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This is for anyone asking if they’re too old to start school here is your answer. submitted by /u/Learning-life8 [link] [comments]
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Hi everyone. I am not a nurse myself, but I wanted to ask about something going on. This morning my boyfriend who has been an ER trauma nurse for almost 16 years was forcefully admitted to a nearby psych ward because his crazy ex called the cops on him saying he was homicidal, suicidal, and violent. He was dragged out of his house in handcuffs this morning and dragged to the hospital to be evaluated. Very dramatic situation. I’m not too worried they’re gonna say anything about his evaluation, but I’m worried about his job and license. As I said, I am not in this field so I’m not sure on how it works, but he was telling me he could lose his job and even his license just for having been put there, even if the doctors clear him. Obviously that would be a big deal and ruin his career and he’s very worried about it, so I thought I’d come here to ask how likely is that really? We live here in Nashville TN, and I wouldn’t think as long as they clear him they could take his license away right?
I work on a med-surg floor and called a rapid on my pt the other day; it was her third in 24 hours. Not doing well, low BPs, acidotic, kidneys failing, boatload of comorbidities. Our DON happened to be up on the floor, so one of the nurses told her about it, so like maybe she could help facilitate transfer to ICU for this pt. She walked into the room during the rapid, looked around for about 30 seconds, then whispered something to my ANM and walked out. My ANM looked and me and said “she said your tubing isn’t labeled.” During the rapid still mind you. Pt didnt get transferred to ICU until the night shift team came in and they put her on ECMO. Nursing in 2026. submitted by /u/pyropinkie [link] [comments]
losing hope: been a nurse for almost 5 years. All ICU. Trying to relocate from SD to Northern, CA/ Sacramento ( where i’m from, only moved originally d/t spouse being in military) Ive been applying to jobs for past 3 months with only 1 call back. I currently work for kaiser but bc its a different nurse union, I get zero seniority and basically just seen as external. I dont want to travel d/t needing health ins. for my family. Any advice or success stories ? Pls share as i need some hope . Just want to move back to be close to my family and friends and feel so stuck 😭 submitted by /u/Purple_Spinach6926 [link] [comments]
May I ask if you have encountered the machine Diacare SWS 4000? Company is pushing for us to start treatments without Diasafe filters telling us because the water test is good. The clinical team is fighting back. We are insisting that we're not going to operate without the Diasafe filters. submitted by /u/cetirizinemydessert [link] [comments]
What would you guys do if you picked up a night shift LTC and a resident clogs their toilet with adult briefs, handfuls of rubber gloves, and toilet paper at 1 am, toilet’s overflowing and has half flooded the shared room, and you can’t even see a shut off valve to stop the water? So what I did was call the AIT and let them know what was going on. She says we should put the nightstand in front of the bathroom door. I tell her she’s not understanding what I’m telling her and I tell her maintenance needs to come in because I can’t see us fixing this issue on our own. She reluctantly says she’ll call him. So then he calls and asks me what’s going on and I tell him. He asks where the water is coming from and I tell him it’s overflowing from the top, but I think it’s flooding at the bottom too, I just couldn’t be sure because it’s all just flooded at this point. He’s clearly frustrated with my description and he says THAT’S NOT HOW TOILETS WORK. I didn’t really know what to say to that so I
I’m switching to days on my current unit and tonight was my last night shift. I just said goodbye to everyone and got hugs and definitely cried. Which is ridiculous considering I’m coming back at 7 am to be charge on day shift literally tomorrow morning 😂 but I can’t help but feel sad even though I am excited to move to day shift. submitted by /u/awilliams1017 [link] [comments]
Hey so I’m a new grad 3 months off orientation and had my first code today. Pt had been tachy 110-120s baseline and suddenly I get a call and they’re 40s. I know that’s just not right so I run in and just know something isn’t right. Immediately everything feels wrong. I book it out and ask someone else to assess and putting the pieces together I’m sure I either looked or sounded like a mess because I remember someone else call for the code cart (nobody had even been in yet) and about three people start running. At one point I hear someone ask about a pulse and I just feel so incompetent, I’m so bad at finding pulses, it takes me minutes to locate on a stable pt- and especially in an emergency situation I don’t trust myself. Someone else says no pulse, we call a code, honestly don’t remember what happened, but everyone else is getting stuff and I’m on the chest. But this has all been about 2 minutes, and they were just brady on the monitor, even when we started CPR. Thank goodness we go
guys, im at work (nightshift on med/surg WOOHOO!) and i was just listening to one of my patient’s hearts. all of a sudden, her heart starts talking! like, a full-on sentence. i was FREAKED OUT. and then i realized, oh my god, she’s on the phone and i can hear whoever she is talking to through my stethoscope 😱 so freaky submitted by /u/Lazy_Ad_3857 [link] [comments]
hi all i got floated to the ER as an ICU nurse to handle ICU holds. i started off in the MICU as a new grad and only been in about 3 codes give or take. i had a patient (who was under MICU) code in the ED. they handed the patient off to me at 445pm after i had just transferred my other patients upstairs. the nurse who was caring for the patient told me why they came in and what the residents were doing (they were trying to put in an arterial line and central line). he was already intubated by the time the patient was handed off to me. so when the patient was handed off to me the o2 sats were in the freakin 70s even after intubation, HR up to the 160s and these residents are still trying to poke at this poor man to get an Aline in that they failed at like 5x but they wanted an accurate BP. theyre aware of this the whole time, the man is still awake and intubated, i was asking for sedation and no orders were being placed. they wanted me to start a heparin drip for a suspected PE so i did
This may sound like a silly question. I’ve noticed that some nursing careers drain the life out of you and make you miserable, like any other career there are good and bad experiences. Have you guys worked in any specialties that allowed you to still retain some joy in your life Edit: I’m seeing a lot of really cool whimsical careers in here and some great advice, I’ve got a lot of hope now knowing that there are so many options to choose from haha submitted by /u/Kitchen-Slice6644 [link] [comments]
I live in BC (Vancouver Island!). I just left my corporate banking career of 10 years because it made me feel so empty and like I was never contributing to anything meaningful. I’m 30 y/o, and looking for my next career move. Nursing has been quietly calling my name for a few years now, and on paper I think I’d be a great nurse. But every single person I talk with can only tell me “Don’t do it”. These are people I trust, but I also can’t help but to think “Well, maybe it’ll be different for me?”. So please, those of you who don’t regret going into nursing… who are you? Why do you think you love it? What do you love about it? What type of nursing do you do? Should I listen to those around me? Thanks in advance!! submitted by /u/Icy_Beat_7106 [link] [comments]
I'm a 100 percent disabled Veteran that uses a CBD CBN gummy from a reputable company in California that provides a Certificate of Analysis. The level of THC is less than 0.3 percent.... My drug test came back positive for marijuana THC 😳 The hospital's corporate headquarters are in Tennessee (Ardent Health) with a zero drug tolerance policy, so I'm betting that my job offer will be rescinded. I clearly won't be taking CBN or CBD anymore and will have to rely solely on Ambien for sleep, which in itself is problematic. I deployed to Iraq 3 times as a Medic, so either zero sleep or constant nightmares is my daily life. Does anyone have any useful advice or have positive insight? submitted by /u/Lopsided_Rutabaga930 [link] [comments]
I think I just want to rant, feel free to comment, dog me, cheer me up, whatever you'd like, I'm so tired and defeated idgaf. Job market is absolute dog shit. I quit my last job at which I climbed the ladder a bit and made it to director status where it made me want to jump off said ladder (for psych purposes, just passively a joke. Haha). Did not have a job lined up, circumstances were getting very unreasonable very fast. I've been unemployed for 2 months now and, between AI filters, having only mostly psych experience and god knows what the fuck else is in my way, I am having a hard time landing an interview. I tailor my resume, have used Chat GPT to edit it, and all things I am to do... almost nada. I got a phone interview with a bigger hospital system and haven't heard back about moving forward or not. I am currently interviewing at a promising facility but their pay for the leadership role is 25k+ less than what I made priorly. Cool. Better than nothing, but it's an hr away from w
Our hospital is about to do away with report. The floors are pissed. Give me the good, the bad, the ugly. I think people are going to quit over this. 🪦 Edit: this really took off. Thank you to everyone that replied. We are having a very large meeting coming up with executive leadership and the concerns you brought forward I plan to take with me to this meeting. submitted by /u/Hour-Caterpillar170 [link] [comments]
I am not a newer nurse, been a nurse for several years, but I switched hospitals and am orienting to my new facility. Last night I was giving IV steroids and oxycodone to a patient. I accidentally and stupidly threw out the vial in the sharps and then stupidly the oxycodone (in its package) as well. This has never happened to me in all my years, but of course it happens as I’m orienting to my new place. I told my preceptor. She said we would waste it in the pyxis, and change my first administration as not given and write a note in the MAR. Then I would retake the oxycodone to actually give to the patient. I put in note that med fell in sharps and wasted with preceptor who happened to be charge nurse. I’m now paranoid though that I should arc it up even more to cover myself? My preceptor and charge nurse said I am fine, but still it is my license on the line. At my old job, I’d probably just call pharmacy just to ask them, but the others said I am fine. Am I just overthinking this? subm
Hi all, I’m not nor was I ever a nurse, but I was a medication aide and passed meds for many. I’ve got the adhd something fierce too, so I was always just entertaining myself while working. One of my favorites was coming up with med based movie titles. Idk, it just always made me laugh, things like “The Fast and The Furosemide” or “When Harry Metoprolol” or “The Devil Takes Pradaxa” Didn’t have Reddit at the time, but something just reminded me of this so I figured I’d share. If you come up with some good ones lay em on me! submitted by /u/Tight_Instance_220 [link] [comments]
https://www.reddit.com/r/nursing/s/V0adR2kplp https://www.reddit.com/r/nursing/s/2BikfrUe9W FRIENDS! RNs! PRACTITIONERS! LEND ME YOUR EARS!!! The fridge is here. The fridge has been installed. Someone even cleaned it. Thank you to this community for helping make this common abuse of power in healthcare, visible to the world. We see you. Thank you. submitted by /u/FreckledSunVamp [link] [comments]
As the title says I’m 22 female, a registered nurse, live in Toronto. Single. No dependents. I will hit my 1 year practicing as a nurse in September Have about 15k saved up, honestly not happy with this figure feel like it could be closer to 20-21k but I had a rough start. Moved a bunch, financially supporting my mom. I don’t have any additional financial support. I pay my own rent, grocery bills, student loans etc. Is this good enough for where I’m at in life? How much should I aim to save for my second year practicing as a nurse submitted by /u/SeaworthinessOne8274 [link] [comments]
SIENA HEALTHCARE (Named misspelled for legal reasons) So the skilled nursing home I currently work at has been a work in progress for a long time.. we had a nursing meeting this morning and the DON was telling us floor nurses to ensure that we are having the CNAs do check and changes every two hours. And I simply told her they only give us about 20 washcloths per night and we have 29 patients in a unit.. most of the CNA’s have to limit the amount of times they are changing people simply because we do not have wipes or washcloths.. how are we supposed to change 20+ people with that. I told her I’m going to start counting every single wash cloth we get and documenting the times we get them. She said that information was very helpful and she will look into it. I guess they are ordering the max amount of washcloths and towels every month that the budget allows.. but the CNA’s have been throwing them away. Hopefully something gives.. I really want to stay and try to improve this place but i
During report today I had a comment made that really just say funny with me. For some background, I’m on orientation in a surgical ICU (TL2), as I just switched hospitals and was working at a smaller hospital in their ICU which operated much like a MICU. Some of the nurses on this floor are very particular and “Type A”. They want a whole mini book on the patient. I’ve noticed this and tried to make sure I’m building reports that include as much as possible while considering things that I may find minuscule and ensuring I include them to try to meet the needs of other nurses who don’t operate like I do (which is totally fine). I gave a pretty good report IMO. Decent time-line, head to toe, relevant/out of range labs, drips, lines, etc. There was only one thing, maybe two, that was asked by receiving nurse I didn’t know. Tried to make light conversation and said something along the lines of “sorry, I’m type B and try my best to make sure I write everything as I’ve noticed a lot of the nu
I had a patient go under full anesthesia to get a fish hook removed from a limb. No blood vessels, nerves or other structures were in danger. The patient was simply too afraid to get it done with lidocaine, a nerve block or even conscious sedation. So they underwent surgery to get the hook point pushed through, snipped off and the hook pulled back out (and the subsequent wash out). It took less than five minutes. Didn’t even need stitches or packing. A foam adhesive dressing (like a band-aid), antibiotics, tetanus shot and otc pain medicine. I was really surprised that the physician allowed the risk of anesthesia. submitted by /u/ArkieRN [link] [comments]
With new grad season in full swing, this is my piece of advice. Don’t do it. Especially not the attendings. submitted by /u/postertoast [link] [comments]
Not sure if anyone out there gets me on this, but I have to say it. Don't misunderstand me here: It's not like I came out here to magically end up in the Bay area making 3 trillion gold doubloons in a week, I'm not delusional. I HAD to move to the west coast for housing reasons completely outside of my career. But now the CA BRN has me upside down by the short n curlies. I'm a brand new grad nurse (May) and just passed the NCLEX last Tuesday for the state I'm originally from (VA). I immediately slammed my license into the endorsement app the same day, without even bothering to celebrate. I guess they get away with it because of the salaries of RNs in the state in general (which honestly with this CoL, who cares), but its absolutely ludicrous. I'm guessing they have like 2 people with dyslexia and a dog wearing glasses working these applications at any one time. There are multiple pitfalls and rules that your school BETTER have adhered to.... doesn't matter if (like me) it was an ACEN-a
Just got called a Big N*gger from an inmate because he was upset he was only getting valium and meclizine instead of tylenol as well….(Our protocol is if its not ordered we cannot give it. Even if its OTC.) He is being treated for withdrawls. That is why he got the Diazepam. Also, I only said he MAY get the tylenol because usually they are ordered PRN. Like my bad big dog, Im sorry its not ordered. Whats the worst thing you’ve been called? submitted by /u/Any-Effort732 [link] [comments]
The big beautiful (ugly) bill is cutting Medicaid funding which is currently making mine and everyone's job so much harder. Our resources got cut, no more overtime, and more duties are put on our charge nurses. If a nurse misses their break due to lack of help, the charge nurse get sent to the metaphorical guillotine. Our cool management is now micromanaging everyone just so they don't get reprimanded by their higher ups who are trying to save money due to these budget cuts. I am seriously having concerns for patient safety. Life was good, and now I have extreme anxiety going into work. Thank you. submitted by /u/Spare_Reward9137 [link] [comments]
I thought you might all appreciate some epidemiological guidance. submitted by /u/molesen [link] [comments]
I’m a nurse that is opposite of a nurse on day shift, my residents have come to us night shift nurses stating she’s an rn when she’s an lpn and the residents know. she is bullying any person that comes onto the unit that’s new or does anything nice, she gossips so badly and she’s always messing up orders, prog notes then turns around and criticizes anyone that remotely does something small or even says something she doesn’t like when they’re not even talking to her… any suggestions on how to get her to stop. submitted by /u/novcaine_13 [link] [comments]
Hi. So I had got to work on Sunday and this family started questioning me about my race and heritage which I didn't want to talk about, but they kept on. Anyway, they got upset once I told them and made a scene then fired me. Does this happen often? It feels so weird to care about it submitted by /u/FloatingWalrus5 [link] [comments]
I’m around 6 months off orientation and I feel like this is my lowest point yet, especially since they are so close together. I honestly just feel really bad because I didn’t realize what I did was wrong and I know this is a big gap in my knowledge. The first mistake that came up was that I was giving dilaudid and I had to waste to give the appropriate dose. I wasted with another nurse and unfortunately I accidentally threw away the bottle in the med room. I realized this in the pt’s room and realized I had nothing to scan. So I went out and asked another nurse to waste the remaining so I can pull another so I had something to scan. I didn’t think this was issue because I wasted the first dose but the next day they flagged me because of the fact I pulled two doses. I learned now that it’s better to get a WOW and just scan the med from the pyxis and cancel so it doesn’t look like I grabbed two. I just feel horrible because while it’s a common mistake, I feel like I’m in the wrong due to
Just ended my 1st week in the ED. I'm not even inexperienced or new grad. That's all. Just wanna let shit go today. </3 submitted by /u/Top-Spinach-5747 [link] [comments]
What’s the wildest refusal/allergy you’ve seen charted or had to document? submitted by /u/Ok-Pea-7977 [link] [comments]
Obviously HIPAA is super important but does anyone else feel like it’s really just used to punish and intimidate nurse more than it’s actually used for its intended purpose. God forbid you talk too loudly at the nurses station about “the patient in 5”, but somehow answering phone calls and giving out patient info is ok because someone said they are the patient’s relative? Even with the “pass code” system. Okay so a creative family member got the code and then were given PHI over the phone… how is that our fault? What about the hallway beds in the ER are HIPAA compliant? Or the curtained off exam rooms for that matter? I’m annoyed that a nurse can get in trouble for going into the patient’s room for a regular med pass. Let me explain. If the patient has a visitor, the onus is on the nurse to ask the patient if it is okay to discuss medical things in front of said visitor. And then the nurse can still get in trouble if the patient didn’t feel comfortable asking their own visitor to leave
I work in home health and was just informed from an exterminator that I have bed bugs in me and my husband's room only. The exterminator said it had to have come from one of my clients since I work home health. I informed my supervisor but what should my job be able to do for me? submitted by /u/FlatInitiative9040 [link] [comments]
OMGGGGGG yesterday my hospital sent out one of those fake phishing emails telling us about a fake 5% wage increase and asking us to click for info. You can imagine how that went. This morning, they sent out an apology. I am cackling over here. submitted by /u/janekathleen [link] [comments]
I'm just curious because I recently heard of a 22 weeker being admitted. My niece was born at barely 25 weeks after a placental abruption and is now 12 with many developmental delays and challenges in her life. She is the sweetest girl and I'm so glad she's with us. I am not a NICU mom, or a NICU nurse, just a concerned Aunt (and trauma RN) that was up there every day and saw the saw the heroic efforts of the nurses and staff. These babies struggle so much, and our technology is getting so advanced. Is there a point where it is unethical to pursue life prolonging measures when the quality of life is so uncertain? My niece is doing fairly well now and can eat on her own and doesn't use oxygen anymore, but does require assistance with ADLs and other basic tasks. I can't imagine being a parent in that position, but have been thinking about this a lot, especially as our reproductive rights laws change. submitted by /u/dopaminegtt [link] [comments]
I want to start off by saying I mean absolutely no disrespect. The general public is already nasty enough towards us…the last thing I want to do is cause a rift between us nurses. We have a tough job that doesn’t get the respect it deserves…but I really need to get this off my chest. I’ve been a peds ER nurse for 12 years now, and worked straight nights for close to 6 years. Due to some family issues, I went back to a rotating schedule. I don’t think I really thought this through. Let me also say, I’ve known some of these nurses for 5+ years, and they’ve always been pleasant towards me when giving report. But I wasn’t prepared for the nastiness and clique nature between my day shift colleagues. The pettiness is just bizarre. Just in the past couple of weeks, I’ve heard of numerous rumors being spread. Just yesterday, there was a group 20-something year old nurses talking about one nurse who found out she was pregnant. The one nurse says “I wonder who the father is” and the entire group
I am a nursing student in AB I am heavily covered in tattoos, especially one arm is a horror sleeves. My other sleeve has a tiger, and then a graveyard and what not. But my other sleeve is Classic horror movies. I am thinking it’s best to cover them while in school, and at work? submitted by /u/Thewaverlyplace [link] [comments]
Disclaimer: I love almost all of my NICU families and really enjoy supporting them in any way that I can. I am not hating on NICU parents; we've just had a recent influx of parents who are impossible to please and I could use a laugh. I'll go first: The dayshift nurse put a pacifier in my patient's bed. When my shift began, the baby was sleeping soundly, so I just sat it off to the side. There is nothing in the chart that says the baby cannot have a paci. Parents come in for care time, notice the paci, and mom loses her mind. "WHO GAVE THAT TO HIM? DID YOU GIVE THAT TO HIM? WHY DOES HE HAVE THAT? I WANT TO KNOW WHO DID THAT!" I just threw it away and said I would make a note in the chart. I got "fired" by a dad because I asked if he would like to learn how to change the baby's diaper. Baby was barely 36 weeks and had just been moved to an open crib. We had the baby dressed in a onesie and a sleeper. Dad was mad that we had baby dressed in layers because it made it "too hard" to change
When I was a baby nurse they hired me in a small ICU unit with no experience. I worked nights and we didn’t have any intensivists or pulmonologists in the unit so if someone needed to be intubated it was a call to anesthesia and someone on call would come. It was always a stranger that didn’t have any rapport with our unit really. One night we had to page for anesthesia and they came up and asked me for the “time and date” I’m like what are you asking me that for, I told her the information and she looked at me like the idiot I was and said ETOMIDATE. I had never heard of this med before and my coworkers quickly got the proper drugs pulled up. submitted by /u/BeneGezzeret [link] [comments]
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I don’t know how to feel about this. I’m mostly pissed because it’s just another task for us to do and I’m sure doing it is taken into consideration when evaluating us for our raises. I work on medsurg, so this is something I will have to do for every patient, potentially 6, at the end of my shift. I know I can have AI do it but I’m not really even understanding what the whole point of the task is. Why am I having to summarize what I did all day? submitted by /u/juiceboxith [link] [comments]
I attached a link. I copypasta'd a bunch from the article. I didn't want to use the "Discussion" tag, because truly, I am at a loss for words. So I don't even know where I'd begin a discussion... Thoughts, anyone? https://www.techspot.com/news/113092-new-york-hospital-replaces-12-nurses-ai-prompting.html#google_vignette In New York, 12 nurses were laid off on Sunday and replaced by AI-powered software, some of whom had worked at the hospital for decades. The move came not long after the city's nurses went on strike and won a three-year contract. It's also led to warnings about the quality of care the AI will offer. According to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the layoffs, made by the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, were a direct result of the AI-powered software provided by Datavant. Montefiore described it as a nonclinical program that helps facilitate the paperwork process. The software replaces 12 utilization review nurses who examine patient records and demon
I have orientation Friday and I was wondering when the first drug test will be. Will it be at orientation? Will it be shorty after orientation? Or will it be before clinicals? submitted by /u/HopeAppropriate5802 [link] [comments]
I’m new-ish at my job been here a few months. I try to be pretty approachable, make little conversation. I brought in krispy kreme (enough for both shifts). I offer to help whenever and wherever I can. But nobody talks to me at all unless I start the conversation first. Someone was doing a coffee run and got everyone’s orders but didn’t ask for mine even through I was right there. I haven’t been mean or overly friendly at all (to my knowledge). My old unit was sort of the same but not as bad as this unit. It makes me feel a little bit unwelcome. Is this a universal murse experience? submitted by /u/diclofenac-sodium [link] [comments]
terrified shitting my pants rn- please everyone tell me i’m a genius and i’ll pass i’ve been doing the archer assessments all day even though most people say don’t do it day before or you’ll psych yourself out- who could’ve known they were right huh? anyways i had all high and very high probability’s on my readiness assessments but then i got one borderline and im spiraling- it’s 8 am tomorrow morning, is it too late to reschedule or do i just pray and suck it up? submitted by /u/Old-Historian-2520 [link] [comments]
Currently at Stanford children’s hospital (LPCH)…but considering making the switch to UCSF due to my long commute from the city. I have an interview lined up next week with UCSF Mission Bay. Honestly, minus the strenuous commute, I love my unit at Stanford. The teamwork is great. My coworkers are awesome. Can’t beat the pay. But I have no plans of relocating out of the city and this commute is getting the best of me these days. I also don’t have a ton of seniority at Stanford that I’d be leaving behind. I would love any thoughts or input if anyone has experiences with being a staff employee at either hospital! Thank you! submitted by /u/buffbikinibarbie [link] [comments]
I'm on a new unit and so am fairly unfamilar with my new manager. I am also not loving the switch and already thinking about leaving. Just some background. Last week, I worked two shifts where I did not get a lunch break; one was during my regularly scheduled shift and none of the three of us working were able to take a break. The other time, I was working a different, later shift than I normally do, so planned to take my break later but I ended up getting sent home early for low census. I just today noticed that my manager added a 30-minute break into that latter shift, as if I had ultimately left the hospital a half an hour later than I did. I feel like this is the last straw for me in a new job that I have not been loving, but other than getting tf out, should I act on this? The funny thing is that I had been planning on adding a break in there just to not getting a "talking to" about it (and because technically I did have the opportunity to take a break about 3-4 hours in but had a
Would you choose comfort or experience as a nurse? I’m a nurse working in home care in the Middle East, and I’ve been struggling with some regret over a recent decision. For the past 2 years, I had a bedridden patient who was very chill, and the family was okay to work with. The setup was 3 days staying in the patient’s home, then 4 days off every week. We were allowed to sleep there, but honestly, I never slept well. Being paid hourly while staying in also drained me, and I’ll admit that because of the exhaustion, I wasn’t always able to give 100% care. Because of that, I asked to be transferred. Now I’ve been reassigned to a more advanced case — a bedridden patient with a trach and ventilator. This is actually something I prayed for before because I wanted to improve my skills. But the schedule is now 12 hours a day for 5 days, plus about 30 minutes travel each way. The problem is… I regret leaving my previous patient. I feel like I made a hasty decision. I gave up overtime that made