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I think that’s the first time I’ve done that since becoming a nurse. submitted by /u/emtnursingstudent [link] [comments]
Nurses in Raleigh NC, how much are you making staff? And how many years have you been a nurse Right before I left last year I was making 36$ w 5 years experience , I have my BSN TIA submitted by /u/Icanfly-75 [link] [comments]
I am a new teacher this fall in 2nd grade. I am looking forward to it, but all I see on reddit (and yes, I know reddit is not the real world) is how everyone seems to have a terrible first year. Are there any teachers that had a decent, or even great, first year? If so, was it how you prepared or something else? submitted by /u/hockeysyr1 [link] [comments]
I’m an LPN who has not worked as a nurse for almost 2 years, and I graduated 3 years ago. I had to take time off for personal health reasons. In my state, lpns can insert peripheral IV’s, administer IV medications and fluids, and give IV push medications per the BON. At my new grad job in acute rehab, I often administered IV antibiotics and fluids. However, these pts usually came to us with the IV already in, so I don’t have any clinical experience inserting them. I’m trying to get a job now, in acute rehab or medsurg again. With my employment gap, it looks like I’ll have to go the SNF/rehab route. However, these jobs notoriously do not provide adequate training. I’ve had recent interviews and all of these facilities provide IV therapy. My only experience inserting an IV was in nursing school 4 years ago, on a fake arm! Would taking 1 of those online refresher courses be worth it? I tried looking for in person refresher courses for nurses but don’t see any in my area! I also have no ph
I agree, it needed to be banned. TN was not prepared to handle the fallout before banning it. Anyone else seeing it at their hospital yet? submitted by /u/brittathisusername [link] [comments]
I have subbed and taught on contract, I know how hard teaching is and I know is not anyone who can do this job. If I hear someone has been in the field for more than 10 years, I get the image of someone who excelled in managing tons of student or parents behaviours, into rendering coursework engaging and interesting for most students despite the numerous youths with special needs in a classroom, in bringing original and exciting activities each year despite all the extra work hours they have to do at home or on weekends. And add kids to these teachers, achieving all these while having kids is just an extraordinary feat. Therefore, if experienced teachers have achieved all of these during their illustrious career, why do I see so many posts of teachers claiming they failed? Not being recognized doesn't mean you have not achieved success. I bet 80% of those making six figures with lots of recognitions in corporate would "fail" even worse as a teacher, despite working hard, while most tea
I’m so amped up right now even if I barely passed. I took the CCRN and failed by 2 points 3 days ago .. (dam ethics questions got me which are so tricky) I knew I could pass this test and didn’t want to have it on my mind anymore .. so I reloaded it ASAP while everything was fresh in mind and I passed with a 88/125. That may be a low score but honestly I’m just glad I can add this cert to my name! So happy. submitted by /u/osujayy [link] [comments]
There is a job posting open in a nearby district for a floater sub. Basically full time with benefits, higher pay than a regular sub, but the district assigns you your job every day. Paid sick time/personal time. Has anyone done this or heard of this? submitted by /u/akc818 [link] [comments]
Has anyone here done this? How did you go about it? I left after really bad burnout and dealing with mental health issues and a bad living situation. Got my shit together and ready to try again. But I don’t think my previous job would give me a very good review and I’ve been out of practice for awhile now, so I don’t even know where to begin. I have 10+ years psych experience but only 4 of those were as an LPN, and that one job was basically the entirety of my nursing experience. Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated. I really need to get back to work and pay off my private student loans ;-; submitted by /u/oopsiepoopsey [link] [comments]
I’m on the hunt for some really comfortable and a bit out there shoes! submitted by /u/wanderingwhistler [link] [comments]
Looking back, I think starting off in Nuero Medsurg was not the best idea. There’s so much gray area, things that are gauged by interpretation, as well as TBIs. All nurses on that unit are ::eventually:: put through MOAB (management of aggressive behaviors) class. Powers that be on my unit sent me to that class in my 6th week. As corny as it sounds, I left feeling empowered. Before the MOAB class, during week 3, I had been sent in to administer blood and several push drugs to a young adult with a frontal TBI. He had punched nurses in the ER and had a red light outside of his room. As his nurse, he had already spent the first half of the day yelling at my preceptor and I while being visibly agitated. Problems began when my nurse manager stated after that ordeal, that “I seemed hesitant to deal with some of our patient population. Do I think I can care for our TBIs moving forward?” This is when I pointed out that I had not yet been trained to deal with situations like that. Yes, I was he
Has anyone ever applied for these during the summer months when they are not getting a paycheck? My school does not offer our salary to be spread over 12 months, so I do officially receive $0 in the summer. I'm in NJ, single, and recently found out I'm pregnant, if that helps. submitted by /u/notyourmotherskid [link] [comments]
Hello!! Basically what the title says, but I've been graduated for 3 years, and every spring/summer that I try to get a job in a classroom I'm told I don't have enough experience and they'll be going with a candidate that has more. I've subbed for two and a half years, and was a para for a year. I've also been an online tutor for 5 years, so I'm wondering what kinds of jobs and experiences I should be looking into to beef up my resume more. Further info, I was a TA all throughout middle and high school, completed an elementary ed endorsement, and a music ed endorsement both from Washington State Uni. submitted by /u/dilly_beann [link] [comments]
hi! for context im enrolled in a 4-yr direct admit BSN program. I currently have 2 years left, but am really considering switching my major. I didn't love my clinical experience, and felt like the work I was doing wasn't what I expected when deciding to become a nurse. It could be because this was my first clinical so a lot if it was acclimation to that environment. It's a lot more maintenance(?) almost and requests like ordering food or turning off the IV alarm than I expected, or ambulating and turning (very important yes but not of interest to me). It could be because we have limited autonomy as student nurses. I think what I want to do is use the symptoms and clinical findings from the patient to figure out what's wrong with them and how to best help them, and make sure they have a thorough understanding of what's going on with them. I do enjoy caring for patients as well, but the most hands-on I've been able to get is giving injections and a little bit of wound care. I feel like t
Hi, everyone! I (21F) am currently getting a Portuguese language/literature teaching degree. My university has a program that gives college preparatory classes for low-income people, and the teachers in this program are teaching majors, so all college kids. I've been teaching essay writing in this program since my second semester (I'm currently going into my fourth, so it's been a year) and it's giving me a lot of experience. The thing is, since these are college preparatory classes intended to teach the students so they can take the tests required in my country to get into university, most of my students are in my age range; some of them are older than me, even! Last year and this year I've been good at acting friendly. I know we're around the same age, we like similar things, and sometimes when I want to give a slide presentation, they see the games on my laptop and want to talk about video games or books they're reading with me. To a certain extent, I think this is all fine. But I t
My favorite "debate" among coworkers, especially the ones in grad school, is what to say when on vacation. The younger ones don't like saying, "I don't have school" because they're fairly young and get mistaken for teenagers. The ones my age and older flux between the two because they're the same thing. submitted by /u/BlackOrre [link] [comments]
I have a teacher friend who is so damn negative. At one point, we were very, very close. I supported him in many ways. Everytime we talk, it's so negative. If I say something positive, he tries to make it about himself, then turns it negative. For example: Me: Wow the weather is great today! Him: eh. It doesn't really matter to me. I have to do xyz when I get home. I'm dreading it. That reminds me I also have to do ABC and I'm dreading it. He also has a very depressing tone when saying these things. Another example: Me: I had a great weekend! I was able to do XYZ. Him: My weekend was horrible. I'm always by myself and always alone. Then I have to do XYZ. Me: Aw. Well I hope you're able to find sometime to relax. Him: Relax? All I do is be by myself. I have to take care of xyz, abc, 123. These are just examples of a typical in person conversation. One day, he asked me something and I was sharing good news about myself. News that I've been waiting to hear about. He STILL made it about hi
I was working in a NYC hospital during the first wave. I had been a nurse for about two years. My mind still brings up COVID times multiple times a month, usually in a passing thought or two. More often when I'm at work - especially since I still wear a (simple) face mask in every patient's room ("I can't believe we didn't mask up for every single patient before COVID."). Sometimes I will spend a long time just pondering and remembering those days, like watching a documentary film or making sure I don't forget. I wouldn't say I get flashbacks, but I just... remember it a lot. The makeshift units in hallways and outside the hospital, the extra morgue trucks, the paper bags for our single N95 (I remember one day the nurses on the unit decorating their paper bags with markers when they had a breather), the emails from hospital administration telling us not to make a big deal of what was happening or gaslighting us, the times management would scold us for pushing back on lack of PPE or tes
I saw it the last 2 years in NJ public schools - hiring long term subs (60 credit associate degree) instead of hiring teachers (CE/CEAS) under the guise the school couldn't find qualified teachers. The schools were hiring unqualified substitute teachers for long term assignments via a temp agency (like ESS) while qualified teachers applicants were passed up. One school did this for their art department - 5 jobs. One unqualified LTS got 3 months of work in one classroom - until the teachers' union found out about it and had her removed after 20 days. Another sub I worked with didn't even have proper credentials to work in the US - not even a green card It's only going to get worse. submitted by /u/Fuzzy_Body_2461 [link] [comments]
Typo : proud moments 🫣 I came home from work today feeling my super powers. I looked after a patient 1:1 who has been super aggressive to staff in their 3 week admission. Security called several times every day. Spitting, punching, throwing things. Verbal aggression & threats. The whole family is super irrational and egging the patient on. Home life must be absolute chaos. It's been escalated to the TOP-top levels of consultants & execs in my major metro hospital, who are about to legally take away the decision making capacity. Patient is in 4 point restraints and furious about it. And baby they were like a lamb for me. Not at first, I copped my share of verbal abuse and threats of violence. But I was just calm and rational and by halfway through the shift they just basically went "ok I'll behave". I was able to give all the care they needed and we chatted for about 2 hours about their life (born into a biker gang, so have never known anything but violence and crime). Was able to relea
My dad had unexpected surgery Wednesday and is in the hospital. It’s July 4 today, and my sister and I are going to celebrate with him in his room. We’re going to pick up some fried chicken and cookies, and I thought it would be nice to order extra to give to the nursing staff on his floor who have to work on the holiday. They have been amazing. I asked about it and was told it’s fine as long as the food doesn’t come into his room first. Then I got curious about whether doing this was a good idea or not, so I thought I’d ask this group. How do you think a few buckets of fried chicken and a tray of cookies would go over? Is there something else we could do that would be more appreciated? Edit: Thanks for the replies! Happy Fourth of July everyone! 🇺🇸🎆 Update: Fried chicken, mac n cheese, watermelon, and cookies have been dropped off! We separated and labeled the food for the night shift. Thanks for all the recommendations. submitted by /u/carpe_diem_yolo [link] [comments]
I'm an economics teacher for Year 11 and 12 students and if I have to be honest, teaching in a formal setting is kind of new to me. And after 4 years in the job, I'm starting to lose my track. I want to improve myself as a teacher but I kind of need some advice on what I need to do or what kind of class/course/seminar do I need to join to improve myself as an educator? And to me it's not about my career path and paving a way to become a school leader, I could only think about how to teach better and how to be a better educator. Thank you so much for your help. submitted by /u/nextmmead [link] [comments]
I’ve got a really intelligent student that’s pretty apathetic. He could make all A’s but is ok with C-. He comes from an impoverished and low intelligence home, although the mom stays on top of his work and cares deeply. Is there anyway to shake some sense into a kid like this? To tactfully let him know he has a chance to make something for himself? submitted by /u/Hungry-Following5561 [link] [comments]
Currently my assignments include timeliness as a line item on the rubric. How do you manage late work? submitted by /u/Ok-Steak4530 [link] [comments]
Hey everyone! Before I get into my issue, I’ll give some quick background on myself, I’m a recent new grad as of last year and secured my first position! I work at a hospital on the detox unit overnights. Now the issue. As charge, I have the unfortunate duty of making patient assignments. Someone is almost always upset about not having the “easiest” patients on our 20 bed unit that is almost never filled to capacity. This morning I got reamed by a float nurse because he had 3 patients, who were all medically stable, polite, cooperative, you name it. This nurse was also made aware there was a POTENTIAL admission that may be added to their assignment upon day shift but that would be up to the day charge and other nurses to see who would take them. This guy immediately gets upset DURING report as I address the team and says “Oh of course you’re dumping on the float, aren’t you? These patients are new admits, I don’t even know them, you should know better than to give them to a float.” I w
I just started a new semester of nursing school for an accelerated bridge program. I’m a FT first responder and a mom to 2 babies. I feel extremely overwhelmed. In the first week alone we had 18 +2 hour modules to plus practicals. I already feel like I’m drowning. Plus add on wife and household responsibilities plus being a fire medic. I feel so defeated. I’m Considering deferring school again but all that would do is push me back … again.. any advices submitted by /u/SpecialistNo1033 [link] [comments]
I graduated in May of 2020 so got to experience Covid wreaking havoc. Started on a med surg floor. Came in one day not that long after getting off orientation to an awful assignment- I just didn‘t know it yet. 3/5 of my patients covid positive. 1st patient CIWA in the 30s, 4 point restraints, delirium tremors, pumping him full of 3-4mg of Ativan every 2 hours. Doc had been notified of his condition but didn’t want to transfer to ICU to keep beds open for Covid patients. Dude needed a precedex drip. Went in to assess patient 2-couldn’t keep his sats up, RT put him on a non rebreather and recommended transfer to ICU. Gave report to ICU. Just as I was getting ready to transfer him down, third patient who was also Covid positive coded. Gave report on that patient to the same ICU nurse who was like, “You’re having a bad day, aren’t you?” Don’t remember my other 2 patients because I basically had to ignore them. Oh and also want to punch the person who gave me a Covid positive insulin drip r
I am a 6th year teacher that was reassigned to teach 5th grade. Previously, I had taught middle school math and high school math. I do really enjoy this age level, but I’ve never taught in an elementary classroom before. What routines/procedures do I need to develop? Ideas for first week activities? Ideas for morning meeting? Ideas for quiet time (my grade level colleague says he does quiet writing time)? Any general advice is appreciated! Thank you! I am nervous because this will all be so new—but I do think I will enjoy it! submitted by /u/burkinstock__20 [link] [comments]
Honestly, I’m starting to get a little burnt out. I never thought I would say that because I’ve only been a nurse for two years, but recently our unit, good ol medsurg tele, specifically night shift, has been stepped and trashed on as the hospital dumping grounds. I’m not sure if it’s because we got a new unit manager a few months ago, or if it’s because of things out of her control like hospital staffing on other units, and it’s likely the latter, but when I’m telling you that every. single. one. of. us. have been floating a minimum of once a week… sometimes twice a week… If I’m not floated, a lot of the time we will have 7 nurses scheduled on for a night, they will float three of them, leaving us with 4 nurses for a 32 bed unit and we will all get flexed up to six patients. Their excuse every time is “the other units are short staffed and we are overstaffed for the census”. Okay well that’s the census at 5pm before the emergency room has time to fill up. Come 8pm when we’re all doing
How long did it take you to get into a ADN program? If you were waitlisted can you tell me how you went about it and your stats when applying? For those who went private how is it going? & for new grads how are you hanging with the current job market? submitted by /u/ConfidenceOk3877 [link] [comments]
If I was going to be hired when would I hear back? Work session meeting is Monday and a regular board meeting is Thursday. Interview was Wednesday and they were trying to get all interviews in because they were going to be closed on Th and F. submitted by /u/WeaknessOptimal2918 [link] [comments]
can anyone shed some light on how credits and burned for the Articulate Rise localisation add-on? Is it when you hit the translate button or when you export the translated version? For example, if I translated a course on a Monday in Rise, got it signed off and exported for use in our LMS on Tuesday, but then realised we needed to add an additional block of text to the original language version on say the Friday and then translate that bit and re-export it, would I burn another credit or would it count as an included update? For context, we use separate scorm files per language in our LMS. many thanks in advance. submitted by /u/analogue-tech [link] [comments]
I’ve been thinking about grading policies lately and keep coming back to this: should failing grades ever be rounded up because of effort, participation, or visible improvement? On one hand, I get wanting to encourage growth and not completely tank a student who’s trying. On the other hand, it feels like it can blur the line between actually meeting standards and just showing effort without mastery. Where do you fall on this should effort ever change a failing grade, or should grades strictly reflect performance no matter what?” submitted by /u/Reasonable-Invite899 [link] [comments]
Picture this. It is 6:55 and everyone is waiting for report. One patient hit the call bell because their IV pump is screaming and four nurses hear it, and yet they keep staring at their computers. One gets up without saying a word. That is the nurse that everyone wants beside them when the floor becomes hell. Degrees or Experience does not impress me anymore, Show me what you have got when no one is watching you. submitted by /u/xavier_in [link] [comments]
I have taught HS English for 26 years, adjunct English Secondary Methods/Practicum/Student Teaching Mentor 16 years, and Field Placement Mentor 2 years. I relocated last year from a rural to suburban area and the first position I took is not a good fit. I am finding it challenging to obtain a new position (made it to a couple demo rounds, no offer, applying to every position I find), wonder if years of experience contribute. A HS English Instructional Coach position just opened locally that I would love…would I be a good candidate? All advice greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/Newyorkwestern [link] [comments]
Picket line at Vanvouver General Hospital July 7. Tell all the nurse influencers! submitted by /u/PdxOrd [link] [comments]
I have been a nurse/RN for close to 5 years now with my ADN. Nursing school was absolutely brutal for me, like I genuinely fought my way to that NCLEX. So much so that I had genuinely no desire to ever go through nursing school again. Fast forward to now, I’ve truly found my place, fortunately yet unfortunately in the acute care setting in a large hospital….where the BSN is required. I’ve been absolutely dreading it. I finally got to a point mentally where I just finally took the dive and started an online program. And immediately out of the gate, I get a 76% on the first “big” assignment we had. Now I’m just riddled with anxiety because what the heck have I gotten myself into??? I haven’t written anything in APA format since 2021. And I know there’s nurses who are going back to school and they’ve been out of school for 20+ years and I literally can’t imagine what kind of issues they’re having. But holy crap it’s literally giving me like imposter syndrome LOL. How did I do this before?
I am on the struggle bus. I had an RN position but was on long term disability and got let go when they were taken over by another hospital (about two weeks before I was cleared to go back to work). I have been trying since April to get a new position and no dice. What the heck is going on in San Diego? I am finishing my MSN (just 100 hours of preceptorship to complete) and recently finished my WOCN and am taking the exams now. Ive been applying to floor nursing jobs and wound jobs if they come up (although that’s less likely for me to get since I haven’t passed my exams for that yet). What’s a girl gotta do to get a job these days as an experienced nurse??? submitted by /u/Practical_Platform76 [link] [comments]
I recently was released from my new grad residency program in a NICU due to failure to progress during orientation at the speed that was expected by leadership. I would rather not dwell on the specifics of this as I put every ounce of effort I could into improving and ultimately the unit turned out to not be a good fit. I am devastated and unsure what comes next for me. This experience has made me realize that acute care may not be for me, but I’m unsure of what other options there as so many people say new grads must pay their dues and do bedside in order to explore other areas of nursing. I am very passionate about public health and have a prior degree in public health so I would love to pursue public health or community nursing but know that those positions are competitive as well. I would really appreciate any advice or recommendations from people on how I can make a game plan to bounce back from this and what steps I can take career wise. Thanks so much, looking forward to the wis
Hi everyone! I am going to take A&P2 as a 5-weeks summer course starting next week, but I feel really anxious. I don't know if I will be able to do it. I'm taking it with a hard professor at a local community college before going to university in the fall. I've taken him before in the spring, and I got a 100 in his class so I did pretty good. But I feel really anxious after looking at the syllabus. There's like quizzes and exams back to back for lecture and lab. I don't know if I will be able to handle lecture and lab when I struggled with that with A&P1 during a regular semester... submitted by /u/Ancient-Resolve-1707 [link] [comments]
I’ve been in a critical care setting since graduation for about 9 months. Apparently others are talking badly about me because I still haven’t had an intubated patient assigned to me. I guess it makes me seem incompetent. What are your thoughts? submitted by /u/Cschyd [link] [comments]
Has anyone here gone through Montessori training? If so, how was it for you? submitted by /u/W8ngman98 [link] [comments]
Edit #2 Thank you all for the kind words. Unfortunately we made the decision to let him go. After making it through the Cath he coded in the ICU. They gave him more epi than is standard and it wasn't doing anything. I couldn't put him through any more suffering. I am a later in life career change nurse. Just passed the NCLEX at the end of May. Haven't even started my new job yet. My husband had an inferior STEMI this evening. I'm actually in the ICU waiting room while he is in the Cath lab. I saw him collapse and immediately did what I was supposed to do. He collapsed in an awkward position so I was trying to get him to where I could do CPR while on the phone with 911. But I panicked. This was the first time I ever had to do CPR. I don't think I did enough and now I'm questioning if I should even be taking care of people. As a nurse how do you get past the guilt of treating a family member?. He went into cardiac arrest 6 times at the ED and it took a while to get him stable enough to g
I started off in med surg as a new grad in 2021. Worked nights and with the second big wave of COVID, I was getting mandated 1-2x/week. So I burnt out very quickly and didn’t last long. I left in July 2022, went to the OR for 6 months, and then realized my mental health was at its ultimate worse and decided that outpatient was the best for me in that time. I’ve been working in outpatient OB/GYN for 3.5 years now. Originally I loved outpatient because of the stability. Working 8-5, Mon-Fri and no weekends or major holidays. I’ve been able to truly focus on both my mental and physical health after spending all of nursing school and first year of nursing neglecting myself. I feel the better than I’ve ever had before!! But now I’m starting to think I want to go back to the bedside. While outpatient providers stability, working the typical 8-5 is now starting to drain me (I never minded the 12 hour shifts). I love women’s health, so I think I want to possibly go into L&D or postpartum, but
So I recently started a new job. My first full time position. I’m enjoying it but it’s a bit unique Some Pros: I don’t have to deal with parents Extremely small classes my biggest is 9 students I can chose the subjects I teach(social studies) Some Cons: Teaching year round Lots of behaviors submitted by /u/herehear12 [link] [comments]
Honestly, I’m starting to get a little burnt out. I never thought I would say that because I’ve only been a nurse for two years, but recently our unit, good ol medsurg tele, specifically night shift, has been stepped and trashed on as the hospital dumping grounds. I’m not sure if it’s because we got a new unit manager a few months ago, or if it’s because of things out of her control like hospital staffing on other units, and it’s likely the latter, but when I’m telling you that every. single. one. of. us. have been floating a minimum of once a week… sometimes twice a week… If I’m not floated, a lot of the time we will have 7 nurses scheduled on for a night, they will float three of them, leaving us with 4 nurses for a 32 bed unit and we will all get flexed up to six patients. Their excuse every time is “the other units are short staffed and we are overstaffed for the census”. Okay well that’s the census at 5pm before the emergency room has time to fill up. Come 8pm when we’re all doing
My company is looking at Filtered.ai for content intelligence. Basically, see what we are and are not using, and align our library with our skills taxonomy. Anyone have experience with it? TIA! submitted by /u/Quarantina1975 [link] [comments]
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Got a contract after subbing for 1.5 years. What’s the biggest difference between substitute teaching and full-time teaching? Any advice? submitted by /u/turtlesandmemes [link] [comments]
Hi there, I've been trying to get a job as a High School Special Ed Teacher, and I just got my Master's Degree. However, none of the schools I applied to have gotten to the point of giving me a job interview. Even the school where I did my Practicum at and regularly subbed for rejected me. Nothing is showing up on my District's job forum anymore, let alone a good Special Ed job. I think what is really hurting me is that the Department of Education wanted me to wait to apply for my teaching license (I still don't have one). Is it too late to get a job for the fall, or am I just being too worried? submitted by /u/Legitimate-Cause671 [link] [comments]