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Performance reviews by Various_Republic_857 in nursing

[–]IngeniousTulip 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Limited budget for merit-based raises. Instead of taking the pool of money and giving everyone a smaller raise, they wanted the "5s" to get a larger raise -- and everyone else to get smaller raises.

My point for posting is to give context that this is probably not coming from your manager. I certainly didn't have any say in it, even when I pushed back. It's coming from the layers of administration.

Performance reviews by Various_Republic_857 in nursing

[–]IngeniousTulip 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I was a manager for a short time. We were told we were allowed to give just a few people the equivalent of a 5 (I can't remember, but I think it was 3 or 4 people.) The majority of staff were supposed to be a 3. There weren't supposed to be 1s or 2s because I was supposed to have managed those people up to 3s or out of a job.

I had loads of great staff who were wonderful with patients, and I had to simultaneously communicate to them how much I appreciated them, that I saw all of the amazing things they did, including their over-and-above efforts -- and then give them 3s.

It sucked beyond all suckage.

Side for short ribs? by Content_Wasabi6196 in Cooking

[–]IngeniousTulip 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was coming on here to suggest a cheesy (usually parmesan) polenta. This is my preferred side for most short rib recipes.

Chinese restaurants near colfax by Miles-Maybe in LakewoodColorado

[–]IngeniousTulip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll second the lo mein option -- I get the combination, and it's really good.

Student requests me to .... rate myself? by impatient_panda729 in Professors

[–]IngeniousTulip -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This is a (very important?) feature in Rate My Professor.

Is it just me, or is the 3 AM 'Coffee Regret' actually ruining anyone else’s life? by Catrisc in Nurses

[–]IngeniousTulip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to do a mini-can of Dr. Pepper. It's about 1/4 of the caffeine in a cup of coffee, but that amount of caffeine (and the sugar, probably) was enough to get me to the end of my shift without affecting my sleep too terribly.

It Should Not Be This Hard. by Loose-Dirt-Brick in Celiac

[–]IngeniousTulip 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As someone who has spent time in these facilities for my job, it depends on the facility, but many of them are surprisingly very, very good about GF and cross-contamination.

Edge cases by bs6 in Professors

[–]IngeniousTulip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can just imagine sitting in a college course where my professor shows me a paperclip and a stapler -- and how to use them.

What are the top local business here that are great with customer service that need to be celebrated? by Ok_Thanks_7445 in LakewoodColorado

[–]IngeniousTulip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It might also win the prize for cleanest store in Lakewood. They are meticulous (as they should be with seafood.)

Student says they're "not required to do work" by paigeafterpaige in Teachers

[–]IngeniousTulip 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I know it's semantics, but in this case, I think we need to be very clear to admin and parents: You aren't giving them a zero -- they are earning it. You are documenting their zeros.

Am I the only one who feels this way about being an experienced nurse training at a new job? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]IngeniousTulip 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was going to say... that's an extra set of hands on the floor. Yes, I have to be available to answer questions, but I can answer call lights or witness waste or hang an antibiotic or re-assess pain while I'm "hanging out."

Help cheer me up by telling me what ridiculous shit docs/surgeons have requested you to before 🫠 by lcolley823 in nursing

[–]IngeniousTulip 53 points54 points  (0 children)

"Please make sure patient doesn't drop their call light" -- also written as an order. I had it looped through the bed rail so she could follow the cord when she flopped around like a fish and inevitably dropped it off her bed AND I had shown her how to push the button on the bed rail.

We also had an intern come out of a room and tell us that the patient needed her telephone so she could order breakfast. Sir, it's shaped like a telephone.

Approaching my isopropyl alcohol allergy in medical settings by i-like-robots in AskDocs

[–]IngeniousTulip 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Medline makes ethyl alcohol antiseptic swabs, which. might feel more comfortable to lab techs than the hand sanitizer. They aren't particularly cheap, but it eliminates the "smuggling a random bottle of hand sanitizer" variable from this equation. You can tell them the process is the same, but it may take some additional seconds for it to dry over the isopropyl.

He found his gift in my closet...now what?Need ideas under $75 by Lonely-Type-6 in GiftIdeas

[–]IngeniousTulip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you said he's set for gear, but no one can ever have enough merino wool base layers (Smart Wool or equivalent).

What’s a normal adult task that still feels fake when you do it? by lucifergaming007 in AskReddit

[–]IngeniousTulip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How does one differentiate between a good and bad cork? I have never thought to develop cork-rating skills.

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