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I work in a SNF.. The building has been a mess for a while so their resolution was to hire this new DON who is supposed to “clean things up”. She hired a whole new crew of CNAs, which by the way, suck. Now they’re expecting us floor nurses to be the ones to write them up and send them home so they can fire them and hire new ones. This is usually the basis for most of her texting. I work M-F 8hr day shift. In the past month, I don’t think 12 hours has gone by where I don’t receive a text about something that wasn’t done, should have been done differently, or some sort of advice. I finally put in my 2 week notice to go PRN. But I find this so weird that she does this. In the past 24hrs this is how many times I’ve been texted— 6:12am-mass text 11:26am-mass text 12:12pm- text group with me and CNA about stuff that hasn’t been done yet 2:40pm-video footage showing my CNA only changing someone twice in the shift 10:14pm-mass text about charting 10:34pm-another mass text about charting 10:50p
I am absolutely not old enough to have been there myself; I found this shirt from the California Nurses Association strike of 1988 secondhand recently and had to have it. submitted by /u/slutty_muppet [link] [comments]
It’s been 8 business days since I passed the NCLEX-PN, and I’m still looking for a job. It honestly feels like no one wants to hire a new grad like me. Maybe I’m just unlucky, or maybe this is normal and I’m just being impatient? I’m starting to feel discouraged. I believe my resume is actually pretty good, and I do have 2 interviews coming up for home health positions, but honestly, home health isn’t really where I want to start. I want to work in a SNF first, even if they only pay me $25/hour. I just want the opportunity to start my nursing career, gain experience, and continue improving. I really miss working at the SNF too! 🙁 It’s the only time i feel so active and alive! I was a CNA for a good amount of time, and I miss being part of the healthcare team. I’m just ready to finally grow as a nurse and start this new chaptert. submitted by /u/Electrical_Proof9048 [link] [comments]
Does anyone out there love their bedside nursing career? So many posts about how awful bedside nursing is! If you love your position I would love to know what has made it great for you. How do you keep burnout from setting in? submitted by /u/ForrestDew123 [link] [comments]
I live in a big North American inner city and work at a pretty big hospital that is unfortunately falling in ruins. There's plans to rebuild it, but I'm afraid I'll be at my retirement age before that happens. The employee parking lot is full of massive potholes that haven't been fixed for years. Last month, a fellow nurse on my unit fell into one of these potholes (she admitted to us she was looking at her phone) and hurt herself. She's been on worker comp for one month, and it's been annonced that she is renewing her medical leave from work for a second month because she still has trouble walking. The dumb***** in charge would rather pay us to not work, rather than fix dangerous problems that people have been complaining about for years. Now they're offering overtime to anyone willing to pick up her shifts, because we're one nurse short and I work in a specialized unit. Another collegue slipped on the stairs coming in to work on hospital property last winter and broke her wrist. It t
Has anyone experienced a quiet firing and does this sound like one? I was hired for a part time position. I was told that I was hired to replace an employee who was very behind in her assignments by weeks. I have only been working for this company for 5 weeks. I was told that I would be transferred cases from her list and that management had sat down and talked to her. Apparently the “talking” lit a fire under her butt. I have access to her workload and none of her cases were transferred to me. She is suddenly very busy and I have not had any work last week or this week. The job was advertised for 2 days/week. When I call in about work assignments or lack of, they don’t mention transferring patients anymore and just say “We really appreciate you “ I feel like I should just email and tell them that the job isn’t working out for me. submitted by /u/SomewhereKnown2575 [link] [comments]
My father is 80 years old and recently went for his physical. The nurse asked a variety of wellness questions then said I have to ask if you're pregnant. She said they have to ask regardless of sex and age. I'm all for inclusiveness but this seems excessive. Is everyone doing this now? submitted by /u/wannabelegendary [link] [comments]
Hopefully this is appropriate to post here. For the record, I am not involved or have anything to gain from this lawsuit. Just despise HCA. “According to the HCA Healthcare lawsuit, the hospital operator classifies advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as exempt employees who are not eligible for overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA generally requires that most employees in the United States be paid time-and-a-half overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 each week, but there are exemptions for certain types of employees, including professionals such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In order to qualify for the professional exemption, the employer must meet certain requirements, including paying its workers a salary of at least $684 per week. The HCA Healthcare lawsuit claims advanced practice providers were paid on an hourly basis and therefore did not qualify for the FLSA’s professional e
I'm hoping to get my ears pierced soon. I work in the ICU and obviously I have to go down with patients to MRI. There are times when I have to get near the MRI machine when my patient gets unstable, I need to titrate drips, or emergencies. Is there certain jewelry I could wear so I don't have to take out freshly pierced earrings every time we go to MRI? Thank you! submitted by /u/Love-Morgan [link] [comments]
Hello, this is my first time posting to this page, but I wanted to directly ask nurses if they had any advice to offer me about my situation. To give some background information, I’m from Ohio and I took my NCLEX-RN on Saturday. That night, my friend encouraged me to go out to celebrate with him, so I did, and we had a good time. I try to walk home, end up falling asleep in some grass in my small town & I was arrested (I haven’t been to a bar in ages and didn’t pace myself appropriately). They gave me a minor misdemeanor for disorderly conduct. This is the first time in my life, at 24 years old, that I have ever been in trouble (aside from a couple speeding tickets years ago). I woke up in the jail cell and asked the guard why I was there. She told me that I had fallen asleep on the way home and they picked me up. I was not being destructive or aggressive. After I was released, I open my email to see that I had passed my NCLEX. I have no clue if something like this will get my license
I recently graduated in May and passed my NCLEX that same month. I have several interviews lined up. I’m months away from getting my first RN check. All I can think of is how much my life is going to change. The hospitals around me are offering $40 starting pay, $4 extra for shift differential, and $3 for weekend rate. I’m also applying for a bilingual role and that will help add extra money. On top of this, I generate passive income which had allowed me to work part time during my last semesters of school. How did you feel when you saw your first paycheck? I think I might cry when I see it. We worked so hard for that very moment. submitted by /u/telepatia_7 [link] [comments]
I've been in a hospice nurse role and a case manager for about six months now and I'm burned tf out already. Not only do I have a high caseload, but I come home from going non-stop, to charting until 9-10 every single night. It's exhausting and I feel like I don't have a life at all. I'm just 100% over it. I thought it'd be better but it's all the same in the end. submitted by /u/Turbulent-Honey-858 [link] [comments]
Just wanting to rant. I've been a pediatric nurse for the past 5 years in a level 1 teaching hospital/trauma center. We're the only pediatric hospital in the state and service bordering states as well. I worked 3.5 years in trauma/ortho/surgery and have worked that last 1.5 in a very high acuity 48 bed PICU. I've taken care of patients needing CRRT, ECMO, and bedside OR at times. I have charge nurse and preceptor experience, chemo certified. My fiancé and I are wanting to move to California so I've had my CA license since January of this year. I've applied to so many PICU jobs and keep receiving no's. I've edited my resume and I tailor my cover letter for each listing I apply to. I'm so frustrated and don't understand what the issue might be!! It's just frustrating because I feel qualified but keep getting rejected. submitted by /u/Crystalchrysanthemum [link] [comments]
Long story short, I’ve been a nurse for about 3 years now. I was excited at first but it seems every job I’ve had is a MESS! Micromanaging, racists coworkers, no help, terrible orientation, Etc…. On top of this I’m completely burned out on direct patient care. I left the OR (x2), went to observation (basically step down), and now hospice. I thought hospice would be so much better but this is the worst thing I could’ve done to myself. I wish I could’ve just stayed on nights in obs. It been 3 weeks now (including 5 days of hospice training with a nurse). I’m so burned out. I know absolutely nothing about a specialty that has a completely different shift in thinking. I want so badly to give this position to someone who ACTUALLY wants it. That’s how bad it is. I’m not passionate about it. Why should I keep it?! But unfortunately I have to wait until another job lines up in the economy! I’ve applied to several remote (CVS rejected), Humana… and even clinical documentation, informatics speci
Hi everyone. I’ve been a nurse for about 7 months now and had a interview today at a LTC facility. I was given an offer and told I had a drug screening to complete. I no longer smoke, and It has been months since I’ve smoked anything. I’ve also taken lots of at home THC urine tests that came back negative. I took the test and I wasn’t able to provide much urine. The lady told me all of the results came back negative except for THC. I took a look at the test and there were two lines , one being faint but still visible indicating a negative. She told me all of the lines were bold except for that one, and that they all need to be bold. She advised me maybe it wasn’t enough urine and I could possibly retest. They took me to HR and he was asking what she told me. I told him exactly what she said. I saw a faint line, she said there wasn’t enough urine and I could possibly retest. He goes “well on this paper it says you tested positive for THC”. I said that couldn’t be right, she told me I di
I don't have TikTok so I get everything piecemeal and late. Can someone explain this clip I'm seeing everywhere of a woman saying she had a patient and "his hemoglobin came out... Every time he coughed he hemoglobined"? What was she trying to say? submitted by /u/slutty_muppet [link] [comments]
Does ER experience help you in the ICU? submitted by /u/Jaguarhousecat [link] [comments]
I just worked a 12 hour night shift last night and it was super super busy. I’m a float pool nurse and I was on a floor that purposely gives us the hardest patients because “we get paid more so we should have to work more” and boy did I work. I was giving a pretty complex patient to a nurse who is the type that never uses report sheets and always stays super late because shes always goofing off when she’s not with patients and doesn’t finish her charting. Well anyways I was still in the middle of charting on a completely different patient as 7am because I was so busy last night and she came up to ask for report. I told her what I could remember off the top of my head but literally so much happened with this patient that I knew I was missing something but I couldn’t remember what. I told her please read my note it’s super detailed and I know I’m forgetting something (the thing I forgot to say was in there) but she NEVER READS. It was a patient who came from an outside hospital with a mi
But there’s a nursing shortage, right? 🙄 https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/2026AM-Business-Book.pdf submitted by /u/NurseMia96 [link] [comments]
I was talking about this with two of my close friends who also work in healthcare. They are both guys, 40s, and pretty attractive and in good shape. They were describing to me how nice everyone they work with is to them compared to how their coworkers are to other employees who are women. For example, my one friend started on a new unit at the same time as a new female nurse. Everyone was so helpful and nice to him, but were super critical of and unkind toward the new girl. I don’t know if it’s because the nursing profession is predominantly women so there’s more cattiness towards each other or if my coworkers just had pretty privilege lol. I think pretty privilege in healthcare mostly only applies to men. What are your thoughts and experiences? submitted by /u/Agitated_Rutabaga507 [link] [comments]
I clogged the staff toilet. 😭😭 submitted by /u/JealousFrosting9859 [link] [comments]
I cannot count the times that I mention my work in home healthcare, nurse tech positions, or as a pediatric nurse intern and the very next thing said to me is some form of, "wait so do you have to help people shower???" Yes Brittneigh, I help people shower, get dressed, use the bathroom, and eat. Heck I wipe people's butts and put cream on them! These are base tasks for any care taking job. No, I don't care that you could "never do that" because its "weird" or "awkward", and I especially don't want to hear about how you feel it must end up being sexual. These are my patients, they have inherent dignity as human beings and the fact they need help with something that is usually private does not detract from that dignity, for either of us. It actually speaks highly of the fact my patients trust me and that we have a good relationship. Bonus points when I'm asked if there's any way they could become a nurse and just skip all that stuff. NO THERE ISN'T!!!! If my caring for someone that happ
before i say anything else: i’m in therapy, i do ERP, i take medication, i knew what i signed up for when i applied to nursing school. i have OCD and most of my obsessive thoughts are related to harm/injury/death. i’m wondering if there are any nurses here with OCD who can offer some advice for navigating the profession with this condition? i’ve done enough work in therapy to get to a good manageable place with most of my symptoms but of course im worried all that progress will be wiped away. if i can help it, i’d rather not tell anyone at my program or eventual job about my OCD; i don’t want anyone to think i’m not capable of being a good nurse and while i’m sure most people would be chill about it, i’m not sure i want to risk it. any advice, tips/tricks, words of wisdom, etc are appreciated. submitted by /u/Big_Strawberry_9387 [link] [comments]
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Hi nursing family! I just want to rant a bit. I've been looking into transferring to another specialty because I've been working in my specialty (neurosciences/telemetry/trauma) for 3 years now and I'm getting severely burned out. On top of that, I have been harassed at work by another coworker and eventually HR got involved to stop the physical harassment but the psychological is still happening, to a point where I would get physically sick to work with that individual. However, it seems like I can't get a position anywhere as an internal hire despite people around me keep telling me I got the skills and the qualifications (charge nurse, resource nurse, preceptor experiences). I feel miserable coming to work and overall frustrated with my situation. Deciding to transfer is not an overnight decision. I have been brewing this idea in my mind for a while but the harassment is the tipping point. I feel so defeated and not wanting to go to work at all. submitted by /u/FilmAdditional6178 [l
Today I enter one of my patient’s rooms. He’s in room 1 right across the nurses station (for reasons). I see my perfect PCA changing the pt because he had a BM. Then I see it…… The patient’s male purewick. The pouch is FILLED to the brim! Glowing under the fluorescent lights like golden balloon! The suction isn’t working…… it’s 1830 and a girls gotta get out of here so I am CHOPPING! Trouble shooting this thing like I am one of the people who changes tires for race cars. I empty the canister because it’s full and I put it back and nothing!!!! I’m looking at the Pee Ball every 3 seconds in awe. CNA says “God bless whoever put this purewick on!” I finally just haul ass to the supply room and grab new canister and tubing and hook that shit up like the pts life depended on it and all the sudden we hear the most satisfying whirrrrrrrrr you’ve ever heard in your life. Purewick- 262783837363 Me: 1 🏆 submitted by /u/Terrible_Western_975 [link] [comments]
I work at a hospital as a nurse extern. I figured once I graduated they would hire me on my unit. No, so I applied for two other units and didn’t get hired either. They don’t even call me to let me know. They don’t answer when I call just an automated email a month later saying the position was filled by someone else. Applied again and after multiple weeks not even an email. This is literally the only hospital in town. The application and denial process always take at least a month. I have no pct shifts. I have been told by people at my hospital that I should not work there anyway because it’s awful but I can’t help it… I literally feel like a fool. I hate it. They hired me as an extern but only had me wiping butts and now won’t even give me a shot as a nurse? Has this happened to anyone? Am I some awful anomaly? submitted by /u/Immediate_Pay9049 [link] [comments]
Hey yall, I’m a new RN about to graduate in a few months, and I’ve landed a job in the Neuro ICU. I’m posting this because as I’m getting so close to graduation I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety regarding starting my career as a nurse. I feel really confident in what I’ve learned and my ability to apply my knowledge, but I think getting so close to graduation is making me second guess myself. I feel like I know a lot but I just don’t feel like a “nurse” just yet if that makes sense. I’ll be in a 16 week orientation on the ICU, so I’ll have a lot of time with a preceptor before I’m officially handling my own team, but Im just self-conscious about my skills heading into it. I want to be a great nurse so I think I’m just scared I won’t have what it takes. I’m just wondering if anyone else had the same experience? How long did it take for your anxiety to go away after graduation? submitted by /u/BrokenSteamboat01 [link] [comments]
i want to use up all my sick time because my hospital will only pay out half of it when i resign however im worried doing so will be burning a bridge. i want to leave on good terms in case i ever decide to apply for another job in this hospital system. i have about 12 days worth of sick time and a little over a month to use it all. after that i plan on putting in my two weeks notice. is this a bad idea? would it be better to continue working normally and lose out on the money? submitted by /u/pilotsoaring [link] [comments]
I’m a bartender and starting nursing school in a few weeks. I have two coworkers that are nurses at the hospital and bartender part time with me. They said they can’t afford not to have two jobs. This is in Colorado by the way. How common is this. I was hoping being a nurse would be more secure financially. submitted by /u/Euphoric_Tailor_5107 [link] [comments]
More of a vent post than anything. Was in CVICU for 2.5 years and got out because of the stress and constant running around. Didn't even sit for more than 10 minutes at a time. Thought going into pacu would change things. Pacu isn't any easier almost a year in. On Thursday, I had to do post mortem care for a premie baby on the adult side of pacu. Was told it was 18 weeks but when they brought him down, he had to be 5-6 pounds and further than that. Obviously was incredibly attentive to the parents and gave them time to say goodbye. Then I had to undress the baby and put him in a damn fucking bucket and take him to the morgue. They can't come up with more than a fucking bucket? Pushing his little arm through his sleeve still haunts me. Poor mom asked me to keep him wrapped in his blanket. Worst shift ive ever had, 9 years in. Not looking for advice, just need to vent to people who understand. I never wanted to be peds for this reason and yet here we are. Applied for a non nurse position
Ingrown hair removal videos, ingrown toe nail removal videos, black head extraction videos, ear wax removal videos… I can’t get enough and my husband thinks it’s so gross he can’t even look. Is this a common thing amongst healthcare workers/nurses?? submitted by /u/Agreeable-Bed5000 [link] [comments]
Mine? Me : okay, so I have all of your night time meds here ( names all of them for confirmation) Patient : yes, sounds good Me : scans them in and places meds into the pill cup Patient : what’s this white pill here I DONT KNOW!!! You have 6 different pills and we’ve literally gone through ALL OF THEM before I scanned and placed them into the cup. I can’t stand this!! submitted by /u/consideredtaken [link] [comments]
Putting aside my pride here. I’m desperate, what shoes are you guys wearing during your shifts that you feel like your feet aren’t sweating in? I’m not looking for sneakers here!! Anything else!! Are crocs really my only option? Any cooling compression socks recommendations? I came home from a shift this morning crashing out about it and subsequently threw out all of my compression socks and have been debating doing the same with my shoes. I would be forever grateful for any advice… I can no longer handle my feet smelling like a dumpster on a hot summers evening :) submitted by /u/Key-Ad8950 [link] [comments]
I’ve been catching myself investing less and less compassion towards the patients. Even those in life-choking conditions. Today I thought “Hey that’s it! Time to be human again!” Had to down five coffees to make but hey it did work. Too well.. Patient: you really took good care of me today, thank you Me: you’re welcome! Patient: I’m glad my wife isn’t here today so I could keep talking to you Me: … wah- Yes I tried to make excuses that maybe he just meant his wife gets jealous easily or something, then he asked if I wanted his number. (Cries but still gonna try to not be soulless) submitted by /u/creativlelazy [link] [comments]
So I started a new job. Went through nursing orientation. They told us we were gonna have to take a math test, 20 questions and that you could only miss two. You get a retake. But if you miss more than two again, you’re fired. It’s part of their policy and if it’s nowhere in the contract. Has anyone encountered this? I think it’s absolutely bizarre. I missed three questions and now I have to retake it. And they were dumb mental math errors or a conversion error (answered in L and it was mL). Please tell me this is standard and I’m overreacting, because I’m pissed. submitted by /u/Slow-Down30 [link] [comments]
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I transitioned to a different hospital system and went from inpatient med surge to outpatient dialysis. While I do enjoy the job and definitely find it slower paced than my toxic med surge unit……the organization of the unit and incompetence of my coworkers is astounding! So many med errors! First thing is techs on this unit can give iv Heparin which I don’t agree with as it is beyond their scope. People just give meds without going into the electronic medical record. For example techs will give heparin at 8am and then not scan or document for hours! Sadly my unit does not have “The Brain” on epic which does not help with organization. You know how you’re supposed to log in, go into their profile, ask their name and age of birth, make sure it matches the page, scan the med, make sure the med, dose, and route is correct, hit accept and then prep to give. These people just give meds without doing any of that. Most people who do are not medically licensed as a nurse. If I were to do any of
So, I have this nurse in her 20s. I’m in my 50s, and I recently transferred to what is considered the top tier unit in my hospital. This was the first time I was giving this nurse report. The first day, the nurse was pretty tough during report. That first night, we had an issue with the PCA. The patient and family were upset, so it was a stressful situation. The second night, the patient was complaining of pain, nausea, and not being able to sleep. The patient had already been in the hospital for 40 days and was very frustrated with the plan of care because the patient felt the doctors hadn’t explained things well. During report, I told the oncoming nurse that the patient was upset and frustrated. I had already spoken with the doctor, and they were coming by to talk with the patient. The patient wanted clarification about several things. Suddenly the nurse said, “That’s weird, because with me yesterday the patient didn’t have a problem at all. It seems like the patient’s problems happe
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Basically I was trying to give report and she had the charts open the entire time asking me things id never ask the outgoing nurse. Maybe it’s just me but all I want to know when getting report is why they came in, their admitting dx, how they move, any drips, drains, oxygen, if they are on tele, and any issues if any from last shift. I’m sorry I don’t know the iv gauge, the specific date of the cabg they had 15 years ago, or the name of their nursing home. Maybe I’m just being dramatic I don’t know. submitted by /u/Obvious_Beautiful776 [link] [comments]
I work 8-hour shifts in the outpatient department 5 days a week, and my monthly salary is 260,000 yen. At an exchange rate of 162 yen to the dollar, that comes out to $1,600. Do you think that’s a lot? Or do you think it’s not much? submitted by /u/LavishnessLumpy175 [link] [comments]
Grab a coffee... this one's a little long I'm a 32 year old RN in Southern California, and I'd really appreciate some brutally honest advice because I've somehow managed to turn one career question into a full blown life crisis over the past week. 😂 I've been an RN for about 8 years, mostly in the ED (travel nursing, seasonal contracts, and local ERs). More recently, I started working in case management/utilization review because I wanted to experience the other side of nursing besides bedside. It's been a nice change, but I don't think I could do it forever, and the pay is definitely lower than bedside. I've always wanted to pursue a graduate degree because I genuinely value higher education and continuing to grow professionally. I put it off for years because I was travel nursing and waiting to settle into a hospital with tuition reimbursement. Growing up in a low income family, my biggest goals have always been financial stability and independence, a better work life balance, provid
When you precept experienced RNs do you start from the basics? I told her I was going to start at the beginning to make sure we have a solid foundation. Like our work flow, flushing and zeroing all your lines, checking your alarm limits immediately when you enter the room. Trying to make sure we have good habits in place. I also feel like I may be explaining too much pathophysiology to her, but I'm not sure. I'm an RN with >10 yr experience but don't normally precept. They give me a new grad every few years. Any advice on precepting a nurse coming from acute care to step down? submitted by /u/dopaminegtt [link] [comments]
Nurse with 1 year of experience, promoted to charge (yay!). but doesn’t feel like a yay because ever since I’ve been getting so much attitude from nurses my senior anytime I ask them about their patients or delegate responsibilities. I’m trying so hard to be a good charge and be helpful whenever I can. I’m also on the younger side compared to others on my unit. The worst attitude is from the unit secreties though, giving me shit about absolutely anything. I had the worst shift of my life yesterday, charge with 6 patients, people being combative, code stroke, etc.. Unit secretary decides to change the night shift assignment I made because she didn’t think it was right after I told her to change it back she goes I won’t you can do it yourself… so over this.. makes me not wanna be charge anymore. I never experienced the “eating your young” till I started charging. submitted by /u/olivebranch149 [link] [comments]
I work in a medical icu. I just hit a year and I feel burnt out. At first I attributed it to the newness of everything, learning definitely takes a lot of brain power and I was mentally exhausted but still optimistic. Now I am just anxious and irritable all the time. We are tripled every other day. I get really anxious before going to work. I’ve been looking into applying to other hospitals but my coworkers tell me it’s no use since it’s the same everywhere. Is that true? Our nurses get floated constantly to relieve others so we are left off with triples and short staffed. Makes me want to just quit bedside all together. I like the ICU but sometimes i feel i’m just surviving. submitted by /u/Independent_Bee7053 [link] [comments]
I've been working on a med-surg floor for 3 weeks. I tried to move up to 4 patients today. I went to do some peri care for my patient this afternoon. She had a small PE and declined her blood thinner this morning. She was super funky, and I was trying to teach her how to wipe properly. We got her linens changed, and I was about to change her gown. She got diaphoretic, and I thought her SOB was giving her a panic attack. I tried to calm her down and put her oxygen back on. I thought she was being really dramatic because she had been freaking out about coughing up a blood clot in sputum earlier and making really theatrical gagging noises. (Edit- my mentor advised me previously not to allow attention-seeking behavior to slow me down. I've been trying to figure out what that would be. I was confused about whether this counted because it seemed odd.) I called the nurse training me for her opinion. She had me take vitals. She seemed confused, too. I have a point I remember when I started to
I went in for a biopsy on my neck. I had cancer back in 2011 with a total thyroidextomy, followed by radio-iodine treatment. But it appears its come back. So I went to get a biopsy done, and I was feeling nervous. And to be quite frank, the cell collection was more painful than i remember despite the numbing agent. I think the nurse either saw how tense I was or just knew, but she just stroked my arm gently when the needle was jammed into my neck. It wasn't much, but enough to keep my mind from totaly focusing on the pain. I felt it was a very nice thing she did for me. I haven't had that type of care and concern in a long time from any medical professional. So where do you draw the line? What's do you consider patient care vs crossing the line? submitted by /u/belac4862 [link] [comments]
I am 2 months in on a step down unit. Everyone is super nice, they just have a big friend group formed already and they were all new grads at that same time. They all sit at nursing station and talk all night and of course my assignments are at end of hall. I’m just wondering if this is normal to be shy for a few months and not really sit and talk for a bit. i’m not sure how to break into the group or what i should do to make friends. it feels weird to just stand up there and try to chime in. or maybe im overthinking and it takes time submitted by /u/mbreezy_ [link] [comments]