NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    So where IS the nursing shortage?

    NurseGirl525 replied to milliesmom88's topic in General Nursing

    You are leaving a 6 figure salary??? The midwest is where you will find a shortage. Not just rural areas either. But you won't start at $50k around here. My area has some great public schools....
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    So what made you want to be a Nurse?

    NurseGirl525 replied to guest723's topic in General Nursing

    School is prepping you for the difficult job of becoming a nurse. Pre-Nursing is building the foundation for nursing school. It's important to understand how the body works healthy to understand...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    NurseGirl525 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Never been asked, and no I don't wish I was a physician. I don't want the headache of being a doctor. Being on call, the responsibility nsinilty of running a practice, no thank
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    WILTW 10/29: Trauma for breakfast

    NurseGirl525 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I've owned Chevys for years. Great cars. Never had one issue with any of them. The Equinoxes and Traverses are great for
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    Pt assignments when TTC

    NurseGirl525 replied to thecrossfitrn's topic in General Nursing

    There are certain things you cannot be around if you are trying to conceive. It's not just about patients being in isolation and putting on PPE. We get a couple of these every once in a while. And...
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    living situation while in nursing school

    NurseGirl525 replied to sameishafate's topic in General Nursing

    Be prepared to struggle if you decide to move out. Ramen noodles struggle. Nothing wrong with that. I did it in my early twenties, and I learned from my young mistakes. Although if your mom says...
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    WILTW 10/29: Trauma for breakfast

    NurseGirl525 replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    I learned, I know more than I think I
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    unfair assignments

    NurseGirl525 replied to isthisforreal's topic in General Nursing

    You seem to think very highly of yourself and very poorly of all of your coworkers. I'm thinking you have already burned bridges there if you act towards your coworkers with an attitude you are...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    NurseGirl525 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Your joking, right? Bedside nurses in 10 years will be required to be
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    new grad needs advice

    NurseGirl525 replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, 3 in the icu? That's a lot and I understand your fears. I'm also a new grad in icu and off orientation. Know nights are easier. It's just calmer. Don't get me wrong lots of stuff can still...
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    Is customer service getting too far?

    NurseGirl525 replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    Can I ask this, were there any repercussions from this complaint? Did you get talked to or get a write up? If you did then I think there is an issue that needs to be addressed. Not on your part,...
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    I did not realize how bad the insurance market is...Wow!

    NurseGirl525 replied to whichone'spink's topic in General Nursing

    And if you think Hillary is changing a thing with it, you are mistaken. Bernie was the one who was going to overhaul it with hopefully a single payer system as he was more socialist than her. Trump...
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    I did not realize how bad the insurance market is...Wow!

    NurseGirl525 replied to whichone'spink's topic in General Nursing

    You are not understanding what the ACA is intended for. It's not intended for those with jobs who have access to healthcare such as yourself. It's not about having freedom to move from job to job....
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    Don't arrive early, don't leave late

    NurseGirl525 replied to iRNman's topic in General Nursing

    I was also wondering how you are to give report? I think they are nitpicking and if they did their scheduling correctly 10 min before or after shouldn't be a big deal. In nursing, extra time needs...
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    omg...fish oil!

    NurseGirl525 replied to beckster_01's topic in Patient Medications

    Is this where physicians throw proven medicine down the drain because some mom became an Internet doc and her kid recovered? And let's throw the actual proven medical treatments that may have aided...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    NurseGirl525 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    I wont go into how much, but it's way more than that. It's enough to make it worth it. And to be honest, it's the only overtime I would accept. In my area, my hospital is not the only one to offer...
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    Does the not-so-well-oiled Healthcare machine cause frontline personnel to lose compassion

    NurseGirl525 replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    I saw though your wanting to go to MICU. Many of those patients go south. I'm trying to understand what you are getting at, I guess. In ICU, you constantly have to be on top of it. You can have a...
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    NurseGirl525 replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, yes there is. There is a huge shortage. New grads can get a job anywhere. My unit all the time offers huge overtime incentives. Huge. They recently stated they hired over 30 nurses...
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    Night Shift Newlywed...

    NurseGirl525 replied to auson16's topic in General Nursing

    He comes home from work around 3, so I make sure I get up around then if possible. That's if I fall asleep immediately when I get home, which I try to do. We make my nights off a date night and if I...
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    Legality of Changing Name

    NurseGirl525 replied to Ally5627's topic in General Nursing

    Email your manager and cc HR on the email. That's just laziness to not submit a simple
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    Background check for LVN in CA

    NurseGirl525 replied to wilsonpeng23's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    30k to become an LVN?? I would look at other schools than those for profit schools. It's a scam. Im also going to say it really is going to depend on what your misdemeanor was for as to whether or...
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    The ICU and Fatigue

    NurseGirl525 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    It is exhausting. I don't know when that stamina creeps in because it hasn't for me after nearly 6 months. I hear alarms and beeping in my
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    Terminated after giving resignation notice

    NurseGirl525 replied to rn0817's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would find out and put it to HR this way, you either tell me now or I'm deeming it a termination and will be filing for unemployment until my next job starts. That will get their butts in gear. I...
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    Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No. That's not it. The medical model treats the disease. The nursing model treats how the person reacts to that disease. I think you see holistic as the all natural medicine free way that those...
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    Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you understand the difference between the nursing and medical