ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    Calling in sick on 4th shift

    ThePrincessBride replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Some hospitals would consider that a no call, no show...which can get you written up. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of healthcare workers are exhausted. I've called off once for that...
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    You want us to do what?!?

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

    Six figures? Some of the surgeons/cardiologists where I work are bringing in seven figures! It should be the other way around. I've seen plenty of nurses SAVE a doctor's butt numerous times. They...
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    Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    ThePrincessBride replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    They actually reduced the night differential at one of the hospitals I work. They lost some good nurses that is for sure. I used to work nights, but I hated it. To add insult to injury, nights did not...
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    How much harder is it to find a job with an ADN?

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

    In my neck of the woods, some hospitals won't even look at a new grad without a BSN because the competition is so fierce. I'll take that article with a grain of
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    Your Spring Schedule

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of a virtual accelerated ADN program. Is it all online or are there clinicals as
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've seen a prolapsed uterus. That was definitely an interesting sight to behold... Also had a patient whose entire skin pealed all over the place. I tried to give him a bath, but he just kept...
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    So I guess it is true...

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Students

    Nurses really do eat their young. Long story short. My last quarter's clinical instructor told me in feedback via paper, that I was good. Good in clinical. My last clinical, I made a mistake in...
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    New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    ThePrincessBride replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    Well, you ARE six months pregnant. Cut yourself some
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    Taking 20 credits next semester.

    ThePrincessBride replied to bucolicdulcet's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a seasoned college student, and I say that it really depends on the courses. I'm taking thirteen credit hours in Nursing school (Junior nursing student) and one class is worth seven credits....
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    RN->BSN: Is it worth the investment at 57?

    ThePrincessBride replied to healing touch's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If the job market where you are at isn't so competitive that they are demanding BSN-prepared nurses, then I wouldn't bother. At sixty-one, you would be VERY close to retirement age, and do you really...
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    Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am an aide, but I've worked in Orthopedics, Med-Surg and OB. Med-surg and Ortho are crazy busy where as at OB, these nurses are taking many breaks, have time to surf the web, play games on their...
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    Your Spring Schedule

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    18 credit hours? That is
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    If you are East Asian, is it hard to be hired as CNA/HHA?

    ThePrincessBride replied to asiaan's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You've got to be kidding me... As a black pca, I'm feeling pretty insulted.
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    Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    ThePrincessBride replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get that either. I'm an aide and I always identify myself as a nurse's aide. But the patients still call me
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    Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    ThePrincessBride replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the title nurse should be protected as that term predates the licensed nurses of today by many centuries. HOWEVER, I do think the titles RN and LPN should be protected as they require a...
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    Calling In Sick: Dealing With Mental Illness At Work, Part 1

    ThePrincessBride replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't even bother disclosing my long history of depression, anxiety or my borderline personality disorder because people are judmental witches. And when I did disclose it to clinical instructors, it...
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    A little frustated

    ThePrincessBride posted a topic in General Nursing

    Some background: I have been working as an aide since May 2012 and now have two different positions. First aide job, I have had since May 2012 in a Med-Surg unit at one hospital (I've applied to a L/D...
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    A little frustated

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Your wife is an exception, not the norm. I'm wanting to have all my kids by
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    Plan B for if you Fail/Get Kicked out of Nursing School? I may need help with this.

    ThePrincessBride replied to Athariel's topic in General Students

    Sounds like you would be a good candidate for med school. Ever thought about being a surgeon? Their patients are usually knocked out most of the time and their interaction with patients is minimal. Or...
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    You won't believe.....

    ThePrincessBride replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ya know, it wouldn't have killed you to look up, make eye contact, and introduce yourself. Just
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    Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    If it was a NICU or Baby Nursery
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    Incredibly rude and disrespectful patients and/or their family members

    ThePrincessBride replied to lalexa15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There was a family member today who came up to the nursing station screaming at the staff about a nurse giving insulin to her father's roommate while her father was supposedly writhing in pain,...
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    A little frustated

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Over twenty years? A woman's fertility starts to rapidly decline at age 35, and I'll be almost 24 when I graduate with a BSN. If I went straight to NP school, that is another three years, putting me...
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    I regret forever not going to medical school

    ThePrincessBride replied to nurse2dr's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Med school is not all that it is cracked up to be. I work as a nurse's aide and have had more than my fair share of encounters with doctors. Just this week I had my clinical rotation in the OR, and I...
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    A little frustated

    ThePrincessBride replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is, I want to continue my education before having kids, and as a woman, I only have so much time until my biological clock starts ticking. If I didn't want to have kids or didn't mind going...