ThePrincessBride MSN, RN, NP

Med-Surg, NICU

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    Help - Should I Work or Wait?

    ThePrincessBride replied to kat1822's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see a point in you trying to get a job now if your plan is to just quit in a few months. That actually looks worse than a gap in the resume (which can easily be explained with a pregnancy and...
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    My Experience of Trans Ideology and Nursing

    ThePrincessBride replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem calling people by the pronoun and name they want to be called. I do have a problem with people being accused of being transphobic for saying that biological sex is real and for...
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah but you could save it for other important things...like retirement. An emergency fund. Or international vacation. $400/month invested with a conservative 5 percent return would yield you...
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes... I have an addiction to diet soda as well, but I buy them in bulk at the grocery store. I think I spend maybe $20-30/month on soda? Maybe less. 6-10 at about $1.75 is about $17/day....
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    ThePrincessBride replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I am missing something...when did OP say that he/she spent hundreds a month on vending machines??? To answer the question, most of the nurses I know that have that kind of...
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    Is Med/Surg Unit and Tele Unit the same or Different?

    ThePrincessBride replied to PricelessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I
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    Is Med/Surg Unit and Tele Unit the same or Different?

    ThePrincessBride replied to PricelessRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, they aren't the same. Telemetry refers to (continuous) cardiac monitoring. It can reflect acuity, but not always. You can be med-surg and not have telemetry, but you can't be an ICU without...
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    Which Nurse are You?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Guest856929's topic in General Nursing

    This is hilarious! I love it! As for me, I am probably this: 18. Rebel Randy: bends every rule but is well experienced and all the newbies look up to him. Randy will do an intervention...
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    Calling out any exclusively NICU RNs who became CRNAs?

    ThePrincessBride replied to pinkdoves's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    NICU experience is not appropriate for CRNA school. The vast majority of NICU patients are hemodynamically stable and are not on multiple vaso
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    Best nursing background for FNP?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Juliet BSN RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ER or
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    We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    ThePrincessBride replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is a state university that always gets high
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    We Must Demolish NP Diploma Mills

    ThePrincessBride replied to cprimavera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting comments. I wonder how much my program would be raked through the coals here. There are two sections: online and brick-and-mortar. I chose online so I could work to afford the school, but...
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    What is your opinion on "calling in sick" when not really sick?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    You were pretty judgmental in your previous post, as if you were looking down on those of us who choose to prioritize our mental health over our jobs. "I don't believe in "mental health days",...
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    What is your opinion on "calling in sick" when not really sick?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    And this is what is wrong with America. Mental health is just as important as physical health, but here in 'Murica, mental health is not taken seriously and the care for psychiatric illness and...
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    Vaccine Hesitancy

    ThePrincessBride replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I plan on becoming pregnant later this year, so I declined the vaccine. I also have an autoimmune disorder, so I think it is best that I hold off. I have been working the COVID floor since March and...
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    High Demand or Oversaturated?

    ThePrincessBride replied to hcurry9's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I understand that. I am speaking from the Midwest. I'm beginning to regret my decision, even though my program finds clinical placements and is supposedly highly ranked for the program I am in. It...
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    High Demand or Oversaturated?

    ThePrincessBride replied to hcurry9's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Honestly, I wouldn't go for FNP. I am in FNP program and have come to the conclusion that I will need to get a Psych NP post-masters if I want to have any shot at getting a job post-graduation. FNPs...
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    Did you start as a med-surg nurse? What specialty are you now?

    ThePrincessBride replied to sunflower101's topic in General Nursing

    I started in adult med/surg then changed my FTE to go to NICU. I consider them to be both of my specialties, and while med/surg stresses the hell out of me, I still think it is a GREAT place to learn...
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    Do you have a side hustle?

    ThePrincessBride replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    Neonatal ICU RN PRN. I do it because I love the babies, but the extra money is nice
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    New RN Already Making Mistakes

    ThePrincessBride replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in General Nursing

    Any nurse who states they have never made a mistake is either lying, brand new, or too stupid to realize that they've made a
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    ThePrincessBride replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    At both of the hospitals I work at, nurses are paid based on experience. Specialty isn't taken into
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    Does it feel to everyone else that many newer nurses glamourize the ER and ICU?

    ThePrincessBride replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    I've said this before in other posts, but to me, ER just feels like med-surg on steroids. Oh, and ICUs have ridiculously high turnover, especially since the pandemic hit. You couldn't pay me enough to...
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    New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    ThePrincessBride replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. It really is quite shocking. In my program, we had a capstone where we were one on one with a staff nurse for an entire semester (four months) and by the end, we were taking an entire team and...
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    New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

    ThePrincessBride replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

    I am precepting a new grad whose education was affected by the pandemic and it shows. She can't do some of the most basic stuff that it terrifies
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    Taking time off to take care of my new baby? Bad for career?

    ThePrincessBride replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in General Nursing

    Working parents raise their kids