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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.

Updated Sep 07, 2026 · 40 ideas · 18851 signals
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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

New Teacher- They’re talking about me

I just started my second year at a new school in a new district and city. So far so good. Or so I thought. I am teaching elementary and this is my first time teaching a gen ed class since student teaching. Last year I worked as a kinda sorta specials stem teacher. Well, we are about a week in and I feel like things are great. My students and I have been working on procedures, rules, and community building all week. I feel like everything’s been great. I am maintaining a respectful level of caution because it could just be the honeymoon period still. last year and during my student teaching year I thought and was told that i excelled at classroom management and relationship building and I think I’m okay at instruction. The issue comes in while I’m in the lounge this week. I feel hyped up and encouraged by the staff on either side of me, so I felt good about how it was going. However, some older teachers in the other grades have been making comments about “oh they just love you” or “the

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

My ED called on my day off to tell me someone filed a grievance towards me

I’m an LPN who just graduated my RN bridge program and waiting to take my test. But anyway, I work LTC and on another unit we have a Spanish speaking resident with severe dementia who yells “HEY” from his recliner chair for hours and hours a day. No matter who goes in there and assists with what he needs done, as soon as they leave he starts yelling “HEY” from his chair again. I work another unit not far from his room and I was responding to the calls by just saying “hey”. Apparently, someone who filed the grievance saw this as mocking and left a note in my ED box. She had me email her an explanations and tried to say on the phone that this “might be reportable”. Has anything this ridiculous happened to any of yall? submitted by /u/r32skylinegtst [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

I hate HMH

Texts are too long, system is disconnected, disjointed, it operates under magical minutes. Of course we can cover a reading of 12-18 pages in 20 minutes over a period of 4 days. My district has used HMH for a number of years, and 1/3 of our 5th graders read below 3rd grade, 1/3 read at 4th grade and the other 1/3 are at 5th or above. Of course, we’re expected to teach the curriculum with fidelity, but it’s strangling students and teachers. Please, feel free to change my mind. submitted by /u/rocket_racoon180 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

there's no way this is normal behaviour for highschool freshmen

to start the year, we have a theatre performance done by an external party detailing some of the trials and tribulations of freshman highschooler life, so that our new freshmen can see that life's kinda crazy. fast forward to one scene where the antagonist was hiding somewhere from the protagonist. protagonist comes up on stage and talks to themselves, piecing together where the antagonist might have gone to. queue at least 50% of our new freshmen yelling where the antagonist is. this is behaviour id expect from 3 year olds, not 11yos. i am afraid of the future submitted by /u/Enough_Ad_8871 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Which specialty has the funniest coworkers?

I’m one for dark humor, I guess? Which is probably why I’m asking this sort of question. My vote is for the ED. Never worked on one full time but was floated enough between adult and peds that I have an opinion. PICU was a surprising close second. The question is just for fun 😁 No offense intended lol submitted by /u/kindamymoose [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Anyone else tired of how gossipy it is?

I'm in my 4th year and i still can't get used to how much ppl gossip. Everytime i have a drink with my clinicals group or classmates, the conversation always centers around gossip about other classmates. To make it worse, alot of those rumors that get thrown around aren't true. A girl claimed that her friend had told her that a classmate of ours never takes a shower and has greasy hair. I had to tell her that i actually shared a room with that girl for 2months and she took showers every single day. If someone makes a mistake, everyone (100+ ppl in my year) knows. If someone dislikes someone, they can't keep it to themselves and have to make their friends hate them as well. I genuinely am wondering if i can work as a nurse if these are the kind of ppl i would have to deal with at work. I graduated from a all-girls' highschool and back then, gossiping was seen as something negative and ppl rarely talked about others behind there backs. And now i'm in uni and ppl have actually regressed.

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Washington State Nursing Advice

I moved from CA last year, as a teacher, but have been looking to transition out and into birthwork (former doula). However, I am just learning and figuring out the timeline for school! I have a BA in Psych already, so I was assuming getting my pre-reqs and my ABSN would be the best route, however...how many of y'all have had your BSN paid for by your hospital? Folks keep saying this is an option, but is it up here? I have heard some folks recommended moving out of state! My long-term plan is to become a certified nurse midwife so, I understand I need my RN and THEN go to a Masters (or doc) program for midwifery. Anyone go through any of our local CNM programs, like Seattle U? Thank you for any advice or resources! submitted by /u/poorpansy [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

My Room Stinks

How do you guys make your classrooms smell better? I like to open the windows when I can but sometimes admin gets on that because of the AC/heat. I teach high school and my freshman in particular, stink. I feel like my classroom always smells bad and I am trying to figure out what to do besides individually spray every kid with deodorant 😭. Obviously I can't light candles and I have a diffuser but it's frowned upon for asthma purposes. It also doesn't seem to permeate much of the smell and have to be careful of allergies, etc. Investing in nose plugs but any and all advice is appreciated! TIA submitted by /u/Cold_Cartoonist_9130 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

Middle school teachers: Why do you love it? Or at least tolerate it?

I've worked all the way from preschool through middle school age and finally landed on middle school as the right fit for me. I feel like the kids are at a good sweet spot between the intellectual/social/emotional maturity of older kids but still have some of the fun parts of elementary kids like curiosity, willingness to establish relationships, and aren't afraid to be playful and silly sometimes. I also appreciate that I can help kids at this age figure out who they want to be as a person and I'm in a decent position to help steer kids towards a good path in life in terms of behavior, talking about taking HS and college/trades seriously, etc. How about you? submitted by /u/JadedAmerican7775 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

How do you contact adults at home and what grades do you teach? Phone call, email, message on school platform?

A colleague (another teacher, not admin) and I were talking about this and she made me feel bad for always reaching out via email or a message on our school’s contact platform, Parent Square. I teach middle school (7th and 8th grade) and I never call home, even for good news. I prefer to keep a paper trail in case anything comes back to me. I know admin typically prefers phone calls because it feels more authentic and things don’t get lost in reading a message, but I’ve just heard too many horror stories of a crazy parent misconstruing something the teacher said/did. So, what do you do? submitted by /u/labrume [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

Are this year’s 6th graders really good or am I just lucky?

I don’t want to give too much identifying info but as a disclaimer I teach in one of the top states to teach in. That being said, last year (my first year) the kids were very disruptive. They’re not bad kids for the most part but they just wouldn’t stop talking, ever. Messages home usually didn’t help much. I wasted a lot of time on classroom management that I could’ve used for teaching. You know the drill. This year’s 6th graders are (overall) attentive, engaged, and participatory. It’s almost overwhelming the amount of attention that’s on me! My theory is that it’s its because they were in preschool/kindergarten during the covid lockdown. Not to say those grades aren’t important, obviously, but I wonder if that had less of an impact than missing grades 1, 2, or 3. Any thoughts? I have a sample size of one class so I know I might just be lucky. Thank you submitted by /u/catpetter32 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

New school. Team talks AT me, not TO me.

I am new to a school, although I have been teaching for almost 20 years. I will be the gen ed teacher in one of two 5th grades in the school. I met the other 3 teachers on my grade team this week. What would you do in this scenario: I came in a day early to set up the classroom. My co teacher spent most of the day in the 5th grade room across the hall catching up with the other the teachers. - No big deal, since working on that day isn’t required. Suddenly the 3 of them come in, sit down and tell me that we are planning lessons for the first 2 days of school. One teacher said “I’ll be the note taker.” I stop what I am doing and it down. Then they proceed to tell me what is happening on day 1 and day 2. They tell me the book to read, how to have the kids organize desks, worksheets to do and icebreaker games to play. They end the conversation with “unless you wanted to do something different. That’s what we (the other class) is doing. We will share all of this with you.” They chat about

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Your overtime rate is supposed to include your shift differential. Mine didn't, and I don't think most of ours do.

I finally sat down with a year of paystubs and a copy of the FLSA, and I want to put this somewhere other nurses will see it. Overtime is not time and a half of your base rate. It's time and a half of your regular rate , and the regular rate is your total straight-time pay for the week divided by the hours you worked — which means it includes shift differentials. Night diff, weekend diff, charge pay. They go in. Mine didn't. My overtime line was exactly 1.5 × base, every period. Rough numbers, if it helps you check yours: Base $32.00, night diff $4.50 A week of nights → regular rate $36.50 Overtime should be $54.75/hr, not $48.00 That's $6.75 an hour missing 8 OT hours a period ≈ $54, or about $1,400 a year Two things worth knowing before you go looking: It's a blend if you mix shifts. If half your week was days, your regular rate is somewhere between base and base-plus-diff. So don't expect a clean number — expect a number that is higher than your base . If your overtime rate is exact

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

I got fired

I’ve never been fired in my life. And my “performance issues” didn’t start being pointed out to be until I kept asking for my ADA accommodations and protections that I am granted by federal law. So I was fired for unsatisfactory performance at my 60 day check in and escorted out through the clinic by security. I discussed my disability in the interview process. Yet somehow it was a shock that a nurse in a wheelchair might need accessible buttons on the doors and bathrooms inside the clinic. They made me come in for 3 in person interviews to be offered the job. I do not know how I could have made my needs more clear before they hired me. I’m handling everything, I just wanted to say something because I’ve had a horrible week. I’m severely depressed and I’m still waiting for Cobra papers so I lost my health insurance because I was fired on the last day of the month. submitted by /u/RoamingCatholicRN [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Struggling

This is fresh, so I apologize for rambling. I work as a nurse in an ER, obviously working with all different specialities. Over the past year my partner has been having some health problems that we have found out recently is cancer that has metastasized to his lungs. Now two doctors, a sx specialty and internal medicine, saw him in clinic and were incredibly dismissive. Told him it was stress, and one even said I could be the cause because I dared to advocate for him. I feel like going off on both of them when I see them at work but obviously I will not. I am just so frustrated. submitted by /u/celestialbomb [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

I Did It. 6 years after posting this, 18 years in total since starting-- I am finally an RN.

So, not long after I posted this, Student Loan repayments were paused and defaults were suspended. I may havr already had some debts, but I saw opportunity and I took it & ran. Decided to go LPN first, because of my suboptimal GPA from College Attempt #1. That got me in the door. I graduated with my LPN in December of 2024, and was class valedictorian. I immediately bridged into an Advanced Standing RN program, and graduated that with flying colors in March of this year. Sat for my NCLEX, passed, and ugly cried when I saw RN next to my name in Nursys. I say all this with immense gratitude for this community, because without advice from r/nursing and r/StudentNurse , I don't think I would have stayed as motivated. Now I'm six months in, working on a fantastic cardiac medicine unit, and I'm right where I want to be. Thank you. submitted by /u/queen_frostine [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Applying to jobs/residencies in Boise/Caldwell in Idaho

I want to move to Idaho from CA because I have family residing over there and want to be closer to them! And because I want to move out of living with my weird family. I am a new grad ADN with 0 experience, but have a strong passion for nursing <3 Is there anywhere anyone suggests that is good for new grads? I am interested in MedSurg! Is there anything I should do before I start to apply? Should I get my Idaho license before applying to anywhere? submitted by /u/Dull_Flatworm7326 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Passed the CCRN!

My first try, I felt under prepared and was so nervous. I felt like I was possibly failing during the test and was so relieved to pass. I scored 94/125. Not amazing but good enough! I’m curious what other’s scores were? I did nicole kupchick’s review which was decent. And then I mostly focused on the aacn test bank! submitted by /u/Dear-Menu1264 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Trauma-Neuro ICU preceptorship

Hi. I just recently received my preceptorship in the TNICU for my final semester. I’ll start in a few weeks so I’m interested in studying material before that is directly applicable to this unit. Does anyone have any advice on what I should prioritize my studying efforts on? Also if you have anything that you’d like to share that you think a precepting student could benefit from I’d love to hear it. For anyone who has worked on a TNICU (and I’m sure this will vary by hospital), are the trauma patients “ordinary” trauma patients (ex. MVA, GSW) or do they always have neurological involvement in their trauma (ex. TBI). submitted by /u/Temporary_Smoke3772 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Any UChicago, RUSH & northwestern nurses here?

I’m moving from Dallas Texas to Chicago (I know, the cold will kill me) I’m an ICU nurse of 2 years at an amazing university/teaching hospital here in Dallas and was looking to find something similar to that in Chicago too. I already have my eyes on some hospitals and applied to the ones mentioned in the title. My questions to you guys: did you need to be referred? What was the hiring process like? Is it hard to get a job there since these hospitals are some of the best in chi? Please let me know thank you!! 🙏 submitted by /u/Nurseynurse2426 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Leaving leadership

Hi there- friendly neighborhood burned out nurse manager here. I’m seriously considering going back to bedside and would love to hear from other folks who did it. I’m nervous— my skills are rusty at best but thinking about going back to patient care makes me feel hopeful about work again. Any words of wisdom? Am I crazy? I want to feel like I can actually make a difference again and get back to why I became a nurse in the first place. submitted by /u/orange-blossom89 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Trying to get into nursing school in Florida with two misdemeanor charges

I was in the process of being admitted into nursing school when I got arrested & unfortunately I could no longer attend because I had two open cases. I currently have two misdomenor offenses on my record, petit theift & domestic battery. I already had my cna & my ccma prior to this happening & I had to disclose that I had been arrested. I was eventually able to retain an exemption from the Florida department of health which allowed me to continue working as a cna. However I have not been able to obtain an exemption through the AHCA. I have emailed them about retaining one to no avail (not sure that would help in my situation here anyways). After completing all court depositions I am now trying to get back into nursing school which has been extremely difficult. I have spent a significant amount of money on background checks & applications only to be told afterward that i wont be able to attend clinicals or that the school has a policy that prevents them from accepting me. I dont sant to

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

I guess we now know why the bladder scanner's always missing

submitted by /u/herpesderpesdoodoo [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/StudentNurse

ISO advice

Hey all! This is my first semester of nursing school and my school changed into a brand new nursing curriculum (of course my class has to be the first) anyways, for those who used Sherpath, how were the quizzes and exams taught? My school gives us so many options to try and study and it feels very overwhelming choosing between Lessons or reading the textbook or slides that the professors create. Any advice on fundamentals, pathopharm(yes they’re combined). I have 5 classes total, 2 of them are split into lab/lecture 1 is online I’m taking one class at a time trying not to overwhelm myself. I catch myself studying for at least 3-5 hours with breaks in between and I incorporate late night studies on weekends. I’m a big note taker as well as I retain information that way! submitted by /u/Notpulsee [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

New expectations for a particular student

I got an email update about a 9th grade student I have this year. And by the way, this kid was present in 8th grade 17 times last year but still moved to 9th grade. He needs a teacher to escort him to every class all day, because he'll skip otherwise. Teachers were assigned this duty based on when they have planning periods. He just goes to the bathroom in every period for most of the day anyway. He needs to be sat with positive role model students in every class. (I'm sure those kids are thrilled.) All assignments and assessments need to be *heavily* modified because this kid's abilities are so low. BUT, the assignments and tests need to look the same as everyone else's. And if they look too different, he actually needs to be sat *away* from everyone else, so no one knows. And finally, he is allowed to leave class at any time to go to the counselors' office area to work alone. I asked about this point specifically, if someone would be available to tutor him 1 on 1 when he goes there.

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Oops

So our unit based council (UBC) has locked suggestion boxes on our unit where nurses can write suggestions on what can be done for nurses for improvement. I vented a suggestion and wrote “ the greediness of BSW leaders is why our PTO accrual is only 6.0957 hours per 2 week pay period and PTO cash out is only at 75%. We should have more PTO accrual and be able to cash out our PTO at 100%. “ I wrote my name on the suggestion, thinking only other nurses would see it, and put it into the sealed UBC suggestion box. Our supervisor, unbeknownst to me, snuck into the box, read my suggestion, and brought it up to our new director, and withheld my suggestion from the UPC meeting. I’m a hard worker, work extra shifts, take extra call, and I get compliments from patients on how satisfied they are about my care. I was even employee of the month a few months ago. I’m a good employee. Today I was called into a meeting with my supervisor and our new director. I was thinking that this meeting was gonna

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Cleaning ears

I watched a video of a doctor using a little fiber optic scope and some scrapers and clean some ears. Then I Google, can nurses do said activity, and low and behold, Google says yeah, some nurses can do that in certain facilities with some training yada yada yada. What kind of nurses are out there cleaning and scraping shit out of ears. What job title does it. Do they clean ears all day every day or is it a side duty, like me slipping in a post pyloric sbft, just once in a while. Its gotta be super satisfying. I wonder if any nurses moonlight with it as a service like doing home IV rejuvination/hangover services. submitted by /u/IrishThree [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/Teachers

What is going on in lower grades?

I work in a high school and have seen kids dropping in skill and ability over the years. It seems that by the time they get to us, they are effectively helpless. They are illiterate, can't do math to save their lives, and have no ability to critically think. At what grade are these kids becoming lost causes? Is it middle school, elementary, or are they just hopeless altogether starting from home? submitted by /u/Patient-Present4191 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Systems down

Guess who’s hospital got hacked! All electronic systems are down: epic, our timekeeping system, our monitoring system, the phones, the tube station, all of it. We’re back to paper charting and, for me and my friends on L&D, sitting in our patients’ rooms for 12hr listening to the FHR and staring right at them 🙃. So far I’ve heard 2 weeks, 30 days, 60 days, and 6 months for how long this will last. Allegedly, we’re getting paid next week and they’re allegedly just issuing us the same paycheck we got last week. I’ll believe it when I see it. And in case you were wondering, everything is the nurse’s fault! Doctor doesn’t like how you organized the chart? Pharmacy can’t read the doctor’s handwriting? So-and-so didn’t get called at the right time? That’s on you babe. Anyway, I’ll be spending the next unknown amount of time fearing for my sanity and license as we continue to just add patients and override meds in the Pyxis willy-nilly. Can’t wait to talk about this in court some day. submitt

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Fill me in on FRIDAY

Tell me what patient population you work with! I wanna hear it allllll. FILL ME IN ON A FRIDAY 😇😇 i work on a med surg/ hem-onc floor. If someone goes to the ER and needs admitted for whatever (like bowel obstruction, gall bladder, severe UTI, renal failure, etc) but has a history of, or active, cancer, they're admitted on my floor. The other half of patients are med-surg type patients... Like the issues listed above, but without having cancer as a comorbidity... Post-op, kidney stone, small bowel obstruction, TURBT, severe anemia that requires blood transfusion, thrombocytopenia, DVT, etc. Fill me in on this Friday, tell me about your patient population. Xoxo submitted by /u/One-Raspberry-786 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Rejected

Rejected my experience I graduated in May, passed the NCLEX in July and applied to over 500 jobs and I landed 1 interview for the ER last week. I was excited for this interview maybe I got my hopes too high. I prepared for this interview for a week prepping how to answer interview questions nursing related. I came in with a positive mind set like I was ready. I wanted this job badly because it was 15 min from my house being in the ER where I had my capstone and to finally land something after so many rejections. Overall I didn’t think the interview went well it was just a vibe I got from the director and the manager. It was nothing what I prepped for. The director did all the talking while the manager sat and listened only asked me one question. The director kept asking me about the last hospital I worked out and praising how good it was with ratios etc.. asked me if there was something to change about that hospital like a problem what I would do. I was a PCA there and I interviewed wi

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Chemistry course is causing me intense stress

Just transferred into nursing school, I'm in my second year of college, first year of BSN. I am taking Chemistry 101 with Lab this semester. It's the first week of classes and I'm already spiraling into stress. I've never been a STEM-minded person, it's always been the arts, English, history, and hands-on work (like in my CNA course). High school chemistry was the lowest grade I've ever received, by far, and I am so terrified of the same thing happening. I'm already considering hiring a tutor for this course in addition to my math course. However, my biggest source of stress is that I feel like failure for doing so. If I can't get through prerequisites, will I succeed in nursing school? If I don't understand chemistry, will I be a good nurse? I'm dealing with a ton of self doubt right now and wondering if a BSN is even the right choice for me. Any insight or advice is greatly appreciated. Much love. submitted by /u/Upbeat_Trick_6576 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 05, 2026
r/nursing

Had my first code as a newgrad today, feeling weird

We had a pt check in for low bp and im not really too sure what all he has going on because he wasn’t mine but i do know he was quite mottled and had an internal defibrillator which shocked him 5x before he came to see us in the ED. Once the code happened i ran in with my nurse as im on orientation and just started less than 2 months ago. I usually hide in the shadows because i still feel like a student and im so scared still. I ended up throwing myself on the chest when it was time to switch because i figured the best way to learn is to just do. I got thrown epi which id never touched outside of a simulation and ended up giving 3 rounds. I was very proud of myself for going in and just doing it as it kind of felt like second nature even though id never done the real thing outside of a sim lab. The patients family watched it all. Wife and son. They refused to leave. I watched him grow pale and cold with all this chaos going on. Family was crying and in shock. I saw a lifeless body layi

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/StudentNurse

No healthcare experience

Hi fellow future nurses. I am a nontraditional student (41) in the fourth semester of an ADN program. I am going to school for a career pivot. I know many of you understand what it takes to get to this point. Recently, at clinical, the nurse I was working under told me it was “bold of me” to be doing this with no previous healthcare experience. She said it twice and the tone was derisive. I am not working much while in school period (I am very grateful I am able to do it this way because school is hard and takes up most of my life). I know previous experience is good to have, but I’d love to hear any success stories from people in the group who took a more unorthodox path to nursing. I have an arts background and this is a very different world for me, but so far I’ve hung in there and have surprised myself with what I am capable of (in a good way). Anyone else? submitted by /u/evoshandor420 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Scrub tech hazing me in the OR

So i’m in my first week as a new grad RN in the OR and there’s one scrub tech who has been insanely rude to me for literally no reason. The first time, they were opening for a case and the garbage got super full, so I took it out. I thought they were done opening and I forgot to bring a new garbage can back in. She comes in and goes, “Where’s my fucking garbage?” I said I’d go grab one, and then she goes, “What even are you?” I told her I’m a nurse and she goes, “Oh my god, what’s up with these fucking new grad nurses?” I left to get the garbage and when I came back she was STILL talking shit about me to the other scrub tech, asking if I was going to be staying in “her fucking room.” Then today I had her again as a relief scrub. I was tying her gown and when I grabbed the tab/tie she yanked it so fucking hard that it slipped out of my hand and went back onto her gown. She immediately goes, “You have to fucking hold it.” Like girl??? I have tied plenty of people’s gowns this week and no

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

What do y’all do when a patient demands you take an allergy off of their chart because it’s an “old allergy”?

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Why is American nursing school so strict with missing clinical?

I'm reading through some posts and comments about how in American nursing school if you miss more than one clinical you fail ??? what ??? why are they so strict. Im here in the UK studying nursing. If we miss hours we can just extend our placement or we get an extra placement at the end of 3rd year. As long as u don't miss too many to earn an action plan , and have all your profiencies ticked off, you'll be fine. I know a girl in 3rd year who had an 8 week placement to make up for all the hours she missed. Failing because you missed more than 1 clinical day is just insane submitted by /u/Latter_Answer5525 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

I left the worst hospital I’ve ever worked at and I genuinely feel like a different person

I used to work at a hospital that was just miserable. Constantly understaffed, management acted like every problem was somehow our fault, schedules were awful, and the way nurses were spoken to was honestly worse than some of the patient abuse we dealt with. I kept telling myself I was going to leave but never felt like I had enough money saved to actually make a move without immediately stressing about rent and everything else. Cos I didn't lol. Over the last year I saved basically everything I could. I also got lucky and cashed out a decent win from stake on the knicks, which was only a small part of the money, but it was enough to finally make me feel comfortable pulling the trigger. Thank u brunson. So I quit, moved, and started over somewhere else. I knew the old job was affecting me but I didn't realize HOW much until I left. I'm sleeping better, I'm not angry before every shift, and I don't spend my days off dreading going back. The new place isn't perfect obviously, but being t

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Pet peeve!!

My #1 pet peeve is an aide going out of their way to tell a patient//family what they think is clinically going on. ITS NOT YOUR SCOPE! Now I’m having to undo the fear you’ve caused!!! It’s happened twice now. First the patient family was sent into a frenzy because they were told by the aide that it was c diff. No diarrhea, no horrid smell.. just one soft stool and they were terrified. Now today, she’s telling patients they’re impacted and it’s a UTI!!! submitted by /u/consideredtaken [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Medical records breeched by coworkers

Found out a while back that my medical records were breeched by my coworkers while I was inpatient on a different unit. I posted back then and many told me to report this, which I did. Unfortunately, it seems that the health organization of which it occurred, are covering it up and saying that the accesses were all authorized which goes against everything I’ve learned about privacy laws. What could my next steps be? submitted by /u/LividCut4595 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Help with studying

Never really have had to study I just kinda listen and retain stuff. I’m now going into my OB/pregnancy/newborn semester which is 7 weeks. Any pointers on how to study as we don’t have a true lecture would be appreciated:) submitted by /u/SockWorking [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Plan to close birthing facilities at 3 Chicago-area Prime Health hospitals enrages officials

submitted by /u/FairPerspective [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Falsely claiming to be a nurse on social media

There is someone I know who is claiming that they have an RN, BSN on both personal and professional social media. I can confirm that they do not have a nursing license. They also claim that they are in a graduate nursing program. Are there any immediate legal issues with simply claiming a nursing license? Unfortunately, I do not know if they are actively trying to impersonate a nurse or if they are just claiming it on social media for other reasons. submitted by /u/Master-Beginning5512 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Check those pupils!

So I used to be a pct before I transitioned roles a few months ago (WOOHOO) and while there’s been of changes to get used to, one of the things I wasn’t expecting since I figured I would have noticed when interacting with patients before But omg guys- people have abnormal pupils SOO often. And 99.99% of the time it’s normal for THEM(so not acute), but still, make sure you’re fully doing pupil assessments with your head to toe. I always have since I started, but I never did as a tech or course, and I’m surprised how many people have abnormalities that I figured I would have noticed prior. Genuinely like every week, one of my shifts will have a patient with non equal pupils, or a torn iris, etc. Just a little note to other new grads as that’s one of the things I was personally surprised on being frequently abnormal on otherwise normal seeming parents. And if you hadn’t 1- had experience seeing how often this occurs on NON stroke patients as their baseline, and not known it was normal for

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Oh shit here we go

submitted by /u/Appropriate-Mall8517 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/StudentNurse

Could I pursue an MSN with an AuD?

Hi everyone! I’m currently pursuing an AuD degree (Doctor of Audiology), but have recently been thinking about potentially pursuing an MSN as well. I’m wondering if anyone has experience with, or knowledge about, someone with an AuD going on to earn an MSN. Is this something that’s realistically possible, and would I need to complete a traditional BSN first, or are there accelerated/direct-entry MSN programs that might accept someone with an AuD? I’m particularly interested in whether my AuD coursework/clinical background could help with prerequisites or admissions, and what the career possibilities might look like with both degrees. If anyone has taken a similar path, or works in nursing education/admissions, I’d really appreciate any insight! Thank you!! submitted by /u/Beautiful_Whole5299 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

How do I stop crying at work?!?!

TL;DR: new grad ED nurse who keeps breaking down in front of coworkers when I become overwhelmed, not because I’m sad, but because I’m overstimulated and frustrated. My coworkers are supportive, but I’m embarrassed and want to learn how to control it. For context, I’m a new nurse with less than a year of experience working in a busy ED. I’m a nontraditional new grad, this is my second career, and I’m in my early 30s. I’m not an overly emotional person. Before becoming a nurse, I cried maybe a few times a year. But since starting this job, I’ve probably broken down close to ten times, and not privately on the drive home. It has happened in front of coworkers, which is so embarrassing. It’s never because of a patient coding or anything particularly sad. It comes from pure overwhelm. Usually, shit is hitting the fan, I’m running my ass off, and when I try to explain everything that’s happening to a coworker, I suddenly start crying. I’m not sobbing, but I get tearful and need a few minute

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

How old were you when you became a nurse?🩺

Curious to see how old everyone was when they started their nursing journey! submitted by /u/Kitty3G [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/nursing

Do you guys have RSI kits?

My old hospital use to have RSI kits that we could pull from the Pyxis that contained all or most of the intubation meds. Do you guys have that your hospital and if so how do you guys deal with ordering/charting on it? I’m hoping to have something similar for my new hospital but don’t really know the logistics around it. submitted by /u/bromato1 [link] [comments]

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need Sep 04, 2026
r/Teachers

Parents 6th grade

So today I called a parent bc her daughter ran off at the assembly crying. The student informed me she was being bullied so I got her to fill out a witness statement and had her report it to my admin (can’t teach and investigate all day at the same time) long story short everything was handled the situation was resolved and when I called mom to inform her she said “I don’t appreciate you putting my daughter in a situation where she has to face confrontation in the office next time don’t make her report it.” Umm? Damned if I do damned if I don’t 😂 submitted by /u/Mysterious_Pace9459 [link] [comments]

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