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.
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If your name is dropped in a 1 Star Google Review then you have to have a talk with the hospital ceo. This customer service has gone too far. Like, what if I can't give the patient his diluadid because it was too early to be given again and the patient leaves a 1 Star with my name. submitted by /u/Rich-Security-4316 [link] [comments]
A crisp sunrise heading back to base this morning. Have a good shift, Daywalkers. submitted by /u/rude_hotel_guy [link] [comments]
And I graduated in 2007. Halfway through my schooling I wanted to quit. I hated my clinicals and my back was in so much pain! But my mother said just finish and that way you'll have your RN license and you can figure out what to do next. Problem was my back pain was so bad at age 37 that I could not and really didn't want to do bedside nursing. So I stayed in my safe job that didn't hurt my back but I still kept renewing my nursing license. I thought to myself what if I might need it down the road? Now I'm in another state and it's a pain in the butt just to get my license transferred to the state. Plus I need to renew my license by November 1. At this point should I just give up my nursing license? Thoughts? Thank you. submitted by /u/haircryboohoo [link] [comments]
Let's stir up the hottest rivalry in the hospital shall we? I started nursing as a new grad ER nurse, and I remember my educator back then saying "I love new grads, you are all so eager to learn and easy to train. Experienced nurses are stuck in their ways" and I remember thinking why would anyone not want to do something differently if they know it's better and boyyyy am I eating my words now lol. during my current ICU orientation, the trainer was telling us when you waste off a central line, you should flush 10cc NS, then use a 10cc urine tube with vacutainer for your waste. I always flush with 10cc NS, wait a little, then draw back a 10cc waste. this way i save 5 seconds not disconnecting and save my hospital $.05 for tube (/s) my values have never been messed up, and when i explained this, the trainer just could not articulate the difference of wasting 10cc in the same flush vs in a new tube (feel free to explain in replies if you have the energy lol) also the mindset difference of
Hey everyone, I’m graduating with my ADN this spring. I am planning to enroll in a BSN bridge program either this Spring concurrent with my ADN or this summer immediately after graduation. I also have 3 years experience as a PCT in a trauma/surg ICU. I would prefer ICU but am open to step down or med surge. I’m from a small town in Ohio and hoping to relocate to a city. I would like to go somewhere with a young professional vibe, and be able to comfortably afford a luxury 1 bedroom apartment by myself. I was interested in Chicago but feel like this may not be realistic as someone with only an associates degree applying from out of state. Please share in the comments any suggestions submitted by /u/GrapefruitBetter3576 [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse at bedside for almost 5 years, 4 of those spent in med surg and 10 months in float pool recently. I ended up applying and getting a core position in icu after floating to the tele unit and just vibing with everyone and the work flow. I was charge on med surg for 3 years so I felt like I plateaued on my learning and was doing a lot of training education for newer nurses. I felt like a bad bitch cause I knew my shit and the doctors trusted me. I’ve o my had shifts in icu on orientation and I feel so fucking dumb. I finished all my certifications prior to starting and I felt good but I can’t help but feel like a new grad all over again, like I’ve developed imposter syndrome after just shaking it a couple years ago. Anyone else have any sage wisdom or words of advice? submitted by /u/Ok-Performer5508 [link] [comments]
I’m looking to get a take on this because I’m hot but maybe I’m unreasonable. I work L&D in a unit with required call shifts. Usually about 12 hours per schedule and we can pick the times. We have an excess amount of leaves right now (all anticipated) so contracts were offered but not enough people signed up to cover all the holes. Now my options (as a day shift nurse) are to pick up a 12 hour weekend night shift on the next schedule. I was given 3 days to choose between, first one is in 2.5 weeks. I have plans on the weekends. My anniversary and my son’s birthday party occur next schedule. I’m pissed. I’m debating trying to bring it to admin but also have little faith it will change anything. What would you do? submitted by /u/Thatsaterrible [link] [comments]
My father just passed away in the hospital and one thing that really meant a lot to my sister and me was how wonderful all of the nurses and nursing assistants were who cared for him the final two weeks of his life. Just so kind, knowledgeable, and attentive, really couldn't have gotten better care and support. We want to send a gift basket to the nurses' station, since there were so many who cared for him. But I'm having trouble finding one that seems like it could be shared across shifts- like, jars of spread and fancy cheeses aren't good for a group of coworkers, and even the sweet baskets have mostly bags of caramel corn and stuff that'll go stale once it's opened. A lot of individually wrapped things would be best maybe? Do you all have any recommendations or tips? Have you ever gotten a big "group" gift that worked well that you appreciated? submitted by /u/Katharine_Heartburn [link] [comments]
I currently work 7a-7p in the emergency department and am currently pregnant. I want to leave my current role after I have the baby as the department has changed significantly for the worse. I’m trying to plan ahead for a potential schedule. What’s better for having a family; a M-F or 3 12s? What worked for you and what speciality do you work in ? submitted by /u/Complex_Dot_3114 [link] [comments]
Been mentally burnt out working inpatient. Had a thought about doing something else, outside of hosp setting that I may enjoy. I heard you ned critical care experience, but any possibilities with just MS/tele? Or just abandon this...Might even consider air force reserve. submitted by /u/Ahi_22 [link] [comments]
Throwaway for anonymity. I’m a new grad. Was changing a PICC dressing recently. The line slipped out, about 3 cm. I panicked and pushed it back to the original mark. Immediately knew I shouldn’t have done that, paused the pump, switched the IV line to another central access the pt had, and notified the provider + PICC RN. I put in an incident report on myself the next morning. Now I feel awful and I’m worried about how much trouble I’m going to be in. submitted by /u/Mysterious-Rip9453 [link] [comments]
I have anxiety, possibly OCD and/or PTSD, still getting diagnosed and whatnot. I worked med/surg through covid and have now been in the OR for 4 years. Within the last year or two I’ve started to have vasovagal episodes in response to significant stress. It honestly seems to hit out of nowhere and it’s not in every stressful situation. So it’s hard to predict. We had a rapid today in PACU which I responded to since I was free and close by until the actual rapid/code team arrived. I didn’t even make it through the PACU doors and had a near fainting episode. I didn’t feel significant anxiety beforehand, it just came on immediately as I turned the corner. It was like my body wouldn’t let me take another step. I never fully passed out but got close. My HR dropped to the 30s-40s, hands went numb, vision and hearing started to go, the whole 9. This has happened sporadically in the past but seems to be more frequent. Specifically it’s happened today, while responding to a code (never made it
I hate being a CNA. I’m completely burned out. My caregiving career honestly started when I was 11 years old. My mom took care of my disabled uncle, and before and after school I’d help make his meals and pass his medications. Looking back, I’ve basically been doing caregiving my entire life. I got my CNA license at 18 and started working in adult family homes and nursing facilities. Since then I’ve worked at multiple hospitals, and I’m currently working in one now. I was even enrolled in nursing school because I thought becoming a nurse was my goal, but I ended up dropping out after having a severe mental breakdown from burnout. Now I hate healthcare. I hate patient care. I hate cleaning up bodily fluids. I hate the constant emotional and physical demands. I hate going to work every day, and I feel guilty for feeling that way. The worst part is that I feel completely trapped. I’ve never done anything besides caregiving, and my resume is nothing but CNA jobs. Every time I apply for off
Three years in the ICU on nights, and after getting into personal training I started paying closer attention to the physical toll. The sleep disruption alone tanks recovery, hormones, muscle retention, basically everything you care about if you try to stay active outside of work. I lift four days a week and run trails on off days, and nights have made that significantly harder to maintain consistently. What I'm actually curious about is whether people have found anything that genuinely helps beyond the obvious stuff. Not talking about magnesium and chamomile tea. I mean structured approaches, adjusted training timing, meal timing around shifts, anything with some real thought behind it. The research on circadian disruption in shift workers is pretty grim, and most of it doesn't even touch on people trying to maintain an athletic baseline on top of the job. ICU nursing is already catabolic enough without stacking three nights in a row into the equation. There's not a lot of practical di
I have to start a lot of IVs as resource nurse, and a lot of nurses think I'm pretty good, but I still have so much room for improvement. My issue with IVs is that the veins always roll. It doesn't matter how much traction I'm putting on the skin, 75% of the time I miss because the vein rolled away. Usually I can pull back and readjust and am able to get the vein a majority of the time that way, but I'm so tired of having to do that and causing additional pain to patients. What am I doing wrong? If I use my thumb to hold the vein down, it feels like my thumb is always getting in the way, but when I place my thumb more to the left of the vein and pull on the skin, the vein rolls away. submitted by /u/leegreywolf [link] [comments]
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This “rapid transfuser”…. PLEASE! The hospital I work at is top 5 most expensive hospitals to be seen at and this is the stupid ass transfuser we have. Florence Nightingale herself made this. Patient is already dead by time it decides to start working. Had to squeeze prbcs in by hand and did a better job than this piece of junk. I love when the ED is used for actual emergencies and not urgent care, but this thing just really got me goin 😵💫 submitted by /u/carmelamacchiato [link] [comments]
I'm an RRT/Code team nurse at a tier 2 trauma hospital with 12 years experience as neuro/trauma ICU. Just started riding motorcycles this year. I'm either trying to scare myself out of riding a lot or trying to figure out what gear/protection can prevent said injuries. What's the worst or most memorable injuries you've worked with? submitted by /u/monsteez [link] [comments]
Like to the butt long hair. Jealous and want to try new hairstyles. Scared to do so for many reasons though. submitted by /u/nonameanonymousone [link] [comments]
I work in ED. There is a nurse on my unit who is obsessed with talking about how you can’t stop heparin for any reason. At least once a shift she brings it up. Now, we are pretty lucky in that we don’t typically have to board patients. So we don’t keep heparin gtts that long before they go to their next destination. But at other jobs I’ve sometimes had them for at least the first coag draw. I’ve been a nurse for 6 years, and never have heard that it is the cardinal sin to pause heparin even for a couple minutes. But this girl goes on and on about it. She went off about EMS changing pumps over when taking a heparin drip one time because “you cannot ever pause heparin”. She even told me that another nurse had a “pretty big med error” because she paused the heparin to draw the coags (now she didn’t have a second line to draw it from and that’s a whole big different thing). So my question for nurses who manage heparin for longer than I do — is it really as big of a deal as she makes it out
Been on nights for a few years now and somewhere along the way I started keeping a pretty detailed spreadsheet of my actual takehome after differentials, overtime, and the random shift pickups. Not because I'm obsessive about it, just because the numbers genuinely looked different than I expected when I first made the switch and I wanted to understand why. What surprised me was how much the differential adds up over a year when you actually sit down and run it, but also how much gets quietly eaten by the lifestyle tax. Sleeping weird hours, ordering food at 3am because you're not cooking after a 12, buying blackout curtains, paying for things other people just handle during normal business hours because you physically can't. It's not dramatic but it accumulates. Day shift friends in the same pay band consistently think they're in a similar spot financially. They're usually not, in either direction depending on how nights is treating them. Curious whether other night nurses have actuall
That’s it, that’s the story. Sad day in America. submitted by /u/foundit808 [link] [comments]
I work on a med-surg floor. I was helping an A&Ox4 independent patient covered in feces who refused to let anyone clean him. We had to practically BEG him to agree. The entire time we were trying to clean him, he yelled every insult you could imagine, cursed at us nonstop, and tried to throw things at me. And despite this, along with other things, he still calls me “lazy ass nurse” lol Funny when this is not even my patient. Why are we always tolerating this bullshit? Why do I have to put up with people like this who refuse care/tests/treatment and pretty much come to the hospital to abuse staff and treat them as their personal maids when they are perfectly capable of being independent? I became a nurse because I genuinely love caring for people. I still get excited when patients take initiative to improve their health, when I learn something new, or when I see someone recover. It reminds me why I got into this profession. I can normally separate work from life, but this might be my la
Throwaway because…fml I was an idiot today (along with several other factors that I’ll spare the full details of) and during a procedural sedation in the ER, I gave 10 mL instead of 10 mg of Propofol when the resident kept yelling for “10 more.” Patient ended up getting 245 mg total over a few minutes. Went apneic. Realized my mistake and told the doctor. LMA placed and patient was bagged for 14 minutes then she woke up, airway was removed, she was a/o and doing great, recovered fine. I’ve been a nurse for 14 years but was away from bedside for a while and came back recently. Terrified I’m going to get fired. Terrified the patient will end up having some complication later. Feeling stupid and embarrassed and scared. Ugh. Just…sharing I guess. I feel like shit. submitted by /u/No-Marzipan-9845 [link] [comments]
Amazing how much hasn't changed in sixty some odd years. " MRS. REYNOLDS NEEDS A NURSE " was once required viewing in many nursing programs. Well back in day anyway, not sure about modern times. "One of the most important films about nursing made in the 20th Century, "Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse" was written in 1963 by Dolores Little, MN, RN, a nursing supervisor at the University of Washington Hospital, Seattle who had just completed her master's degree. The film documented a case study of an elderly lady who was transferred to the university hospital in multisystem failure, accompanied by her husband and multiple suitcases of her belongings. Mrs Reynolds was a needy and demanding patient whose fears and anxieties were expressed by her annoying attempts to get attention, treating the nurses like servants and complaining about much of the care given to her. Mrs Reynolds' 8-month-long hospitalization showcased the importance of individualizing care, being aware of both emotional and phy
I work at a SNF in AZ.( Posting from throwaway account). A caregiver at my job committed suicide 2 weeks ago today right in front of me. She jumped from the 14th floor and landed on the side walk right in front of me as I was walking into work. I tried the EAP line, I’ve talked to friends and family, leaned on my coworkers but it’s just really hard to deal with mentally. I’m 4 months post partum with my first baby and dealing with some baby blues and stress from the horrible heatwave that’s kept be basically home bound. My family lives on the other side of the country and my husband works long hours so I’ve just kinda spent most of my time home with the baby letting my feelings fester. I’ve been trying therapy, didn’t find it helpful. I can’t really work and I can’t not work for financial reasons. I don’t really know if or when I’ll be able to work without panic attacks, and I’m trying to do the best I can for my son but like I’m just human. I feel like I’m a nurse and I’ve seen death
Idk what my plan is. I'm just tired of being tired all the time. Im only 36 but I feel so much older. I feel night shift is quite literally killing me. I'm on BP medication, and feel like garbage for over 24hours after each shift. Has anyone here switched to days after a long period of night shift? If so, what changes did you notice in your life? submitted by /u/New_Satisfaction4543 [link] [comments]
It’s been about a month (I’m searching for something new) but this job is ridiculous. I work M-F, 8-5, and I have coworkers and families constantly texting me after 5pm. Thursday I had a coworker message me about a patient at 7:30pm. I didn’t answer until the next morning at 8am. Saturday I had a coworker call me at 1pm. I didn’t even answer because YOU’RE the on call nurse not me. Look in the chart for questions. It’s currently Sunday at 10:15 pm. I showered to wind down from applying from jobs and being anxious all day and I just received a message from a patient’s family member messaging me about medication refills. There’s literally NO work/life balance with this job position. People are CONSTANTLY needing SOMETHING! Putting my phone on silent isn’t enough when I pick it up and still see things about work. Then I start call this week. Not to mention they NEVER trained me on death visits and/or admissions. I’m hoping for an interview soon. I hate this job. submitted by /u/considered
This may not be a nursing topic necessarily but I figured I might find some reliable advice here. I’m a psychiatric nurse in an inpatient setting. I work with women specifically with psychosis and thought disorders. I’m a new grad and about to be off orientation. Well I’ve been taking the entire patient load now and my preceptor is just there for moral support. I had a patient acting up today who had some pretty wild attention seeking behavior (diagnosed personality disorder). We also just got a new psych tech on the unit and she seemed nice enough. Well this patient was acting out and said something kinda funny while I was in the nurses station. Me and my preceptor started giggling while discussing what to do about the patients behavior bc it was kind of a new thing I’d never dealt with before for. Another tech was deescalating while I was about to start pulling meds. The techs on my unit are amazing and show a lot of care to our ladies detangling matted hair and making up fun group a
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Black comedy about a nurse on a 12 hour shift. It's on netflix right now submitted by /u/judiefoodie [link] [comments]
Hello! As the title states — I’m leaving the CVICU!! I have two offers and would like a little bit of insight/help. Background - I am transferring within the same hospital as there are only two major hospital systems and the other one was going to pay me 5$ lower an hour so decided to stay. I have an offer from the EP lab & another offer for Infusion - oncology! EP lab 4 10s 6:30-5 Pros: no weekend, no holidays, get paid 40 hours no matter what(even if you leave early), highly marketable to device companies, niche skill set Cons: 6:30AM 4 days a weeks start time (I am not a morning person), staffing crisis (they all left for the industry), cold dark room all day, seemed chaotic (still better than cvicu) Infusion oncology, 4 9s 7:30-5 Pro: 7:30AM start time, I love that speciality, way more chill & predictable, doesn’t feel like I’m in a jail cell. Cons: 1 weekend day requirement, holiday requirement (no Christmas or thanksgiving tho), not as niche but could still be marketable to pharm
So I’ve 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? I’m not talking better ratios, more pay, etc. I am waaaaaay too low on the totem pole for that. But I’m also not a fan of red plastic tablecloth “red carpets” or “heroes work here” signs. All I’d want is free food truck iced coffee vouchers, but I’m looking for ideas that don’t make you want to punch these tone-deaf committees in the face 🤗 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 could’ve 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]
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 she’s 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 they’re 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 don’t know if they ever realized that I was on that call briefly. There’s 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 🤣 submitted by /u/vowwels [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]
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]
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
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
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 someone’s 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 “ why didn’t you go for your RN to become a nurse instead? Why settle for little pay”. Honestly all I did was laugh and said “ yeah you’re right”. 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 don’t understand why people think it’s okay to belittle you or question “why didn’t you do this instead”. I’m proud of where I am today because I’ve learned to appreciate how far I’ve come into my life and stopped beating myself up over not being further. submitted by /u/Mission_Angle4397 [link] [comments]
Hi- I’m so sad because one of my patients passed yesterday evening and according to the on call hospice nurse, he passed uncomfortably. I’ve been a nurse for 11 years and I knew from the beginning this patient’s 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 😢 submitted by /u/nursingnataly27 [link] [comments]
I’m originally a registered nurse from China, and I came to Australia to pursue a Master’s degree in Nursing. My dream has always been to graduate, gain acute care experience, and eventually become a travel nurse. After completing my second nursing placement in Australia, I found a job as a hospital phlebotomist. After nine weeks of training, my mentor gave me high praise, and my manager assigned me to perform ward-round phlebotomy in a hospital. I took this job hoping to gain more clinical experience. Instead, it has made me completely averse to clinical work. I found that Australian hospitals have a strict hierarchy. Patients seem to respect doctors far more than anyone else. More than once, patients publicly mocked my heavy English accent. Doctors would suddenly barge in during rounds, completely ignoring me, while patients refused to cooperate with blood draws and criticized me publicly even when I hadn’t done anything wrong. Once admitted to hospital, some people seem to stop hidi
I had my first baby back in July 2025. I started at a new work place (acute/critical care hospital, employed as a med/surg float) in November 2024. For context I work in Ontario, Canada as an RN (BScN). I was (I guess you can say) scouted for an ED/ICU position - the ED/ICU float manager reached out and asked if I would be interested in this position after floating to both units and (I’m assuming) doing quite well. I have zero experience (other than consolidating [2022] in ED at a different hospital - however I felt Med/Surg was a right of passage and would make me a more proficient nurse altogether, which I still feel was the right decision]. Upon my return from maternity leave [July 2026, 4 days orientation] I am REALLY struggling with recall, critical thinking, policies etc. However when I have floated to the floor (Med/Surg/IP) I have felt like my pre-partum self. I think that reason I was scouted for critical care department was because I adapted easily and was strong with my crit
Today I learned that nurses can lose their job or even risk their license for smoking weed on their own time, even in states where it’s legal. That’s fucking bullshit. Imagine making as low as $29 an hour, busting your ass for 12-hour shifts, then being told you can’t legally smoke a joint on your day off. Fuck the government and employers for policing what adults do with their own bodies when they’re off the clock. submitted by /u/Dismal_Garden26 [link] [comments]
I feel like my coworkers are judging my every move, asking stupid questions, making dumb minor mistakes, and the anxiety I feel is sky high after every single shift. When does it get better? Lol fck. submitted by /u/Queasy_Chips [link] [comments]
Just started a new outpatient RN position. Job is part time (three 8s), very flexible, easy compared to where I was before, team is great, close to where I live in a medium/high COL area, but the hourly pay isn’t great, little to no room to grow. I have an offer from a different outpatient center in a leadership position (DON) that doubles my hourly rate. Full time, five 8s, although I might be able to get it to four days. They need a good deal of help since they haven’t had leadership in a little while; nurses are mostly registry right now, nurses on staff call out sick a lot, center is a little unorganized, etc. But they are motivated towards improvement as a whole. It’s about an hour away from where we currently live in a VERY HCOL but absolutely beautiful area, which will put us closer to my spouses work but a touch further from family/friends. No kids so that doesn’t factor into decision making. This is a life changing opportunity money and title wise, but working that many days a
I suggested palliative for my 57 year old frequent flyer with end stage COPD who has expressed she will not stop smoking. DC’ed 3 days ago and is back. Doctor laughed at me and said no with no explanation. Am I dumb? Am I missing something? Edit: typed this as I was still charting at work so left lots of detail out. I didn’t clarify in person as it was during rounds and I was pulled from rounds to tend to my pt w a BP of 76/28. Figured I’d ask after but my rapid put me behind immensely and completely forgot. I was reminded while charting my communication. I’ve never seen this doctor and I work float so I’m not sure when I’ll see him again. Just now leaving work at 10 pm :) submitted by /u/doyouknozemuffinman [link] [comments]