ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

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    I passed, you didnt.

    ThePrincessBride replied to FutureRNKKP's topic in General Students

    I failed and no one reached out to me, so I cut them off. And I felt better about it too because I was surrounded by toxic, overly competitive backstabbers. I returned and got straight As and now am a...
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    Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Given the choice and with everything else even, employers will take the BSN over the ADN. It is a sad fact but
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    It's Finally Happened!

    ThePrincessBride replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you evaluating her work performance or what she rants and raves on the internet on HER time? I think it would be very unprofessional and childish to bring up her allnurses
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    Did everyone have a 4.0?

    ThePrincessBride replied to britthohenbrink's topic in General Students

    Practically no one gets a 4.0 or maintains it throughout the program I'm in and at the end of the day, most employers are interested in your work experience (CNA jobs, internships, volunteer work) and...
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    What are you getting paid as a nurse student?

    ThePrincessBride replied to gonnaB37nursedoc's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, but this post made me chuckled, considering that about half of PCAs at my hospital ARE nursing students, and I know plenty who have gotten good PCA jobs with very mediocre grades, and there...
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    RN total patient care...

    ThePrincessBride replied to julz68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a PCA and I think getting rid of aides would be stupid. Not only do I do vital signs and I and o, I also clean patients, change linens, collect specimen and draw blood (I also straight cath and...
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    What is the grading in you school

    ThePrincessBride replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    I'm seeing a lot of inconsistencies within some of these posts. 92.5-100 A 89.5-92.4 A - 86.6-89.4 B + 82.5-86.4 B 79.5-82.4 B - 76.5-79.4 C + 72.5-76.4 C Anything below a 72.5 is failing because they...
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    Importance of good grades!!!

    ThePrincessBride replied to BerryHappy's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm going to have to politely disagree with the OP. Unless you are planning on going to grad school, your work experience is going to be far more important than your grades. I believe my work...
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    ThePrincessBride replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    In my program, it isn't the RNs who are supervising us with med passes and procedures, it is the clinical instructor. And for the senior-level nursing students, depending on their clinical setting,...
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    ThePrincessBride replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    Did I say that nursing students take over the RN's role? Didn't think
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    ThePrincessBride replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is VERY much one-sided, but that doesn't surprise me. I am in nursing school, but I also work as an aide on a floor that "hosts" nursing students, so I see both sides. My clinical groups...
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    "I'm not floating."

    ThePrincessBride replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse's aide and I like floating mostly because I can't stand my floor. Plus, variety is the spice of
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    Is 8 months too soon to leave a job?

    ThePrincessBride replied to C-lion's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd wait until you hit the one year mark before peacing
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

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

    I don't know. Killing four people, including an eight-year old, along with severely injurying over a hundred people is pretty
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    What if the Boston bomber was your pt

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

    A nineteen year old isn't a "child" but a legal adult. He made a decision to do something that resulted in the death of innocent people, including a REAL child (an EIGHT YEAR OLD). It is time that we...
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    Summer semester

    ThePrincessBride replied to zoe92's topic in General Students

    I'm getting some GEN ED classes out the way. Mathematics (basically a basic algebra course for non-math majors) and a Greek mythology course. I'm
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    What is your Fall schedule?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    I was about ready to ask this question! This fall, I am taking Med Surg II (7 credits), Gerontological Nursing (3 credits, online), and Cultural Competence Healthcare (3 credits, also online). So I'm...
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    Awful Doctors

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

    Eh...I'm still in nursing school but suffered from hypokalemia after a bout with anorexia. So I would say that I'm very knowledgeable about this sort of
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    Awful Doctors

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

    Please don't tell me you are comparing rape to this situation. Please.
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    Awful Doctors

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

    Hey op, I'm sorry that happened, but I'm going to be brutally honest: you should've known better. I'm not even finished with nursing school, but in my first year, they emphasized that potassium...
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    CNA rant....why did I become a CNA

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

    I work as a nurse's aide in a hospital setting with fairly healthy patients. I find that more than seven or eight patients is too much, I couldn't imagine having forty patients (I've had fifteen and...
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    Dr Oz's show on antidepressants...your thoughts?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Marshall1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Dr. Oz just lost a lot of my respect. As someone who has a hx of mental illness and a family hx of depression, I NEED my meds. I cannot cope without them. Eating right and exercising can only do so...
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    Nurses Talk To Nurses. Doctors Talk To Doctors

    ThePrincessBride replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    It's a viscous cycle. I work as an aide and have been mistreated by nurses who were mistreated by docs...at this point, I don't take crap from people. I'm an aide, not a
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    Ventage

    ThePrincessBride replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I have to wonder if the OP is in any debt and what on earth is his wife doing? Sounds like she needs to get a J.O.B if she doesn't already have one. Otherwise, it is unfair for the financial burden...
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    So why even bother with getting an RN?

    ThePrincessBride replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why some RNs fear that they will be replaced with techs, etc. It will NEVER happen, from a liability standpoint. Just imagine the number of (med) errors. They would be through the...