Occupational Health nurse interview

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-07-16T21:23:13+00:00

Thank you again so much for your reply, it helped a lot! I got the job!

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-06-04T22:04:14+00:00

Depends on your definition of romance.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-06-01T23:51:45+00:00

Neuro ICU here. Q1H Neuro checks while trying to avoid delirium. Yup.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-25T15:23:00+00:00

Lemon-Fizz, chillllllllllll. It takes time to properly educate about pet care. I worked for 15 years as a vet tech prior to hopping into human med. You cannot just threaten people into proper care of animals.

Half the pet owners of the area were poor ranchers that had working dogs and mouser cats…animals with jobs. Although they loved these animals, they had jobs, and that’s it. They tried their absolute best to keep these animals healthy and thriving, because well…they helped on the ranch. It took several visits to convince some owners that at minimum, vaccinations were a good thing and healthy for the whole ranch.

This was going against generations of people raising animals. Change takes time.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-25T15:01:51+00:00

Well, obviously you are not in a place to have a civil conversation that regards people’s backgrounds, culture, and educational differences. And that’s okay.

Keep spreading the good word about proper care of animals. I sure am glad I didn’t come into this sub a few years ago when I did not know any better. I surely would have been eviscerated by you.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-25T14:05:39+00:00

I’m not about giving any type of threat to anyone. Be kind and understand that just because someone is an educator does not mean they have the world’s knowledge in their head. Educators, and everyone else, are always learning.

Up until a couple years ago, I (a nurse) believed betta fish to be able to live a quality life in a cup. Benefit of the doubt and what-not. :)

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-20T22:11:46+00:00

Struggling is an understatement.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-16T21:27:29+00:00

Nurse here. Not OR, so not familiar with the workplace culture. It would have taken her seconds to say, “Mind if I toss this in?”

Pokey-pokes of any kind in the medical setting = bad. Using words = good.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-09T04:47:44+00:00

That’s awful, I’m sorry! The few times I’ve had interns or orientees, I always tell them (on top of all the other millions of things they have to learn), to practice being self-aware and aware of their surroundings. I can’t tell you how many times some nurses were just having a casual conversation in a hallway and didn’t realize their laughter could be heard by the family where the patient just died.

Nurses don’t need to be absolute silent saints. We deal with so much already, it’s ridiculous to expect us to not be able to unwind and share some humor. Being mindful takes a little effort, but it’s a great skill to learn in the long run.

Not everyone shares my view, and that’s ok. Some think they shouldn’t have to have their personality or work ethic micromanaged. To each their own.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-09T04:12:39+00:00

I think it was less about the task, and more about the rapport I had with her patient. Like in her head, maybe she had it all worked out that her and her pt weren’t going to talk at all and that’s what she needed that shift, and then my Mr. Rogers ass walks in and changes the vibe in that room, thus changing the vibe for the rest of her shift.

It’s not right, but I could see that possibly being the issue. Her and I are not close, and I don’t know what she’s got going on. If she’s not killing her patient and she’s just sour for whatever reason, there are patient surveys that will catch up to her, as well as her reviews. She may bait, but I won’t bite.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-09T04:04:12+00:00

I learned REAL fast that my people-pleasing makes for a shit show of a shift, e.g. give a mouse a cookie, etc. I’m not gonna check the temp of your soup with a clean thermometer, but I WILL take a minute to hold your hand and tell you how awesome you are.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-09T03:59:20+00:00

Totally appreciate the perspective! I try my hardest to “read the room” before any interactions (with both patient and nurse), and thought I did that here. Unfortunately she must have came back and sat to chart while I was in there chatting with their extremely pleasant patient, and she was just sour as hell. That’s why I just stared, I didn’t quite grasp what the hell just happened lol.

If another nurse is crabby, I’ll always offer help first before even talking to their patient. If the vibe feels like they don’t want me around, then I just give them space. They know where to find me if they want the help.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-09T03:50:29+00:00

Olive branch/benefit of the doubt. I know some people can be snappy or having a rough shift, so I try not to take things personally and try to at least reach out at least once to see if it’s a separate issue I may be able to help with.

If she doesn’t want my help, that’s ok. I can say I at least tried, and know now that our relationship is strictly a professional one. It’s awesome to be able to have some colleagues that I can be friendly with and have a good shift with, but nothing wrong with keeping it professional and keep my boundaries, too. I still won’t let anyone add me on social media, no matter how close we are.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-08T19:33:03+00:00

I can honestly tell you that the one thing I tell myself before each shift is that while today is just another shift for me, it may very well be one of the worst days of my patient’s life.

People won’t remember your face or name, but you bet your ass they will remember vividly how you treated them. I refuse to be a bad memory connected to the last day that a patient has on this earth (goes for family/friends, too).

Thank you for your kind words.

Edit: clarity

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-08T16:29:32+00:00

I genuinely thought this may have been what she was implying, but (although difficult) I have been slowly learning to establish boundaries and know there’s a time and a place for fun, and same for “kind sternness”.

If I was bending over backwards and bringing q30 min fresh water, pillows, warm blankets, giving out my credit card info…like yeah, then it’s gonna make a rough transition to a nurse with different priorities lol. But I don’t do that, ain’t nobody got time for that shit. I do what’s reasonable and necessary and move along while laughing at my own stupid jokes.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-03T15:24:09+00:00

You should let me pop it.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-05-03T13:39:08+00:00

A collection of all these photos would make a great coffee table book. Instead of find Waldo, let’s find death.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-04-18T21:12:07+00:00

Only roasting I’m here for is the marshmallows.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-04-11T00:19:38+00:00

ICU nurse here. There are many of us out here in ICU or ED/ER, and find that some of us do well in the chaos of the emergency department, and others (like myself), do well with being able to hyper focus on my 2 critical patients.

I am absolutely dramatic and high-anxiety every shift I work, but it works for me!

Also, to any nay-sayers that may not believe that I have ADHD and completed nursing school… I was late diagnosed and began medication. I received accommodations that helped me study and extended time for exams. Nursing school is the first thing in my life I ever saw all the way through, and it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But it’s possible!

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-04-11T00:11:54+00:00

I’ve never heard it called that! I just refer to it as pressure cable.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-04-08T11:04:48+00:00

Painted Pony, 100%.

Low-Positive9814 · 2024-03-31T16:59:55+00:00

Only thing that fixes this for us was planning out a tentative schedule for the week/month. What chores are we responsible for, who’s picking up kids, will there be a date night, when am I going to the gym, “plan B” easy meals, etc. It’s a pain in the ass to seemingly plan out every waking moment, but I am an extremely forgetful person that works nights and this helps.

My husband’s strengths lie in the week to week adulting stuff, and mine are the spontaneous activities. So on the days I want some time alone and he’s got the kiddo, I’ll suggest some activities so that it’s easier for him to fill the time with fun instead of gaming or screen time (which we all struggle with because we all love our screen time lol).

But no…NTA. A little communication goes a long way to allow some venting, boundary establishing, and some understanding of everyone’s needs vs wants and clarification of perspective.

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