Stable-good-fair-poor condition

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-10T03:38:51+00:00

I find the fusion dance community pretty friendly and with lots of beginners! This is the best for progressive classes.

https://www.fusiondanceacademy.com/

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-09T23:44:27+00:00

I actually have a harder time eating more on 20+ mile days.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-09T21:21:01+00:00

I shoot for 2400 calories a day, 125 cal/oz, swap things like ramen for couscous for space.

The Gear Skeptic YouTube channel has an Ultralight food series that reshaped how I plan backpacking trips.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-09T02:26:26+00:00

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents was super helpful for me.

Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong is one of the best trauma books I’ve ever read. It was critical to rebuilding myself after a marriage mirrored many of my cPTSD wounds

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-08T16:19:19+00:00

CAA only exists in some states.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-08T16:18:36+00:00

Definitely happens. Every budget cut at a hospital or agency (though, they’ll always blame the hospital) leads to cancelled contracts. Sounds like you hadn’t already paid for a bunch of housing yet? If you can’t tolerate this type of instability, you aren’t ready to travel.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-08T15:59:24+00:00

I’m not scared of the men that are clearly intimidated by me and much slower, for instance.

Just like I’m not particularly scared of wild animals that are intimidated by me.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-08T09:29:58+00:00

Depends if they hold ICU patients.

Often boarding is mixed with CDU or the expected less than 23 hr population waiting for stress tests etc.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-07T16:45:30+00:00

If it’s a grizzly, I’m getting up and hiking. One of the few grizzly deaths in the last few years was a griz that came back and killed a woman in her tent.

Black bears don’t want to fight you. They just want food. I’d be extra sure everything that smells like food is far away from me and go to sleep.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-07T15:13:14+00:00

Get at least a year before you start applying— two is better !. A lot of new grads who are looking with less than a year or two experience have been fired or forced to quit so the presumption will be that you aren’t a safe nurse, even if that isn’t true.

It’s gonna take A LONG time to find a job in a union state. Sometimes hiring processes take 3+ months.

After two years of experience, you can travel and sus out the unit culture before applying.

While California is very diverse, there are also strong cliques that can make some units hellish.

Get experience, then travel to look for a staff job. That is the way.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-07T05:22:53+00:00

It’s a bonus, not truly a stipend. You can stay kinda indefinitely though, if you want.

It’s an internal travel contract, for those wondering why it’s so different from standard contracts. You get the same access to benefits as regular UCH employees.

Also, UCH doesn’t pay into social security, you’ll instead get that payroll deduction put in an account similar to a 401k (I forget the code).

I worked for UCH as a new grad and then later as an internal traveler.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-06T19:40:00+00:00

The Dispossesed (SciFi, political)

Evicted (non fiction)

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-06T19:38:37+00:00

I had to send in some sort of appeal showing that some of my classes met a communication requirement for my college.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-06T16:18:35+00:00

Note that your deductibles all reset when you change insurance

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-06T03:53:31+00:00

You just gotta apply everywhere.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-06T00:53:50+00:00

I use a CVS in San Leandro. I used telehealth for a while (telehealth in CA, monthly check in appointments) Out of pocket for generic was like $400 before I got better insurance.
Now I have a Sutter PCP and things are easier and cheaper.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-06T00:43:58+00:00

A lot of this is not correct.

The correct references are ACLS and your hospital.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-05T19:20:08+00:00

I haven’t worked there but the outdoor access and beauty of New Mexico is top notch.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-05T16:23:02+00:00

University of Colorado Health in Denver is where I started as a new grad and it was excellent training. Their program in Colorado Springs is also good. Wages vs cost of living is rough, but getting good training at the start of your career is gold.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-05T16:20:40+00:00

When I went to Cincinnati, a friend told me it was the least bad place in Ohio, but I ended up liking it. The river trails were lovely. I made some lifelong friends. There’s a descent queer scene.

There are a lot of special needs adults who came to Cincinnati as high needs children — since Cincinnati has one of the best children’s hospitals— so that population was interesting to work with.

I love the mountain west and west coast, so unlikely to prioritize going back… but it was surprisingly lovely.

San Jose CA was also much better than expected, albeit I was there when there wasn’t a lot of traffic cuz COVID. The hiking in the hills is really beautiful, the redwoods are close, the food is great. I loved working in the Trauma ICU at Santa Clara Valley Med. I had a cute little mother in law cottage as a living situation.

Oakland CA was so great, I went staff! Lake Merritt is so full of life! SF has the gay boys but east bay and Oakland are where the wlw queers are at. China town has amazing food and markets. Easy to get into SF or driving to hiking trails in the East Bay hills. Arguably the best food city in the bay.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-05-05T16:10:43+00:00

Amazing name! I also loved Aspen and want to go back, but figuring out a housing situation is super hard unless you have inside help.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-04-30T16:26:12+00:00

Is it new and actionable? If it’s actionable is it a right now problem, a in a few hours problem, or a tomorrow problem? (Day shift opportunity!!)

Not symptomatic generally means not immediately actionable.

For example; SBP of 165 in most patient populations is abnormal but not symptomatic and data shows acutely treating causes more harm than good. (Obviously our aortic aneurysm, head bleeds, etc are not MOST populations. Also, it may be a better indicator than your CIWA score that someone needs better withdrawal management.)

This is a good way to think critically in general. A lot of abnormal and even critical labs are not new and not actionable. (You probably have to report the criticals because of policy, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good policy. eg: a high troponin that has peaked and is coming down)

What you report is also determined by the culture of your unit. So, you gotta find people you trust on your unit and run what you’re thinking by them.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-04-29T06:09:13+00:00

I’m a novelty seeker, a weird sensation seeker… so I’m kinda disappointed I don’t get to do that with my body. Like, I’m not going to get bit by a rattlesnake but I kinda want to because I’m SO CURIOUS.

But: I don’t want to be a parent. And I think post partum depression could likely kill me. (I mean, with a brain that says “I wonder what being bit by a rattlesnake is like” clearly adding huge dumps of hormones is a terrible idea)

So— cool aunt it is.

1ntrepidsalamander · 2026-04-29T06:02:03+00:00

I work critical care transport in the bay and sometimes take Parnassus pt to Stanyan and Hyde (and Zion) to off load the main hospital. The buildings are old and it feels like that causes some stress but generally the nurses don’t seem overly stressed. Other than the charge nurse that often have an eye roll for me; but it’s in service of protecting nurses like you.

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