Soliloquy MSN, APRN, NP

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    Travel Nurse Patient Assignment

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Ned I forgot to ask you, why would I be more likely to get more difficult
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    Travel Nurse Patient Assignment

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the responses so far. I had to ask because when we have nurses float to our unit sometimes they are quick to snap and assume they are getting a difficult patient load. I was told by...
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    Work Experience vs. Clinical Experience

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey everyone, I have been a bedside nurse for over a year now. I'm currently doing my Curriculum Vitae for graduate programs and on one of the programs they ask that you include (as appropriate)...
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    How has things changed for you as an APRN?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have my BSN with 1.5 years of experience at this time and I'm looking to become a doctoral prepared APRN at this time. To be honest, I don't like bedside nursing. I'm not sure if schools take that...
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    How has things changed for you as an APRN?

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    lol That's awesome! That's actually something I'd like as well. :) But we shall
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    How has things changed for you as an APRN?

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey BostonFNP! I know I want to get out of the hospital. I only chose to work there because I was told that that is where you get the most experience in college and I was open and wanted to make...
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    Simmons College FNP September 2014

    Soliloquy replied to lecolourfiend's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied for the January 15th cohort as well! I submitted it on...Wednesday? But I haven't heard anything yet so I'm just waiting and reading these stories to stay calm.
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    Simmons College FNP September 2014

    Soliloquy replied to lecolourfiend's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey bcicala! How long did it take for you to hear back from
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    Contacted for an interview and they changed their mind?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So I've been a registered nurse on a med surg floor for over a year. I applied for a new job at a facility closer to my home. The requirements was 1-3 years experience. I received an email from a...
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    GPA Question

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey everyone! Did anyone here get into a good Family Nurse Practitioner program with a GPA of 3.2? I received a C+ in patho/pharm my sophomore year of college and C+ in Child and
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    Financial Independence And Nursing

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I mean, I guess i can see that since medical school is NOT cheap. I can't think of what else they're doing with their money but I know med school is not the cheapest thing in the world. I went to a...
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    Financial Independence And Nursing

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    I think llg expressed what I mean very well.
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    Patient asking for your phone number? How to say no?

    Soliloquy replied to Krazziekid78's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am generically "nice". I've had a lot of patients and family members ask for my phone number to call me post-care. I politely tell them "No" and depending on how inquisitive they are, I explain
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    Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Soliloquy replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's not like we didn't have something similar to Ebola in this country before, but we managed. There may or may not be casualties, but I think that's up to the people who are put into that situation...
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    Question: Breach of Contract

    Soliloquy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone here ever broken their contract to work at another hospital and was still able to return to that hospital
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    Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I prefer to work night shift. I prefer a little bit more seclusion to the hustle and bustle of the day shift experience. If I HAVE to work days, I would prefer for it to be weekends. I just can't take...
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    Med-Surg RN Looking to Join Mother Baby

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been an RN for about 8 months and counting and I've worked as Med-Surg nurse for all of them. However, I'm looking to move over to Mother baby and was wondering if my experience in Med-Surg...
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    Registered Nursing Applying for New Job: Resume Help

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hey everyone! I've been a nurse for about 8-9 months and I'm looking to move from med-surg to mother baby. My question is: Should I include my clinical experience at this point? I have clinical...
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    Someone's got to love their job.. help

    Soliloquy replied to nichefinder's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job. Nursing is incredibly exciting! What I would like is to have something closer to my home with less acuity of care. From there? I'm great!
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    I Feel like a bad nurse. Feedback please

    Soliloquy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is my 2nd week on my own and I feel like i'm a god awful nurse. Most days I barely have time to really read the charts for the plan of care (and I can hardly read the doctor's writing most times)...
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    New nurses feel like quitting?

    Soliloquy replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think about leaving the unit I'm on a lot. The reality of nursing is very different from what I expected. Bed alarms, call bells, patient's cursing me out because they didn't get a meal tray since...
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    I Feel like a bad nurse. Feedback please

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks guys I know I'm being hard in myself but I feel like the other nurses are doing a much better job and sometimes the doctors come down hard on me for some things. I'm usually the first person to...
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    Dating former patient

    Soliloquy replied to usnurse11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's because he was hospitalized for a depressive episode that resulted from a previous failed relationship and he "noticed" her while he was in there. Red flag! That comes off as someone looking to...
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    Doctor's attitudes

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So as a new nurse, I've had a few run ins with doctors who've had really horrible attitudes towards us as nurses. Is this typical? I don't get the attitude when i call them with a question or about a...
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    Doctor's attitudes

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's the thing, Ruby. I worked with my preceptor and took the class I always make sure that if I'm calling the doctor, I'm using SBAR. I don't want to just call the doctor because I know they have...