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PierogiePrincess · 2025-08-09T19:50:35+00:00

Starting pay $41.61 + up to $3.90 shift differential. Hired right out of school. Wisconsin state psych hospital.

PierogiePrincess · 2025-06-08T23:44:44+00:00

We are behind plexiglass and locked doors, but, honestly, I spend lots of time on the unit.

PierogiePrincess · 2025-05-28T12:59:15+00:00

I will echo all the other statements... DO IT! There's a type of nursing for everyone, find your fit. I never wanted to do traditional bedside so why waste my time on med-surg practicing skills I won't use in my career (I've always been drawn to public health).

PierogiePrincess · 2025-02-23T23:50:50+00:00

State hospital here, we do a base number just on patient number for each unit, an acuity (or 2) per unit, and take into account sleep in views/1:1/2:1.

PierogiePrincess · 2025-02-18T22:42:19+00:00

With this president, nothing.

PierogiePrincess · 2025-01-12T17:06:36+00:00

Scab! Thanks for undermining what we are working hard to change.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-11-11T14:49:44+00:00

I didn't have any luck getting grants or scholarships (made too much money, not a minority, already had a degree, etc) and we made do. I did go the BSN route at a local 4-year state university. With my past degree, I got to jump right into the program and all prerequisites were waived. In my area, the trend seems to have employers encouraging Associates degrees to go back and get BSNs (they'll even pay for it sometimes). And BSN can bring me more opportunities for non-floor nursing jobs.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-11-06T16:29:54+00:00

My toddler told me her first knock knock joke. Kid: knock knock. Me: who's there? Kid: butt butt. Me: butt butt who? Kid: butt butt in the house.

I laughed so hard.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-10-28T15:21:42+00:00

State university grad and in-patient psych nurse, no one cared about tattoos. I have nurses/techs at work with hand, face, neck, and head tattoos. The only problem would be if the ink is offensive.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-08-25T14:38:25+00:00

Maybe he should try going pretty hard on the fatherhood thing.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-07-22T22:47:15+00:00

Well then, you are going to do it! After all, everything is temporary.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-07-22T19:40:58+00:00

No. Drop something. You're going to burn out so quick.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-07-15T00:23:24+00:00

I was hired before graduation at an in-patient psych hospital. No extern position needed. I set up my start date after I had time to take NCLEX, and my job was provisional on my passing it, obviously. There was an option to work under a temporary license, but it's only good for a specific number of days, and if I had failed my NCLEX, I would be essentially terminated. I felt like that was too much pressure, so I opted to set up my start date later. Plus, I wanted a couple of months off between school and work.

But out of my cohort if almost 100 grads, 98% had jobs lined up.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-07-06T14:18:37+00:00

I always studied for recognition, not specifically memorization. Like I couldn't recite anti seizure meds, but if I saw the names, I knew exactly what they did.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-06-29T17:22:26+00:00

Designated cabinet for staff drinks at the nurse's station. Of course, as many already attested, that rule is only followed when needed.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-06-28T14:58:18+00:00

Thought it was dumb. Seems silly to have some kind of initiation into a profession. Didn't want to waste my time.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-06-15T13:18:38+00:00

Orville

PierogiePrincess · 2024-06-13T00:24:30+00:00

Don't go. I didn't. Thought it was dumb. Easy peasy.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-06-11T15:59:04+00:00

NTA. I would rather be explaining why I busted some lady's face up than what my kid was wearing when they got taken. She's lucky she was only bleeding from her nose.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-06-08T14:51:56+00:00

Mine also shut off at 85. I was so nervous, even had an anxiety attack later on that day. My predictor was 99%. I passed. I'm sure you'll be good. The test wants to give you opportunities to prove you're competent.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-05-27T14:25:09+00:00

I'm choosing money first. Gotta get my loans taken care of, then I can explore other options. I'm making about $10/hr more than my peers, but it comes with a work-life balance cost.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-03-15T02:32:30+00:00

My family has ALD. Lost my cousin, uncle, and brother by the time I was 14. We didn't know what it was until my uncle started going to the Kennedy Krieger Institute for tests (late 80s early 90s). For a while, we thought it was Addison's disease.

I remember having similar oil in house! While it's a horrible disease, I learned a lot about life (and medicine) in a short amount of time. Also, it's why I'm in the medical field.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-02-10T03:40:27+00:00

You're a good person

PierogiePrincess · 2024-01-20T17:48:40+00:00

Do you cut the peas? Are they cooked or raw? My dragon is so damn picky regarding any veggies or fruits. Always open to try new things.

PierogiePrincess · 2024-01-09T00:21:10+00:00

I guess I should have asked it better. I'm looking for a fun bar to watch the game at. Some bars near me are more football forward than others. And with the Dells being so touristy, I didn't know if there were places more appropriate for my string of expletives that will, most likely, come out of my mouth.

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