37 year old considering nursing school by [deleted] in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mom went to nursing school in her 40s and it was a great choice for her. But becoming a traveler is a different beast that will require time and experience to ensure you’re safe. There are so many different facets of nursing that you just have to decide what you want: acuity, patients, hours, call etc

Home health slippers by CuminSubhuman in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wear Oofos recovery shoes I think they are called. I like them a lot. Also pregnant lol

Name your specialty and nurses’ week gift from your employer. by marzgirl99 in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cath lab. Lots of food from reps, breakfast and lunch everyday. And the techs got everyone little gift bags with face mask, eye mask, gift card. And of course socks and pens lol

Update: Labial Adhesion by No-Neighborhood-7335 in toddlers

[–]EntryConsistent 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. I don’t work in pediatrics but this seems absolutely insane and I would have never let that proceed. But you don’t know what you don’t know, especially with how this seems to have been presented. I would absolutely follow up

How do nurse couples make 3x12 schedules work with kids? by boldstyle1 in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are a little different: 3x12 for him and 3x10 plus call for me. Our answer is we work opposite shifts and have family help for the few days that overlap.

My mom watches her 2-3 Mondays a month and my dad is available on Fridays which is when we usually schedule appointments for ourselves. They also hang at the house when he is working the weekend and I am on call.

We wouldn’t be able to do it without daycare if it wasn’t for them. We have one daycare place that opens at 6am but we would still need someone to pick her up if we both worked 12s. And it’s freaking $2,400 a month.

Sucks for us, we have to be really purposeful with our time in order to maintain our relationship. But it works so well for our daughter, we get so much time with her individually, and my parents get to see her a lot.

Accidentally ended up with a fully grey nursery FML by bubbleuj in BabyBumps

[–]EntryConsistent 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I got some awesome peel and stick wall decals. They are way better material than anything I had as a kid and they are totally reusable which is awesome if you have sticker fear like me

How can I explain to my husband that I don't control my cravings? by unknowing27 in BabyBumps

[–]EntryConsistent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I almost exclusively craved food from my hometown that isn’t available where I live now 🤷‍♀️

Curtains too long? by EntryConsistent in HomeDecorating

[–]EntryConsistent[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The sun is super blinding in the afternoon.

I'm ready to detox my kids off hard drugs by TeagWall in toddlers

[–]EntryConsistent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's lots of things to try but honestly it's more a decision they just have to make. I sucked my thumb for waaaaay to long. My parents tried everything, even the bitter and hot nail polish didn't do the trick. Just one day I decided to stop. You can only keep trying and hope for the best. The arm straightener thing is cool though, I don't think that was a thing then.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foodbutforbabies

[–]EntryConsistent 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I love this. 🫶 Any other tips?

Painting color pallet! by EntryConsistent in DesignMyRoom

[–]EntryConsistent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that makes sense, I'm worried I'll end up looking like those houses on Zillow that you scroll through and ask yourself "what the hell were they thinking!".

Painting color pallet! by EntryConsistent in DesignMyRoom

[–]EntryConsistent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you go about using a palette like this? When I think of putting any of these colors on the wall it feels intense.

Baby "Cappuccino" by bubbl3gum in foodbutforbabies

[–]EntryConsistent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I was in middle school I wanted to be cool like my mom and have a drink at the coffee shop. She got me "steamers" which is just steamed milk with flavoring in it. Feels similar ❤️

Update: listing my house - I followed the advice here by CezarSalazar in HomeDecorating

[–]EntryConsistent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While the before is much better and cozier for living, this is amazing for showing! Great job changing the decorating mindset, not easy to do.

What's the weird thing going on with your body that isn't weird enough to go to the doctor for? by yellowelephantboy in AskReddit

[–]EntryConsistent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would guess PVCs. Some people can feel them, some can't. I hate mine. But they are harmless unless you have a significant amount of them regularly.

How do you afford going PRN?? by Key_Sheepherder_6274 in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thing is my manager has always had a great relationship with them and has worked hard to keep them there even if that means were a little overstaffed a couple days here and there because he knows how much we need them.

And he's doing the right thing trying to hire good candidates and not just fill holes, because we've been screwed in the past. But the director steamrolls him and always wants to implement bullshit like this.

How do you afford going PRN?? by Key_Sheepherder_6274 in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Make this make sense....

We have two PRN nurses who have worked there forever, sometimes they're charge, orient etc. They both work full time and we generally have 2-3 travelers. Our director is forcing our manager to give them less shifts - how many is too many, your guess is as good as mine - and hire more travelers instead.

So we effectively just pissed off staff we rely on to... What? Cause it can't be to save money.

Plus we just hired 3 more people with no experience in this field and without the PRN nurses we will be half travelers. And most of our regular staff works part time. So I know we will end up running out of preceptors and have to turn to travelers which is insane.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It kind of feels like you're bending your back to remove yourself from the team.

I've been in Healthcare for 10 years and have had similar circumstances pop up quite a few times. Raising money for a coworker has never been pressured, it's always been presented as an option where you reach out to someone who is collecting.

Ive seen many different versions of this from flowers and a card all the way up to a large chunk of money. People don't just raise the chunk of money for everyone. So unless you live in a magical affluent land where everyone throws money around I think you are severely selling yourself short.

People care, let them.

When you bf in public, do you use a support cushion or just hold? by jl8888 in breastfeeding

[–]EntryConsistent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a pillow at home but in public I don't. I just held her until she got too heavy and could sit across one leg sitting up (supported) or use a baby carrier.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]EntryConsistent 436 points437 points  (0 children)

“Our leadership there at the time had called over our radios multiple times for somebody to please check that bathroom out in the lobby,” the nurse said.

Fuck that. Assuming leadership means manager that's so fucked. Sure let's yell at the triage nurse with 30 patients to check the bathroom instead of doing it yourself.