ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    You can RETURN your student debt!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    800 dollars per credit hour? That is insane! And I thought 300 dollars per credit hour was too
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    You can RETURN your student debt!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Currently in my fourth semester and have enough money saved up for fifth semester and my study abroad trip. I don't have any student loans, and I hope to graduate debt-free.
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    Grade Anxiety

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Well, being in the 99th percentile is definitely impressive! At the grad school I want to attend, GREs aren't required for those with a 3.0 or above (it is a new policy). However, if I could score as...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    Ah. Okay, I think we are on the same page. However, I will admit that my mom is my best friend. She's my rock and the only person who has been there for me thick and thin. I hope to take good care of...
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    Has anyone ever look down on you because you are a nurse

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

    I went to a prestigious all-girls high school that hardcore promoted the hard sciences and male-dominated fields. Not once did I hear them promote nursing (it was med school, etc). I have a feeling at...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    This whole "kick 'em out on their 18th birthday"/sink or swim concept is actually a fairly American and somewhat new concept. In many European and Asian countries, it is not unusual for someone to...
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    Grade Anxiety

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much for your words. It is just so much easier said than
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    Grade Anxiety

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Hey Grntea, Thanks for your response. You are correct when you say that RNs have a different kind of stress and tasks from CNAs. However, my stress stems from not being able to get into grad school...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    I dont get this mentality many older nurses and parents have..."I had it hard, so should you!" Very unnatural. Shouldn't we want things to be better for future generations? Isn't it a human instinct...
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    Grade Anxiety

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I think you posted in the wrong thread. I am talking about grade anxiety. I work as a nurse's aide and am pretty comfortable in multitasking and juggling patients. The grades and high expectations...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    Where did I state that it was? Okay...this has NOTHING to do with my
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    asked to delay child bearing

    ThePrincessBride replied to KonaDog05's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What the hell? That is ILLEGAL. Go have your kids and to hell with your boss. He/she has no say over your body and personal life, and I would be seriously concerned about working for this person. Run...
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    Is Med Surg Pre-cursor for Critical Care Success?

    ThePrincessBride replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in General Nursing

    Seven hells! Are you
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    Exactly. OP is in serious need of a reality check. The market my mother and her parents experienced is far different from the market my generation, Gen Y, is facing. The majority of employers don't...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

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

    Newsflash: Gone are the days when employers were loyal to their workers. It is very unusual for people to stick with the same company for forty years or more and retire with a golden wach and...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

    ThePrincessBride replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many other things wrong with this hospital system that make me want to quit; this is just the straw that broke the camel's back. I could write a letter, but management here isn't very...
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    Growing Up Unvaccinated

    ThePrincessBride replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You mean to thank Henrietta Lacks, the black woman whose cells were stolen to create
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Frequent Sick Days and Tardiness

    ThePrincessBride replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    At one of my jobs, if you are even one minute late, it is considered an absence. I've already made up my mind. I plan on quitting after this semester. If I'm going to be considered absent for...
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    Regret

    ThePrincessBride replied to cpatobsn's topic in General Nursing

    If you were a first degree, fresh out of high school student, I would say go for it. But you already have a very stable career that is extremely dissimilar to nursing. Plus, you probably have...
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    WHY do I need a BSN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A B.S. in sociology or math does not equate to a B.S. in NURSING. And I find it quite pathetic that the reason you don't want to advance your education and career is your hatred of writing papers....
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    Why do aspiring CRNAs change their goals?

    ThePrincessBride replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people in my program want to be CRNAs, but they cannot even say anesthetist correctly. I have toyed with the idea of pursuing the CRNA path, but then I did a rotation in the OR. I have no...
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    WHY do I need a BSN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It isn't anti-intellectualism that is fueling this mentality, but finances. Most decent BSN programs are extremely expensive. I am attending a state school (BSN) and have had to pay thousands of...
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    WHY do I need a BSN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to AnnMarie52471's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This push for higher education isn't unique to nursing. Jobs that didn't require a high school diploma thirty, forty years ago are now demanding a four-year degree. It seems as though everyone wants...
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    12 Hour Shifts

    ThePrincessBride replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I've worked 16-hour shifts. Trust me when I say that 12-hour shifts are nothing in comparison! You get use to
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    What are the little things you do to help the next shift?

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

    PCA here. If I'm working first or second shift, I will usually get the 2300 vitals for the oncoming aide as well as fill up water pitchers. This gives the next person time to get report and round on...