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Edit to say- thank you all for the great advice and insight. Think I have what I needed now. And thank you all for what you do! I just spent 5 days in a med/surge unit for sepsis. The nurses were fucking awesome. Aside from excellent care; I didn’t have any family that could come up, and they made a not great time better. What’s a good thank you I can send them all? I assume food, but wanted to ask you all. Thank you! submitted by /u/AggravatingCase6405 [link] [comments]
Particularly Alabama and surrounding states. I’m a new grad NICU RN in Oregon. I feel very lucky because I am paid a great wage and enjoy union protections like mandatory breaks covered by a dedicated meal/break nurse, and strictly regulated patient ratios (no more than 3 patients per nurse). Incidentally, I am at a state in life where my spouse and I are thinking about moving and exploring other parts of the country. Specifically, my parents (who live in Alabama) have been pushing hard for us to move closer to them so that they can play a more active role in our kids’ lives. They think the low COL would make up for the dramatic difference in wages, but the math isn’t working for me. Reading about nursing careers in that state, it seems like I’d be going to one of the worst possible areas for this profession! The pay is barely more than I made as a registration clerk while going through school, and I worry about my ability to handle larger assignments than I’ve been trained to expect.
Semi new teacher (been at the school since February). It's the first day of school, and I had to cover two classes plus my own. One teacher was absent, and the other teacher is on leave until October. Neither class had a substitute, so at first I gathered them in my room until the admins could figure out what was going on. Apparently this meant that EVERY class was coming to my room, including the lunch period. I had no preps, no time to get water, nothing. At the end of the day I was told I "should not have done that" and that there was no reason to have that many students in my room at once. I suppose I could have communicated the situation better, but I definitely don't think it's fair that admins placed signs on the empty classrooms directing them to my room, expect me to manage the situation, and then get mad that I took the initiative to help. Man, what a week this day has been. Hope everyone else had a good day today. Edit: to clarify, I only directed one class to enter my room.
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Obviously, we all wish we were still on break. My 1st period was complaining: "Just give us a break." "Lets watch a movie instead of doing work." "Why is our reading homework so easy?" I was going to have them watch an edpuzzle at the beginning of class, but because the video on edpuzzle originated on youtube, it was blocked and I had to shift to another opening activity. Like this was my chill class for the first few weeks of school. They were always so quiet, but now they're complaining so much. At least my other classes were pretty consistent. submitted by /u/Consistent-Row-9551 [link] [comments]
Hey y’all. I need a quick sanity check here. Working as an allergy nurse ATM, and sometimes we get patients who come to our clinic for their shots from other allergists. I have heard a few complaints from one specific allergist with the shots their patients received from me and it’s making me question my skills. Mind you, I’ve worked in the hospital giving subq heparin and stuff all the time. Correct me if I’m wrong, you want to pinch the upper arm fat towards the back of the arm and avoid being too close to the elbow, and also avoid being too central as you don’t want to hit the deltoid. Yet, she wants them higher and more central?? No other allergist has ever complained about my shots. Not to mention, many of this allergist’s patients are more heavy set, so I tend to have plenty of subq tissue to work with anyway. submitted by /u/camrivy17 [link] [comments]
I didn't find an actual sub for this but I thought I might ask you guys since i also work at I school and might face some same challenges. I’m 28 and this is my third day working as a receptionist at a school (KG–12, around 800 students). I have no previous receptionist experience, so obviously I’m still learning everything. The first two days were honestly fine. There’s a lot to learn, but I felt like I could handle it. Today my coworker had to leave unexpectedly because her daughter was sick, and unfortunately it happened around dismissal time, which is apparently one of the busiest parts of the day. I suddenly had multiple parents waiting, phones ringing, and I had to contact different sections to bring students out. The problem was that some of the sections weren’t answering my calls or weren’t responding quickly. One parent called asking where her son was because he still hadn’t been brought out. I contacted the section and asked them to bring him, then went back to the reception
High school teacher here absolutely sick of having to enforce cell phones. Our district just started a new complete cell phone ban… but has done nothing to support our teachers with it. We are still in charge of documenting and collecting the phones. Kids still bring them in every day. My solution?…. 17 and under? You get a phone with a very limited screen size. Maybe 2 inches by 2 inches. Makes it very easy to quickly identify a kid/teenager phone. You cannot download any apps that aren’t approved. It can call, it can text. 18 and over? You can now have a smart phone. Studies all over the place are confirming that cell phones are literally addictive. So treat smart phones like cigarettes: ban them. submitted by /u/RegisterFit1252 [link] [comments]
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I work on a unit that does rotating weekends. You have to work every 3rd weekend. My current schedule while being oriented didn’t allow me to predict what weekends I’d be working on my own. A few months ago, my wife’s family got us tickets to a NFL game and it happens to be the first Sunday I’m scheduled to work on my own. I asked if I could use PTO (I have like 60 hrs from working there as a tech and never taking it or calling out). I was told for the first time ever that you can’t use PTO on the weekend and have to find someone to switch shifts. I feel like this is a weird policy. I know I could just call out if I can’t find someone to cover, but it seems weird that we’d potentially put the staffing in a weird position that morning of I call out because I can’t find someone to switch. I asked friends on different units and they said this is the norm there, too. I have never heard of this, but used to work part time as a tech and I worked nearly every weekend. Wondering if my hospital
I have been a teacher for well over 37 years. Each year we are asked to contribute to the sunshine fund for people‘s weddings, family deaths, etc. etc. The cost is typically about $25 a year for me. It is nothing. However, I have noticed that those who run the fund definitely have their favorites. Someone getting married that they like and they are doing it up someone that they don’t care for not so much. At our school recently, I’d rather quiet teacher lost her mother. She got a card. Just last week or rather popular teacher lost her father. She got a card. There has been emails to cook food to come over. Also, putting together additional money, the list has been long. submitted by /u/Content-Name2693 [link] [comments]
I am almost 30 weeks pregnant and i work as a middle school teacher. I have teaching load of 6 periods per day each 50 mins in two separated parts of the school. Sometimes i need to finish a period in a class that is upstairs on one side of school then go to the next one that down stairs on the other side. Everyday i get home totally exhausted. Im having this high load bc we have shortage and since other teachers will be covering me when im on maternity the VPA thinks its only fair i take the higher load now, but physically this is killing me. Yesterday i had the worst back spasm i honestly thought it was contraction. Will it be inappropriate to ask for accommodation? submitted by /u/was1997 [link] [comments]
In the employee parking lot, out of sight of patients and visitors, facing the hospital. Happy retirement to whoever this is I guess... submitted by /u/nadiadala [link] [comments]
I’m a HS English teacher working in a private school in America. This is my fifth year teaching, and I just moved to a new school. I was told parent night is coming up and it seems too much to me. At my last school, we were allowed to leave before 4 (usually we had to stay until 4 every day) and the event wasn’t until 6-7. Here, we have to stay until 4 like normal, there’s a mandatory staff early supper at 4, and the parent night is from 5-7. Essentially, I’ll be here from 7:30-7:00 and that’s if the parents leave on time. So my contracted hours are 7:30-4:00, but on a random day I’m expected to stay 12 hours?? Am I crazy for being kinda irritated by that?? submitted by /u/Any-Yogurtcloset2909 [link] [comments]
I’m struggling with the new “safety-oriented” rules that keep being implemented. It makes school more difficult for the students, which leads back to making it more difficult for the teachers. I’m not looking for this to turn into a political debate, I just want to know what the end goal is if no gun regulations are put in place. All the school districts in my state banned backpacks in class two or so years before the pandemic. I almost wish we had those bizarre clear bags, at least the students wouldn’t be breaking their backs carrying everything in their arms. They have basically three options: 1. carry everything they need for the entire school day, all day. 2. split the day into AM and PM and go to their locker before or after lunch. or 3. go to their locker between every class, which is not feasible. Alternative bags (totes, briefcases, even the zip-up binders) are not permitted. This has been difficult enough for the students, but now there is a new rule prohibiting jackets in th
I just spent three days in the hospital and something really stood out to me. Every shift, when a new nurse would come in to introduce themselves, it was obvious they were on a sort of autopilot. Kind of a fake friendly demeanor. I would be polite, answer questions, and just be cooperative. After a few check ins, i would notice that every nurse would be more genuine with a much better attitude. The day i got discharged, the head nurse (i'm not sure what the official title would be) thanked me for being nice to everyone. even had a note in the system as "pleasant and polite" My question is, are there really that many bad patients? I know for sure some are awful but i get the feeling that most are assholes based on how detached the nurses looked submitted by /u/cmdtarken [link] [comments]
Just an update: I’ve decided that leaving this case is what’s best for me. I care deeply about my client, but between the severity of her behaviors and constantly feeling like I’m being expected to accommodate Mom’s work and personal schedule rather than the child’s actual schedule and needs, it has become too much. The day after the funeral, I still went to work, and Mom relieved me about 30 minutes late again even though she knew I had to go directly to my second job. Mom was also upset that I did not work on Labor Day, despite the fact that she was off work, home, and fully able to care for her child. She stated that she wanted to sleep in and have a break that day. Then today, Tuesday, I dealt with another significant behavioral episode where I was physically assaulted by my client. There have been so many incidents and boundary issues since I started this case, and at this point I no longer feel that staying is healthy or sustainable for me. So I’ve made the decision to resign fro
Dumb shit that goes through my head on a daily basis instead of actually nursing. Sorry for wasting your time submitted by /u/MikeMuench [link] [comments]
Peds ED nurse here, I’ve always wondered if NICU nurses got like first priority for taking in abandoned infants they’ve cared for: submitted by /u/Efficient_Ebb4074 [link] [comments]
Anyone else have this? So we’re about a month into school. A student (I have not seen but three times since the second week) emails me. They say they need a “packet” of work. I work hard to make engaging lessons where students are able to talk through think pair shares and also have bell ringer questions that are graded (usually easy A’s) to assess what they remember from yesterday’s lesson. Most of my activities are done in class with teams in collaborative groups with each member putting in their fair share with group evaluations at the end. Also, my tests and quizzes are monitored to prevent use of AI and they think I can just compile a “packet“ they can just Google everything and turn in even though they’ve missed almost every day so far? Our dis has had a lot of problems with absenteeism. Our school actually had to cut some positions due to lack of funding connected to decreased enrollment and attendance. Our superintendent doesn’t know why students who don’t show up are getting A
The audacity some kids have is crazy. I’m fortunate I haven’t actually dealt with that much disrespect as a teacher so far (but this is only year 3 for me lol). I’m a young woman, which already sets me up for more disrespect than older teachers or male teachers, but my actual students in my classroom respect me and listen to me. However, I hate having to enforce school rules outside of my classroom with kids I don’t know. My duty this year is to walk around the cafeteria and send kids on their phones to the lunch detention table. No, I don’t like it, but it’s what I’m getting paid to do, so I’ll do it. I’m all for teachers and admin being a united front on the whole phone ban thing, and consistency with discipline is something my school has been severely lacking in until this year. First kid I had to send was a kid I had taught before. He said “yes ma’am, I’m sorry” and GAVE ME A HUG, telling me he missed my class, before walking over to the table. Second kid, who I didn’t know, said “
What up homies! Currently, 3 years of ED experience with an ADN. I have ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NIH. I am finishing my first travel gig. The endgame goal is to get on at the VA for a long term career path. Goals are to set my family up for success; insurance, pension, and etc. I have looked into the grades and see that to make it to Nurse II I basically need a BSN no matter what. My question is, does it make more sense to continue local travel contracts while working on an online RN-BSN program. Once I get the BSN then start the process with the VA, so that I am at the higher grade? Or, does it make sense to get on as soon as possible so that the amount of time in the VA gets started. I start enjoying the benefits and increasing my steps, while working on the RN-BSN? My main concern is that if I start with the ADN and then get the BSN while working I might screw myself on getting to a higher grade/step. What is easier to get through the VA tuition reimbursement or for them to pay for sch
I’ve been full time dayshift for 3 years before that full time nights for 2. I am able to take a part time night position starting in November. I’m so ready to go part time but nervous about going back to nights. I’m just feeling a little burnt out FT. My hospital pays 100% of health insurance for my family for both PT and FT. I also planning on starting in person FNP school in May ( it has a 4 day a month class commitment). I would prefer part time days but an opening like that hasn’t happened in the last 4 years. Thoughts anyone submitted by /u/Vegetable-Pumpkin-46 [link] [comments]
I am a first year teacher working as the only alternative school teacher for a fairly large public school. My students use Apex, and my admin only wants them completing 3 activities a day, because if they do more than that, they’ll get done with their classes too early and stop showing up to school (not my rules). The past few years, students have just gotten 3 activities done and sat on their phones, but phones are now banned, which actually has helped them get their work done way better than previous years. My issue is, now I’ve got a group of Alternative School students for 3 and a half hours, and they only have work for about 50 mins of that time. I’ve been taking them on walks, doing lifeskills lessons, things like that, but oftentimes I end up with downtime, and the students just want to watch youtube or put their heads down. (If they’re done with their three activities, what else is there to do?). I am just a bit nervous, and I’m not sure what to do. I have no prep or grading be
New substitute teacher here. How do you manage 6th, 7th, and 8th grade kids who rough play/horse play around? Let's say they get their hands on each other, wrestle, fight for an item, jump around, play fight.... How do you break up this behavior and explain why it's not acceptable in school? What are some scripts you use to tell them horse playing is not acceptable? I need advice. submitted by /u/Avecadough [link] [comments]
I think our job has us see very sad and depressing things, but can we talk about the added fact that patients will tell us horrible things that happened to them in their lives also ? Like is it not enough I’m juggling angry patients, poor scheduling set up by my manager, stress from the job itself, seeing misery all around me at work but on top of that having to hear it from the patients every other day/ week ? My main priority throughout the shift I holding on to my happiness and it gets spent, a lot of shifts and I end up in debt with myself on the happiness meter. submitted by /u/MidHikeCrisis [link] [comments]
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do you enjoy being the only teacher in specific subject? do you hate it? I imagine you have full autonomy of that class curriculum and structure but also you are doing a lot of work yourself + no one to collaborate. submitted by /u/Wishstarz [link] [comments]
Hi guys I’m gonna be a new grad in December I am in Tacoma and I’m trying to get into a residency. I have applied as far as Everett and Covington all the way down to Olympia. I applied and haven’t heard anything back yet, I’m just scared I’m not gonna get a job after I graduate. What other jobs can I get as a new grad? I’m open to anything while waiting to get into a hospital residency. If you guys have any suggestions or options of what I should do pls let me know. TIA submitted by /u/Accomplished-Tea4973 [link] [comments]
Looking for some intel on Nashville for a new grad RN. Context is I’m graduating December in Memphis and have had a first round interview with Vanderbilt. No offer/salary discussion just yet. I can expect between $31-$33hr here in Memphis. We have a good life here so it’s not a Nashville or bust situation. That being said there’s things we like about Nashville too. Wife is 15 year NICU vet $45hr so I’m sure she will have no trouble finding a job. My question is will Nashville salaries make up for the cost of living differences between our two fair cities? submitted by /u/FreeProgress8298 [link] [comments]
Does anyone feel like teaching is slowly tainting their love of learning and education? I’m in my second year of teaching and I feel like I spend my entire work day trying to convince dozens of apathetic students that this thing I care so deeply about is important just for it to never get through to them. I have students that are actively rude to me, 1/3 of the students in my class won’t even turn in their assignments (but tbf i teach all on-level and no advanced this year), and lots put their head down or immediately tune me out if I speak for longer than a minute. I thought teaching high school English would allow me to have higher level discussions about literature, but a lot of my students don’t care about their own education in the slightest and constantly feeling the need to justify why critical thought and engaging with ideas is important to deaf ears is really starting to make me feel hopeless. Not only that, but constantly feeling the need to simplify or dumb down all my own a
Hey guys! I am a really good lecturer. I feel comfortable standing before a class and talking, giving direct instruction, etc. My methods professor is very familiar with my teaching style, but decided this semester that he wants me to branch out from the lecture and learn to facilitate class rather than have my hand on the wheel the whole time. Last week was my first day teaching, so i started with a lecture + guided notes. My mentor teacher emailed my professor with notes on my twaching and mentioned that I was a really good speaker and that the students enjoyed my storytelling and anecdotes. Tommorow for my lesson on government styles im doing expert groups, so having the students teach themselves for most of the class. I'd like some more ideas of what to do though. I feel my strength as a teacher lies in keeping the class engaged through speech and storytelling. Without that i'm worried the kids won't have as much fun in the class (which i know sounds backwards since most kids hate
virginia mason's ER- anyone know anything about it? i know it's not going to see much trauma because harborview is so close, but what are the vibes- more of an urgent care, critical access, critical patients? any insight is welcome!!! thank you :D submitted by /u/ktbaby1620 [link] [comments]
Hello! I’m a new grad nurse starting Week 5 of orientation. The most dreadful part of my shift is giving report. It’s so nerve-racking, and I have zero confidence when I’m doing it. English is not my first language, and I’ve been wondering: if I were a native English speaker, would my report actually be better? Honestly, I’m not sure. Because of my English, I also constantly doubt myself and think, “Did I hear that correctly?” when the outgoing nurse gives me report. It’s really getting to me. My weakest point is giving the plan . I don’t always know what the plan is, and no one has really told me what I’m supposed to include. Am I supposed to read the MD/team notes and figure out what they’re planning, then tell the incoming nurse? I get conflicted because that’s not information I personally received in report. Is reviewing the notes and communicating the plan also considered part of nursing report? So far, I haven’t had enough time to read through everything and figure out the plan b
Hi!! I’m a teacher, or a guide as we call it, in a Montessori school. I work primarily with ages 6-9, but also with 4-6. I’m an avid AI hater and refuse to use it. My boss has been increasingly using chat & AI to help her with her huge workload understandably. However this year I’m seeing more materials meant to be posted or used in our classroom made by AI with AI images. I would love to pose a question to my boss to address this. I’m having trouble finding any opinions online about the effects of AI images on young minds. Surely we don’t want them absorbing and believing so much AI to be real? Or is there benefit in exposure for them to decipher AI vs real in the future? Does anybody have any opinions on this or have seen anything related to this online I could look into? Thank you! submitted by /u/allison777 [link] [comments]
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I know how hard CNAs work with not near enough compensation. I think they are overworked and under appreciated, and I work with many great CNAs. With this being said, I am going to post about an issue I’m having on my floor with some CNAs. There are two CNAs on my unit that just have awful attitudes. I thought it was just towards me and figured maybe I said or did something to irritate them, so I took the attitude and just tried to be better with helping with their tasks (doing vitals, cleaning my patients etc-things I already do as a nurse because I KNOW that no job is below my title-patient care is patient care and I can wipe a butt as well as anyone else). But, I began to see other nurses get irritated too-and then began the patient complaints. For a variety of reasons, patients and/or their family members have come to me to complain. Usually regarding bad attitude or poor care, but mostly bad attitude. I have given pts/families my manager’s number or (back when we had a more presen
Hey all, Boston ER nurse here. I'm posting just to gain perspective on what the ERs are like in NYC. I have heard some of the horror stories regarding really shitty ratios and what not, but I am looking to hear from all five boroughs if possible. I really wanna know which hospitals to stay away from, and which are considered "good". I post this mainly out of curiosity, as I just recently had the opportunity to spend a week in this crazy amazing wonderful city and it really made me realize how small my home city is. I work in one of the big hospitals currently in Boston and would love to know how my experience stacks up against an NYC ER Nurse. Thanks! submitted by /u/shadowbuyer1212 [link] [comments]
Not much to say except I’m so stressed out and tired. Curriculum is a mess and I don’t know how it’s going to get fixed. I’m a new teacher (emergency certified) and already feel so lost. I want to cry but crying wasted time and I dont have time. Just needed somewhere to put my thoughts. submitted by /u/Appropriate-Lynx5553 [link] [comments]
I need some advice from NYC nurses about a job offer I received! I received a bedside position at one of the top 3 hospitals (NYU, NYP, Mount Sinai) which I am grateful for, but the only thing that I am hesitant about is that the position will be part time instead of full time. They did tell me that we can consider changing the position to full time later, but I'm not sure if this is guaranteed or not. Should I take the offer or should I continue to apply to other full time nursing positions? submitted by /u/ExoticBlacksmith1437 [link] [comments]
I’m ok with admin coming in, doing what they need to do, then leave. I do, however, have an issue when someone from district comes in multiple days a week and then decides to insert themselves into my lesson for that day. Cutting me off mid sentence to try and insert their strategy to the class, or ask me questions why I’m doing things this way instead of that way. Uh, have the common decency to not do that, or at least wait until the class is over and the kids are out of the room. How do I go about requesting that I don’t want them coming into my classroom without me requesting their assistance? I’ve never had to deal with this situation until this year. I’m already frustrated by it. submitted by /u/Crowd_Surf [link] [comments]
I'm a lesbian high school math teacher in conservative and religious Idaho. As such, I have many students who come out as gay to me. My principal said that I should be telling their parents. I'm ready for your comments. Edit: There seems to be some confusion so let me clarify some things. -No I'm not going around and announcing at school that I'm gay. The reason I included that detail is to share that students do know or find out this detail about myself which then in turn causes many students to come out to me. Some have even told me that I'm the first adult that they have ever told. -No I'm not telling the principal of the students who are coming out as gay to me. -Idaho HB 822 is a new bill that requires teachers to report kids who are socially transitioning, therefore admin at various districts in the state are running with this at greater lengths than the law even requires them. submitted by /u/BananaHannah98 [link] [comments]
Normally I come here to rant, but I'm shook at how great my shift was last night. This summer never let up for us, busy busy level 1 trauma center in the city. Summer is trauma season plus we get our new EM residents that trickle orders and require a lot of guidance. But several of our new residents have worked as EMT's, CNA's/techs and even a nurse! The difference is stark! I could tell so instantly that I immediately asked them if they had worked in the medical field prior to med school. It's just little things, like placing my or on telemetry leads for me while we're both assessing the and I'm busy doing my septic work up before they even put in orders because we both knew we were going down that route. Or bringing me my fluid bolus to the bedside before they even put in the order while I'm placing an IV. Or bringing my pt food and throwing in a diet order right off the bat with their initial work up when the PT told them they were hungry so I don't have to chase them down to ask if