ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    ThePrincessBride replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, I have a lot to say about this topic. I met a guy in his late thirties who was an engineer, but then got laid off. He had 50k in student loans from his engineering degree. When he couldn't...
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    Is 8 hours of sleep unrealistic?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I don't believe in pulling all nighters. Sleep is just as important than studying, and I usually get 8 hours a night, six if I'm working back to back shifts. Sleep is a little piece of heaven, if you...
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    Nurses are getting younger...

    ThePrincessBride replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    What is considered a "baby" nurse, out of curiosity? I will be 23 with a BSN and license. I don't think of a 23 year old as a "baby
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    Creating my first resume with no experience

    ThePrincessBride replied to Skyy86's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What is stopping you from getting experience? You have a year until you graduate. You have time to get a job as a nurse's aide or volunteer at nursing
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    Is putting my n-clex "score" on a resume a bad idea?

    ThePrincessBride replied to silkysteph's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't do it. It is the same as someone stating that they got a 98% in the class boasting above the person who "only" got a 95%. An "A" is an "A", and a pass is a
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    Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    ThePrincessBride replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I've gotten plenty of snide comments when I needed helpful advice. You just put on thick skin and deal with it. None of what I'm saying is harsh. Even if she does go on to be an NP, there may be...
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    Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    ThePrincessBride replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The difference between you and the OP is that you aren't running away because of a little doo-doo and had realistic expectations of the field of nursing going in. I respect
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    Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    ThePrincessBride replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Okay....that really didn't answer my question. I wasn't trying to be offensive, but I don't understand why someone would want to go into the nursing profession knowing that they can't stand bodily...
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    Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    ThePrincessBride replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be rude, but how on Earth did you get through clinicals? If you didn't like the "dirty" part of nursing, then why did you bother to, I don't know, become a nurse? Feces, blood, vomit, spit...it...
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    Do RNs make more than OTs after years of experience?

    ThePrincessBride replied to smnoh's topic in Nursing Career

    New grads start at approx 24/hr base rate, more than 50k/yr if you consider holiday pay, shift and weekend differentials. At the same hospital, OTs start off with approximately 52k/yr. So really, they...
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    How many of you are in your 20's?

    ThePrincessBride replied to kstrac13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    21. Will be 23 by the time I'm finished with my BSN and 24 when I start grad school.
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    Best shift for raising young children?

    ThePrincessBride replied to cherubhipster's topic in Nursing Career

    No children here, but I can imagine that your typical 9-5 Mondays through Fridays (no weekends or holidays) would be much more family friendly than 12-hour shift
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    Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    ThePrincessBride replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Be prepared to lose your job. Honestly, I don't see the point of entering a profession or accepting a job if you (general "you") aren't willing to perform the tasks at hand. For example, I don't...
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    Orientee Horror Stories?

    ThePrincessBride replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with many of these new grad nurses is that there are too many poorly-run nursing schools churning out these unprepared nurses who don't know basic skills/knowledge. This is why I am in...
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    Just starting at 21

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

    I'm 21 and "should" have graduated this year. But I'm only a Junior in the program and will be 22 in August. And I don't even have children, let alone one with cancer, but I've gone through a lot...
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    nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    ThePrincessBride replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    It depends how far you are into your schooling. In our first semester, that is what we mostly did was CNA care, but by our second semester, we were passing meds, inserting / dcing foleys, performing...
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    Was your education worth it?

    ThePrincessBride replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    Nonsense! Most people in my program work and do fine. I've learned that printing out calendars and marking the days that I have a test/quiz in bold helps me so that when I schedule, I don't schedule...
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    Was your education worth it?

    ThePrincessBride replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. I definitely need to change my avatar. Thanks so much! It means a lot coming from
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    Was your education worth it?

    ThePrincessBride replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't even graduated (yet) and while I don't owe any loans or have a degree (yet), I still think my education has been worth it. Prior to my admission in nursing school, I was working at a job...
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    Long shifts = Higher levels of burnout

    ThePrincessBride replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I think burned-out occurs the most when the nurse is working more than three twelve-hour shifts. When I start working as an RN, I plan to just do all three back-to-back-to-back, so I can have four...
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    what specialties do new grads typically start out in?

    ThePrincessBride replied to mee9mee9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From what I've noticed, most new grads start off in med-surge, but if there is a high glut of nurses, usually home health or LTC. Honestly, I've been told that a new grad should start off in med-surge...
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    Fairly Unique Situation

    ThePrincessBride replied to Drstrangelove88's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In this day and age where many jobs (not just nursing) prefer a four-year degree, I believe it will be to your advantage to get a BSN if possible. Most management positions I've seen require a...
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    I know this an old beast BUT ...

    ThePrincessBride replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    No offense OP but this whole thread, you have come off as abrasive and you've downright offended me as a BSN student. Also, you may think your program is hard, but I find it unreasonable. Harsh...
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    Nurses' perceptions of patients with borderline personality disorder - lit review

    ThePrincessBride replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I have borderline personality disorder and outside of psychiatrists, very few people are educated about the
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    I passed, you didnt.

    ThePrincessBride replied to FutureRNKKP's topic in General Students