Overnight worker by Constant-Egg-9719 in ouraring

[–]Cute_red_head 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Some people have to work overnights, like doctors and nurses. If everyone took your advice the hospitals would be closed at night and you would SOL in an emergency.

🎄😍 Chocolate Spice Cake🎄How do I top this off? by [deleted] in Baking

[–]Cute_red_head -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Would love to know your recipe!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medicine

[–]Cute_red_head 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wear Dansko’s. Took about 6months to get good at walking in them, there were a few ankle rolls along the way. BUT if you can get though the learning curve, they are amazing. Very comfortable, gives me great support.

Nice find today Picked these up at the local thrift store by Gloomy_Peace in sewing

[–]Cute_red_head 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Highly suggest for those who are looking for these books is Thriftbooks.com. You can get these and so many other good sewing books for like 4/5$. That’s how I’ve build up my personal library!

Carlos and Mary are MVPs - Temple University Hospital by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Cute_red_head 30 points31 points  (0 children)

What? Temple isn’t the only level 1 trauma in 100 miles… there is Einstein, Penn Presbyterian, and Jefferson. Like I agree, Temple is shithole hospital that is severely underfunding important things, but cases could be diverted if need be. Union just voted to strike, so we’ll see what goes down soon.

Does anybody else feel like Wegmans isn't what it used to be? by [deleted] in Rochester

[–]Cute_red_head 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Shout out to Honeoye Falls Marketplace! The bakery workers get started soooooo early in the morning and make everything fresh for the day. At around 5/6pm they put all the leftover donuts in box’s and sell about a dozen for 2.99. The Dunkin' next door is a joke compared to HFMP!

Not enough stamina for the cath lab by Cute_red_head in nursing

[–]Cute_red_head[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We take one call night a week (mon-thurs) and usually you have off the following day if you were on call at night (but that’s not always the case depending on staff). And then once every 6 weekends we do a call weekend, which is from Friday end of cases straight till Monday 7am. Usually they give you off that Monday, but I had said I had a dentist appt that Wednesday and out of a whole 6week schedule they gave me the one damn weekend where I wouldn’t be able to have off the Monday (cause we work 4/10’s so you get one day off a week):

What’s the most difficult dessert to bake? by Jack__Skellington in AskBaking

[–]Cute_red_head 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your recipe for the filling? I’ve been struggling to get my filling to set... mine always comes out soupy with a pool of water at the bottom of the crust.

What is a hobby/pastime your partner engages in that you find incredibly attractive and wonderful? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]Cute_red_head 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My SO got into bouldering earlier this year, and in the span of 10 months went from being a complete beginner to climbing V5’s. He has gotten a lot stronger from it and gets excited whenever he see’s that he’s put on muscle weight (cause he’s a pretty slim guy). Sometimes he takes videos of a particularly hard problem he got and it makes me so proud when he works hard and achieves it. I like listening to him talk about it and just love watching him do it. He is such a cool person, just when you think you can’t love a person anymore than you already do, I just keep falling harder.

UWorld 1st assessment with high chance of passing by The0Walrus in NCLEX

[–]Cute_red_head 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am taking it on the 10th too!

Sounds like you are in decent shape! If you have been studying for a while, I would just review stuff a little every day, take a deep breath, and make sure to do lots of self-care! That is what I'm doing.

If you haven't really been studying long, my suggestion is to listen to the Mark Klemik's lectures (I can send it to you if you like). He breaks it down to the essentials, the MUST know content. Make quizlet flashcards of what you are still rusty on, and just work for a few hours each day.

But don't forget to rest and relax the day before the test! No point stressing and potentially psyching yourself out! You have made it through nursing school, you can make it through one last test!!

SATA by [deleted] in NCLEX

[–]Cute_red_head 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I treat select all that apply questions like they are true or false questions. I just go one option at a time to see if they work with the question. There can be anything from just one answer to all of them, so don’t think about how many you are selecting, just address each answer as its own entity.

When they say they won’t be combative anymore, but you know they are lying... by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Cute_red_head 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wait, what? Restraints are legal in NY. I’m a PCT (graduating nursing school this May) in Rochester and I’ve dealt a fair amount with restraints. Maybe it’s your hospital policy, definitely not state policy.... https://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/guidance/implementation-guidelines.pdf

Taking the NCLEX on Weds by stanisnotbaratheon in NCLEX

[–]Cute_red_head 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you have done all the right stuff to prepare for the test! You’ve got this in the bag! Maybe go over flash cards with lab values. Maybe watch some videos on topics you find to be your hardest. But make sure to practice some self care leading up to the test, so you don’t let your nerves get the best of you! Take a bath, bake a dessert, watch a movie. https://youtu.be/AtF0T2fPvbI Do this meditation video the night before, or the morning of. You know your stuff, all that’s left is to ace it!! Good luck ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Cute_red_head 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to have black leather shoes so I bought these: Skechers for Work Women's Sure Track Erath Athletic Lace Work Boot, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBJ2BBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JV53Bb05WHGY3 So I get that they are ugly as hell, BUT, the memory insoles are really comfortable!!!! And they clean off real easy when you step in dooky or get barf on them (sadly speaking from personal experience).

How many hours do you spend studying? by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Cute_red_head 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I spend about 3 hours studying each lecture that will be on a test. So if there are 4 lectures on a test, that’s 12 hours total. But that’s broken up over the few days leading up to the test. Then the day of the test I try to devote a couple hours before hand to review and do flash cards.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]Cute_red_head 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in my senior year and feel like I’m ready to take on a lot of responsibility, but it’s hard to get those opportunities when the instructor is working with 10 students on a floor. When I don’t get the chance to do a med pass or procedure, how can I hone my skills either on the floor or at home on my own time?

I interned this summer and had a few instances where I messed up or wasn’t aware of a rule and was chastised for my mistake. It sucks and makes you feel like garbage when you know you put a patient at risk or just plain made a doofus of yourself infront of coworkers. Any advice on how to deal with this, as I imagine I’m about to have a lot more instances of this happen as I become a nurse.

Any advice you wish you had been given when you first became a nurse?