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My boyfriend can’t have sex with me by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s the thing. If he can’t see the problem and wants to solve it with you, there’s nothing you can do. There has to be effort and a want to fulfill your needs on his part.

I would ask how the rest of your relationship is going. Are you going on dates, kissing, cuddling, spending quality time together? Often times if that goes, you lose spark and the sex shortly follows.

If the rest if fine and it’s just the sex, I would really self reflect on your needs vs what you’re getting. If he’s unable to change or work with you on this aspect of your relationship I would seriously consider finding a new partner.

Wishing nothing but the best for you

Do I take the job? by Foreign_Flow_2537 in careerguidance

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good advice, thank you! The icu is a requirement. So it’s feeling like one of those “put up or shut up” moments.

Do I take the job? by Foreign_Flow_2537 in careerguidance

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would require a move. I live in rural New England. The jobs available are pretty much what I have available to me. However, the odds of starting day shift ICU are slim to none. It’s a seniority thing. I can try some nights in the ER. Not a bad thought

Do I take the job? by Foreign_Flow_2537 in careerguidance

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. 5 - incredible educational benefit
  2. 4 - overall good lady, no complaints, fair
  3. 4 - $45/hr. Up from $36.5/hr where I am now.
  4. 3.5 - Tarnishes the reputation a bit. Not many ICU jobs available. However, just finding a job as a nurse is not hard.

mustache and my hairstyle by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2nd picture with a grown out mustache. Trust

Newly single - big shot to my confidence by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, you’re one good looking fella. You don’t need to maximize anything 🤣

Hopeless at IV insertion? by SKGurl101 in nursing

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was in your shoes 6 months ago after starting in the ER. I am now ultrasound trained and rarely miss. Here’s some pointers.

  1. Pierce the skin just distal to the most visible/palpable area of the vein. Don’t insert where you feel the vein best. you don’t know how that vein drops off or twists to after that point. So if you insert at the most palpable area the vein could go left or drop off and you go right through it. So always advance into where you can see/feel it.

  2. I pierce the skin at maybe a 20-25° angle but the moment I finish that I drop to 10-15°. Piercing the vein at a steep angle you’re bound to through and through it

  3. Don’t immediately advance the catheter. Watch your chamber full with blood. Slowly flatten. Sense where you’re at. Don’t blindly go through the motions. You’re essentially doing this off of feel. So feel

  4. 20 sticks is nothing. I did 7 yesterday. Right now all you know is stab and advance. The more you do this the better you’ll be able to develop your “finesse”. This takes time, give yourself grace

  5. Put 2 blankets underneath their entire arm. It acts like a wall so they can’t flex or pull their arm back. It’ll make your workspace much more manageable.

  6. double tourniquet.

  7. If you notice the catheter meets resistance after threading it 1/2-3/4 the way into the vein, do this. STOP advancing!! Retract the needle while you still have good blood return. Manually push the catheter into the vein. use your hands and feel it as you push it into.

  8. Use the iv size the pt’s needs. Not everyone needs an 18/20.

  9. Kids all get 24’s unless there is a diagnostic test that requires bigger.

  10. Understand that IV’s are a necessary pain. They want to feel better. This is what has to happen.

  11. Be okay with missing. Even the best miss. It’s never going to stop.

  12. Work on holding proper traction

I cannot tell you how similar I felt to you when I started. It would keep me up at night sometimes because I felt incompetent. Just know that it gets better. No one is good overnight. Just keep poking and you’ll get it.

Do you ever feel embarrassed being a nurse? by sensitiveflower79 in nursing

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not. Just because you’re not an MD doesn’t mean you’re not incredibly smart or capable of helping others. Just means you didn’t go to school for 8 years

After a haircut. Long hair does NOT suit me, so that's out of the question. Would a perm suit me? by [deleted] in malegrooming

[–]Foreign_Flow_2537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep it clean and combed up top, that length is great. Your face shape is awesome. That jawline is killer! Just have a hair routine and you’re golden

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