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  1. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    tigerlogic replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    They're capping it at about $100/hr and stipends in MA are already pretty high, so I'm not too mad about

  2. Can we talk about the Travel Nurse Cap?!

    tigerlogic replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    A good interview talking about why the pay cap discussion is garbage.

  3. Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    tigerlogic replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Many of my classmates graduated with 100k debt, so don't feel like you are alone. While many prefer the Dave Ramsey approach, I liked the unbury.me site to create my strategy. It's less emotionally...

  4. First combative pt

    tigerlogic replied to LJR89's topic in General Nursing

    Your attitude toward problem solving is fantastic. I wish there were more nurses like you. I apologize, I'm not familiar with the term TCU. I'm assuming some sort of transitional care unit where you...

  5. What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    tigerlogic replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Death is sometimes like a tidal wave that you can see coming but you can't stop. Death is also sometimes surprising and random. Be an organ donor. Enjoy every bite of dessert. Love your people...

  6. Wants to be an LPN at 69, but School Costs 27,000

    tigerlogic replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I suppose it depends on your interests, of course, but I have yet to see a volunteer program where having an LPN would be more valuable than extra time on the ground or time learning the local...

  7. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    tigerlogic replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer to deescalate situations rather than press assault charges. (Not all of my coworkers agree) I believe that deescalation is a skill worth developing. Personally, I've benefits from classes...

  8. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    tigerlogic replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    Also, some people who have been a nurse 20 years will have 20 years of nursing experience. Some will have one year of experience repeated 20 times. Be the first one. Keep reading, studying,...

  9. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    tigerlogic replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in General Nursing

    Put a brief over the bedpan before putting it under your patient. Softer, no splashing, easier clean up. Less risk for skin breakdown on the little ones that take forever to go. (If you don't need...

  10. OR TO ER? Help?!

    tigerlogic replied to ChristyJ's topic in Emergency

    Two of our best ER nurses came from the OR, that said the newest one really took to training with the attitude that he was a like new grad and was starting from scratch. I think that humility really...

  11. Real Talk

    tigerlogic replied to CardiacDork's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you for your thread, I'm also interested in the question you pose. I'm nearly 4 years into nursing, first CICU now splitting time between ED and Neuro Trauma ICU. First degree in...

  12. Where to work in Denver? Friendliest hospitals? Best bennies?

    tigerlogic replied to zodnmic's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I love working for UCH. We got our 4th Magnet and bonuses and raises this year. I don't know much about the culture in your specialty but from what I've seen the teamwork is

  13. Stooopid

    tigerlogic replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    A friend had a pt with pelvic pain and itching who turned out to have 3, ahem THREE, used condom left up there. The pts' response? Oh, I guess no more drunk sex

  14. Working in hospitals

    tigerlogic replied to ant2cory's topic in General Students

    I started off as a hospital CNA (after some experience working in LTC and a previous career) at 14.80 plus 1.90 night differential. I got a 0.60/hr raise a year later. It's good experience and makes...

  15. Summer 2013: Post UR grades, it's finally OVER!!!

    tigerlogic replied to cee cee g's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Three out of five terms done with my BSN AcBac. Still

  16. Question for people who have gone through clinicals...

    tigerlogic replied to Chelly1430's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Depends on your school. I'm in a BSN program and I've never seen one of my classmates use a textbook in clinicals. We have a lot of pressure to prep the night before and bring notes with us, of if...

  17. No such thing as a stupid question. Unless not asked.

    tigerlogic replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    One of my instructors said it as, there's no stupid question... unless it's because you didn't do the reading or prepare for class. fair

  18. Can anyone take a look at my personal essay that I am writing for my application

    tigerlogic replied to yvette1222's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd be careful about portraying yourself too much as a risk taker. Nursing schools (at least) have the expectation that you don't cut corners or do anything that would endanger a patient. Talking...

  19. I am currently taking prerequisites but how do I know which area ch area I would want

    tigerlogic replied to FutureNurseGrad2016's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on the type of masters and why you want it. I think direct entry MHNP makes a lot of sense because they practice in a different way than psych nurses. And you get to switch specialities as...

  20. Working while in school?

    tigerlogic replied to sarahbmorgan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There's a balance of how smart you are, how organized you are, and how well you can manage your perfectionism. And there's what type of program you're in. I'm working one 12hr noc in an AcBac program...

  21. Got first nursing job but can't afford loan payments

    tigerlogic replied to venousr3tuRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Indian Health Services has loan forgiveness extras. As does much of the state of Alaska. I just talked to a super cool recruiter from Nome at a job fair. And good on you for posting a cautionary...

  22. Super Obese

    tigerlogic replied to anotherone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some newish research has suggested that the brains of morbidly obese people react to food similarly to addicts react to their drug of choice (and explicitly diffrently than how 'healthy weight'...

  23. Skinned knuckles

    tigerlogic posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I'm a CNA and nursing student but think this question applies regardless where we are in the hierarchy. I skin my knuckles or scrape up my hands fairly frequently. I'm a cyclist and always seem...

  24. BSN GPA and scholarships/NP school

    tigerlogic replied to priorities2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Cumulative is generally what everyone looks

  25. Searching for psych np programs (msn) ....help!

    tigerlogic replied to TheDude77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    MHNP programs also vary as to how much talk therapy vs drug therapy based they are. I would imagine the talk therapy part would have some difficulties