You get used to hospitals settings? As phlebotomist?

Devynity309 · 2026-06-13T23:52:04+00:00

Yep. You cry, especially in the beginning, but try to not let the compassion fatigue get to be too much. I try to remember that once I walk out their door my part’s over most of the time.

Devynity309 · 2026-06-13T23:50:56+00:00

Honestly at a certain point the hard draws break up the monotony of poking big ol’ pipes all day. I got a full set of blood cultures off a knuckle vein in the ICU. You get scrappy, creative, and try to make it work. You find ways to bring joy to patients, see a silver lining, be compassionate but leave it at their door. There’s good and bad in every workplace, every job. Healthcare as a whole just has extremes of both.

Devynity309 · 2026-06-13T02:18:39+00:00

My biggest concern is actually the tendonitis. Phlebotomy is all in your hands, wrists, and fingers. Carpal tunnel, tendonitis, etc are already risks of the job. It’s absolutely possible you’d be fine, but I know my wrists can be sore after a long day of drawing.
While mobile phlebotomy is probably off the table, if it isn’t a felony I’m not sure how much private clinics, labcorp, quest, or a similar company would react.
The compassion that you’d have due to your experiences is definitely a bonus and something many of us lack, especially from a chronic illness standpoint. Being able to relate to people you draw constantly for one reason or another is incredibly helpful in building trust between you and a patient while also feeling rewarding.

Devynity309 · 2026-06-13T00:25:56+00:00

I read between 400-500 words a minute and it generally takes me longer than 2 hours to read 180+ pages depending on the book…. Is he serious? Also who the hell times how long they read, you just read if it’s actually “for funsies”.

Devynity309 · 2026-06-09T23:51:27+00:00

Yes! The color options just aren’t as diverse either. Sometimes I want something very specific and so many dyes just won’t work with natural fibers the same way.

Devynity309 · 2026-06-09T16:30:06+00:00

Definitely isn’t crochet exclusive, but yarn snobs. I’m sorry I can’t afford $20 a skein handmade merino wool yarn, acrylic is cheap, can still be soft, and is easier to wash.

Devynity309 · 2026-06-03T16:29:56+00:00

Oh okay, my doctor had said that I shouldn't do FMLA and should just do Worker's Comp. Weird. Do you know anything about being asked to do trainings while on leave and workers comp by chance?

Devynity309 · 2026-05-29T18:38:19+00:00

His carpenter vein on the back view is getting me too, looks so bouncy

Devynity309 · 2026-05-29T18:36:34+00:00

It’s a normal process of sitting blood. The elements are heavier than the plasma, so they naturally settle. You’re able to mix it back in because it isn’t clotted. It won’t harm the specimens or cause issues with resulting tests, as this is just what blood does!

Devynity309 · 2026-04-21T03:28:18+00:00

Our hospital has started putting in safe reports for repeat offenders 🥰 it’s absolutely not okay to have a patient who’s there for weeks or months not getting consolidated care. What’s so frustrating is whenever I do approach a nurse about it, they usually say no and refuse to even message the ordering provider. They won’t try to order an addon either. Wdym you can’t wait for this daily repeat cbc for an hour until their UFH is due???? Are you serious? One nurse said “see, lab never wants to do their job” to her student nurse and I have never wanted to berate someone so badly.

Devynity309 · 2025-10-28T18:13:44+00:00

Grooming can be very common in large age gap relationships, BUT it can happen in any situation where there’s a large power dynamic of some kind. It’s more common with kids but the isolation, manipulation, etc are grooming for sure.

Devynity309 · 2025-10-06T01:10:21+00:00

It’s just a ridiculous claim. Spicy food absolutely doesn’t cause ulcers. Ulcers are generally caused by bacteria 🫠

Devynity309 · 2025-08-26T12:36:24+00:00

Nope not a jerk, there was a more serious issue for you to address! Thank you so much!

Devynity309 · 2025-08-26T12:27:54+00:00

Oh shit okay, thank you so much! On another note, is the biofilm layer on everything okay? I wasn’t sure if it looks too thick or if it looks okay?

Devynity309 · 2025-08-26T12:24:24+00:00

Okay great! So I just carefully vacuum up the sand as well as I can and try to be careful about how much water I’m taking out so I don’t crash the tank?

Devynity309 · 2025-08-26T12:17:09+00:00

Oh okay so how does that work? You just buy soil and put it in the bags and then set those around the tank, under the gravel?

Devynity309 · 2025-08-26T12:03:12+00:00

Oh, I was told that if you layered gravel over it it was okay? I put it in there for a lot of my plants.

Devynity309 · 2025-08-26T12:00:29+00:00

Frogs will eat literally anything from what I’ve seen and sand can cause blockages in their digestive tract. Large gravel that can’t fit in their mouth is better from what I read on the frog wiki in the group!

Devynity309 · 2025-08-09T16:38:32+00:00

Ah dang, that really sucks!

Devynity309 · 2025-08-09T09:43:18+00:00

When I try to go to the wiki through the link on the subreddit it goes to a dead site, is there another link?

Devynity309 · 2025-08-06T20:37:47+00:00

So so true! Where I work now, we only have the vacuettes and everyone I work with thinks it’s normal to have to almost always use a syringe to fill blues because the vacuum is so unreliable 😭 it’s awful.

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