ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    ThePrincessBride replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Red I already answered your question. And you've missed the point of that post entirely.
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    ThePrincessBride replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    It is definitely a slippery slope and one that I don't think is worth opening for a procedure a tiny little baby won't remember years from now. Lack of vaccinations population-wide could wipe all...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    ThePrincessBride replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    By that logic, all parents should be forced to vax their kids and Jehovah's witnesses' should be forced to consent to blood transfusions for their underage child that could save their child's
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    ThePrincessBride replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    And to answer the question if it was a ritual nick, I'd prefer that in the hospital setting to at home. I personally wouldn't do it but there are a lot of things people choose to do to their kids that...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    ThePrincessBride replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to get into an ugly argument because I know how anti-circumcision folks can be. I will say that female circumcision has been used to oppress female sexuality. While a circumcised member...
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    CDC rec to counsel all males about benefits of circumcision

    ThePrincessBride replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I think parents should be allowed to make medical decisions for their kids without feeling vilified or
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    What do you say to people thinking about nursing?

    ThePrincessBride replied to jeyre1847's topic in General Nursing

    I am graduating from nursing school in a few weeks and I have to say, I find it extremely irritating when people come into nursing with the attitude that they are above "dirty" work. They don't...
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    What sort of nurse do you want to be?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Miss-kate's topic in General Nursing

    Neonatal Nurse Practitioner working three twelve-hour day shifts a week making
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    What job will you do for your semi-retirement?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Travel the world. Work is
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    Dug myself in an academic hole

    ThePrincessBride replied to MusicEMT's topic in General Students

    Withdraw. Do NOT listen to the previous poster. I had the choice of withdrawing or receiving an "E." I withdrew and was able to return without having my gpa screwed
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    Why do you think nurses leave the profession?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nacki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What TheCommuter said. I don't plan on working at the bedside for eons. I see nurses in their fifties and sixties working on the floor, many pulling night shifts, and they complain about how hard it...
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    Is it ok that I just don't like it?!

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

    I am having this dilemma. All the older nurses I have talked to have told me that med-surg is essential. But how is working with sick (usually old) people going to help with sick premature babies...
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    What do you think of 11 am- 7 pm shift?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked it and I like it. But I am single and have no kids. It is an eight hour shift where you can sleep in and leave to be home in time for supper. I wouldn't want to do it five days a week...
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    Why I Am Grateful To Be Working On Thanksgiving Day

    ThePrincessBride replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    Now I feel shallow. I'm looking forward to working as a nurse on holidays for the 2.5 time. Chi-chang!
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    Why so reluctant to give pain meds?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Baubo516's topic in Patient Medications

    My school taught me that pain is what the patient says it is and to give meds unless they have symptoms of respiratory depression,
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    Should I change majors?

    ThePrincessBride replied to StudentN123's topic in General Students

    Only you can decide if nursing is or isn't for you, and it sounds like you have made a decision. However, most nursing students, myself included, get excited to learn and practice new skills, so your...
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    NICU vs MedSurg

    ThePrincessBride replied to migo1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NICU RN is my dream job, but obviously I am bias. However... Turnover in med-surg is high. I just finished up my preceptorship in a med-surg unit, and all the nurses there are miserable and are...
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    To all my non-hospital nurses

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

    This is exactly why I went into nursing: the flexibility is unbelievable. As much as I would love to work in the NICU, I could totally see myself working in a prison unit, at a school or in a clinic....
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    RN Comprehensive Predictor 2013

    ThePrincessBride replied to carolina_mom's topic in General Students

    I took that a few weeks ago and I got a 72 with 94% chance of passing. To be honest, I felt as though I was guessing more than half of the time and it made me feel
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    Are there 10 hr shifts in Nursing??

    ThePrincessBride replied to firstinfamily's topic in Nursing Career

    I know there are 10 hour shifts in ambulatory care, PACU, and cath lab. Four ten-hour shifts sounds really
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    How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    I also want to add that some of the best nurses I have ever worked with started off as PCAs. They didn't have that attitude that they were above dirty work and weren't so quick to dump on their techs....
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    How helpful/important is it to work as a CNA before going to nursing school?

    ThePrincessBride replied to ReadyToListen's topic in General Students

    I am a PCA and in nursing school. I highly recommend working as a tech. One, it helps with the job search. Nearly all the new grads that I know didn't have much of a problem with getting a job after...
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    Night Shift Dulls your brain

    ThePrincessBride replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My hospital has some people who work that shift. I actually wouldn't mind it. My ideal shift would be 3p-3a because 1) you get all night differential without recking your sleep cycle and 2) you don't...
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    Most used NICU meds?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SoaringOwl's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I hate to sound rude, but I think you just shot yourself in the
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    New grad, how long to stay in job...

    ThePrincessBride replied to lovemenursing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The higher one moves up the ladder, the more that is invested into him/her. A new grad RN should stay with his/her first job at least one year to 18 months. NPs have double the responsibility, so 2 to...