ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    I got reported to HR

    ThePrincessBride replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Two wrongs don't make a right. The woman running to HR still doesn't make the OP's comment any less rude and
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    I got reported to HR

    ThePrincessBride replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or become educated. Your pick. To me, a colorful person means someone who is erratic or out there. A person of color denotes ethnicity, not personality. It just sounded odd that you were using the...
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    I got reported to HR

    ThePrincessBride replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being honest and just being plain ignorant and racist are two different things. It saddens me that in 2015 we still have people with your mentality still walking among us. The world is a beautiful...
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    I got reported to HR

    ThePrincessBride replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And I avoid all white people because they are racist trigger-happy people looking to shoot a person of color.... Do you realize how ridiculous and offensive you
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    I got reported to HR

    ThePrincessBride replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Colorful people? Ha! People of color and colorful people are two different terms, in case you didn't realize.
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    I got reported to HR

    ThePrincessBride replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am black with a rather unique, eastern European name. I get questions and compliments all the time. I would not have reported you to HR, but I am side-eyeing the hell out of your "racist card and...
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    ThePrincessBride replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    I work for the state and a large system with multiple facilities. My facility is not union but it benefits from being associated with a system that has a union in its other facilities, if that makes...
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    ThePrincessBride replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious to hear pay scales. Nurses start off at 24-25 per hour and the top of the pay scale is 44-45 per hour after twenty years. A six-year nurse would be earning about 29-30. I would be ticked...
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    Don't talk bad about your patients

    ThePrincessBride replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't mind a heads up. I just don't like getting a ten minute report on each patient when I have six or seven patients. Ain't nobody got time for
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    Want to do M/S, 1 yr psych exp. Resume help?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Neurotic Student's topic in General Nursing

    As my NCLEX tutor said, "All psych patients start off as Med-Surg patients." Nearly one quarter of all Americans will suffer from psychiatric issues at some point in their lives. Your psych skills are...
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    Desperately need advice please help!!!

    ThePrincessBride replied to skittles, GN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Work full-time and go to school part-time. Millions of people have done it with kids. You can do it easily as a young single person. There are so many flexible RN to BSN programs that there is no...
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    disappointed with job offer

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

    You are sooooo close to the one year mark. If you can hang on eight months, another four won't kill you, and it will look fantastic on your resume. Just keep your nose clean and you should be able to...
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    How long should I stay at my first nursing job?

    ThePrincessBride replied to chewbecka's topic in General Nursing

    If you were still in orientation, I would say it is better to leave sooner rather than later. But since it sounds as though you are off orientation, I would try to stick it out a year as most jobs...
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    Illegal immigrant nurses can now be licensed in California

    ThePrincessBride replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Immigration Advice

    Considering my ancestors were slaves dragged against their freewill and kept in chains for hundreds of years...that meme doesn't apply to me nor the other 30 or so million black Americans. I am for...
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    ADN vs BSN Battle

    ThePrincessBride replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Funny. Reading this site, I feel as though BSN nurses get a lot more crap. We are constantly accused of not being as competent or clinically strong as our ADN counterparts. There is also a big...
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    Death of a Dream

    ThePrincessBride replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I am not against multiple generations living under one roof. Heck, I am almost twenty-four and I live with my mother. However, I wouldn't dream to live under her roof without helping her with bills....
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    Does anyone think nursing school gives too many chances?

    ThePrincessBride replied to JJ1994's topic in General Students

    I can't stand this snotty mindset that people don't deserve second chances. I was forced to take a medical withdraw after having the clinical instructor for hell (who, it turned out, had a history of...
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    Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    ThePrincessBride replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    The CRNA school near me is only 60k for the entire program. New grad RNs start at 24-25 per hour while the CRNAs start off 60+ an hour. The CRNA program is half the cost of OP's BSN program but more...
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    Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    ThePrincessBride replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    Do NOT do this. 120k for a nursing degree is insane. I would expect that debt from lawyers and doctors, but a bedside nurse? I wouldn't even take that much out for a CRNA program, much less for a BSN....
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    What am I getting myself into?

    ThePrincessBride replied to k8e_97's topic in General Nursing

    When I see the scenario you describe, oftentimes it is because the person couldn't get a job in his/her field of study and heard that there is a "nursing shortage." Then they hear about the "big...
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    What am I getting myself into?

    ThePrincessBride replied to k8e_97's topic in General Nursing

    It is a little early in the game as I am just one month into my nursing job, but I will say that nursing can be great...if you know how to work it in your favor. I honestly don't know what else I...
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    Failed, nclex rn 5 times! Help?!?!

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

    Hey there, I am sorry you did not pass the NCLEX. That must be devastating. Have you tried Hurst? It was a great review. I took the online one. You can watch the review sessions as many times as you...
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    You are not a nurse...

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

    Fixed. I'm going to play devil's advocate and ask, if this was your friend, would you really go as far as to report her to the BON? That seems rather harsh. Plus, if the BON did confront her, it could...
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    You are not a nurse...

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

    Meh. I'm a nurse, and I am not fazed by
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    Nursing Specialties - Dream Job

    ThePrincessBride replied to ground's topic in General Nursing

    My dream job is to be a neonatal nurse practitioner. I couldn't get into the NICU, so I am currently on a med/surg unit. I hope to transfer after a year or so of