TitaniumPlates

TitaniumPlates has 15 years experience and specializes in ED.

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1. Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

   TitaniumPlates replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

   Because she/he is one of those that believes prostrating yourself before the altar of making money for investors (WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DO NOW) should be your passion. If not, you're just a...

2. Nursing Burnout, Moral Residue, and Resilience: An Interview with Anna Rodriguez

   TitaniumPlates replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Why are you researching this topic? If you are a Nurse and you know anything about working as a Nurse, you already know why Nurses oftentimes do not seek help--hint: it has to do with their licensure...

3. Why does Nursing have to be a passion?

   TitaniumPlates replied to Guest1201734's topic in General Nursing

   The troll NMs who get onto these sites to attempt to do to grads what they did to nursing students---brainwash them into believing that SACRIFICE is what is needed, whether you can feed your kids or...

4. Psychiatric nurse practitioner pay

   TitaniumPlates replied to Etgentile's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I lived in the deep South for 20 years. U*C, D**e, Wa*e, Vid*nt----ALL PAY the same for new grad nurses...it's called "collusion" and it's illegal....and oh....try and do something about that. They...

5. Nurses and Bullying: 4 Things You Can Do

   TitaniumPlates replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   Wrong. The person in the example is an experienced, second careerist and a highly educated Chemist. Which is precisely what some nurses find soOsoOOooooOOOO intimidating and threatening. I've seen...

6. Did I already screw up my nursing career?

   TitaniumPlates replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

   You're still a new grad. Leave the residency off of your resume and apply for the new grad residencies closer to you. "My former manager won't be a reference"===nursing at it's finest. He could speak...

7. New Nurse Venting

   TitaniumPlates replied to NewtoNursing75's topic in General Nursing

   I will do what every good hospital HR and Risk Management person will do who is trying to prevent a lawsuit. Tell you I am so sorry, listen to your complaint, thank you for bringing the problem to my...

8. Best States for RN's and NP's both in terms of pay and practice?

   TitaniumPlates replied to myoglobin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Fullglass, you're being either willfully deceptive or ...well.... Bakersfield is....not a good place to live if you like breathing clean air and drinking water uncontaminated by fracking fluid or...

9. How Gossip Hurts All of Us

   TitaniumPlates replied to Dr Georgianna Donadio's topic in General Nursing

   Gossip is the most deadly microbe, it has neither legs, nor wings; It's composed entirely of tales, and most of them have stings. When you hear something you like about someone you don't. I don't...

10. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    TitaniumPlates replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    lol. PhOne. I was on one. I type quickly and was in between cases, so I didn't edit my grammar. Imma grammar police person as well. I was attempting --note attempting is now written how it was...

11. Director wants to change all 12 hr shift nurses to 10 hr!!!!

    TitaniumPlates replied to truejewel82's topic in General Nursing

    It sucks. Bigly. I worked block 3's, 3 days off, block 4 (1 of which was an 8)---the "8" was never an 8, as I was still required to be either at shift start huddle (.5 hr plus .5 hr drive in and out)...

12. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    TitaniumPlates replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    i agree jed. she does have an attitude of entitlement. not attack, because she is frustrated and frightened. she needs GUIDANCE and LEADERSHIP. not attacks and the "i am the attitude adjustment...

13. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    TitaniumPlates replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    The point here I think is that if OP's preceptor is lazy and rogue for tiny, insignificant things, what is she doing for huge things? Whomever compared dumping a urine bag in the sink to doing what is...

14. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    TitaniumPlates replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    exactly this. the nurses here acting like OP is some type of abberant because she has a problem with spreading disease...says far, far, FAR more about the nurses making the demeaning and condescending...

15. Preceptor is SO BAD!

    TitaniumPlates replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    jed it was a devils advocate statement...the possible point of view of the preceptor. the piling on isn't helpful and it only starts to prove that nurses look for weakness and attack. like hyenas. OP...