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Hey, i've been a nurse for 8 years now. I work in ICU and love having a student. I always have enjoyed teaching and I remember how crappy my clinical experience was when I was a student, so I try to make it as awesome as possible. I just wanted you to know that not every nurse hates having a student and it's not always a burden. I will say that when I used to work on PCU it was much harder to have a student and still survive the day. For that reason, my advice is to try to ask your instructor to go to specialty units like ICU as much as possible. You're more likely to find nurses who are passionate about nursing in the specialties. But just know that there are nurses out there who would love to have you under their wing. submitted by /u/RN_Bro [link] [comments]
Hi, recently got new admin, and they (well, the district) really want us to have our learning target, standards, essential questions posted during every class. I have 3 preps and I don't really want to write all those on the board every day. Any recommendations for easy ways to put them up? I was thinking like a separate screen that I could share a word doc to, so I can just copy/paste it all off the curriculum guide. Any thoughts/tips? Thank you all! submitted by /u/Large_Dungeon_Key [link] [comments]
One of my patients recently had to have a TEE before his cardioversion and the doctor broke one of his front teeth while inserting the probe. I never got to find out what the follow up was for the patient but apparently this is way more common than I assumed? Does this happen often in other hospitals? My patient wasn't elderly and seemed to have good dentition and they still broke his tooth in half. It got me wondering how often the hospital helps pay for patients to get their teeth fixed, or if they keep track of which Docs break the most teeth? submitted by /u/PuntTheTurtle [link] [comments]
Our admin (HS) every so often will make a big push for us to offer more extracurriculars, and a few teachers always decide they're going to offer a photography club or a Magic card club or whatever. 4 kids show up to these things on the first day, and three weeks later there is only one kid, if he remembers to attend. It seems that the demand among the students just isn't there. Football, volleyball, and track are full of kids, but even if we add another sports team it's mainly populated by the kids from football, volleyball and track. Because of strikes and things, lots of teachers have gone basically work-to-rule and don't do extracurriculars out of principle, but in the end that seems irrelevant since the kids aren't interested anyway. I can imagine a world where this was changed, but the path to changing it seems to be changing something else about the school, not just offering more and more activities to the same small number of participants. Curious as to what is happening elsewh
Just me venting... As a new grad nurse I've started to get the hang of my unit...from med pass...to admissions....to discharge...I feel like I've got my rhythm and flow...the one area I think I'm stressed about is unit culture....and I'm starting to wonder if I'm really a team player....for example...when our unit does shift report...I feel like I never know what's coming....I'm always the one standing around with my note pad ready to take the assignment from a nurse who likes to chat a LOT....lol....I try to be cool and chat along but I'm also looking at the clock with pre-shift anxiety about the assignment...stressed to the T...and she wants to talk about whatever is on her mind....or me giving a report and the nurse takes all day to receive it...the other day I was standing there trying to smile but I worked a long 12 hour shift...just ready to go home and didn't have any more energy left...but still waited patiently frowning in my mind... Then there is the unit gossip...y'all...I r
I’m so happy to finally have gotten hired as a teacher and at a public school, but I’ve increasingly noticed I cannot hold my pee like I used to. Especially since I’m on a diuretic. Do you think wearing Depends and not drinking during the school day would help? This is literally the only full-time job I’ve been able to get so I don’t wanna have to turn it down. submitted by /u/Fearless_Respect_320 [link] [comments]
The Oklahoma Lottery is a absolute joke. They say they Support Oklahoma Education. But I have seen so many teachers in literally tears because they got pencils,crayons,markers, etc.. for their students. I don't know how much the Lottery revenue a year nor do I care. But the fact of the matter is they don't do nothing and I mean absolutely nothing for teachers or students. Don't support this scam anymore. submitted by /u/Chawtheoutlaw1414 [link] [comments]
I’ve only been doing this for a year and I’ve hit a wall. I’m depressed. I hate the ED. I have begged for a transfer but it’s not 100% that I even get it. I’m stuck with a contract so I don’t wanna leave bc my dumb ass took a sign on bonus (I needed it). I know yall have made it clear that this would happen but I need help lol. Please. Any advice is solid atp. I’m considering a career change. How the fuck do yall do this for so long?? submitted by /u/Rare_Lawfulness_4361 [link] [comments]
I am just so exhausted, y'all. I'm going into third year teaching third grade and I feel like I want to leave already. I started 2 years ago about a month into the school year. Turns out, that class of kids were (and still are) known as the nightmare class. They have made multiple extremely experienced teachers up and quit. It was a rough year, but I made it through. Test scores weren't great but my team didn't care about helping me and it was my first year, so understandable. My first full year, last year, I had the class from hell. The 2nd grade teachers literally asked why admin put that combination together and if I was drinking to get through the year. The other two classes were absolutely fine. It took me a week after school was over to finally stop looking like I had the shell-shock stare. Had to step in between kids multiple times, dealt with a whole ton of disruptive behaviors, dealt with a kid who smeared poop in the bathroom, and a kid told me it would be fun to kill me, etc
I made the switch over to ICU and it’s almost been half a year. Here’s what I think you should know: A lot of the times it feels we are ‘prolonging’ life not saving. A lot of the times it will be elderly patients who no longer have the right to make decisions for themselves. A lot of the times you will find yourself making your patient uncomfortable per order. Don’t get me wrong- I do have moments where I feel like I’m making a difference in someone’s life and that’s enough for me to enjoy ICU. But a LOT of it feels cruel at times. You can tell the patient is tired and uncomfortable and yet we will trach + peg and send them to a long term care facility. (I am only speaking on the patients with irreversible damage) Just something to consider ! submitted by /u/Best_Egg_567 [link] [comments]
What suggestions do yall have?! I’m an ELA teacher so I thought maybe a book club, maybe write their own children’s book, but that seems dull. I can basically do whatever as long as it doesn’t cost money. submitted by /u/chnima [link] [comments]
Am I alone in thinking that once you have committed and been convicted of multiple violent felonies, you should forfeit your right to attend in-person school? For example, I logged into my school email today and have to contact two different juvenile probation officers about three different kids before the first day of school. Two of them are for shootings and one is for assault/robbery. After 18 years, I do not get the point of keeping them in school and wasting money and resources on them. They are all at junior level or above and should be seniors, but all have only freshman credits because they keep getting arrested. I actually had a parent tell me that her kid found the giant bag of pot and the gun he was caught with last year in the bathroom, but he wasn’t going to bring the pot home because it was moldy, so he shouldn’t be in trouble for that—glossing over the fact that I took a 9mm off him. That also apparently was not his. WTF. submitted by /u/Prize_Yellow_660 [link] [comments
Young adult male. Severe unexplained hypoglycemia, blood glucose in the low 30s, multiple organ failure, severe renal failure requiring dialysis. Pt reports “no changes in lifestyle, diet, medication, etc.” Care team confused, days looking for answers, so many lans sent off. Well lo and behold family member finds unused syringes of peptides in the fridge. And the kicker is him refusing subQ heparin because he “cant be sure whats in it…” like babygurl please. submitted by /u/Firm_Avocado5432 [link] [comments]
I straight out forgot to give some of my pt evening meds. I didn’t realize it until the next day. I was absolutely stunned when I realized I had missed these meds.I told my supervisor what had happened. She was nice about it to my face but I’m sure there will be serious consequences. I don’t know what happens next. Does anyone know what happens when this type of error occurs? How will this effect my license? PS. no serious effects from the pt missing evening meds. submitted by /u/whiteRa33it [link] [comments]
I’ve taught Pre-K for 34 years. I’ve been at my current school for 20. As of July 1st, 2026, a law enacted mandates that any program receiving public funding may not exclude, suspend or expel a child for any reason. My program followed the mandate beginning September 2025 ahead of the official enactment. In all my years of teaching I’ve had ONE child removed from my class. It was a very, long process with a detailed action plan. The child was extremely violent (shoved a child from behind full force knocking out two of her teeth) one example of many. All that to say in no way, do I want the ability to dismiss children due to a few incidents. The absolute is my issue. I had a student tell my assistant (after being told no) “I’m going to kill you when I come to school tomorrow.” Said 3x. A girl overheard this and told her mother that evening, prompting a call to clarify. Having to tell the mom yes, that child will be in class tomorrow was difficult. Her daughter was too frightened to come
But who needs more supplies when we have PEPPER SPRAY DRONES. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/new-colorado-charter-school-plans-to-install-pepper-spraying-drones-for-active-shooter-response/73-6caeaf7d-01da-4545-9316-1965a8ed2649 submitted by /u/EnthusiasticlyWordy [link] [comments]
Hi all! I just got hired to work at my local high school to teach u.s history. This will be my first year teaching and I am very overwhelmed but excited! are there any tips or advice yall can give me? i appreciate it :) submitted by /u/NoseMost1822 [link] [comments]
i’m a new grad and have been at my new job for a little over a month. it’s where i had my practicum as a student and i like a lot of the people on the unit and the ones im closer with are very supportive and team work oriented. however, i do notice how they’ll gossip and talk shit about some of the other nurses which i’ll admit makes me more nervous of making mistakes. however i’m on a tele med surg unit where 5 patients per nurse is the norm. i’m literally doing something every second and even then im unable to get everything done without help. if i’m sitting im charting. i know im naturally slower because im a new nurse but i truly dont know how im going to do this. people talk so much shit on med surg but it’s one of the most complicated jobs i can imagine. what is some advice to better adapt and and promote time management submitted by /u/marshmellowdeer [link] [comments]
I'll be a new grad BSN soon and am considering applying to work in Alaska. I'd love to hear from people that have lived and worked in Alaska. One thing I've noticed is the COL is high compared to the pay, so I wasn't sure if the move would be worth it (I currently am in the northern Virginia/WV region). Alaska is somewhere my spouse, who is a fire medic, has always wanted to live and work. He wants to take a flight job out there and I keep seeing things about Alaska showing up for me in my life (maybe it's a sign, maybe I'm delusional). I think it could be a fun experience for a few years before settling down in the east coast again (where both of our families are). I'd love to hear all the pros/cons! submitted by /u/_-krimich-_ [link] [comments]
Registered Nurse moving to Seattle area from the Midwest in mid-September. I’ve got job offers in the critical care units from both Overlake Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical Center. Now looking to decide which one to go for. Asking for anyone’s experience with those hospitals, healthcare systems, locations, etc. Any advice or tips on the area/how to succeed as a nurse in Seattle/Washington are also appreciated. I posted this in r/AskSeattle already but hoping to reach anyone in this sub who might know a thing or two. Thank you! submitted by /u/hough1950 [link] [comments]
I play powerball religiously and run the work pool when it gets big. I spend too much time fantasizing about the big win. And tonight it finally donned on me. In my powerball mansion, I'm gonna have a blanket warmer. How did this not occur to me earlier? submitted by /u/OptimalAmbition8524 [link] [comments]
Continues to get tubed an hour and a half later 😔🤌🏻 A tale as old as time submitted by /u/searchinforparadise [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse for over 10 years in which I worked a variety of specialties (the most recent in PACU). I started a new job and decided to switch to the OR. I went in knowing being a circulator is going be a whole different type of nursing than what I’m used to. I’m about a month in and I’m doing “fine.”The clinical coordinator checks in with me once a week to see how the orientation process is going. We discuss what’s next in my orientation schedule and discuss any feedback from preceptors (which there hasn’t been any). I am up front with her about everything and she’s been great with making the orientation process as easy as possible. I guess my point is the frustration I feel being an experienced nurse with a head full of knowledge that doesn’t really cross over so I feel like a brand new nurse. I’m still adjusting and I know I will continue to improve my circulator skills but it will take time. It doesn’t help that there are some co-workers I already don’t like because they have
Basically, I am a teacher’s aid. This school year (in a few weeks), we will be getting a new classroom and new students. Im gonna have 4 violent kids, a girl in a wheelchair (who is also targeted a lot) two kids who are targets for the 4 violent ones, and only a teacher and one other aid besides me (that I know of) And one potentially violent kid i hope he mellowed out over summer but we will see We will have one opportunistic eloper, one girl who elopes if she feels like it, one boy who will elope if he is upset, and one who will elope but stop if you shout his name. So, as far as I know, we will be getting 3 adults (me, another aid, and a new teacher since the last one retired). And our classroom can fit up to 12 children. The school hasn’t told us anything about the kids but I get to know the new ones moving up (2 out of 4) since I am working summer school. The other two adults are left in the dark. Anyways this school year is going to be incredibly stressful and tiring for me. Wish
So I applied for two jobs (IV TEAM PRN & FLIGHT PART TIME). I thought I wasn’t going to get the iv team job but I did and the money is great so I accepted it. Then I got notified I got an in person interview for flight and that is goals (24 hour shift is part time). If I get offered that job I was going to take it. However, as I’m thinking about logistics, is it possible to do two orientations? The iv team job is lax about the schedule with orientation and my manager said I would be lucky to get 4 shifts a month which is fine ( I want my picc cert and they will pay for it). IV is more for experience as I’m in the ER PRN but wanted something that offered more money. Flight finally had a position open so I jumped on it. It’s all hypothetical at this point since I didn’t interview yet but on the off chance I get flight, I want everyone’s advice on how to juggle jobs and orientation. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/kmp2796 [link] [comments]
**ETA: Having a class pet is a requirement so it’s not a choice to not have one. I also refuse to have pets in improper habitats. I came into the classroom with a goldfish in a 2.5 gallon tank which is incredibly inappropriate for goldfish who need at minimum 20 gallons each or more.** So our class fish died last year and honestly I’m tired of taking care of a fish tank. I need a low maintenance, easy to care for pet that doesn’t need much space. Other classrooms have pets like: dogs, birds, fish, bearded dragons, rabbits, etc. So it’s basically anything goes! I get an hour once or twice a week when kids do PE that I have free to do tank maintenance so I’d like it to be brief and easy. Ideas I’m thinking of: Setting up a “small” cage for my rats and bringing them each day (we have 4 pet rats at home). But the small cage is still pretty big but I think I could find space for it. Same idea but bringing my cockatiel except the more I consider it the less I want to because our classroom is
I’ve been teaching 8th grade social studies for about 16 years, and every year it seems like there are a few new classroom gadgets, organization tools, tech accessories, or teaching products that fly under the radar. I’m not necessarily looking for the classic teacher staples—I want to hear about newer products you’ve found in the last year or two that have genuinely made teaching easier or improved your classroom. submitted by /u/theebigcal [link] [comments]
I am supposed to be doing my internship as the last thing for my degree. I was proud of getting a placement rather quick and at first glance, everything looked fine. People were friendly enough and welcoming. The school is going through major changes and it was quickly clear to me that things are fragile among staffers, students, the system there and such. It caused me worry and stress I didn't know I was taking in. For context, I have a supervisor and a mentor. I got along well with my mentor, confided in them, etc. They were great on the surface, just tended to overshare a bit much (which,,, that was already a sign I should be cautious on what I say to my mentor). A few days ago, there was an event at school, so no classes. I was content to just stay in the classroom and prepare my materials for the days ahead. Obviously with an event, there would be crowds. I get overwhelmed by the amount of people and the loud noise but I usually could handle it. Just probably not that day. I just
I’m a 2nd grade teacher, and lately I constantly feel like I’m being watched, judged, or treated differently. Recently, I was booked off because I was dealing with severe dental pain and an infection. I had taken medication for the pain, and I ended up oversleeping and failing to notify the school properly that morning (one hour after school started, I have an assistant who is able to run the class if I am not there). I know I should have communicated, and I take responsibility for that. At the same time, it wasn’t because I didn’t care or simply decided not to show up. I was unwell, in pain, on medication, and genuinely slept through everything. The repeated questioning and the way the situation was handled left me feeling deeply embarrassed, singled out, and anxious. The problem is that this isn’t only about one incident. I’ve already felt unhappy and undervalued for a while. It seems like certain teachers are always given opportunities, responsibilities, and room to grow, while I fe
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I just wanted to report that my classroom was painted AND white boards were refinished. Not only that, my windows were fixed (they fell out if you tried to open them,) AND beautiful shades were installed. No one gets paint! I have been asking for repairs for 4 years. I teach in a hot old trailer that is falling apart. I am so excited I wanted to share. New teachers, treating your custodians nicely is the way. sometimes, miracles happen. submitted by /u/BubblyRhubarb9611 [link] [comments]
I have been in education for 30+ years in the same district. This is in my hometown and it is notorious in our state for being disfunctional. I have had a LOT of administrators in my career, mostly ranging from mid to colossally horrible and toxic. For those of you out there who have had good to phenomenal admin, what traits made them good and what would you advise potential admin to take from this? (Not me. I’d rather have wood chunks shoved under my fingernails than become an admin. But there are a lot of potential admin in this group so maybe your advice could make teaching and learning better for others if those future admin took this to heart.) submitted by /u/Key-Author-2014 [link] [comments]
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I have a reputation at my school of making pretty solid lesson plans, accompanying materials, slideshows, etc. I really like to keep stuff neat and organized so I have folders and labels in Google Drive with units and the order the lessons should come in. I even color code the folders using the organize function. Then, because I don’t like being a dick, I share it all with my team and it inevitably gets shared with the admin in charge of my content. Well for the past five years I have been moved from subject to subject and I know it’s because of my lesson plans! Each teacher at my school has two preps within their subject and one elective like subject on average. I’m always kept within my subject but my grade level is constantly changing and don’t even get me started on my elective! It’s the same cycle, a new curriculum is adopted or a team is full of young/new teachers, I’m moved over as a team lead, I make everything, and I’m moved again and expected to leave all my stuff behind. Thi
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I genuinely need advice. It was announced during back to school training that our school is integrating the use of 2 AI programs (not sure yet if their expressed purpose). I have a very deep personal objection to the use of AI, and I don’t know how to handle it. Do I just quietly not use it? Do I say something? I am so heartbroken as our water, air, and land is being destroyed by data centers and our school corp jumped right on board. submitted by /u/amanferg [link] [comments]
Context: I teach high school chemistry, and my district does not require test retakes or test corrections. I’m curious what others do when it’s your choice. I don’t currently offer retakes. I give students a week of notice, study guides, review activities, and practice problems, so I feel I’ve already provided plenty of support before the test. Part of me also thinks high school is where students should learn that sometimes you don’t do as well as you hoped. Here, they can learn from failure and, if needed, retake a course for free. In college, failing often means paying tuition to retake those units, and many professors don’t offer exam retakes. Do any of you offer retakes mainly so you can tell parents/admin that students had another opportunity? I also worry some students will put in less effort the first time if they know a retake is available, and I honestly don’t have the time or mental energy to manage retakes. I’m specifically looking to hear from teachers whose district or sch
Just wanted to get a consensus from everyone. Our management has dropped a new task on us as floor nurses that we are now responsible for obtaining pre-authorization from private insurance companies for our patients to be admitted to an inpatient bed from the emergency psych department. In my 13+ years, I have never been tasked with this. To me, that should be covered by UR or the billing department, or anyone else besides the floor nurse with a full patient load and a million other tasks. Tell me how it works on your unit or in your hospital. I feel like I'm going crazy. Tell me I'm not crazy before I reach out to our union. :) submitted by /u/Content-Flight6371 [link] [comments]
I'm going into my 7th year teaching and I feel like the jaded veteran eyes are finally staring back at me in the mirror this morning. My school isn't a great school. It's the worst of the high schools in the district, but there is good students here that care and need a little extra help. I've spent hours outside my contract time doing the best I can to help and assist them where they need it to hopefully get them out of the violence so many of them fall into post graduation. I've had a couple rough years most involving a perennial nepo baby who came into the school recently and got instantly promoted to positions myself and others who have been there longer had been working towards. This last year I finally found myself in a decent spot where I was working with people I liked and teaching a class I liked. I returned to school this week to get some preliminary work done to find out I've been moved around again and no one felt the need to tell me when the admin first got the information
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It's crazy. Want to be a CRNA? You could, but then people will just think you have an ego and are just in it for the money Want to be a NP? You could, but everyone will think you're trying to replace the job of physicians. Why can't people not be tilted towards hating a certain career because ONE nurse you worked with was a pain? It's mind boggling. submitted by /u/Elegant_Bee849 [link] [comments]
Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by forgetting an interval of restraint charting and been called back to fix it 🙋🏼♀️ I got home after a 12 hour 15K step shift and was so so so excited to shower …. And I get a call saying I forgot my 18:00 restraint charting 🤦🏼♀️ Sigh. submitted by /u/MurkyDevelopment6348 [link] [comments]
I'm in my fifth year of teaching. High school Geometry. 9th graders. Every single year I put in so much effort, especially into the first week. Ice breakers, games, activities, group work, still to get to know them. And every single time I might have 1, maybe 2 students who actually enjoy them. Every other student just whines and groans and complains "Bruh I don't wanna say no motherfuckin thing about myself." This year I kinda just want to get everyone in, go over the syllabus, and then give them a 20 question geometry pre test due at the end of class that's not graded but just for SLO (student learning objective). Maybe some crosswords and coloring sheets for when they're done, and I put on some smooth calming jazz music. Just chill, low effort stuff. I'm already in the process of trying to transition out of teaching anyways. And then on day 2 and after just go into teaching. Usually I do pre printed out guided notes, I write the standards and objectives on the board, I put memes in
I started my shift at 2300. I do internal travel float pool. I was at an outlier hospital that I haven’t been to in over a year. I was on a “surgical care suite” floor. I got shitty report and was told that this pt (we will call him Mr. AAA) was on a heparin drip and had a AAA repair 7 days prior. I go in after report, do a quick assessment and pt reports his last BM was 9 days ago. WTF. Not mentioned during report but whatever. He was getting oxy PRN q4 around the clock so it checks out. His abd was rounded, no pain, had faint hypoactive sounds and was passing gas so that’s reassuring. I need to address this but it’s not emergent at this time and I have 3 other patients to get report on so I made a mental note to circle back on this. I move on to verify Mr. AAA’s heparin drip settings and then I see a full bag of K 20meq hanging from IV pole. It was spiked and tubing was in a pump channel but the pump channel was off and tubing was not connected to the pt’s IV. Great, during report th
I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Our superintendent sent out a statement that say if one of your allotted PTO days falls on a professional development day, you must make up the hours and sessions during your off-contract time. Is that even legal? In this case, I’m essentially forfeiting my time off aren’t I? If I worked at McDonalds and took a day off, they couldn’t tell me to come in and make up the hours unpaid outside of my regular schedule. Unless they are replacing the hours into my leave bank after making up the time, they are stealing time from me. Am I looking at this the wrong way? submitted by /u/Interesting_Jelly224 [link] [comments]
I landed the nursing job at Cedars Sinai!! Officially moving to LA!! submitted by /u/JJKandJournaling [link] [comments]
So I retired at the end of last year after only a few years of teaching (middle school).I am an energetic and efficient person who has had many jobs over my lifetime, including hard and stressful jobs. Some jobs were so difficult that at night I'd be burnt out and exhausted, some jobs were so difficult that I would often cry as I was leaving work. I have never in my lifetime experienced anything as hard as teaching. On every single level, teaching absolutely killed me. Trying to get and keep the attention of a room full of students who really did not care about their grades, and why should they? We weren't really allowed to fail them, practically the best we could do is give them a d, and kids did not care. They knew they were just going to be passed through and they were. The students also knew that there was no real discipline at the school, the worst that might happen to you is you might get sent to the principal's office where the principal would talk to you about why you did what
Had an established appointment for my work physical at 0800. Get there 5-7 min early, park, and walk to the front entrance to enjoy the morning sun. There are two other vehicles in the parking lot (this is relevant). A moment later a man and woman get out of one of the vehicles and as the man approaches he asks if the door is open yet? I look up and he’s got a fish hook in his left pointer finger. I introduce myself and ask if I can take a closer look. The nail bed is cracked, the barb is buried, the finger is numb and pale. The front doors open up and as I turn to walk in there is another gentleman walking past me to enter. This is the other vehicle in the parking lot. The 3 of us walk inside, there are 3 receptionists. One asks for the first person, I wave my hand to the fish hook and tell him you have an emergency you can take my appointment. Apparently, this pissed off the other patron. “Hey man, I was here before both of you and I have an appointment, who the fuck are you to cut m