Soliloquy MSN, APRN, NP

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    Nurse Bullying

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

    Relational aggression within nursing absolutely DOES happen. I don't think it's old nurses to young nurses solely. When I worked as a med-surg nurse, I had a preceptor who had only been a nurse for 2...
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    Medical Center of Plano

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Travel

    Has anyone ever worked at the Medical Center of Plano, Dallas Texas in recent years? It sounds very promising but I was wondering what other's experience was working
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    Financial Independence And Nursing

    Soliloquy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are there any RNs here (or former RNs) who have been able to become financially independent or close to it after being an RN? The reason I ask is because I've been reading a lot of stories online...
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    Why NICU

    Soliloquy replied to NewgradPedsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Babies :) I've worked with adults in many many specialties. My back will thank me by making this
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    Cross-Training in NICU

    Soliloquy posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'll be in the step-down nursery (Level II NICU I'm told) and the intention is to cross train me to the NICU as well so that I can take patients there should we have low census. Does that mean that...
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    Cross-Training in NICU

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I guess I'm just wondering if anyone has done it and what it looked like for
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    MedStar Washington Job

    Soliloquy replied to chineye's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Did you get your answer. They are definitely looking for nurses with experience and you don't have to go through the residency program if you have that. Just check their
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    Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Congratulations! :) that's so awesome to hear, paco.
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    grad school and travel nursing

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Travel

    Anyone here in graduate school while doing travel nursing? I got into a program and I'm just wondering if anyone here has done it and what their experience has
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    Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm finally making a transition to NICU!!!! I'm going to be working with babies I'm so happy. While traveling, I worked in surgical oncology all...
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    Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm still traveling but in PCU/Telemetry units instead. I'm going to be applying for L&D
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    DNS List for turning down a contract?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Travel

    Can you be put on the DNS list through an entire hospital system for turning down a contract? I'm unable to take this position and was wondering if that makes any
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    DNS List for turning down a contract?

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    That's the sad part. I had every intention of taking the position(the hospital is in my ideal location) but couldn't accept the start date they wanted due to unforeseen circumstances. I even let the...
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    $10,000 a month?

    Soliloquy replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Hey OP. I think it's possible to make that much a month (after taxes) but you would have to work 60hrs/week to do it and find a very high paying job
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    Anyone successfully leave nursing?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    Hey everyone! Has anyone ever successfully transitioned OUT of nursing and into a new field? I experience compassion fatigue very easily (about 1 month into any assignment, if I have to work 3 days in...
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    Any tips for a new med surg nurse?

    Soliloquy replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I LOVE new nurses! These things take time. Hopefully you're in a place that is welcoming to new nurses and encourages you to ask a lot of questions. Like some other posters said, you'll find a...
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    Exhausted Med-Surg Nurse

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Likewise. I was able to transition to PCU during my travel and I love it. Less patients, more focused. I've learned that I enjoy having a specialty and having more focus than caring for a myriad of...
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    Med-Surg and PCU nurse:patient ratio

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Wow. That's a lot. Especially for a PCU. Do you guys have telemetry patients or fresh stroke patients or post op spinals or ventric
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    Med-Surg and PCU nurse:patient ratio

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hey everyone! Thinking of moving to the Az area. I have 2 years experience as an RN and was wondering what the nurse to patient ratio for Med-surg and PCU
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    Anyone successfully leave nursing?

    Soliloquy replied to Soliloquy's topic in Retired Nurses

    Personal choice, really. I love how people think about their profession, like there isn't anything else in the world they COULD be doing. And I think it's great and I really admire that in some...
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    Do you talk to your coworkers alot on your lunch break?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When on your unit, do you and your coworkers talk a lot about your personal life, gossiping, or about parties and get togethers and things like that? Do you guys interact alot basically. Or do you...
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    Working weekends

    Soliloquy replied to dmich85's topic in Travel

    So far I've always had the privilege of self scheduling and even if they put me for a lot of weekends (which I don't really mind.) if I ask them to change something they tend to be pretty open to it....
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    Accepting Job Offer without Seeing Contract

    Soliloquy replied to TravelLusting's topic in Travel

    That's stupid. Even if I say, "Yeah, I'll take the assignment" and I don't see or sign contract what part of it is legally binding and where is the proof that I agreed to the contract in the first...
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    How Important is it that your patients and their families like you?

    Soliloquy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I started nursing two years ago, I wanted everyone to like me and think I was a good competent nurse and easy to talk to and I wanted my coworkers to like me and talk to me all the time. I wanted...
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    Does the travel aspect of nursing make up for the jobs cons?

    Soliloquy replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in Travel

    I don't know...can it? That's really more of a personal/individual question that cannot be answered by the group. Personally, I work night shift because I have less people/family interaction and more...