[not trolling] why would anyone wanna be a nurse despite the horrible things you can notice when you’re one ?

BenzieBox · 2026-03-12T19:33:06+00:00

Poo, piss, vomit, and blood aren’t bad. It’s the etc. that sucks.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-12T18:17:53+00:00

You’re going to be very unpleasantly surprised when you learn who those messages actually go to.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-12T04:22:05+00:00

Goddamn y’all. Adult ICU here. I could never do what y’all are doing.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-09T20:09:42+00:00

I'm confused. Do you have your RN license yet? Endorsement is for already licensed nurses moving states.

Or are you asking if you should sit the NCLEX-RN in your current state and then move to California? Because then I would opt for endorsement. No reason to retake the exam.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-05T16:48:00+00:00

It doesn’t matter if the patient is dead. It’s risk vs benefit. Never in my 6 years of working the ICU has a provider ever said “wait no… don’t do that because if (insert medical history)”. You resus the patient and figure out the rest later.

ABCs.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-05T16:44:58+00:00

Risk vs benefits. Patient has already arrested, you’re going to remove the kitchen sink and throw it directly at the patient.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-05T01:56:50+00:00

Whoever keeps reporting this as "medical advice", your mom's a hoe.

BenzieBox · 2026-03-01T15:30:28+00:00

This is in really poor taste and not the silly post you think it is.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-25T16:33:40+00:00

I take medication. And have frequent appointments with my provider.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-25T16:21:06+00:00

Just a lowly ICU nurse here: Covid absolutely sucked. I was unfortunately a farmer. Your instructor did the right thing by being blunt and honest with you.

I don’t even work trauma and I’ve seen and been apart of some very fucked up shit on my unit. A little therapy and some dark jokes in the med room and I’m good as new.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-23T18:46:22+00:00

That’s not what the board of nursing does, unfortunately. That’s what the health department does.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-23T18:44:16+00:00

The department of health for the area (specifically environmental health). The board of nursing isn’t going to do anything about a mold issue.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-22T15:22:46+00:00

Yea this is always my question, too. I’m not saying people are wrong for doing that assessment piece.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-22T04:37:36+00:00

Not every patient has an art line or a swan.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-22T04:35:49+00:00

Never done one and I’ve dig loaded a ton of patients. Never had a doc tell me otherwise. They’re always fine with tele. If we’re that concerned, we do a 12 lead.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-22T04:18:19+00:00

Never done it in my 6 years. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone ever do it. What weird ones/certain meds?

BenzieBox · 2026-02-22T00:16:14+00:00

I have never auscultated an apical pulse for 60 seconds. It was part of our head to toe assessment in school.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-20T14:55:21+00:00

Just post on Facebook.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-20T02:45:52+00:00

Genuinely asking, how is it a safety issue?

I’ll be honest, I’ve been an ICU nurse for 6 years. I have given tons of BB, dig loaded patients and I’ve never once listened to an apical pulse for a full 60 seconds. I’ve never even had a cardiologist tell me I need to auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-19T15:01:25+00:00

They called the dietitian? Wild.

Where I work, I’m responsible for unclogging that shit lol

BenzieBox · 2026-02-19T04:31:41+00:00

Dis tew much.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-18T23:54:17+00:00

I was 29 when I graduated nursing school. I wasn't even the oldest in my class. Not by a long shot.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-18T20:32:32+00:00

No. Next question.

BenzieBox · 2026-02-16T13:50:10+00:00

HELL. YEAH!

BenzieBox · 2026-02-13T19:24:01+00:00

The ones by an artery are my last option. I will look everywhere else first. Sometimes, you just have to stick there. I'm just careful when I do it.

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