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Hello- I am a new grad RN. I have a very inflexible schedule resulting in me only being able to work weekends. It’s impossible for me to complete a nurse residency at a hospital for this reason. I have been offered a home health job for pediatric hospice. I did do a hospice clinical rotation and LOVED it- but it was at a hospice house. How has your guys experience been with home health? Has anyone here went straight into hospice after graduating? submitted by /u/shinysylve [link] [comments]
I have a coworker who works 09-2130. After 5 pm she habitually sleeps. With her head on a tray table. In PACU. With patients on the unit. Wrapped in a blanket with a hair hugger blowing warm under her blankets. She makes herself nest and goes to sleep. Multiple staff have photos. Our boss knows she does it, and I’ve told boss we have pictures. She still does it. WTAF? submitted by /u/Any_Replacement_8336 [link] [comments]
so i am conflicted guys. Here is some backstory . i feel like my quality of life has improved since i have started working as a Home Health nurse. the schedule is nice since i get to workout and the work is amazing its basically me just chilling of course im on top of everything i need to do and j make sure to be the best at it! so this is where i get to the dilema i have a job lined up in the icu and im extremely scared of being burnt out and missing my entire day bc of night shift! with that in mind i know im capable in being the icu and i feel like im doing an injustice to the bachelors and the skills i learnt but i dont think life would be the same. what are yalls opinion? submitted by /u/MercenaryArc [link] [comments]
Patients in pre-op keep getting absolutely shredded by our BD clippers. It doesn’t seem to matter how many inservices we hold, using the “pencil grip,” wet or dry, sensitive or regular blades. Patients keep getting nicked, and end up looking like they lost a wrestling match to a cheese grater. I’ve tried telling my homies that it doesn’t have to be baby-ass smooth, but we keep fielding angry calls from OR about patients abraded to shit, and honestly, I don’t know what we are doing wrong. I’m a dude that’s pretty handy with a pair of clippers, but the rest of the unit suffers pretty terribly from clipping yips. I don’t want to clip every inguinal hernia that comes through the doors for the rest of my career. Please drop me your tips and tricks, or at least tell me that we’re not alone in our clipping frustration! submitted by /u/MitchelobUltra [link] [comments]
I have an interview coming up and I’ve been looking for a while and this is my ideal job so I’m trying to have a very strong interview. Any and all tips/ dos and don’ts are helpful. I have background education for the job but haven’t done this role before but have lots of transferable skills. Also a calling/passion to this specific area Thanks in advance submitted by /u/Chemical_Grab2954 [link] [comments]
i'm starting to notice having stage 1 varicose veins, i am looking for any good recommendations for stockings. i have pcos with thick hair on my legs and all of the ones ive tried so far have just been itchy because of that. any recommendations would help! submitted by /u/Maleficent_Hat_9165 [link] [comments]
7 months ago I made a post about new schedule guidelines at the hospital I was working at that were ridiculous. Since then I have left that job and gotten a new job with a "not for profit" hospice agency and I honestly have loved this switch. The cons and the pros really overlap because technically it's M-F 8-5 but I make my own schedule and most days I can be done by 2-3 PM depending on work load and admission. Our quota is 20 visits at least a week which averages about 4 a day but I usually do that or more a week depending on what is going on with my caseload. So far my case load has ranged from 12 to 20 patient and most of my patients are in facilities which I love. IMO I have the nicest facilities in my area so the patients are always pleasant. This is not a perfect job for sure but I absolutely love it and it made me love nursing again. submitted by /u/StellanaRose [link] [comments]
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I’m planning on going to nursing school. I have a felony on my record from 15+ years ago. I can sit for the NCLEX but I have to take a few classes after getting my license. I had no idea this “disciplinary action” (Agreed Order) was going to be a permanent mark on my nursing record, my lawyer failed to mention that. What are the chances of me being able to get a good paying job after getting my license while having this mark on my record? submitted by /u/My_Shape_is_Round [link] [comments]
Still in the middle of my new grad preceptorship. I have 12 shifts left before I'm expected to work independently. I'm on day shift, and honestly I feel so overwhelmed by the pace. I feel like I'm constantly checking off tasks instead of really getting to know my patients. I'm learning a lot every shift, but I don't feel like I'm retaining much of it. I also feel embarrassed by how long it takes me to figure out what seem like basic things. I don't feel mentally sharp enough to adapt as quickly as I expected. Being around the managers makes me anxious, and even though my preceptor is still doing a lot of the work, I already feel like I'm drowning. I definitely don't feel ready to be on my own. I've been wondering if switching to nights would help. I feel like the slower pace and fewer interruptions might fit how I learn, but I don't know if that's wishful thinking or if it would actually make a difference. I'm also not sure how to bring it up with my manager. The hardest part is that I
The beginning part occurred while I was NOT working. We had a patient at my work die. Coded and unable to be resuscitated. It was very unexpected. We don’t have things like this happen often. The day they died, they had their breakfast, they laughed, joked like normal and talked to everybody like nothing was wrong. Now after the chaos happened. I arrived to work like I normally would, about 15 minutes before my shift starts so I can get settled in and what not. I haven’t even clocked in and several nurses start telling me what happened (as mentioned above). I asked them did anybody make phone calls? Yes. I asked next if family saw the body. I was told not yet. I said ok does post mortem care need to be done? They said “Probably. Nobody’s been in there”. I said “wtf that poor patient? I’ll do it. I don’t want family to see them like that.” So I clocked in early. They were deceased for a while. About 5 hours at this point they’ve been dead. They’re not a coroners case so post mortem care
I am taking the American Red Cross BLS hybrid class. I already took the written test online, but I thought it was just a practice test. A pop-up this after I finished. I still have the 1-hour in-person class to attend. My question is: do I still need to take another written test, or is this my written test result and I only need to complete the skills practice in class? submitted by /u/Beautiful_Buffalo338 [link] [comments]
I'm a new grad nurse who just got there license and considering applying to a mental health facility near me. My question is if I do start with psych, will that ruin my chance of being at a hospital later ? Or will it still be seen as experience? Just don't want to tie myself down to one type of population just in case I hate it. Thanks for any advice ! submitted by /u/lilbeans23 [link] [comments]
How do you like your position? I may take up a position in my hospital… Long story short, I work bedside but needed emergent back surgery a couple months ago. I need a safer position for my health and the long run. One of my worries is sitting for long periods? submitted by /u/humblebumblebee11 [link] [comments]
Hi! I am a nurse with 13 years experience in many different specialties. I was offered a position working as a high school nurse and am wanting some insight! I have done school nursing; but only for elementary! I know the pay cut is a huge difference in many regions compared to other nursing specialties, but it’s the schedule along w holidays/time off that makes up for the pay to be on a similar schedule to my kids. I basically am wanting any feedback or input on what it’s like being a high school nurse! Any and all input is welcomed! A day in the life, things to expect, what ill commonly run into, immunizations/physicals and other needed medical documents I will be needing to organize, collect ect , questions to be sure to ask and clear w the district related to protocol/ my schedule/ my pay? Like I said; ANY AND ALL input is appreciated! 🤗 submitted by /u/fukouttahere0 [link] [comments]
I have applied to four pediatric jobs office jobs. I emailed three of them. Two of them have denied me. I called the 3rd one today, to see if I could request an interview. For context, I am a current LPN, in an LPN-RN bridge program. In our career development class, we were literally told that doing this can help us get noticed. The HR lady was like, “that’s not how this works, if we feel you’re a good fit, we’ll give you a call”. I partially understand, but also cried over it. I have to, and need a daylight mom-fri nursing job. I can not work outside of those hours because of child care availability. I only have one child, and I’m considering not having any more children because of how difficult it is to work, literally do anything. These jobs are few and far between in my area within 30 minutes. I will hopefully be graduating with my RN in December. Idk what to do anymore submitted by /u/Similar-but-diff [link] [comments]
I’m extremely sensitive to criticism and overthink/analyze everything work related and just wondering what you guys think of this email from my manager. I’m worried that doctors are complaining about me. I didn’t expect to receive an email about this as it was a very minor oversight, and sounds like one of the doctors is finding little things to complain about. Email from my manager: Hi, Can you please review and double review before contacting physicians about patients? They have noted that they are contacted about meds/orders that are already entered. Thank you for your attention to detail. If you want to speak with TL/CH before contacting the physician, please do so. My response: The only situation I can recall was last week when I contacted a physician about a PRN medication. If there were any other instances mentioned, I would appreciate knowing what they were just so I can become more aware of any patterns in my communications with the physicians that I may be unaware of, or if i
I'm finishing my BSN and have clinicals in the ED. I'm in my mid 30s and have been working in the hospital as a CNA for two years. Normally when theres some "excitement" like a code blue or a rowdy patient that requires extra hands, I enjoy being able to help out. Normal stuff like chest compressions or whatever usually doesn't phase me. But this most clinical nursing recent shift was really messed up, and I'm not the same after. Normally I come home and am like "let me tell you about these interesting cases I saw!" But yesterday I was like, "I can't talk about it. Dont ask." I felt like a war veteran who was like "I've seen shit we can't come back from. What happened there stays there..." I know I'll grow a thicker skin. But damn. submitted by /u/thom39901 [link] [comments]
It’s med surg. But listen… Critical access hospital that transfers out 99% of what comes to ED. OR only does outpatient stuff, and then theres the floor. Thats the whole hospital. Usually there’s like 1-3 patients total on the floor. They told me they never do ratios above 1:4, on the rare occasion there is actually that many patients. Luckily, they also never send the second nurse home for low census, because they don’t want to staff the one nurse alone. Some shifts we have two nurses and one patient. I’ve worked shifts where we had no patients. Is it slow? Absolutely. We go sit in the break room and play cards for real 😆 Afternoons, we use the PT equipment like it’s our own personal gym. The people are nice. The cafeteria is actually good. It’s so satisfying because I always have time and energy to go above and beyond for patients and coworkers. We never miss a turn or a bath. I never give a late med. We always do all the ambulating and therapies for the day. It’s not an impossible c
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Were nurses, but we do literally everything. From being the therapist, to filling in servery shifts, to admin, cleaner, physio, honey, you name it. I absolutely hate it when people undermine what we do. We do a damn lot. submitted by /u/notinmyham [link] [comments]
I’m 1 year in as a new-grad in acute dialysis and thinking of applying for ICU newgrad opening. Is it worth the added stress to do bedside? submitted by /u/Bob_Burgero [link] [comments]
Cut pineapple because yes I deserve it. I don’t care what you say but sometimes my ass need pampering submitted by /u/No-Rock9839 [link] [comments]
I still think about this one patient every now and then. Middle aged guy, on high flow oxygen. He had been declining for hours. But mentally he was completely with it. Every time I would go to the room, he would smile, apologize for " being a pain " and ask if I had eaten on time. Near the end of my shift I went to adjust his IV pump because it kept alarming. He looked at me and asked, " Can you tell me when someone is about to die ? " I laughed it off and gave the usual answer that we are doing the best we can. He smiled and said, " No, I mean you. You guys see this everyday ". For a second I did not know how to answer that, and that question stuck with me. The next day, when I entered his room was empty, the nurse told me he had coded around 3 a.m. They got ROSC briefly but he never made it. I don't remember half med passes from that month. I don't remember the assignment I had the day before. But I still remember him asking if I had my lunch. What's the one patient, interaction or m
I have a patient with a very long (almost 3 inches) very oval ostomy that is recessed in a abdominal fold. I have tried to put a shit ton of ostomy paste, a molded wax ring, stoma powder and tape on the ostomy bag and it still leaks. The patient is having skin breakdown because if this and the stool is getting all over their wounds. I need some advice from some badasses with more experience than me. -A frustrated younger nurse of 2 years. 🩷 submitted by /u/PelliNursingStudent [link] [comments]
A few months ago I had an older patient who, on paper, looked very stable. Vitals were Ok, labs were not bad either. In fact he kept joking with everyone who walked in the room. But everytime I checked on him, something felt....off. I could not explain it. He just did not look right . I mentioned it to the provider even though I could not point to anything specific. About an hour later he suddenly became hypotensive and ended up in ICU. Nothing dramatic happened before that. No alarms, no obvious warning signs. It was just one of the moments where experience or maybe instinct was louder than the monitor. Has your gut feeling ever been right ? Or has it ever turned out to be completely wrong ? submitted by /u/xavier_in [link] [comments]
We used to have a moratorium on patient transfers and they weren't allowed within 30 minutes of shift change. Somehow, thats changed without official recognition and no one really knows what to. I got an icu downgrade today running dobut and milrinone, a line in place, and he showed up 12 mins before shift change. I basically just had time to switch over the lines. Unit policy says I should have done a 2 nurse skin check, 2 nurse fall policy agreement signature agreement. Except it's shift change. The other 2 nurses were also getting new ones. I changed everything over, said the a line was good and went home. That's fine when we have 30 mins. I had 15 to move all the lines so the icu could get their pumps and pole back, plus try to do a basic assessment. I wound up charting his a line and said fuck it. Hoping I dont get reamed out tomorrow. What is your facilities expectations on things like that? submitted by /u/Youre10PlyBud [link] [comments]
I’m currently an RN med Surg nurse, I’ve only been a RN for 1.4 years, all on this floor. I’m not burnt out, I still am fine going to work. I don’t “enjoy” the job but I don’t dislike it. It’s work and good pay, great coworkers. The bad days are bad on MedSurg but overall I don’t feel anxiety or dread going to work. However a RN Patient Flow Coordinator job opened, it’s $7.5 less an hour but still very decent pay for the area, it’s $40 an hour and beside is $47. No bedside nursing, it’s managing which patients go where, prescription refills, transfers between facilities etc. Should I give it a try? If I hate it I can likely just… move back to bedside. But what if I end up enjoying it? No more poop or 1:1s or encephalopathic patients throwing hands at me and screaming at me. Tempting Thanks submitted by /u/LuckyJadeite [link] [comments]
Looking for all cotton scrub tops. Does such a thing exist? I have several varieties of Cherokee scrubs. I feel so sweaty and gross in them. I have a slender build and I'd like something that doesnt fit like a potato sack. Thanks! submitted by /u/Dear_Excitement_5109 [link] [comments]
Over the past year I have noticed a huge decline in teamwork in nursing. At least in the hospital I currently work at. I know we are all busy, but sitting down at the nurses station just being on your laptop while your neighbor is being spread thin and not offering help is crazy. Also allowing people like that to charge is so funny to me, but whatever right? submitted by /u/WolfSavings4979 [link] [comments]
New and more experienced alike. Healthcare is a team sport. The system is extracting labor from us all, and we shouldn’t take out all of our burnout, fatigue, and frustration on one another. Nurses who have been at a hospital for a while have institutional knowledge that the residents don’t have, teach someone a weird systems quirk that will make everyone’s jobs smoother this week. Happy July! submitted by /u/dumbbxtch69 [link] [comments]
Can we please talk about the guilt that comes with calling out??? I want/need to but it's eating me up 🙃 submitted by /u/Such-Floor-5056 [link] [comments]
TOOK MANY TIMES of picking up his hand and placing a marker on the WOOD. But after 2 hours we did this. https://preview.redd.it/htvle3rb6ibh1.png?width=1152&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba0f03428f82572acda70f72095195b6c3f51eab Forget the hospital, Sure its great for skills, but talking to older patients with no family really hits different submitted by /u/N64ForChristmas [link] [comments]
My hospital decided that instead of doing lump sum bonuses for performance, they will pay a smaller amount in every paycheck. Maybe it's just because I need a down payment this year, but I'm super salty about it, and I'm sick of the enterprise claiming that changes are for "our benefit" when it's really just "we spent too much on expansion to pay for what we already have." That and over half of the top 25 paid hospital executives are from our system. Tone deaf as hell submitted by /u/Dapper-Presence4048 [link] [comments]
Any nurses on here get a breast reduction? I’m interested in getting one, but curious how long you were out of work for. I know it depends on healing and things like that. I’ve read that it’s usually about 6 weeks since our job is not sedentary and requires heavy lifting/pulling/overall movement. Thank you for any and all insight! submitted by /u/z0mbeavers [link] [comments]
For the nurses moving to California from out of state for the amazing unions, conditions, and pay. Please do not keep voting red and for the very same policies that have kept nursing in other states working in unsafe conditions. From what I have heard, some nurses who land a job in Cali are very opposed to unions and keep voting red and against the very policies that California nurses have fought tooth to bone for. It was particularly concerning seeing the recent election results. If you vote for the same policies in your state, be prepared for California nurses to make below living wages and with unsafe ratios again :) California nurses have fought and spent their blood sweat and tears to ensure nurses here get adequate pay and most importantly, work in safe conditions. If you are moving to California, please vote for those very same policies. If nurses from out of state keep crossing the picket line, California could very well lose the very protections that makes nursing here great.
i live alone and work 12 hrs overnight. i desperately want a kitten but i think it’s unethical because they’ll be alone so much, 12-14 hours when i include the commute, plus sleeping in the daytime. how do you guys live alone & own pets without neglecting them? this is my first time having a house where i can own a pet. i grew up in foster care and never had a pet my entire life, and i just wanna be a present pet parent submitted by /u/Wonderful_Ad_2914 [link] [comments]
I took a PRN private duty assignment for a young adult pt who requires a lot of care. The pt lives with mom and grandma in an apt. They are always home, and the pts room is the living room and i can't tell if the grandma also lives in the living room, but she is there sitting by me every shift. She doesn't speak to me except if its to criticize how I did something. She also gets upset by random things, like for example, the apt is very cluttered and there is no table counter space anywhere and only one dining chair I can sit in the whole shift. I briefly placed a pill organizer on a chair that I hadn't ever sat in, and she got mad I did that, it was either the chair or a random stack of boxes or ontop of my open lap top which im sure wouldve also been a problem. I understand why that was an issue but I had to set it down somewhere quickly to go tend to the pt. I switched my shifts from 12 hrs to 8 hrs which did make a big difference, but its still hard because of the constant monitorin
I was helping a patient get from his chair to bed when he pointed to the garbage all over his bed-side table and said, “throw that all away.” I moved his garbage can next to his bed and said, “you can do that.” He repeated, “throw the garbage away.” I stood my ground and said, “you have two working hands— you can throw away your own garbage.“ It took a few years but I’m finally confident enough to encourage people to “maintain their independence”/not treat nurses as their personal maids 🙃 submitted by /u/Throwawayyawaworth9 [link] [comments]
I feel it in my bones. I finally am out of survival mode in my person life, but work has been my personal hell. The old lady that takes her pills crushed takes little bitty bites and makes it worse for herself. I just sigh, and redirect. The person that refuses turns (A&Ox4), and has a self inflicted pressure injury makes me roll my eyes. The addict who complains about not having family members. I educated on cycles of addiction…..I’m empathetic, but I’m more stern with delivery. The person that says they can’t do their wound care, but is a walky talky and can use a mirror to do it….and also works in healthcare (also very simple wound care). The person that takes 15m to talk about random things while they can see the beads of sweat on my forehead and heavy eyes. I just have to literally walk out the door. The entitlement to take a bunch of food/drinks every day so you will have different snack at the shelter….when you are give food/shelter for practically nothing while recovering from
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idk why sonic and his lover are like a watermark but whatever it pulls it together or something ig submitted by /u/r0ttenpeaches [link] [comments]
nurses, what’s yours? From an ER nurse Patient coming in and immediately asking how long they’ll be there??!!! Or coming in with NVD and wanting water before they even hit the bed 😵💫 Also I had the floor fight with me today saying a pt with a BP of 176/80 was unstable and needed to go to ICU instead of medsurg. Asymptomatic and is diagnosed with HTN by the way LMAOOO submitted by /u/carmelamacchiato [link] [comments]
RN to BSN I need you all to give me your thoughts on a good bridge program. I’m in California if that matters. Only a baby nurse, graduated in December. Been working full time in med surge since graduating. There’s so many programs to choose from and I don’t know which are more reputable, not hella expensive, and recommended. Help please 🙏🏼 submitted by /u/NursePlato [link] [comments]
I should’ve paced myself a bit more here submitted by /u/ElChungus01 [link] [comments]
Hello everyone, I’m taking my test in about a week and a half or so. I’ve been doing AACN practice exams and going over some videos and rationales when I’m done. I’ve been consistently scoring between 103-105/150 and I’m nervous that’s not in the “passing” range on the real exam. My weak points are endocrine and some cardiac. I’ve been using my free time to study but also been cramming while working full time. In those who have successfully passed and crammed, what scores were you getting if you took practice exams on AACN? Is getting 103-105/150 an indicator that I am on the right path to passing? My two lowest scores were on night shift at work with scores of 92 and 94 out of 150. I’m also using some videos on YouTube recommended to me by fellow colleagues that have taken it and used these videos to help them on the test. One of them failed and used these videos as a resource and passed the second time a couple of months ago. I do have the barrons book but honestly, I can’t sit there
Hello, nurses. I’m a non-nurse but come from a relatively large nursing family. My mother is an NP and started in bedside in 2003. My grandmother worked as a nurse for 54 years and worked in either a hospital or surgery center the whole time (OR, post-op, ER, et cetera) from 1964 to 2018. My likely eventual sister-in-law is a new nurse as well, and I have some other relatives who have been in nursing since the 90s. While my relatives have stories dating back to the 1960s, I’ve noticed that the newer nurses I know seem to face these situations but amplified to an extreme due to lack of support, insane patients and family, overwork, and more. While every nurse in every timeframe faces insanity within their career, especially working bedside, it seems almost unmanageable now. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but why is bedside such an awful situation now in many places seemingly compared to the past? submitted by /u/Altruistic-Peak-9234 [link] [comments]
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I think that’s the first time I’ve done that since becoming a nurse. submitted by /u/emtnursingstudent [link] [comments]
Nurses in Raleigh NC, how much are you making staff? And how many years have you been a nurse Right before I left last year I was making 36$ w 5 years experience , I have my BSN TIA submitted by /u/Icanfly-75 [link] [comments]