Stephalump

Stephalump

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  1. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

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

    It's not so much lying as building a straw man. It's easy to win an argument when you fabricated the other side's position. Easy trap to fall into, especially when you're emotionally invested in the...

  2. Which RN-BSN programs can be finished in 1 year?

    Stephalump replied to JasonKa's topic in New York Nursing

    My gpa in nursing school was a 3.6, which I think is competitive enough for my plans - but I was hoping to bring that UP in my bsn, not down, I guess. Maybe I'm overthinking

  3. Which RN-BSN programs can be finished in 1 year?

    Stephalump replied to JasonKa's topic in New York Nursing

    I really want to do wgu but I can't get over the paranoia that it'll hurt my chances for grad school someday. Can't shake

  4. Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

    Stephalump replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Most white collar professions don't deal with the staffing considerations that hospitals do. My brother works in oil and gas and if he doesn't go into work he just catches up on his work when he gets...

  5. Don't Get Thrown Under the Bus

    Stephalump replied to GingerTravelRN's topic in Travel

    Keep your chin up. You never know what kind of toxic environment you're heading off to. A lot of miserable places attract miserable people and they stay forever in misery. So let them at it and go on...

  6. Don't Get Thrown Under the Bus

    Stephalump replied to GingerTravelRN's topic in Travel

    Nothing ****** me off more than cute, childless women who make more money than I

  7. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

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

    I heard they were having sex at the nurses station with a crowd of patients surrounding them and cheering them on while they burned effigies of the Dr's pregnant wife. Pass it

  8. Things I wish I could tell my patients

    Stephalump replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    It's not unethical. Therapeutic communication is about benefiting the patient, and talking about yourself can be beneficial to the patient in certain situations. A lot of my patients are looking for...

  9. Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

    Stephalump replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We have a point system. You're allowed a certain number of points per 6 months (the number we're given seems fair to me) and disciplinary action follows if you exceed that number. If you call in...

  10. Highest possible pay for ADN/RN

    Stephalump replied to pcgizzmo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My mom made six figures a year as nurse straight out of the gate in Texas. It's how she supported us as a single mother and paid for our college. She worked 2 jobs 6 nights a week, almost every...

  11. Why nurses eat their young?

    Stephalump replied to yayita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I experienced it as well, but like you, I think this was just a nasty person in general who would have been a nasty pharmacist, accountant, or

  12. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

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

    I enjoyed the creativity behind this particular new grad post.

  13. Pay for parking?

    Stephalump replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    I don't pay for parking, thanks to working in the suburbs. Were I to work in the city, parking would run me hundreds of dollars a

  14. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    Stephalump replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    Traditionally, INTJs aren't very socially adept, thanks to their combination of traits. I think as a society we tend to try to force other traits on our

  15. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    Stephalump replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a discussion forum. The intent is (usually) to put one's opinion out there and (theoretically) have a discussion about it. I'm so much in the psych bubble right now that if didn't even occur...

  16. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    Stephalump replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It didn't necessarily say that religion causes schizophrenia. It said it can be a trigger - meaning the person already has schizophrenia , which I see as 100% plausible if the person is the...

  17. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    Stephalump replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    Hey

  18. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    Stephalump replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a

  19. Mental Health vs. Staff Safety (Security)

    Stephalump replied to jsaldanajrsa's topic in Psychiatric

    Every nurse should be CPI/MANDT trained, especially in psych and the ER. Every single nurse. But still...that only helps so much. It's a risk. I actually feel safer in my psychiatric unit than I did...

  20. New Grad Salary

    Stephalump replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a new grad and started out at $30/hr base pay at a private forensic psych hospital. Not too shabby for the

  21. Doing group work is annoying?

    Stephalump replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    They do it to teach you life lessons. They know it sucks and they know it causes drama, but the theory is that it'll prepare you for collaboration and difficulties in the workplace. Or

  22. Volunteering at a Pregnancy Center

    Stephalump replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmmm. Well where I'm from, ALL the pregnancy centers other than PP are pro-life. I don't think I'd volunteer there. I'm happy places like they exist and I believe they do some great work, but...

  23. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

    Stephalump replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    That may be true for you locally, but not

  24. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    Stephalump replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it rude for a believer to tell a non-believer that he does

  25. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

    Stephalump replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

    Answer: not hanging out on the internet