Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
1st time poster, long time lurker š. Year 4 in education here, 3rd year here in good ol' Texas. Not to dox myself too much, but in one of the school districts that TEA recently took over. Just kinda wanted to make a post about some things being implemented that I haven't really seen anyone post about. To preface - not HISD :). Just going to list and give some minor details about what is going to make this year fun! Here we go: 1.) Cell Phone Policy: \- Last year Texas passed a bill to ban student cell use during school hours, it was up to each district on how to implement it. Mine said ey, the kid will keep in their bag - š¤Ŗ. This year there are 5 steps/ course of action if the student(s) are caught with a phone. Preface - all parent pick up, 1.) End of Day. 2.) 7 day confiscation. 3.) 14 day, 4.) 30 day + 6-10 days OCI 5.) Rest of Semester and get sent to Alt school (DAEP). šš 2.) Teacher Expectations: \- Going to preface this with, I don't necessarily think some of what is being impla
4 hours in the auditorium listening to our superintendent press us to vote red and listen to someone try and sell us their book for 4 hours while we eat breakfast. THEN we get to turn around and have our campus meetings to finish out the day "YAY so excited!" Also by day I literally mean we have a 4 hour morning meeting then a quick lunch and another meeting that lasts until 3:30....not one drop of time for our classroom. Seriously....why they do try and hype us up? I just wanna get to work instead its an entire day filled with meetings. I realize its this way every dang year but good grief how do yall veterans do it? I'm year 6 in and ready to pull my hair out. submitted by /u/Educational-Hyena549 [link] [comments]
How do you manage working out? Stress levels? Diet? I am worried about getting enough time and energy to work out (not sure if I want to do it before or after school) plus having a short lunch where I have to bring something that doesnāt need to be in a fridge, plus stress and everything else. How do you do it? submitted by /u/TallCryptographer106 [link] [comments]
Problem Authentic patient encounters are the raw material of clinical learning, yet the educational resources learners receive are rarely keyed to the diagnoses in front of them, creating temporal and cognitive gaps. Precision medical education (PME) proposes delivering the right resource to the right learner at the right moment, but practical implementation in the clinical learning environment remains limited. Approach We developed DxMentor, an electronic health record (EHR)-integrated platform that captures each learner's daily inpatient diagnostic exposures from documented International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes. Artificial intelligence (AI) is used to match each diagnosis to an educator-curated formulary of micro-learning resources and board-style questions, and to PubMed-derived primary and synthesis literature converted into plain-language evidence summaries. A personalized email "nudge" is delivered before morning rounds, copying supervising atten
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry titled "Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs." This revised draft guidance provides recommendations for the design and conduct of studies to evaluate the in vivo skin irritation (and sensitization, if applicable) potential of a proposed transdermal or topical delivery system (collectively referred to as TDS). The recommendations in this revised draft guidance relate to studies submitted in support of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). The revised draft guidance is intended to clarify FDA's recommendations and expectations related to in vivo skin irritation and in vivo combined skin irritation and sensitization studies. This draft guidance replaces the draft guidance "Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs" (April 2023).
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry titled "Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs." This guidance provides recommendations for the design and conduct of studies evaluating the adhesion performance of a transdermal or topical delivery system (collectively referred to as TDS). Depending on the objectives of a generic TDS product development program, applicants may choose to evaluate TDS adhesion in studies performed to evaluate TDS adhesion only, or in studies performed with a combined purpose (e.g., for the simultaneous evaluation of adhesion and bioequivalence (BE) with pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints). The recommendations in this guidance relate to studies submitted in support of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). The guidance replaces the draft guidance (Revision 2) "Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs," issued on April 13, 2
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Considerations for Container Closure Systems and Device Constituent Parts." This draft guidance is intended to help applicants develop container closure systems and device constituent parts for proposed biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products. This draft guidance expands on and clarifies the Agency's recommendations and expectations regarding the development of delivery devices and container closure systems described in Q.I.4 of the guidance for industry entitled "Questions and Answers on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act" and the guidance for industry entitled "Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product" for biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products, respectively.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA), which administers the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program), is issuing this Notice to announce the availability of a revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (Pilot). The Pilot provides a rebate mechanism through which qualifying drug manufacturers may effectuate the 340B ceiling price for certain drugs sold to covered entities. Consistent with HRSA's longstanding statutory authority, rebates will be used instead of upfront discounts. HRSA issued a Request for Information (RFI) \1\ to gather input from interested parties regarding the potential use of rebates to effectuate the ceiling price under the 340B Program, including the standards and procedures that should govern the approval of manufacturer rebate plans and the impacts on all stakeholders. After carefully considering all comments from interested parties and different policy alternati
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) permanently debarring Angela Anatilde Baquero from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug product application. FDA bases this order on a finding that Angela Anatilde Baquero was convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating to the development or approval, including the process for development or approval, of any drug product. Mrs. Baquero was given notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to request a hearing within the timeframe prescribed by regulation. As of May 6, 2026 (30 days after receipt of the notice), Mrs. Baquero has not responded. Mrs. Baquero's failure to respond and request a hearing constitutes a waiver of Mrs. Baquero's right to a hearing concerning this matter.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) permanently debarring Ricardo Andres Acuna from providing services in any capacity to a person that has an approved or pending drug product application. FDA bases this order on a finding that Ricardo Andres Acuna was convicted of a felony under Federal law for conduct relating to the development or approval, including the process for development or approval, of any drug product. Mr. Acuna was given notice of the proposed debarment and an opportunity to request a hearing within the timeframe prescribed by regulation. As of May 6, 2026 (30 days after receipt of the notice), Mr. Acuna has not responded. Mr. Acuna's failure to respond and request a hearing constitutes a waiver of Mr. Acuna's right to a hearing concerning this matter.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides notice of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines using Oral Fluid.
This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2027. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's (PPS) case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2027. It also finalizes the third and final of the 3-year phaseout of the rural adjustment, which began in FY 2025. This final rule includes a solicitation for public comments on alternative data sources for the IRF PPS wage index; requires all therapy treatments and/or therapy evaluations to begin no later than 36 hours from midnight on the day of admission; finalizes requirements for the initial Interdisciplinary Team meeting to occur on or before 4 days from the date the patient is admitted; and summarizes a request for information on potential future IRF PPS payment reform. Additionally, this fina
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of May 6, 2026, to modify certain terminology in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to comply with Executive Order (E.O.) 14168, "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," issued on January 20, 2025. Specifically, this proposed rule, if finalized, will remove the term "gender" wherever it appears and either replace it with the term "sex," or delete reference to gender, as applicable, along with other editorial changes to improve readability. The Agency is taking this action to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.
This final rule removes duplicative and unnecessary sections from the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program regulations. These amendments will streamline the Family Violence Prevention and Services regulations and make them more accessible to the public.
This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2027. This final rule also includes an analysis of Medicare non-hospice spending, including details regarding a hospice service and spending variation index, and finalizes the requirement that hospices provide the hospice election statement addendum to all Medicare beneficiaries at the time of hospice election. Additionally, this rule finalizes conforming changes to discharge from hospice care regulations and changes to the face-to-face encounter regulations. This final rule also includes a summary of comments received on our requests for information regarding community- based palliative care; the construction of a hospice specific wage index; and the overlap between hospice and medical aid in dying laws. Finally, this rule finalizes changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program.
So Iāve been volun-told to be the chair of the Employee Engagement Committee. I truly do want to make the workplace better for our nurses (as a fellow in the trenches nurse). So seriously, what could a committee do to make your workplace better? Iām not talking better ratios, more pay, etc. I am waaaaaay too low on the totem pole for that. But Iām also not a fan of red plastic tablecloth āred carpetsā or āheroes work hereā signs. All Iād want is free food truck iced coffee vouchers, but Iām looking for ideas that donāt make you want to punch these tone-deaf committees in the face š¤ submitted by /u/18pagesfrontnback [link] [comments]
I had 3 patients last night on a step down floor. In ranks of sickest. Patient 1- maxed out on bipap satting in the 80s Patient 2- on heated high flow 40 percent and some ABX Patient 3- had been weaned off levophed 48 hours prior to my shift. nephrology still debating on whether to do dialysis or not due to BUN and Cr trending up. Also their toes were turning blue but day docs were convinced it was bc of the levophed. Patient 3 all of a sudden is agonal breathing and mottling on legs. Code blue called. Keep in mind this patient was oriented (but confused), satting 100% on RA, gave them a bath earlier in the shift. Patient now intubated in the ICU and to my knowledge, coded again. I couldāve told you they were one of the most stable patients on the floor. I have a feeling they went into kidney failure because there UOP was next to nothing. submitted by /u/Dry-Draft9248 [link] [comments]
Started this because Iāve seen some horrible advice on here and have been through years of horrible āveteran teacherā advice. Folks, nothing worse than a teacher who knows everything about teaching and wants to mentor all the newbies. Be wary and cautious. Choose your school tribe and who you get advice from carefully. Sometimes teachers with less than 5 years of experience have better advice than the 30+. Trust people in real life over reddit. submitted by /u/cejacksonttu [link] [comments]
About to start year 3. Year 1 was insane, as is typical. Year 2 was wayyyyy better but still exhausting. Year 3 starts in just a few days, and Iām dreading it. I love teaching. I love most of my students. I love my subject matter. I am fine with the school Iām at. It isnāt amazing but it could be a lot worse. I like my coworker team. My department admin is good enough. It isnāt the bullshit Iām dreading. Nor the annoying martyr coworkers, the extra unpaid duties, the toxic positivity. It isnāt even the student behaviors or the crazy parents. Above all else, I am dreading the pure emotional and physical exhaustion. While all the things I just previously listed contribute to the exhaustion, it isnāt any particular one of those that Iām dreading in specific, but rather the end result, the accumulation, the exhaustion. I have boundaries when it comes to work-life balance. I never show up early. I never stay late unless I absolutely MUST. I show up to events Iām required to be at and no mor
Not sure if this was a glitch or what but this is a coworker I considered a friend. They were talking about me, she was telling him things I had complained about him earlier that week- I told her in confidence of course (some lies added). I also learned from that call that sheās jealous of me and seemed to be trying to make my supervisor hate me. I also realized just how close they are. I knew they talked but theyāre REALLY close. They share very deep personal things that seem inappropriate but whatever. I cut her off that same day. Only communicate about work related stuff. I donāt know if they ever realized that I was on that call briefly. Thereās a part of me that wants to subtly say something, bad idea? submitted by /u/6044home [link] [comments]
Clearly my co-workers aren't in the sharing mood today š¤£ submitted by /u/vowwels [link] [comments]
This is my first post on here but I have been reading a bunch of related posts so I feel like I have an inkling of what people might say however I would still like advice/opinions. I have recently been accepted into an ADN nursing program at my local tech school. I start in about 2 weeks and I will be taking A&P2, fundamentals, and pharmacology (i believe). Already I know this will be hard as these classes are hard. I have a full time job at an inpatient psychiatric hospital about an hour from my home and school. My main question/concern is do yall think it would be doable to work full time with the commute and being a full time student? Should I just call it quits now before its too late and I struggle balancing school, work and life? My schedule for school looks like this mon/wed 8:30am-12:45pm, tues 11am-3:15pm and thurs 8:30am-3:15pm. I will be off of school fri-sunday. My work schedule would be one weekend on one weekend off and then tues/thurs 5pm-11:30 and the rest of the week (
I was horrified to see a highly upvoted post saying "call angry parents, don't establish a paper trail, if you put it in writing they'll use it against you". Omfg NOOOOOO. Establish a paper trail! They will absolutely lie on your name, don't give them the chance. Meetings or phone calls have their place, however only if an admin/department head is present. submitted by /u/LevyMevy [link] [comments]
I start new staff orientation in about 12 hours. Kids start next week. Wish me luck! submitted by /u/TallCryptographer106 [link] [comments]
I have a background in ED and L&D nursing. This summer I have moved to a new state and thought that private duty nursing sounded awesome (mostly because of the schedule flexibility). I like to give new things a try so I said, what the heck. My first (and only) shift I have taken was in my opinion terrible. It was for a pedi patient who was nonverbal. Her parents were home and stayed in the bedroom the whole 9 hours I was there. That's fine, they are entitled to that, however....I literally felt like a babysitter. A battered babysitter mind you. This child was kicking me, hitting me, and pulling my hair. She had absolutely no toys in the house and we had Mrs. Rachel and Cocomelon on ALL DAY. If this is how peds private duty nursing is, I just don't know if I can do it. I have 3 kids of my own and I feel like if I wanted to work at a daycare I would have applied to one. Help. submitted by /u/kr168q [link] [comments]
Beginning year 32 in the classroom this week. In my career Iāve had over 2 dozen principals and assistant principals. Every 3-5 years some new principal thinks theyāve found the key to making our school the crown jewel of education in our state. Iāve lived through data walls, reading groups, curriculum mapping, posting the learning goal on the board (I have 6 preps a day, Iām not doing it) and so many more pet projects. Too many to remember. ALL of these āinitiativesā share ONE THING in common. Theyāre ineffective, useless and theyāll die a slow, quiet death that goes largely unnoticed because the admin who pushed it either gives up or leaves. The amount of time Iāve wasted sitting at a computer plugging in data and filling out forms that NO ONE will ever open and NO ONE will ever look at is infuriating. The last great push was to make us an AVID school. It looks great on the surface. But it disrupted our master schedule something fierce. The principal (not anymore) pushed it hard and
Hey everyone! Iām looking for some advice from teachers who have been in or have knowledge about a similar situation. My wife recently received an offer from the district where I work for a position that would be 0.5 classroom teacher and 0.5 building substitute. She currently has a 1.0 teaching position in another district. The reason weāre considering the move is that working in the same district would make our lives much easier logistically (commuting, schedules, etc.), and the salary schedule in my district is significantly higher over the long term. The dilemma is that, in the short term, sheād likely make about $10,000 less by taking the split position than if she stayed where she is. On the other hand, if she were able to move into a full-time teaching position in my district within a year or two, sheād end up making around $10,000 more than she would by staying in her current district. For those of you who have experience with split positions like this: - What are the biggest p
A Montana nurse was hiking Granite Peak when he slipped and accidentally got impaled by his trekking pole. Using his medical training, he checked himself and realized he was stable and the pole had likely missed any vital organs. He contacted search and rescue but decided not to request a helicopter because he felt he could safely hike out, wanted to avoid the huge cost of an air rescue, and had two experienced friends with him. He ended up hiking more than 10 miles with the pole still in his body, made it to the hospital, had it removed, and recovered quickly. submitted by /u/Strikelight72 [link] [comments]
For the longest time being the black sheep at my district or as a teacher in general has bothered me. I was the only teacher at my district that wasnāt in a relationship or had kids. I felt like everyone treated me differently because of this especially parents. Iām also very introverted and don't go to many school events or activities like a lot of teachers do. Iāve always felt left out and unincluded because of this. Im starting to realize that I like being the black sheep. I donāt have to worry about the drama and can just keep to myself about things. I can focus more on myself and my own time. Iāve finally realized that being different is a blessing and that I should embrace it rather than let it bother me. Iām not sure if anyone else out there is feeling the same, but I wanted to make this post to ensure everyone that it is good to be different from others. submitted by /u/Aki_Bunny [link] [comments]
How do you guys deal with the pre-clinical dread? I hate literally everything about clinicals. Iām very introverted and being stuck with one nurse for 12 hours and having someone over my shoulder constantly is my own personal slice of hell. Pair that with the fact multiple people in my cohort have gotten in trouble due to mistakes made during clinical that were equally the nurse they were paired with fault, and I am just feeling such intense dread for my upcoming clinicals. Itās worse than simulations. How do you guys mentally prepare for clinical? submitted by /u/unethicalfetus [link] [comments]
This is the time of year that I am often asked about advice, as Iāve been teaching for a long time. You might get an angry email - maybe multiple from one parent. Never put anything in writing because they WILL use it against you. Offer a phone call. āThanks for letting me know, Mrs. X. I am available tomorrow at 7:30am for a phone call. You can call me at xxx-xxxx school phone number.ā Here is the trick: I have sent this email dozens of times. NOT ONCE has a parent actually ever called me. You will learn that these Karens donāt actually think they are right enough to go head to head with you. They just wanna be pissed. Good luck this year! submitted by /u/AgeOfWorry0114 [link] [comments]
An alert and oriented patient who can use the urinal themself in dim light, ambulate with some supervision, sit up, decent ROM etc...asked me to rub cream on their genitals while smiling about it a bit too much for my liking. I calmly refused and explained why I believe they are capable of doing it themself, but I offered to get things set up. They are claiming they cant rub the cream on themself due to poor eyesight. Day shift nurse doesnt mind doing it, and even hinted at "who cares if the patient gets a kick out of it?" The director of nursing is demanding that I do it next time. I explained that after a thorough patient assessment, it is clearly within the patient's abilities to do it themself. Am i tripping, or does it seem weird to be in situations as nurses like this? I havent lost my cool even after being groped or assaulted as a nurse, but part of the way I stay safe is by trusting my instincts about when to say no. For more context, i'm the type to take over all cares for a p
I work in an EBD program. I teach 3rd-5th and I donāt have a planning or lunch during the school day because all three grades go to Specials/Lunch/Recess at different times. There are 4 of us teachers in the program and none of us have lunch/planning. My lead keeps saying theyāre ātalking to the districtā and trying to get us more paraās, but I donāt think this will be solved unless we hired a whole other teacher and multiple more paraās. Iām new and the returning teachers said last year they also didnāt get a lunch or planning. This is very illegal. I feel silenced in a way because this is a very competitive county to get into, and I want to teach somewhere else in the county eventually, but I also donāt want to go without lunch/planning an entire year without any extra compensation. Anyone had a similar situation? submitted by /u/Responsible_Mud_4091 [link] [comments]
Ya girl just ripped her favorite pair of jeans. submitted by /u/SeriousAd4676 [link] [comments]
So recently I decided to move on to outpatient forever after a really bad experience in the ICU that had me fired over what I suspect was pressing charges on a violent etoh patient. Of course that wasn't the official reason, they nitpicked everything I didn't perfectly do or didn't do including being late for 5 min once and used it as a reason to let me go. As well as grilling me what I should have done to not get attacked. In hindsight I should have seen the signs, they literallt gave us a whole ass presentation on how unions lead to poor patient care. I'll bounce back, I'm interviewing for case management and things are looking up. But I feel stabbed in the back and it burns me up inside that they made me out to be incompetent surrounding the incident. I did my job just fine, I did everything I was supposed to do, and the patient decided to cheap shot me during patient transfer. I was perfectly professional with the guy and made sure he was getting his care. Kept the MDs well aware o
Hi yall, I enrolled into teachers for tomorrow to get my foot in the door as a teacher (admitted not my choice, my mom kept nagging me about it even though I didnt want to be a teacher to begin with). I was active in the online courses for all of 2 months then decided to go ahead and drop out because I dont plan to become a teacher, im still trying to pursue a career in the field of my degree. Teachers Of Tomorrow representative sent me an email to respond to with an answer of 2 questions as to why im withdrawing, I responded to the email only for the same address to resend that same email back to me about "answer these questions". And that was over a month ago prior to the next billing period, and I just checked my bank account and apparently they have billed me AGAIN even though I should have been withdrawn over a month ago. Does anyone have any experience with withdrawing from Teachers Of Tomorrow at all? Also to note, the email said "fill this out" but provided nothing to fill out
Last school year was our first with a new principal. Heās only stayed at each district heās worked in for about two years š© He and the dean he brought with him had nearly double-digit grievances filed against them. By the end of the year, more than 30 of our ~80 teachers had left the district. Many had 6+ years of experience, and several had 10+. Our union even passed a vote of no confidence, but the school board did nothing. So NATURALLYā¦ This years back to school letter to staff unveiled his new theme: āLet the Good Times Rollā š¤Æ I canāt make this shit up. submitted by /u/Over-Olive1763 [link] [comments]
My district looked at their budget shortfalls ( thanks school vouchers ) and decided to completely nerf our health insurance policies. Just three years ago, teaching meant affordable insurance. So, how many of us are leaving teaching this year because of issues that can ultimately be traced to the great voucher exodus? submitted by /u/paintingsarah [link] [comments]
I realized in my short time teaching that teachers are a different breed! Iāve never seen so many people in a profession that complain; yet, continue to do the same thing. STOPPPPPP freaking working for free and outside of contract hours. STOP! If we all stop together, they will have no choice but to conform. My principal sent this long email about the ādedicatedā people that came in during the summer and volunteered and helped lesson plan. Excuse me - hell no. In no profession are you guilted/expected to work for free. If I was as on a salary that made sense, I absolutely would, but I refuseeeee in this current environment. They wanted me to come in and work on my caseload š¤ā¦ NO - and I donāt feel bad about it either. There will be people that will say āitās for the kids.ā No the hell itās not and we know this. The administration doesnāt honor nor value teachers, our states donāt because at any inconvenience theyāll start pulling funds from education, a lot of the parents think we are
ER doc just wanting to stop in and try and stop this widespread error. Almost every shift I have to tell a nurse/patient that ODT meds are NOT sublingual medications. It is not absorbed by the sublingual tissues. It is not absorbed by buccal tissues. It goes on TOP of the tongue so that it can disintegrate with saliva and be swallowed. The whole reason ODT (orally disintegrating tablets) exist is that someone can take it without having to take a chug of water to get the pill down. Putting under someoneās tongue just slows down the disintegration. Also, if the patient complains about the taste, they can just swallow the tablet whole with or without water. Thanks. Edit: the strike through part was unnecessary and Im sorry that I put it in the original post. As pointed out by multiple replies, i should have not said that and it doesnt add anything meaningful. Sorry yall. submitted by /u/Abhorash-TheWanderer [link] [comments]
I just made a little over a year now as a LVN. I work at an urgent care setting and a SNF. I brought in a patient and did her vitals. She looks at my name badge and tells me ā why didnāt you go for your RN to become a nurse instead? Why settle for little payā. Honestly all I did was laugh and said ā yeah youāre rightā. But I was so annoyed the entire time because she kept going on about how I should become a RN so I can do more like her brother etc etc. I felt uncomfortable and sad because I worked hard for the title I have now. And of course I wanted to pursue RN and plan to do it in the future. But at the time my financial situation was not that great and I had a lot going on. I donāt understand why people think itās okay to belittle you or question āwhy didnāt you do this insteadā. Iām proud of where I am today because Iāve learned to appreciate how far Iāve come into my life and stopped beating myself up over not being further. submitted by /u/Mission_Angle4397 [link] [comments]
Hi- Iām so sad because one of my patients passed yesterday evening and according to the on call hospice nurse, he passed uncomfortably. Iāve been a nurse for 11 years and I knew from the beginning this patientās case was going to be extremely difficult given how in denial the entire family was. Anyway, fast forward, the patient fell on the floor and the family did not find him for some time. Once he was found a member of the family had access to a defibrillator (this is a little sketchy I must say) and attempted cpr without revival as he most likely passed some time before. The family kept repeating how painful and uncomfortable his death was which, as his case manager, makes me want to cry. My job is to promote peaceful death. The family and patient were tough. they wanted privacy often during his time on hospice and I tried to respect that š¢ submitted by /u/nursingnataly27 [link] [comments]