IcySageNurse

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1. Reactions to being a NP

   IcySageNurse replied to orangepink's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I apologize if I insulted you - that was not my intention. There are definitely many, many NP programs out there that do a WONDERFUL job preparing their students. Most of the reputable schools,...

2. Reactions to being a NP

   IcySageNurse replied to orangepink's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Unfortunately, I think part of the problem is that it's really easy to be a bad nurse - and bad nurses still make money. It seems every school in the country has a nursing program, including...

3. NPs: How did you learn clinical skills??

   IcySageNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Thank you! Very

4. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

   IcySageNurse replied to SWRNUSA's topic in First Year After Licensure

   This is the reality. THERE IS NO NURSING SHORTAGE! Every school in the US has cashed in on the nursing thing, spreading lies about the shortage to get more and more students. Hundreds of nursing...

5. Can you work straights days?

   IcySageNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I left my first job due to the long commute with the hours...I didn't leave my second job due to dissatisfaction. I quite enjoyed working there, but I HAD to move. It was a relocation

6. Can you work straights days?

   IcySageNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Well: 1. My previous hospital switched people from days to nights to evenings - all in the same week! I was a zombie, I can't switch that fast, and it was unsafe for me. I'm hoping in my new area, it...

7. north pay better than south

   IcySageNurse replied to twinner05's topic in General Students

   Don't forget insane taxes in north vs south eats a lot of your take home pay! Sales tax is higher, property tax is higher, tolls are higher, state income tax is higher - that can amount to a 10-20%...

8. Can you work straights days?

   IcySageNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I have another thread on here about trying to get back into the hospital setting, and this is sort of related. After nursing school, I quit my first hospital job after about 3 weeks because I couldn't...

9. Can you work straights days?

   IcySageNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   So here's the deal: I started in a hospital straight out of nursing school. Left after a VERY short amount of time (like 4 weeks) because I couldn't deal with 12 hour shifts, weekends, etc. I then...

10. Doctors serving fast food and providing cleaning services in US

    IcySageNurse replied to mahaandai's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yes, states should give NPs more autonomy. The lack of planning on the part some physician-immigrants from Latin America has nothing to do with whether or not professionals such as NPs should be...

11. NPs: How did you learn clinical skills??

    IcySageNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is there an FNP/ACNP combined

12. MDs dont own the physician title

    IcySageNurse replied to platon20's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

13. north pay better than south

    IcySageNurse replied to twinner05's topic in General Students

    It's not north vs south as much as rural vs urban. I know that in many parts of the RURAL north, they make less, and yet cost of living is higher. You guys are using Boston, NYC, etc as comparison....

14. Does anyone else plan to stay in bedside?

    IcySageNurse replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing wrong with using nursing as a stepping stone for other things. It just so happens a BSN is required to be an NP or CRNA, just like a BS is required to go on to graduate school. I know...

15. NPs: How did you learn clinical skills??

    IcySageNurse replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was thinking of things like this: 12-lead ECG interpretation Chest x-ray interpretation Hemodynamic monitoring Suturing Spirometry & peak flowassessment Local anesthesia application Papanicolaou...