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.
Because I knew the assignment I was gonna have today is an unsafe pt load for one RN to have in an unfortunate 6:1. You should do the same. submitted by /u/Julyaz1 [link] [comments]
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I'm entering my second year teaching High School Math/SPED, and I have a particular para assigned to 3 of my classes. I had him in one class the previous year, but he doesn't do anything. He typically sits behind a desk on his phone the entire time, and sometimes bothers the students (which I've had to talk to him about). In last year's class, my coteacher running the class wasn't not very organized and rarely had a lesson prepared. I've heard great things about what paras can bring to a class, but I've never seen it in action. And now that I have this guy in half of my classes, I don't know how to incorporate him into my lesson planning. What's expected of him, and what can I have him do to support the class instead of sitting on his phone the whole time? submitted by /u/Ms_Riley_Guprz [link] [comments]
I hate attempting to enjoy my time off while the chance of me being called in looms in the background, so I’m not really enjoying my time to begin with. I hate getting called for a new patient when I haven’t even started the first one yet. I hate telling my family and friends I can’t hang out with them or go out for a night on the town because there’s a chance I have to work. I hate how physically and emotionally taxing it is to deal with the urgency of each situation. The extra money isn’t worth it to me and I will never take an on call job again in the future. submitted by /u/ravbee33 [link] [comments]
I am so beyond done with nursing. I hate what this job has turned me into. I’m managing 30 residents completely on my own on a floor, drowning in med passes, assessments, and total chaos, while leadership sits in their offices passing every problem onto us. We have a cognitively intact resident with an ongoing pattern of being verbally abusive to staff. It’s a well-known issue. She knows exactly what she’s doing. Different floor staff, myself included, have talked to her directly about her behaviour multiple times, and we’ve reported it to leadership over and over. Still nothing gets done. No behaviour plan, no intervention, nothing. While I’m running around the floor, this resident starts yelling at and berating one of our staff members. I was in the middle of my med pass, trying to keep 30 people alive and safe. So no, I didn't drop everything to run over and referee an argument that management should have dealt with months ago. Later on, my team lead finds out about it, walks up to
I teach second and fourth grade at a private school and I have the same students I had last year. So I know the parents really well. I already have a parent calling me and complaining about the amount of school supplies that I’m asking them to get. The parent says that having them get crayons is too babyish. I asked them for three packages of 24 count crayons. He also thinks that three glue sticks is too excessive. As well as three packages of colored pencils. Is this too excessive for a year? Did I go overboard with my school supply list amounts? Obviously there’s more items that I have on the school supply list such as pencils and erasers and scissors, etc., but these are the three things that he complained about. Is fourth grade too old to use crayons? Edit: somebody posted on here that crayons are $.50 each. So I went to walmart.com and saw that Crayola crayons are $.50 each on the website and colored pencils aren’t much more. So three packages of colored pencils and three boxes of
HS Math teacher, year 29…when I started at my current school (5 years ago), our teacher workroom/lounge upstairs in my building (where my classroom is) had 2 smaller copiers, a Riso (high-speed copier for large amounts of copies), and a networked printer. One of the small copiers died that year. It’s still in the workroom to this day, but doesn’t work. Okay, no problem. Still have the others. Last year, the remaining small copiers got networked, so it can run print/copy jobs straight from our laptops. Cool. Then this year started… Riso’s gone. Networked printer’s gone. So 10 teachers are sharing a copier that also has to act as a printer. Mixed floor of Math and Social Studies… Being “encouraged” by admin to do more paper/pencil work do students don’t use Google/AI to cheat, so running 100 copies of every worksheet we do. I have a personal printer, but district tech office has disabled teachers’ ability to install them, so I put in a tech ticket for someone to come install it (a week a
I am an high school teacher in quebec. I was was a elementary school teacher for 10 years, but I decided to go back to my first love, high school! I have a situation where I want to get advice. I am a suburb mom with 3 children and sometimes, at night, I like to smoke pot in my backyard when the children are sleeping. But yesterday I learned that I was going to be teaching my neigbour's daughter. I am afraid that they know I smoke pot and what would they think of me as their daughter's teacher! submitted by /u/Possible_Science166 [link] [comments]
First week of school. 34-40 kids crammed into classes and an ever-changing roster, some without desks. First time kids are to retrieve their partially graded packets from a stack. Of course, there’s utter chaos finding their packet and getting settled. New AP comes in and asks why I don’t have bins for them. 🙄 Good idea. Let me create a dedicated bin for each of my 275 high school students when we’re on top of each other and I can’t even get desks or copy paper for the shared printer. For the love of dog, go be useful elsewhere. submitted by /u/3xtiandogs [link] [comments]
Which one of you courageous burnt out bastards is going in deep?! Like Code Brown- can’t wash the stank off deep. Probably for the greatest good you never knew existed. In my mind- I imagine them triaging everyone one they can out to a hospital that helps them find a safe haven and sneaks them out by a team of superhero nurses. The Ho distracts ICE agents with BBB (Boobs, Booty, Ballsy talk). The calm one is in the room with the patient spreading their sense of chill vibes. The oldie has quietly packed extra supplies in a get away bag. The charge is quietly directing the pieces. An underground nursing ring smuggling out immigrants. Anyway- thanks for joining my fantasy this morning. In all honesty- I’m not religious but I hope, I pray, I beg of whatever upper powers that be, that one of you silly goose’s (pre Covid), who’s tired as fuck and wants to go out doing something that matters - protecting those who need it most- takes this position. You know which crazy MFs you are. —Minnesota
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Hi I suck at catherizing tiny ones especially baby girls and uncircumcised baby boys. Any tips and tricks out there. I did one today on an uncircumcised baby boy my biggest issue is keeping it rolled back to keep it sterile but they squirm. I have issues cathing little girls anyway cause the anatomy is so small. I need yall to help a sista out. Sincerely, An ED RN Let me rephrase the babies are usually a couple weeks not necessarily days old. submitted by /u/LaFresitaRosa [link] [comments]
Hello, I am a first year middle school teacher teaching at a private school. Generally the kids are very pleasant, but I have ran into my first conflict of the year regarding my notebook requirement for class with a student and their parent. For my class, I am requiring students to get a composition colored notebook that represents the period they’re in. I am teaching 6 sections of Spanish with 70+ students overall and assigned colors to each class so it’s more of an efficient way to organize them for grading or in case things get misplaced by students. We are also having a notebook system for our class and every student having the same notebook helps move this structure more efficiently. I thought it would be all fine, but then I get an email. It is from both parent and student saying that I am stripping away their autonomy by taking away their aesthetic choices. Which goes against out school’s values. And that it would be a lot less obtrusive if I just made the rules to be that they
I’m currently on my 5th working day in a hospital, and I’m trying to figure out how to set boundaries without creating problems with my coworkers. I finished medical school, but I’m currently working in a lower position while my qualification is being recognized. My language level is around B1, and almost everything here is new to me — the layout, equipment, materials, computer system and procedures. So far, most of what I’m doing is patient care, changing diapers, emptying urine bags, etc. I’m willing to help with these things, but I feel like that has become almost all I’m being asked to do. What really bothers me is how it happens. I go from room to room asking my coworkers: “Do you need help with anything?” And very often the answer is basically yes — and I get sent to change a diaper or take care of an immobile patient in an isolated room. Meanwhile, I’m asking for help constantly because I’m new. I don’t know the layout properly, I don’t know all the equipment, I don’t know the p
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Starting the nursing program in a week and i need to make sure i get 90s and above on everything cause I can not at all in any way fail this program. I need to know those who are getting over 90s how many hours are you all studying a day?? 11? 9? 6? submitted by /u/nobodynosemyname [link] [comments]
I stg if I got this at work I’d have complained to the attending and the pharmacy. There’s not even a frequency, my people, and wtffffff is a dime sized amount, and a packet “should last 10 days” but there’s no volume or concentration on said packet? ABSOLUTELY NOT, SIR, I AM MENOPAUSAL AND CRANKY WHICH IS WHY YOU ORDERED THIS DO NOT TEST ME. (Yeah I know the iPhone black marker doodad can be seen through but I can’t violate hipaa on meself so idc) submitted by /u/rosysredrhinoceros [link] [comments]
This might fall of deaf ears and I feel silly complaining about being a male in this Era, but it is so hard sometimes to be a male teacher in an industry that is predominately female. I'm one of 2 men in my department of 10 and all the ladies are best friends, sharing their lives with each other, bonding everyday while I'm left out of the socializing. I'll probably delete this post tomorrow, but just felt compelled to post this tonight. Ladies, if you have male coworkers, maybe try to reach out to them and invite them into your circle. Cause let me tell you, it can be quite lonely for a guy in this profession. It's very lonely being an adult male in general in America, but tonight I just felt it compounded even more so. Showing some kindness and reaching out to a guy can do incredible wonders to his self esteem. Men rarely get compliments and so the few we receive are so impactful. You ladies have a lot of power over us, and sometimes it really hurts to not be invited to lunches, not h
I’m a pre-nursing major and all I see are the negatives. I’m not undermining anyone’s experiences because I know the field has its flaws. I’m currently a direct support professional, so I feel like I get a little sneak peek into healthcare already. I’d just love to hear some positives for once—what do you actually enjoy about being a nurse, and what makes it worth it for you? submitted by /u/biscottiAccording629 [link] [comments]
Sorry for the odd and sad title but… As someone that’s taught for close to the last decade, and as someone who never thought I’d stay in education past my first year. I never thought I’d be so conflicted by my career choice. I started teaching as a segue to another career, it was only supposed to be a gap year job. But I started to love it. Before I knew it, it’s been 8 going on 9 years next spring and I don’t know when I’m getting out. I teach high schoolers, and the sad part about teaching is that I get to build rapport and positive relations with them. I get to see them learn, grow, and then move on. They were teenagers that couldn’t care less about school but then one day they walk the stage and graduate. If I’m fortunate I’ll be invited to see them live their lives and find out what they want to do. I’ve had several senior classes come and go now, and I miss them all. But I hope they are all enjoying their lives outside of our school. I teach at a small school where I saw them eve
Said to me as I was crying while I waited for backup because I had multiple students running around the classroom, hitting me, and throwing things at me. School year’s going great so far! 🙃 submitted by /u/outoftheclasscloset [link] [comments]
I can't brag about it to anyone at the school, because they'll start checking them, and I lose my income. submitted by /u/sineofthetimes [link] [comments]
My hospital wants casual nurses to work 400 hours each year. Thing is, in my unit, we have 5 casual nurses, and all of them are retired so they only work seasonally. These nurses are invaluable because they pick up sick calls and cover vacations. Other units are similar. Another issue is that shifts are awarded based on seniority, so the most senior nurse gets all the shifts she wants while the least senior one only gets the shifts no one else bid on (which is still important). Last week, 3 of the nurses on my unit received an email that said they've been fired for not picking up 400 hours. One of them was 15 hrs short. All their pre-booked shifts have been removed, leaving us short staffed. The remaining 2 nurses are in their late 60s and will stop picking up soon. Same thing is happening on other units. ICU now has no casual nurses. This baffles me. It costs NOTHING for the employer to keep these causal nurses. These nurses don't get benefits and rarely get OT. The only thing this do
This is the kind of bullshit admin cares about. Not the patients. The numbers. So sick of shit like this. submitted by /u/Digital_Disimpaction [link] [comments]
Hello. I had to make my first mandated report as a second-year teacher. I called the hotline indicated on our training, but feel sick like I did something wrong. I answered the best of my ability and was open and honest, but I feel like I failed in some regard. Is this normal or did I do something wrong? I have never felt the pressure of this job more than right now. submitted by /u/Electrical-Body9784 [link] [comments]
Saw the post about no student schedules and felt like adding. 8 days of school done (middle school) and our bells are not correct. Start time and bell schedule have changed. Control over when bells happen has apparently been farmed out to a 3rd party. We change classes by announcement. Bells still ring like they did last year. 8 days, so far. Shoot me now. submitted by /u/BlueberryPuzzled9739 [link] [comments]
We hear it all of the time: public school is in decline. I don't see it. As a teach, our pay is in decline. That one I'll give you. The money going into public education is in decline when we look at it and understand the basics of inflation. Certainly that is true. In part it is true because politicians and those controlling the funds keep shouting that the money is not producing the outcomes, that schools are failing. Teachers are failing. Teachers, however, are not failing. The whole of the job has changed, true, but that does not equate to failure. We have students in school today that would have been institutionalized before 1990. We have a far more diverse population. We have a completely different spectrum of socio-economics. We have a vastly larger number of students in two income homes with no one at home when the kids get there or even in the mornings. The language shift nationally is vast. Our clientele is completely different. We are also teaching more and more complex thin
Our hospital uses Alaris pumps and Meditech Expanse. They went Live with intraop this week… And so far, I HATE it. I feel like most hospitals use it with Epic and have little to no issues, but apparently not very many hospitals use Alaris and Meditech. Any nurses out there at the few hospitals that use these two? What are your experiences with it? submitted by /u/Emotional_Olive8842 [link] [comments]
I'm a first year teacher and just finished up with my open house. My school has a very lovely admin team and PTA which supplies us all sorts of free supplies. Despite that, we still have a supply list as we rely on donations and so teachers can have a backlog in case of additional students or damaged supplies. I teach ELA and so many parents came to open house with lovely personalized materials with their students names plastered all over them. With the structure of the class, theres really no way we can logically use them. All students are given identical journals, pencil pouches, and plain folders to lessen the focus on having expensive school supplies and now I'm not sure what to do. Their cubbies are already so small and the supplies they need is the bare necessities as everything else is communally shared. I really don't wanna get yelled at by parent by not letting their kids use their 7 different sparkly folders but it would really make me a lot of extra work having to repack stu
I have been teaching for 6 years (6 grade in a middle school in LA) and I’m 29 now and was diagnosed with depression and anxiety since 18 (had symptoms way before).Every other year I get soooo depressed. Usually it happens after a month of going back into school, I hate change. This year 2 days in and the panic started. I stated to shake and cry before the 3rd day of work. I push through for a week but everyday I feel sadder and get quieter and slower. I didn’t make it to Friday, I had an anxiety attack. I cried hysterically and even wanted to hit myself to make the thoughts of the classroom go away. I scared my mother and she took me to the Doctor Who gave me a week off, but I feel so pathetic because school just started. In the summer, I think of nothing and at work time I can’t stop thinking about everything. I don’t know what to do. I even have my sister go with me one day, but it’s hard to talk, hard to eat, hard to sleep, hard to keep living. I’ve been through the ups and downs,
I’ll try to keep this short. Yesterday, I was offered my dream job. A full time private tennis coaching gig that will match my pay and benefits for a 1 year contract. I don’t know what to do. I started teaching 24’/25’ school year as a K-12 PE teacher on a one year contract. Last year, they mid year took away the one year contract and moved me to one through the end of this year. I did not sign a new contract, they simply moved me. I never liked my job, and this was my last year regardless before leaving this specific district and moving states. I don’t know what to do. I obviously want to take the new job, but do not want to screw over my staff or students. I am the sole PE teacher at the K-12. What would you guys do? How would you navigate the decision? Thanks for all input. EDIT: A week of PD starts Monday, so school is not in session yet. submitted by /u/Theguert [link] [comments]
I am SO glad to be going back to my three 7pm-7am at the hospital!!! God, Monday through Friday 8am-5pm (more like working 24/7) SUCKED!!!!!! Anyone else ever switch back and forth? The normal hour life is so dreadful! I can’t even wake up in the morning, nonetheless be productive at work! So glad to be stepping down from SNF management, even if I’m taking a big paycut. At least I can actually work extra hours and be paid for when I’m actually working though. No more working from home for free or staying late without getting paid!!! submitted by /u/Lynkern [link] [comments]
Any nurses leave the Bay Area to live in SoCal? Is the goal really to be a Bay Area nurse? Can hospitals not be great in SoCal? submitted by /u/MissionTop4571 [link] [comments]
Like the title says. My first assignment is a 10 page paper about something I don’t want to care about. I hate research. I hate papers. I was only interested in the MSN so I can become a clinical instructor. I have until Sunday to drop out. submitted by /u/coffeebeanicecream [link] [comments]
Basically every interaction I have with CVICU staff or the house supervisor when I have to send someone up on a neo drip or after a high risk PTA where they want to monitor the heparin drip or something closely. Yeah I know, you want an adrenaline rush, but do you really? Just take one easy patient, take a break, you deserve it. House supervisor gives me a lecture every time about how full the ICU is, they can't "just give me an ICU bed" when I want one, they have to move people around, the doctor needs to talk to the intensivist etc... Yeah man/lady, I'm not the one who is asking for an ICU bed, the doctor who DID consult with the intensivist did, why would I change the patients admit status? Yet everytime, without fail, I get the lecture. Didn't we just go through this yesterday? I'd love to send them to the floor and have a nurse with 6 other patients monitor their neo drip, I really would love to fuck up their day even more than it already is and get put on hold for 39 minutes as t
read my flair to see what state I live in because trust you’re going to want that context to truly feel what i was facing. was told maintenance was “coming right up” for about 2 hours (meanwhile not given any help or even a response when I begged to move my kids to a different room) ; are we shocked to hear they never showed? my children were trapped in the sauna of misery with me, and it got to us all. Tried to pull through until i almost passed out… so then I had to move them into a vacant classroom… which of course had perfectly functioning ac. here’s to hoping they fix it over the weekend bc at this rate i might melt into goo before i make it to September :( submitted by /u/vacationreader [link] [comments]
I work at a level 1 trauma center with several buildings, hundreds of patients, including those with timed labs. Yesterday evening, our charge forwarded us an email with a message from the hospital that there would only be one on-duty phlebotomist until 10 PM. I don't even know if the other people showed up because I was day shift. We have up to 800 beds. That is hundreds for one woman. Apparently hospital admin is trying to phase out the phlebotomy department so that they can save money. No though at all to how our workload gets doubled for the same salary, and we get less time for patient care. It's not like the doctor is going to be any less snappy when I tell him I have 10 other tubes to send down the damn chute. Hospital admin has to do better than this. submitted by /u/Turbulent_Advice421 [link] [comments]
I’m starting 3 in a row tonight. My wife is between jobs and she starts Tuesday so if I was off we’d have an amazing weekend together. Next week I leave for a week. I’m so tired and burnt out from work and I just don’t have 3 in a row in me. I’m hanging on by a thread. I have 4 shifts until my PTO and a long break, but God it’s just dragging on and I want to call out so badly. I guess I just need some encouragement. submitted by /u/Minimum-Possible-415 [link] [comments]
I had two months off of work due to getting bariatric surgery and having some complications. I’m still not 100% better, I can’t really eat anything solid without severe nausea and stomach upset (I’m working with my doctor on this). I’m also tired all the time (that could be bc Ive been off my arthritis medication too tho). For reference I work on an oncology unit, nights. I’m just incredibly anxious about returning. I’m actually sitting in the break room prior to starting my shift rn, and I’m so anxious. Walking through the unit to the break room was really difficult. Knowing what I’m going to be dealing with for 12 hours straight makes my stomach sick. I don’t know how I’ll do it. I can’t eat much, I’m always tired (physically and mentally), and I can’t even drink caffeine yet. I kinda just need some words of encouragement or solidarity or something. I am trying to tell myself I can do it but I’m just feeling defeated and afraid. submitted by /u/pdggin99 [link] [comments]
I'm having a rough week. Kid (6th grader) was misbehaving very badly today and I pulled him outside for a conversation. We talked about his behavior and how he was acting. He even has this crazy look in his eye. I told him I knew better but it looked like he was high or something. It was that bad. Is seen it before. Thought nothing of it. After school along comes mom charging in. Kid told her what I said and how I apparently accused him of being high and that all he was doing was laughing. I tried to explain his behaviors but she was having none of that. His will be just one of the many things I get to deal with on Monday submitted by /u/DuckterDoom [link] [comments]
hi friends, long post so i appreciate if you actually read! i’m a new grad nurse from ontario canada. i graduated in april, it’s now august. after months of cover letters, resumes, and no calls back, i realize i really can’t find a job here right now. it feels so weird thinking my own country doesn’t want me working after all this school and me paying for my license. i know it’s a bad time to find work. i get it. i am just so broke and can’t afford another month of unemployment. i accepted a job offer in alabama where they’ll pay for my relocating and everything. im so afraid. i know its so different from toronto and its not a big city, its a small town ill move to. i also know if they’re willing to pay all this when i cant even pay to find a job here, idk how the working conditions might be? but ive done my research and its a good hospital from what i can tell, they said their ratios are 1:6 on the med surg unit id be on. i am worried because i am awful at making friends. i always wan
Hey! I’m a credit recovery facilitator at an adult school. I teach high school kids during the day so it’s easier on their schedule, but they are still considered part of the adult school. I recently got this kid switched to one of my classes. He stinks really bad, I’m talking armpit smell, not any another type of stench. Students avoid sitting next to him. The issue comes when he left the class one day and I sprayed with deodorizer to get rid of the smell. While I was doing this, a student came into my classroom and laughed. She told me that she knew why I was spraying the room and proceeded to tell me that he is aware he smells. Apparently, both teachers and students have told him. Not only told him, but OFFERED HIM DEODORANT. She says he has refused every single time. I’m not sure what to do. I’m new and in adult school, so I do not have a relationship with the nurses, I don’t even have their number. I also feel like he is going to feel targeted if I put a hygiene basket in my room
Hey all! I am a licensed attorney doing legal aid work and thinking about making a career switch in a year or two. I like parts of my current role, but have always enjoyed teaching. It was the career I wanted until I was talked out of it as a teenager. Any attorneys-turned-elementary/middle/high school teachers out there? I’d love to hear about your journey!! submitted by /u/BeezKneez4784 [link] [comments]
…I mean, presumably because I don’t have a better explanation. submitted by /u/Swimming-Sell728 [link] [comments]
So for this semester, our resources are, for the most part, going to come from ATI. Assignments, textbooks, all that jazz. However, my brother who graduated 2-3 years ago paid 300 dollars for the same program at the same school. I understand a price increase, but having over 3x the original price on top of tuition is quite a bit! Does anyone know if that’s the average price nowadays? I cannot find anything related to price history online, only for the teas tests. submitted by /u/Mental_Blueberry4563 [link] [comments]
So excited to finally stop stressing about this! submitted by /u/c6h12o6mama [link] [comments]
Today, I was modeling for my kids how to annotate, and an ant wandered onto the paper as I was highlighting. "Mister! The ant!" "That's Bob the ant, he wants to learn how to read too." I drew a circle around Bob the ant. "Mister! You trapped him." Bob walks out of the circle. "Bob is free!" "Bob reads at his own pace." And then, I turned off my camera and the kids yelled bye to Bob. submitted by /u/Consistent-Row-9551 [link] [comments]
If you could go back to your year before graduation/ senior year of college in your bsn program what would you do? Need some guidance after a summer of failing to get into any cna/pct/extern positions. submitted by /u/Fit-Wing-6470 [link] [comments]
Hey nurses! So I’m graduating in December with my BSN. I looooove safely indulging in a little marijuana after a long day, and have been enjoying it all summer but have just stopped (for the fourth time) for school / my first job etc. Today I’m looking for reassurance from stoner nurses that this life isn’t over for me, that one day I can be a real nurse and come home to a real blunt. As for now, I live in Texas, and know I can’t indulge again until I’m working and stable in a state in which the plant is legal. But tell me it’s possible! I miss it already and am mourning the loss. It may sound stupid or like I’m dependent on it, but I don’t have much else going on in my life (except school) and it definitely helped take the edge off. Also, not interested in any anti-weed advice. I’m fully aware of all pros and cons as well at the stakes should I get caught using in relation to the nursing field. submitted by /u/lowesandtoes [link] [comments]