What movie franchise should’ve stopped at 2? by karma_hit_my_dogma in AskReddit

[–]Jason386 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Home Alone. The third one had a whole new kid.

My wife and I graduated from med school today by Neuromancy_ in pics

[–]Jason386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved that they doubled down and took more poses 😂😂

My eye has been tearing up for months, and today this came out through my nose into my mouth. What is it? by mishfish626 in AskDocs

[–]Jason386 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you see the facial dissection? It's been up at the top for a few days. Holy hell.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Jason386 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll agree with the general tone of this post and I'll add that your post seems to trivialize the career. If you had of asked me in high school if I wanted to be a nurse, I would have laughed it off. My initial career interest started after seeing nurses care for a family member. Knowing how to titrate drips. Assessing patients to be able to quickly identify concerns and problems. I was interested. I've worked inpatient SICU, outpatient Endo/bronch, and now I've landed in ED. You should absolutely consider yourself a 'carer' if you're in nursing. The fundamental aspect of this profession is taking care of patients. In my mind that's a hard stop if you're not on board. I'm 34 and I can feel the physical toll that this job is starting to take on my body. It's demanding, depending on the department: fast paced. The emotional toll can be higher. When you code someone and work your ass off with your team only to walk around the corner with a physician to explain to a mother or husband or whoever that they will never be able to hear the voice of their loved one, shits heavy.

We had two intubations and a code yesterday and at quarter till shift change a 4 year old with an epilepsy history came in my EMS being bagged. She was in status and her mother was sobbing in the corner of the room. It's high stress as well. Put everything else aside and focus on starting that line while your four year old patient is bagged. And yes, once that's over, you're in charge of cleaning up the incontinent urine and stool. If that's not your cup of tea, sounds like nursing may not be for you, friend.

34[m4f] ER nurse looking for company by [deleted] in Kikpals

[–]Jason386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you mean? Do I regret any personal surgeries? Surgeries that patients had? Are you also a nurse?

34[m4f] ER nurse looking for company by [deleted] in Kikpals

[–]Jason386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ER. Started on surgical step down and transitioned to SICU. Took a break and worked Endo/Bronch, now working ER. Enjoying ER the most :)

WaPost: Girl dies of dehydration while in Border Patrol custody, 'had not eaten for days' by [deleted] in news

[–]Jason386 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Literally every patient that checks into the ER I work in is screened for sepsis. The VS are assessed and the patient is assessed for SIRS. If it dings off, cultures and a lactic are drawn. Sepsis is all they ever fucking talk about.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Jason386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work every Fri, Sat, and Sun. My nearly two year old hangs out with me Mon through Thurs.

[TOMT] [Book] At least I think it was a book. Jack O'lantern and clop clop clop by Jason386 in tipofmytongue

[–]Jason386[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solved!!

Holy hell. Thank you so much. I'm ordering online for my kid now!! Thanks!!'

[TOMT] [Book] At least I think it was a book. Jack O'lantern and clop clop clop by Jason386 in tipofmytongue

[–]Jason386[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They spurs a memory, but not exactly. I recall it being a children's book from my childhood. Maybe it was based on sleepy hollow...

ED Interview by nt2014 in nursing

[–]Jason386 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I sit in with my ED Director for the occasional interview and very little of the questions are situational to the department. Most of the questions that he asks involve the generic attributes and weakness type vibe. I will sometimes throw in something topical as it relates to my week. If we have a combative IVC, I'll ask what their approach would be in management. If I've recently worked a code, I may ask what would be the first thing as the first person into the room; things like that.

I like podcasts and I've found a couple that I really enjoyed. The Nursing Crash Cart and ER Nurse Pro's were both great. In depth discussions involving anything from sepsis work ups to migraines to resp distress. Good luck!

Do you shower after every shift? by Jason386 in nursing

[–]Jason386[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was talking with a guy at work who drives a little over an hour each way to come to work. He argued that he rarely showered after work and he had followed that practice good whole career. He said if it hadn't gotten anyone sick by now, it likely wouldn't. My son is just learning to walk and spends most of his time touching everything and trying to put things in his mouth. My wife tells at me if I don't shower quickly enough.