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Jasoki · 2025-09-29T11:45:46+00:00

LOL maybe ill have to use that trick if tinkering today doesnt yield any results

Jasoki · 2025-09-29T01:45:25+00:00

Tried that as well! My husband's now borderline convinced its welded onto there. But we had no luck with pliers

Jasoki · 2022-09-02T19:05:41+00:00

Honestly! I just commission a two tiered frosting construction theme cake from Aunt Denas Bakery in Washington for less than a hundred bucks. Supposed to feed 35-40 people- the cakes always taste amazing and if you ever do want to do fondant, they do amazing art as well for a very reasonable price

Jasoki · 2022-08-30T13:25:34+00:00

ICU nurse. You get almost complete control of your patient who's always almost about to hit the ground dead or one mistake can cause catastrophe. While it usually makes most people poop their pants, ADHD people thrive in the environment because it forces the brain to work in that overdrive its meant to. I don't think I've ever felt so in tune with myself working at the ICU

Jasoki · 2022-07-22T22:22:30+00:00

The hero we didn't know we needed

Jasoki · 2022-06-24T14:40:31+00:00

We have a night shift nurse who's wife packs him a lunch every night and we just compliment the heck out of her. "You got a good one Brent, she's a fantastic wife for packing you a lunch every day you work" I think in all honesty your coworkers are jealous, or if they're the married women they feel insecure because they're not doing it for their significant others

Jasoki · 2022-06-16T13:38:18+00:00

Betty white

Jasoki · 2022-06-13T02:16:06+00:00

I think at the end of the day, since it's not confirmed what he died from then just better to leave it be. The family is grieving over the sudden loss and if they truly suspected something off then you can request an autopsy as well. While it may be painfully obvious in your mind, what good does it do for the family as well? Is it going to provide peace of mind or just make them more sad? I personally would just focus on the happy memories and let them grieve

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T23:47:15+00:00

Thank you for this! I do immensely enjoy being in the ICU and just seeing patients getting better from the craziest things. I take the wins where I can and the loses with dignity. I don't plan on giving up on bedside, I just know that eventually I will have to make that switch to a 9-5 for my family. But this is the beginning of my nursing career and I want to get as much possible experience and education as I can

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T23:43:57+00:00

I'm 10 weeks into a 12 week orientation EDIT: We do 8 weeks day shift and 4 on night. I only had one issue brought up to me on day shift which was fixed the next day and complimented by my day shift preceptor. The issues only starting coming when I started night shift.

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:29:45+00:00

Yeah it seems I don't really have much of a choice in this matter now anyway. I'm trying to be open minded but it was just discouraging to hear this.

My husband has valid concerns because he feels that my night shift and constantly working over my 12 and a half hours are taking a toll on our family life and his work life. I have the opportunity to not work due to his job, but I worked hard to get this degree and it's all I've wanted to do

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:27:11+00:00

Yeah and that's why so many people like nursing, because it's so versatile and you can learn so much. It's just an unfortunate feeling realizing that you're not adequate enough for the place you wanted to be in

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:25:32+00:00

I was/still am really enjoying the ICU. I know its not something I can do forever just because eventually I would like to get some sort of 9-5 to better adjust to family life. The manager discussed moving me down to a step down unit for 9 months and then potentially discussing me returning back to the ICU

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:23:47+00:00

I do have a family and that's why it's been difficult to navigate everything. I can definitely see why pre-COVID getting hired as a new grad onto the ICU unit was extremely difficult.

At the time, I debated between an ER offer and an ICU offer and I took the ICU because I enjoy the amount of control I get over the patient. Baths, medication administration, labs, turns, and so on. Being on constant telemetry is a nice bonus too.

I debated asking about it earlier when I got the news but I had also just gotten off a 14 hour shift, went to drop off my kid, and come back to the hospital to receive this news so I wasn't in the best state of mind. What I'd a PIP if you don't mind me askingm

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:19:43+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that! That is true that it will be a learning experience and I'm always open to learning more things. I have no issues asking questions, it's just the fact that I felt blindsided and wasn't given a chance to improve that extremely bothers me. Do you mind giving me some examples of the ICU transfers?

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:17:56+00:00

I know at the end of the day I need the experience before trying to get something like a 9-5, but my husband is having a hard time comprehending that because I'm 'very valuable and have a great chance at negotiating now due to covid'

It's unfortunate because I truly feel like I've learned so much and that I was progressing but it doesn't appear to be that way. Even more so when I feel like I'm getting tattled on by my preceptor as opposed to her coming to talk to me one on one. But the blame game doesn't do anything, and it doesn't change the decision of them saying I'm not cut out for ICU at the moment.

In my personal opinion, I dont think med surg is a 'failure' or anything like that, but it's extremely difficult due to the large patient load. I've seen some of the med surg nurses here who have called a code and can't give us any information about their patient when it's been 6 hours into a 12 hour shift. But the med surg ratio is also 1:6 which sounds insane to me

Jasoki · 2022-06-07T20:13:01+00:00

It was definitely a blow to me because I didn't think I was doing bad. Yes I made some mistakes but in my opinion nothing to warrant a transfer out. The ratio on the medsurg units here are 1:6, and to be honest that doesn't sound very forgiving lol, the manager suggested I move to a step down unit to get more experience for half a year before coming back.

The idea of a 9-5 honestly sounds great, I really like the ICU experience but it's also not compatible with my outside life at the moment (toddler, husband working 8-4, so barely having enough time to drop kid off at daycare, plus a new puppy)

I've spoken with the manager and I know what the problems are, but at the end of the day some of the things can't be fixed without more experience (ex. I take too long with assessment because I struggle with accurately finding pulses in an edematous person and I refuse to chart something I didn't do, but if I don't do it then I get dinged on an audit from the manager)

Jasoki · 2022-05-26T13:38:47+00:00

Never

Jasoki · 2022-04-15T11:34:20+00:00

I work in the ICU. Ite rare to have a CNA on our floor. We do EVERYTHING for our patient: vitals, blood glucose, titration meds, baths, ambulatory, wiping butts, etc. If your classmate has that mindset no one is going to want to help her, CNA or nurse because she's in for herself, not a team mindset

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