ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That is true! And it saddens me to say this, but if this were a floor with mostly male nurses and male management, I don't think this would be so much an issue. For some reason, women are their own...
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Thing is that I hear people complain all the time, but I'm not the type to run to management about every single little detail. It almost seems like in order to survive in nursing, you have to step on...
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I have only come across one nursing floor that I have seen great management, great colleague relations, out of the dozens I have worked on. I hope that I find a good unit one
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Care to elaborate? If you have nothing constructive to add, then please stay out of my thread. I'm not in the
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    And the thing that gets me was that it was about scheduling problems. It wasn't anything about other coworkers, and yeah, I admit that I made a mistake of sharing my woes with my coworkers. The...
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    So much. It is awful. I now know that I have to watch my back and keep my mouth shut; no one can be
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I have four months to go before I can put in a transfer. I just didn't want to job hop so soon, you know? I was hoping to stick it out for the long haul. I have three semesters left until I...
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    How do you feel about new grads going for their np with little experience?

    ThePrincessBride replied to garn12's topic in General Nursing

    I used to think that they should do a couple of years on the floor before going to grad school, but I can't say I blame them for not wanting to put up with BS politics that is floor nursing. The...
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    The Dark Side of Unions

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But at the union hospital, this has been an issue with some of the med-surg floors where nurses are getting 8+ patients (have heard even as much as eleven from former nurses who've worked on those...
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    The Dark Side of Unions

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes. Oh, but that's the thing: you CAN run short, hence why it isn't unusual for a nurse to have more than five patients. My thing is, what is the point of paying thirty-something dollars per month...
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    Didn't do as good as I hoped..

    ThePrincessBride replied to EmilyEmily's topic in General Students

    I honestly think it would more beneficial for you to retake the class. Not only are you not passing, you are outright not grasping the material, judging from the first two tests. You want to be a safe...
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    Multiple jobs

    ThePrincessBride replied to poohrn33's topic in General Nursing

    I work two jobs. One of my jobs royally screwed me over on the upcoming schedule. THANK GOD I have a second job. Even though the second job pays less, I rather have some income than none at
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    Whistle Blowers

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I have been working on a floor that only has female nurses and aides. I have come across some cattiness in other areas of nursing, but not to this level! Today, I found out that one of my...
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    Questioning the nurse during clinical

    ThePrincessBride replied to motay68's topic in General Students

    Questioning is expected, but just be respectful and don't question the nurse in front of the patient (or so I've been told). Otherwise, I don't think you did anything
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Finished prereqs at 19. Got into an RN program. Started at 20. Had to do over a year. I will be 23 at graduation, and hopefully started my master's in August, a week or two after I turn 24. *Crosses...
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    New Grads

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

    Rural, urban, I don't think it matters what geographical location one starts at, so as long as it is a decent facility. As for six weeks...I think that depends. In the ICU? NO. On a med-surg floor?...
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    Anyone else offended by this radio commercial?

    ThePrincessBride replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually floated to dialysis, and dialysis nurses still have to do some of the "yucky" stuff. One time, I had to help one of the dialysis nurses digitally remove impacted hard-as-stone stool from...
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    Anyone else offended by this radio commercial?

    ThePrincessBride replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    If stocking shelves is the "best part" of an CNA's job, then that CNA needs a new gig in my humble opinion. I work as a nurse's aide, and I have to say that my favorite part of the job, besides...
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    250 lbs? Ha ha! I have had patients more than twice that size. 250 lbs is nothing when one comes across their first 500+ pound patient (and yes, this patient coded and had a multitude of other...
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    Does already working at a hospital help when getting hired?

    ThePrincessBride replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    A resounding YES. I actually know of several PCAs that got a job within a month or two of graduating, and they had been in the system for over two
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    Do you think physicians could pass the NCLEX-RN?

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

    Nursing is worlds away from medicine and vice versa. Let's face it: doctors are not trained to think holistically about the patient. They are trained to think in problem-solving mode. If a physician...
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    Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

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

    I don't understand why someone would go through all the trouble and pain that is nursing school and not want to, you know, do what a nurse does. I don't get it. Those jobs that have "great hours"...
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    I can't believe the MD did that

    ThePrincessBride replied to cardiacfreak's topic in General Nursing

    So this is a he said she said? I would learn all the facts before going before an ethics committee and if this doctor is popular or highly ranked, prepare for some
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    Your Spring Schedule

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Students

    What classes are you taking next term? How many credit hours? And what does your clinical schedule look like? I am taking Peds for the first seven weeks and OB in the second seven weeks, and I plan to...
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    Anxiety

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    How do you deal with your anxiety? I suffer from anxiety, and oftentimes I feel that I am on the edge (looking for medication). I know that in order to succeed in nursing, I must learn to keep my...