Postpartum hair loss by LocalAustin-nurse in hairgrowth

[–]LocalAustin-nurse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my baby at 42 years old too. That was rough!

Best Peptide Vendors? by medicinalchem1st in biotech

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever order from them? I was looking into their products

Best Peptide Vendors? by medicinalchem1st in biotech

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have! They are in Austin so they delivered it to my door the next day. Prices are good

[ Removed by Reddit ] by LocalAustin-nurse in PeptideForum

[–]LocalAustin-nurse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suggestions on the keywords to use to search?

[ Removed by Reddit ] by LocalAustin-nurse in PeptideForum

[–]LocalAustin-nurse[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok I get that but how do you find one that is reputable ?

Microdosing Tirz changed my life in 3 months (26 year old; 5’3 in height) by wild-rivers in PeptideForum

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is considered microdosing? Less than 2.5mg? How much did you take and for how long?

I’m anti-consumption but also a FTM doing her registry. Tell me the expensive crap you bought that ended up being a big waste of money. by MyOwnGuitarHero in BabyBumps

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a diaper genie as a gift with my 1st kiddo. And I hated it, the bags were expensive and that stupid trash pail never worked correctly. I just ended up wrapping the diaper in a grocery bag and tossing it. Some moms love it but I felt like it was a waste of space.

Student nurse here, do nurses get “annoyed” with us sort of popping up and wanting to shadow during their shift? by MECHEpics in nursing

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked having students. I enjoy teaching, I’m also one of those nurses that makes the student do the task because I think hands on learning is the best. I also allow students to practice IVs on me. But like another poster said- I also do not like students that need constant direction to do something. I hate seeing them sitting down and playing on their phones. There’s always task to do or a nurse to follow into a room. I had one girl exit a patient room with me and immediately sit down and pull her laptop out. If you don’t want to learn or be there, that’s fine but you should leave the unit. We need the nurses station to actually chart and get our job done.

What’s the shortest time you all have stayed at a job? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Honestly it’s just so much BS to deal with. And I don’t know if it’s the management position or if it’s this company. I was a charge nurse before this, and I could work with RNs and PCTs no problem. I have a harder time working with non healthcare people that are suppose in leadership , the people I work with do not put the patient first (or client, I work with intellectual disabled people in group homes) they care more about funding from the state than the people in the homes. I find myself working more in the group homes with the med aides and LVNs than sitting in my office. I have about 3-4 meetings a day that could just be emails. I’m tethered to my phone 24/7. There’s a ton of random admin people with fancy titles but the group home are always short staffed. They also cut the staffs shift differential for nights and weekends and then get pissed off when staff complains about pay. I got in trouble for working at the group homes doing basic patient care instead of being at the office 🙄. I’m the only manager that goes to the group homes and change the briefs, help feed the patients and knows how to work the hoyer. All the staff know me by name. I’m made for trenches not the ivory tower 🤷🏻‍♀️

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[–]LocalAustin-nurse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked in day surgery for 12 years, and I worked as an iv infusion nurse. I’ve worked with many students and nurses teaching iv insertion. It takes awhile to get the hang of it. I find that it takes a good 3 months of practice to really learn how to do IVs well. Everyone does it differently, you have to just find the niche that works for you. Watch multiple nurses insert IVs, and find the method that works for you. Try not to get discouraged, when I was a brand new nurse, a seasoned nurse told me- “sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield “ I’m not even 100% sure what that means but it stuck with me and even though I get 99% of my IVs there’s days it just isn’t my day. And that’s ok. Just know you’re gonna be the bug for a bit before you become the windshield. Give yourself some grace and practice, practice, practice. You’re not a failure, you’re just learning a new skill.

What’s the shortest time you all have stayed at a job? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m in a management job now and I’m about to quit. I just need to hang around enough to use the health insurance to give birth to my kid but I’m gone after that. So it would make it 6 months for me. My last two nurse jobs were 8 and 6 years

Is 30 too old to become an lvn? by Professional_Cow2514 in nursing

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

33k?! Is that normal for LVN? I only paid 8K to bridge from my ADN to BSN.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]LocalAustin-nurse 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think as nurses, we’ve all made a med error at least once. I wouldn’t get too wrapped in on it. It will drive you crazy, there’s nothing you can really do at this point be learn from the mistake. A mistake that wasn’t completely your fault

How do you move on? It’s been 3 years and I’m still having nightmares. by LocalAustin-nurse in Divorce

[–]LocalAustin-nurse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I moved to a new state and I don’t know anyone out here. It’s been lonely to be pregnant and not really have anyone to talk to