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My old hospital use to have RSI kits that we could pull from the Pyxis that contained all or most of the intubation meds. Do you guys have that your hospital and if so how do you guys deal with ordering/charting on it? I’m hoping to have something similar for my new hospital but don’t really know the logistics around it. submitted by /u/bromato1 [link] [comments]
i am helping set up a small mobile nursing team offering home infusion services, and figuring out the waste disposal side has been way more frustrating than expected. traditional waste haulers keep trying to lock us into multi year contracts with expensive monthly minimums, which does not make financial sense for a small startup team doing home visits where waste volume fluctuates week to week. a nurse practitioner i spoke with suggested using a sharps mail back program so we can just ship out containers on a pay as you go basis without any recurring retainers. for those running small independent home health or infusion setups, have you found mail in programs to be reliable for compliance, or is there another flexible option i should look into? submitted by /u/Yarshon-Antonello [link] [comments]
I’m an RN with a little over 3 years of experience. My background is mainly Med-Surg/IMU/step-down and currently have experience in cath lab post recovery for a year now. I’m considering making the jump into the actual Cath Lab, but the biggest thing holding me back honestly isn’t the clinical side ..it’s the schedule and CALL 😭. I really value having my days off actually be my days off and I’m worried about getting burned out from being on call, getting called in overnight, weekends, staying late for cases, etc. For anyone who works Cath Lab, especially at Houston Methodist locations (Baytown would be even better) any feedback? I’m also considering Cardiac Diagnostics because that seems like it may give me the cardiac/procedural environment I like without as much of the call lifestyle. For anyone familiar with Cardiac Diagnostics ..feedback too? I’m trying to figure out if going into Cath Lab or cardiac diagnostics is worth sacrificing the predictable schedule I really want. 😭 submitt
My boyfriend was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in May. He was set to graduate in January from his LVN program at Galen (Houston), but due to the accident had to take a quarter off. Long story short, even though he withdrew correctly and explained his circumstances (and was in good standing), he will not be able to attend next quarter. This is even after the readmissions team said to resend his application through after they realized they had marked him as purposefully missing class (even though he got into a car accident and withdrew the day he was discharged from the hospital). I know Galen doesn't have a great reputation, but it's insane to me given the circumstances that it's so difficult to return. After everything he's been through in the last few months, I want nothing more for him than to go back to normal life. Any programs that anybody knows that he could look into? TIA submitted by /u/Signal_Physics8636 [link] [comments]
Had to have a meeting with my nurse manager and clinical instructor this morning because the ICU nurse I was shadowing didn't want me back. That's a story for another day. A lot took place and was said during this meeting and I have no intention of writing a lengthy post. So that said, some of the key takeaways is that my manager has made clear that every move I make going forward is going to be watched and scrutinized. My preceptor and/or I have to check-in multiple times during the week to see how I'm doing. I didn't feel supported. My job was threatened and someone spread a lie about me applying to a rival hopsital, which I'm not. And though the nurse manager "apologized" for their source being misinformed. They didn't seem convinced that I was telling the truth. I was essentially told that I now have 4-months to get my act together or else. To be clear those exact words weren't used, but the message was clear. That all being said, I could just use some positivity as I feel very def
long post short, I posted in some finance subreddits about going part time after maternity leave. I've been a nurse for 5 years at the same hospital, I'm 7 months pregnant, currently work 3 12s in float pool, can make my own schedule, no weekend or holiday requirement. My MIL will watch baby one day a week. Essentially, after paying for 2 days a week for daycare I would be left with about the same amount of money as I would be going part time. I still get all the perks of my job, benefits (insurance will cost a little more but it's going to be more anyways with adding baby), and 401k match with going part time, just to make it work would probably work some weekend shifts. A large portion of the responses I got were that it would be a big mistake to go part time career wise regarding saving for retirement, missing out on career opportunities, promitions or raises, and that the gross income would still look better when it comes to eventually buying a house, regardless of the childcare ex
If you weren’t a nurse, what would you be? I’d be fishmonger with a nice shop and sell all the fresh and beautiful seafood 🦞 🦐 🏝️ Maybe in another life. submitted by /u/Apart-Biscotti8610 [link] [comments]
a few months ago my hospital announced a $5 shift differential for nurses who work med/surg/tele…ICU,ER, and OB don’t get it, apparently it’s a thank you from admin for working on the hardest units, but it seems too good to be true, i feel like something is fishy about it. anyone else heard of this? submitted by /u/Deep-Analyst-5944 [link] [comments]
I was precepting a new grad. And we gave 2 units of blood used blood tubing and had to give platelet and I approved using REGULAR IV TUBING. Was caught by another nurse ( pt went to procedure). I’m in the ICU. They wrote an incident report which is understandable. I feel so horrible it’s eating me every time I think of it. I feel so ashamed when I see my preceptee and also the manager. I’m not sure why and how I thought it was ok. I truly didn’t know. It’s scary I know. It’s Joe ingrained in my brain to never do that and the reasons why. I don’t give a lot of platelets. Should I step away from precepting? I’m thinking of asking because of this. I just got my CCRN and I enjoyed learning and studying. I enjoy teaching too. Now I’m scared. How badly did I F up? Ps: my manager didn’t mention me not precepting I’m just asking if I didn’t know/remember this basic skill/knowledge, how am I to precept? submitted by /u/FoxEfficient785 [link] [comments]
Hello all. I currently work for Kaiser in Socal as an LVN II making $39/hr. I’ve been working for Kaiser for 1 year now. Last year I applied to LA County for their LVN I position when I was job hunting and I landed an interview at LA General hospital but I was so nervous during the interview that I completely bombed it and I was told they decided not to move forward and then I landed a job at Kaiser as a new grad. I’ve always wanted to work for county so I reapplied again yesterday. Anyone here have pros and cons working as a LVN for county? If a job at county was to line up for me would I be making a mistake by leaving kaiser? The pay is great at Kaiser and the work is pretty easy, I don’t have anything bad to say about it but working for LA county also seems like a great opportunity. submitted by /u/cocoabutterkissez [link] [comments]
One of our ED PA's just walked by my desk and told me "Hey, thanks for saving that guy's penis last night. That was really nice of you". Totally made my day :) submitted by /u/Slayerofgrundles [link] [comments]
Had a wtf moment in class today. (I’m in a DNP program, been RN x 8 years). There are some fresh nurses with 2-3 years experience (some who became NPs fast and are back for DNP or some who are in a BSN to DNP program). Some of the NPs just graduated and haven’t even found a job yet which is fine but like come on prof asked what are some organizational issues that cause domino effect of problems Ok first of all…. Let’s think THE MILLIONS OF PROBLEMS that happen as a result of organizational policies that kinda cause more problems than good (overtime rules, staffing ratio, budget, contracts, turnover, blah blah the list goes ON AND ON AND ON AND ON FOR ETERNITY). There was someone who is a nursing director and she mentioned issues with retention because obviously it cost a lot of money to train new staff, especially new grads. The freshly new grads then said the ROOT CAAUSE of unit turnover was bc new grads are burdensome bc they don’t know policies or unit norms yet. Mind you they were
Nurse misses huge decubitis ulcer, packs patient anus instead. submitted by /u/suchabadamygdala [link] [comments]
I'm one of those nurses who struggles a lot with confronting patients and/or their families, mainly because I'm conflict-averse but also because I'm scared of getting in trouble (aka getting reported to mgmt by the pt/family, and mgmt caring more about patient satisfaction than anything). Also, this question doesn't necessarily only have to be about patients/families who are manipulative/demanding, though I know many times that's the cause for having to lay down the law. Could also be situations where they're just Not Getting What's Happening or they're in denial, etc. submitted by /u/shatana [link] [comments]
Hey r/Nursing . Two years ago I applied for a part time position on night shift as a nurse educator. It seemed too good to be true. 20 hrs a week, flexible shifts, and self scheduled time. I had at the time a 2 year old and knew at some point I'd have another baby on the way. Fast forward to now and my now 3 year old is in day care part time, and me and my wife watch the baby on alternating days. Due to family constraints and now a reduced pay, I work only Monday and Tuesdays. It just works right now with family life. However, my manager for the last year has been nagging me to vary my shifts during the week but I can't. Now she wants this in writing for some reason that I need to work fixed shifts and I'm not even sure why? When I interviewed I made sure to ask what shift times were expected, what days, etc and the response was always whatever you want as long as it is over night. So, what happened to that? I've asked why it's so important that I vary my shifts and I'm told for greate
I don’t work here anymore but I had a coworker that was genuinely a creep. I’m talking a 37 year old man that would rub the shoulders of the 22 year old MA and ask her to go on dates. Now, every time this man had anything to do with a woman patient, it would make me uneasy and make me feel like I had to step in and do whatever he was going to do (small outpatient physicians office). This one time in particular he did his first pap smear on a woman who was in her early 20s and came out after and said it was “so hot, the best experience ever, she had the nicest anatomically perfect vagina he had ever seen, he can’t wait to do more pap smears”. From that point forward I would genuinely feel like throwing up when I saw him. Our nurse manager gave him a small slap on the wrist but otherwise nothing came of it. And he is in school to become an NP! Not all men, but always a man. submitted by /u/serendipitysprout [link] [comments]
I’m an LPN doing 1:1 pediatric nursing, and I’m seriously considering asking my agency to move me to another case. I need outside opinions because I don’t know if I’m just emotionally overwhelmed today or if this case has genuinely become too much. My client is a young, nonverbal child with a G-tube who can have very significant aggressive behaviors. I’ve been hit, kicked, scratched, bitten, had my hair pulled, and have had skin broken more than once. She can also throw things, throw herself to the floor, scream, attempt to elope, and become extremely physical when redirected or when something is upsetting her. I understand that these behaviors are part of her needs, and I’ve continued working through them and trying to figure out triggers rather than blaming her. The issue is that I’m starting to feel like there’s very little consideration for me as the nurse outside of what the family needs. My scheduled hours are 7:30 AM–4:00 PM. There have been times Mom has wanted or expected me t
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Utterly exhausted and only 2 out of 3 shifts. Last 2 consecutive shifts had me running from one room to another. Patients needy and complaining despite me going above for them. Everyone needs me at the same time and expects me there within 2 minutes. Plus I'm not only handing out their meds but also their damn refreshments! Not to mention I feel like some of the Patients purposely talk your ear off and take up so much of your time when you go in. Like dude I'm in here every 2 hours. You're not my only patient. I think I'm getting burned out on people and being social. This bedside work is physically and mentally draining. submitted by /u/randomthings2024 [link] [comments]
I’m a travel nurse currently on assignment at a hospital in the Northwest. Recently, we had a sentinel event on the floor, and I wanted to ask people who have been through something similar how these situations usually play out. It wasn’t my patient and it didn’t even happen on my shift. Basically, the patient was relatively healthy, with some minor health issues who was admitted for elective procedure. His vitals weren’t taken on time, the required safety checks weren’t done, and the ordered telemetry was never put on. When the patient went into cardiac arrest for a reason unrelated to the diagnosis, nobody knew. By the time he was found, it was too late. The nurse is now blaming the tech for not getting the vitals and not putting on the telemetry. The tech is 18, had just graduated high school, and had literally just finished orientation. The nurse has more than 15 years of experience and was a travel nurse for many years. What bothers me the most is how the nurse seems to be acting
Hi there, I just wanted to vent a little bit and see what kind of opinions I could get. I started nursing at 44. I waited a long time to be able to devote my time for the studies that it takes to become a nurse. I bought into it all. How hard it was to become one well this must be an amazing career, right? I can't believe how little voice you have as a nurse in regards to helping to change systems to make things better for patients. I can't believe the gas lighting, the gatekeeping, the clicks, the mean girlness, and the outright disrespect for a patient's rights and autonomy that I have seen since I have been a nurse. Oh I have spoken up and it has gotten me in trouble. I have been let go twice now. It's very frustrating. I'm 47 now and I've never experienced one being fired second politics that come along with nursing. It just ridiculous Thinking that you're going to be valued, you're going to feel like you've really changed somebody's life , when really we have all the of the accoun
I have a lot, but my most recent favorite is: Propofol: "I don't remember, but I ended up in the ICU." submitted by /u/Ladyqui3tbottom [link] [comments]
Just as the title says, I'm not confident that I will be good. I became a nurse recently and I am part of a training program with other new grads that got hired and we did our first simulation yesterday. I felt like a total chump, I didn't know what to do and my other new grads did the brunt of the work and as I tried to help I kept getting stuck and everyone else was just so good and had a flow going and I felt like a sore thumb. This is making me more scared of the future of when I start my shifts with my preceptor and just proving to them that I am not cut out to be a nurse. I know I am a new grad and that I am probably being too dramatic about this and that everyone goes at a different pace, but I feel like I am going to be one of the few that are singled out like this. Im sorry that this is so long submitted by /u/Massive_Cause7178 [link] [comments]
I’m a single mom to school age kids who co parents on a week on week off schedule. so I am lucky to have that. but those of you in the same boat, what’s your weekly schedule like? They also do have before/after school care throughout the school year. what days do you work? How many 12’s in a row are you doing? what are the days and evenings like when you have your children? Idk if I’m missing anything, but please feel free to share anything you think may help!! Thank you!! submitted by /u/LopsidedMortgage7466 [link] [comments]
Lately, I feel like I have been seeing or hearing about other nurses getting fired. Is it my imagination or is this really the reality of the nursing profession? Even when I log onto Reddit (usually daily), there is a nurse reporting they got fired. And usually they are getting axed for petty reasons. I know nationwide hospitals took a hit when Medicaid/Medicare got cut. But I wasn’t expecting it to affect nurses. I know people are getting laid off. Departments downsize or lack the funds. But nurses who have been working without issues for years are suddenly blindsided. There’s something in the water… something bad . But what… and why? Who does it benefit? Because it certainly isn’t the patients. submitted by /u/Snoo_62111 [link] [comments]
I’ve applied for a position in our pediatric surgery center and wanted to hear from people who work in a pediatric-only setting. Most of what I can find from OR nurses is about adults only or some brief peds patients, and some peds PACU advice. We’re a large academic level 1 trauma center with a full children’s hospital, I work in the level IV NICU currently. I’ve been a NICU nurse for almost 5 years now. The only other speciality I’d ever go into would be periop, and pediatric periop in my mind would be fantastic. Does anyone who works in a pediatric-only operating room have any comments or advice on what it’s like, how it’s different from adults, or anything to keep in mind? Pros/cons of pediatric vs adults? submitted by /u/viktoriya666 [link] [comments]
I’m an ER RN (2 years at this job) 8 years total as an RN. We’ve been drilled to just accept the stupid hydration station myth that makes absolutely no sense. Why can’t I just drink water while I’m charting at a completely different area than patient care. I did it anyway by either hiding my drink behind something so management wouldn’t see it or something else. But today was when it all clicked for me. I’ve been out on maternity leave for about 6 months and I returned to work yesterday. First day back was smooth but my second day was shit. It wasn’t the worst ER day but it was just annoying. My managers and higher ups decided to “inspect” the department and had everyone put their water bottles and coffees at the hydration station that is literally in a different part of the department. It would take me 3 minutes to walk over to take a sip of water and 3 min to get back to work. If you’ve worked in an ED, you know that’s not sustainable or logical. But they were adamant that this is wh
There are so issues plaguing the nursing profession. Nurses union vary around the country, many nurses have no union at all. What's it gonna take for nurses to rally around together to demand better work conditions? submitted by /u/0Hednavee [link] [comments]
I recently started a job as a Plastic Surgery Clinic RN for a cosmetic plastic surgeon. I was surprised to discover that part of the job expectation is to take after hour calls from patients mostly to address post-op questions and concerns, as they arise. The surgeon I work for expects me to take 1st call with another surgeon acting as a designated 2nd call when he's out of town. His expectation is that I will answer any after hour calls from patients and escalate it to the surgeon on call as necessary. Coming from a decade of working as an OR nurse, on call hours aren't new to me...however, I have always been paid an hourly on call rate with the expectation to report to the hospital if I am called in and then be paid at a callback rate. I am currently getting paid my full hourly rate when I have to answer a call, but I am not being compensated for my time other than that. I have been asked to take nearly two weeks of call while he's out of town. I am currently in the process of negoti
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Hi! I'm looking for some career advice (or free therapy) in regards to my new job in the OR. I graduated with my BSN in May and began working as an OR RN in the beginning of August. So, I've been at this job for around 1 month now and I have a few issues with the training process and wondering if I am just not the right fit for the OR. My training is supposed to be 4 months. After one week, I was circulating well for a certain case so they began putting me in on my own which I did not feel ready for. I have expressed that I do not feel confident but I have been put in this situation again after I had said something. I train with a different nurse every shift (when I am not on my own) which leads me to be very confused because different nurses tell me different things and will tell me I am doing something wrong but that is how another nurse showed me. I wish there was consistency and I was with the same nurse (or rotate between 3) so I am not thrown all over the place. When I come in th
S-B-A-R MOTHER F*CKER submitted by /u/Omega_Draconis [link] [comments]
I’m still in shock and just need to share. I showed up to work tonight and my manager pulled me aside and said she had been sent a photo of me sleeping on the unit. Handed over my badge and I left immediately. I never intentionally fell asleep just nodded off while charting (utter exhaustion and adjusting to nights). The unit is an absolute mess and always short staffed, unsafe practices abound though I think all the nurses are doing their very best. I own my mistake. But honestly my gut reaction was excitement that I got to go home. But next steps? I’m very experienced in a variety of specialties. Thank you for reading. submitted by /u/Tricky_Impression926 [link] [comments]
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Hi everyone, I recently passed NCLEX and earned my BSN, but after dozens of instant rejections from hospital systems, I took a staff RN role at a subacute/rehab facility to get to work. Honestly, the stigma around starting in a SNF is getting to my head. Even though I have a job, it feels like I haven't "really" started, and I'm terrified I'll be stuck here forever. I keep applying to hospital positions and just get automated rejections within hours. I didn't work as a tech during school, but I had a semester DEU preceptorship. What am I doing wrong on this resume? What needs to change to actually get a hospital interview? Thanks for the honesty. Edit: thank you so much I didn’t expect this many responses, I really appreciate this and love reading every response I wanted to add that I never really had a worked due to personal unfortunate circumstances so I have no experience other than clinical so I feel that may be a major reason why they keep rejecting me submitted by /u/AdMaximum395
ER nurse here, I’m currently worried about what this is going to entail. It went into effect on September 1st and that was my last shift on for a week. I’m concerned that this is going to increase overcrowding of the emergency departments, worsen sick patient outcomes due to lack of timely interventions, and overwhelm our ERs even more than they already are. Looking for what some fellow nurses insights are on this. submitted by /u/Silly_Gear_9716 [link] [comments]
This is sort of a silly question, but since I’ve been in healthcare, I noticed that most medical students and doctors wear their scrub top tucked into their scrub pants. The RNs and CNAs tend to wear their tops untucked. In every hospital and clinic I’ve worked, this has always been an unspoken rule, but never actually written in any of the dress codes I’ve seen. There were a couple male nurses I worked with and they wore their scrub tops tucked in, and it always looked out of place. Anyone else noticed this or know why it is? submitted by /u/Abs_995 [link] [comments]
So my case manager and attending physician for this case are unsure of what the next steps are for this patient, I’m hoping somebody here will be able to help me… I have a bedridden patient admitted from a long term facility. She has a neurogenic bladder and chronic retention. She came in with a perforated bladder from apparently repeated trauma from a SUPRAPUBIC* catheter which was pushed so hard into her when it was placed that it went THROUGH the bladder out a pressure injury on her sacrum… she now has a new suprapubic catheter in place, performed by a urologist at my hospital. I am wondering if a report should be filed to her facility’s BON? This just seems so insane and negligent to me. The patient is currently A/Ox2, but is aware that somebody did something wrong to her bladder. I’m at a loss here. Thank you in advance! EDIT: complaint has been filed with the state. Thank you everyone for making me feel like I’m not actually crazy for being upset by this. I will always advocate f
My hospital just started piloting this new “chart with ART” AI documentation for nurses. I was one of the chosen lucky super users to test it out. So far I have mix feelings about, I feel like it is not easing my work load, the fact that I have to review everything than see if it correct and approve and fill in everything else it did not pick up in my assessment, is actually making more time for documentation. Has anyone had success with this program? I know there are only about 8 hospitals in the US that have been is this program, but maybe some of you are on here to give me your view point. submitted by /u/Neat_Comfortable_355 [link] [comments]
Coworker found a double ended nasal cannula. Very effective equipment. submitted by /u/EtOH-tid-PRN [link] [comments]
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I currently work peri operative nursing. I work in an inpatient facility so I have the benefit of making inpatient wages which is much higher than outpatient earnings. The job is fairly simple. A lot of the patients are same day elective procedures but I still need to maintain my nursing skills because I need to monitor lab values and read rhythm strips. We hold for inpatients as well so need to manage chest tubes, traction and other monitored interventions. While we don’t fully recover patients we deal with patients that the recovery unit passes off and often have to finish recovery so we still need to keep up with advanced certifications. It’s 4 ten hour shifts. No weekends, no nights and no holidays. So, I recently heard some RN educators basically stated that the peri-op nurses are barely nurses since we just “babysit” patients for an hour or so before procedure then discharge them after recovery. For some reason this has really gotten to me. So much so that I am considering transf
This is so long but a true rant to get it off my chest :( Floated to the ER holding for the first time. I've got 8 months of experience on a PCU/medsurg/tele floor, I was excited... Was.... I had no techs, only one other nurse who was floating to the hospital for the first time. I had 16 patients by the end of the day (only 6 at once, but cycling through)-- idk if that's considered a slow day or not. At first I was doing ok, lots of running around trying to find stuff. I felt terrible some patients were a complete mess but I barely had time to give scheduled medication, let alone change linen. I realized I didn't even get blood sugars. I didn't even get dinner trays anyway.. Towards the end of the day I just got so behind, all of my labs for an PCU pt on 4 different drips kept getting hemolyzed (nobody called me, until I realized later the labs still said UNCOLLECTED-- and a 5min hold with lab to figure out what happened) I asked someone for help and didn't think about it until way lat
I was recently hired to a level 1 trauma high-volume ED (with almost 100+ beds in just the ED alone) a few months ago and honestly it’s been rough. Prior to this, I worked at a critical access ED for a few years so I was looking forward to work at an urban area. Coworkers and management have been great — no concerns in that regard. However I feel like the workload for the very high pt acuity has been insane and to an extent, I feel unsafe? My ratio is thankfully generally 1:3 but occasionally 1:4 and sometimes 1:7 in fast track (tbh even these pts in fast track are still very acutely ill, eg. sometimes they cardiovert and potassium-shift). No ED techs in the hospital (this is baseline staffing), hardly any extra float staff due to chronic short-staffing, sometimes no patient watch on my involuntary admit pts. Very very SICK pts. All the other nurses generally have the same workload so even asking them for help is sometimes difficult because even they are drowning too. So I’m often left
I don't know whats wrong with me. Its always with wound charts as well. I got called into the managers office for the second time, as i keep confusing my lefts and rights. I'm always rushing each shift and can't ask for help. I'm genuinely worried i'm going to get kick out because i can't differentiate between the two. I don't know whats wrong with me. Another thing i've realised is that everytime i do something wrong, its projected, however, i've seen people upload a completely incorrect image and even the wrong location for wound review and nothing seems to happen to them. Idfk i'm thinking of persuing a different career. It doesn't matter how much time you put in, to help, you get scruntinised and torn apart. I can acknowledge my wrongs, but i can't acknowledge putting other people on a higher pedestal. Fml. submitted by /u/notinmyham [link] [comments]
I’m a RN on a 22 bed unit at a level 1 trauma center. My rant is that I and many other coworkers admit SO INFREQUENTLY! There’s at least 3-6 cases M-F, most on day shift, 1-2 at shift change/nights & even a couple on Saturdays. I’ll maybe get an admit once every month or two, and have to ask for it when I pick up. And honestly most of the time really inexperienced/newer nurses get admits, or the same people over and over again. I understand maybe they are trying to get new people experience, but does it have to be weekly?? There’s the cycle of admit first day, send to step down second day, admit again & repeat. Should these admissions be spread out more evenly?? I say this as we also can have many chronic patients, and spending weeks with the same type of patient (trach, peg, bed bound, not stable enough for floor but not acutely ill) is NOT helping my experience. Every acute admission I’ve done well with & receive positive feedback. Is it that I’m competent & they see that? submitted
I have three weeks left in a 14-week orientation. I did an 8-month externship in a very high-acuity neuro ICU and CVICU during my last semester in school and three months post-graduation. I saw a lot of stuff. Balloon pumps, CRRT, impellas, neuro patients with EVDs, etc. After that, I precepted in a Tele unit and felt like I was doing great, gaining confidence, my unit was supportive and the culture was amazing. They were all friends, played sports together, were invited to each others' weddings, etc. Patients here were very sick and got to see some drip titrations, wounds, chest tubes, drains, trachs, etc. This new unit is so different. It is a very low-acuity ICU, I barely got to see ONE balloon pump a few weeks ago. I've seen two CRRTs during my orientation. We often get Tele patients. Most patients in my unit eat, drink, shit, and walk. Yet, the expectations at this hospital are very high. I am getting shit for not managing my time better. I am getting shit for not being "louder" a
A person with a business Bachelors degree completed an online MSN program, had about 2 months of orientation as a bedside RN, and is now going to be teaching students at the online school she graduated from. They will be adjunct faculty for an online MSN–Direct Entry program and are “excited about the opportunity to help teach, coach, and support the next group of nurses coming through the program.” They are, “especially excited about working with students in virtual simulation, clinical judgment, and NCLEX preparation.” This person is now referring to themselves as “professor.” Am I the only one who thinks this is wild? Someone with almost zero experience and beginner clinical judgment teaching others? submitted by /u/Digging_Naturalist [link] [comments]
I am a PACU nurse (post anesthesia) I was feeling myself today... hair was hitting right, outfit was cute FIGS Scrubs, overall 10/10 vibes. I was caring for a patient fresh out of oral maxillofacial surgery who couldn't speak yet, so he motioned for a pen and paper ✍️ He writes one word: "HOT" For a solid three seconds, I was like, Damn, okay... even with a wired jaw he’s shooting his shot. Then he pointed at the blankets. He was just sweating. Humbled 😭 submitted by /u/External-Advance-425 [link] [comments]