThePrincessBride replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    That is the beauty of working three twelves per week: being able to pick up side gigs or hobbies. I have always said that I wish I got the opportunity to work at the movie theaters as I love film so...
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    Med/Surg too much, what now?

    ThePrincessBride replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    I only received six weeks of orientation as a new nurse for Med-Surg with a five to seven patients load. It seems to be pretty common and expected for new grads to be able to hit the floor running...
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    Noncompliant diabetic patients

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. I appreciate all the insight. I have come to the conclusion that a patient can't be forced into compliance and all one can really do is document and educate. It is...
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    Noncompliant diabetic patients

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much! I want to be a good nurse, but at the same time, I don't want a write-up on my record as I plan on transferring eventually. Some of the patients get so pushy that sometimes I just throw...
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    Noncompliant diabetic patients

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    For the diabetic patients, they are usually on a carb-controlled diet but we are not allowed to give insulin outside of the scheduled three meals a day and night time snack. So a patient could be...