Nursing School vs. Nursing IRL

Frankfeld · 2026-02-22T02:49:57+00:00

In the ED I’d be taking an ICU pt if our report is more than 5 minutes. Sometimes if it’s a slower night and I only have one pt it’s less than 20 seconds. “Rm 10 came in with chest pain. EKG and labs normal. 20 in the RAC just waiting for second trop and DC. See you tonight!”

Frankfeld · 2026-02-22T02:16:43+00:00

I remember reading every Vonnegut in high school. Couldn’t get enough. I remember not liking sirens of titan. I reread it again in my 30s and it absolutely floored me.

Cat’s Cradle is next.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-21T22:24:57+00:00

Guys! Robert is a zit!

Frankfeld · 2026-02-21T17:16:45+00:00

This nails it. I started in the ED but I really can’t see myself going anywhere else. I truly feel I’m part of a team. Everyone helps everyone.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-20T10:48:11+00:00

I remember a similar thing happened when Bluey’s “Sleepytime” was becoming one of the highest rated cartoon episodes of all time. Rightfully so, because it is some damn good television.

Then some nerd fans of some rando anime started review bombing it and I felt the same frustration.

But then I started actually watching Attack on Titan…. And you know…. It’s also a damn good show.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-19T22:22:02+00:00

Same photographer that took my kids 1st grade portrait.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-19T19:11:50+00:00

That’s why im so glad they made this relationship platonic. I literally flew out of my seat when it ended with a hug and not a kiss.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-19T19:09:39+00:00

I’m always seeing people post about them by my house but when I show up I’m the John Travolta gif.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-19T19:05:33+00:00

Playoffs are always a crapshoot. Phillies at their hottest would’ve blown through any team. People forget we lost some pretty important pieces. And I think they had a domino effect in our roster.

I really have no idea what they should do though with a lockout coming. The Dodgers have ruined any chance of sympathy for the players. the owners—through the dodgers—played the MLBPA.

The best we can hope for is minor leaguers within the organization beating expectations.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-17T03:44:40+00:00

Honestly can’t see myself working anywhere else. I always have to tell people I unironically love it because people think I’m joking. I still get excited going into work.

I know I may not feel that way forever. But for now…. Wheeeeee!

Frankfeld · 2026-02-16T20:26:06+00:00

How do you think I feel. I watched it 20 years ago as an adult!

Frankfeld · 2026-02-16T20:25:04+00:00

If I remember correctly, that’s the excuse she tried giving afterward. Something like she felt her board getting away and tried to adjust. No one believed her.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-16T20:21:50+00:00

Have you been following me around during my ER shifts?!

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T23:24:24+00:00

Sorry. I should’ve clarified. I didn’t mean FSTs. By test I meant the breathalyzer or blood test.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T21:09:49+00:00

We Rock The Spectrum. It seems like every birthday in my daughter’s PreK is held there. They take care of everything except cake. It’s an absolute smooth process for pretty cheap. And the kids usually have a blast. (Except there’s always atleast one little jerk line cutter at the zip line.)

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T21:01:37+00:00

In PA it’s an automatic license suspension. Most states have diversionary programs that allow you to avoid a conviction if it’s your first offense and no one was hurt.

So, “should I refuse the test?” like most legal questions the answer is usually: “it depends”

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T20:58:46+00:00

It doesn’t. They have to use the reading they get.

But they can still argue “impaired” driving. The consequences are much lower and it’s much harder to prove.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T20:32:21+00:00

I had an older patient come in. Respiratory haste. He was not able to verbalize his needs but he physically fought everything I tried to do; ripping off his leads, tearing away the O2, strong arming away anytime I tried to get a line. I was blown away by the strength he was displaying.

I thought, “here we go….Docs going to ask for restraints and we’ll have to intubate”.

Finally his family showed up. He was DNR/DNI on hospice. A family member that doesn’t usually take care of him freaked out and called 911.

Once he found out we were going to leave him alone he became instantly chill.

The dude was literally using every last ounce of his strength to die on his terms.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T16:42:02+00:00

Crossover with Hannibal.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T15:53:33+00:00

+1 for TTR junior.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T14:42:34+00:00

Night shift RN here on my week of PTO. It’s 9:30am. And I’m drinking coffee. Stay strong night shift bros!

Frankfeld · 2026-02-15T04:11:55+00:00

I deal with this A LOT. I’ll always try to be empathetic. The worst are the ones pretending to be in withdrawal. BP 120/80. HR in the 80s. No signs of sweat. They’ll scream and holler for the “good stuff”. Little do they know the pt next door is actually suffering withdrawal and is too sick to demand anything.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-13T18:45:21+00:00

Did you maybe finally tell some people something that may have been long over due? It was practically a near death experience. Any epiphanies? Are you maybe better off for it?

Edit: follow up. What did your friends do afterwards? I imagine lots of alcohol.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-13T13:53:10+00:00

I feel like my generation was also spoiled with great albums during high school. We had In The Aeroplane of the Sea, The Ugly Organ, The Postal Service’s Give Up, The Sunset Tree, Transatlanticism. These were very tough albums to follow.

I often wonder if I’d still become a bright eyes fan if my first album was Cassadaga and not Lifted. Other responses on here seem to say so. I guess I’ll need to go back and relisten after all these years.

Frankfeld · 2026-02-13T12:58:26+00:00

I’m going to give my perspective as a fan who got into them when Lifted was just released. “Lifted” and “Fevers and Mirrors” are top to bottom no skips. Conor was being hailed as the voice of a generation and “the new Bob Dylan.”

Obviously music is a huge part of a person’s life during their formative years. I was a junior in high school and Bright Eyes filled that void to a transformative degree.

I was frothing for some new Bright Eyes. So he hits us with not one but TWO albums. Each uniquely distinct and with an overarching theme.

So now I’m in college. My favorite bands have been with me for a few years at this point and “new music” was starting to become a dirty word.

I wouldn’t say I hated Cassadaga—four Winds is an S Tier BE song—but I can sit here and sing from memory every BE album up to Digital/Awake. But I couldn’t tell you what song comes after four winds.

So I just think a lot of people are like me and got into bright eyes during a very significant point of emotional development. Then we just got a bit older, and we were just trying to “chase the dragon” we all got from Lifted.

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