pinkiepieRN

pinkiepieRN

adult psych, LTC/SNF, child psych

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  1. Offering help and others not accepting it

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I'd just rather do what needs to be done than wait for him to do something. That's what's most frustrating - it would get done if I just did it

  2. misconceptions about nursing pay

    pinkiepieRN replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Nursing

    When I started out as a new grad in Baltimore, I made $28.50/hour. Now it's somwhere around $34/hour with shift diff. I'm happy enough with my

  3. "smart enough" for DNP program?

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Addendum: I'm looking really hard at brick and mortar schools in my state, such as UMD and Johns Hopkins. I would prefer as much actually face to face teaching as I can get. I'm also looking at...

  4. What is your schedule like? Is mine horrible?

    pinkiepieRN replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I think that having your days clustered like that is really good. I work nights and I prefer to do 2-3 on and 2-3 off or something. It depends on whether it works for you and your lifestyle. You're...

  5. Unfair Shift Rotation

    pinkiepieRN replied to KHVILLE's topic in General Nursing

    Rotating sucks! My assistant manager sometimes schedules me to work 3-11 after working 11-7 the night before. We had a discussion and she agreed to not do that to me anymore. She said she heard...

  6. Double shifts and doubling back

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently started a new position at my hospital as a rotating E/N nurse. I'm not currently being considered for 12 hour shifts because there aren't a lot of day shift nurses working 12s for me to be...

  7. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    pinkiepieRN replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    Oh that's one of my favorite meals. Sometimes I get really classy and put the peanut butter on some

  8. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    pinkiepieRN replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting! I don't have any coworkers that knit and when I talk about it, they speak like it's magic or witchcraft that I'm

  9. Double shifts and doubling back

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'm sorry. "Demanding" was a little rash and harsh. I was just really tired and mad last

  10. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    pinkiepieRN replied to nurse0614's topic in General Nursing

    Not the same but the Target near me gives out $5 gift cards for those who get flu

  11. Child psych: low summer census blues

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Ugh. So I just started floating to child psych in May, right as school was getting out. We've had 1-5 kids all summer and I know I'm getting spoiled. Even if there's no kids, there needs to be a...

  12. Curious about being a forensic nurse examiner

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I have experience working in adult psych, geri and now child psych. Full disclosure: I was stranger raped 11 years ago. I went to the ER, he was caught and jailed and I've worked through pretty...

  13. How do you pass time on your "weeknight?"

    pinkiepieRN replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    I knit, but I'm mostly just proud of my yarn collection. My stash has way more than I could ever use to knit projects I'm interested in, but I just can't

  14. How do you pass time on your "weeknight?"

    pinkiepieRN replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    OT but when did you pick up spinning? Was if before or after knitting and crochet? I'm interested in learning to spin but a little worried because it seems like a high cost to start

  15. Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

    pinkiepieRN replied to jessimee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Narcissism is SO rampant if you look deeply. I know the word can be thrown around lightly, but it's

  16. What do you do to volunteer and give back?

    pinkiepieRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I can't volunteer with humans much but I love my sanctioned animal therapy. I volunteer for a local rescue in their cat room on Saturdays from 12-4. Sometimes if I'm working 3-11, I'll still even go...

  17. Night Shift Complications

    pinkiepieRN replied to knurse10's topic in General Nursing

    I have an advantage to this game: I LOVE SLEEP. I could sleep anywhere at almost anytime, unplanned. If I'm coming in to a 7p or 11p shift after a day or two off, I'm in bed by 2, up by 11 and back...

  18. I'm not sure if nursing is for me and I am freaking out.

    pinkiepieRN replied to Brewskii13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing might grow on you. Sometimes pre-reqs don't really prepare you for the content you're going to be learning or practicing in nursing school or clinicals. Yes, I think you're psyching yourself...

  19. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    pinkiepieRN replied to lovetosleep's topic in Psychiatric

    We recently downsized our census for re-modeling on our units. Our options for floating were child psych, geri psych, psych ER and neuro. I think they felt that those were the safest options for us...

  20. Am I being naive

    pinkiepieRN replied to crazy4psych's topic in Psychiatric

    I actually picked up a job as a PRN MHA in nursing school because I was simultaneously terrified and curious about working with psych patients before my psych clinical in the fall. It was a great...

  21. How Did the Old Woman in a Shoe Do It?

    pinkiepieRN replied to OldMaleNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I totally agree with this. Sometimes I'll have a patient "fire" me and it's all I can do to say, "Well I'm sorry you feel that way. Let me check in with my charge

  22. Post masters certificate or DNP program after Nursing Education degree?

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. My undergrad GPA was only a 3.3 and I did not think I was competitive enough to get into a DNP or PhD program after I received my Bachelors degree. I was scared to pursue other programs so I took...

  23. How does anyone do double shifts? I'm tired after 40 hours

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started a new job about a month ago, so I know I'm still getting into the swing of things, but I feel kind of silly for what's going on. I get 6-8 hours of sleep on work nights, I eat alright...

  24. Keeping feet moisturized

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry if this is too OT, but I think it's relevant because it's an issue I face personally as a nurse. Being on my feet so much and wearing shoes all the time is taxing on my feet. They end up...

  25. Meal planning for day shift (breakfast and lunch)

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am getting ready to go back to a day shift job and am looking for help with meal planning. I am not normally a breakfast person but I know if and when you get a lunch at work can be variable. I...