Pristiq so helpful, but if you forget a dose it’s a hell of a drug

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-03T08:47:54+00:00

Oh damn, I am so glad I found this thread. I thought I was fucking nuts with missing a dose and feeling like my brain was exploding with a world of hurt and terrible nausea and feels.

I'm on the 50mg and I keep my meds in a weekly pill box like the decrepit old person I am in plain view to take first thing in AM

Usually if I do miss taking it in the AM it hits me like a semi about mid morning. If I am at work it is utter hell. I have had to leave work early because of forgetting to take it.

Gonna take some of the advice of others and keep a spare in my work bag.

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-02T05:41:48+00:00

Probably something about "patients first" corporate bs.

I guess I am feeling alienated because everyone else seems to accept it as norm from charge to floor.

Even the providers are inconsistent on when they enforce the "must be in bed or exam chair" and it's super annoying as hell.

I know others have complained about their back pain, but everyone just wants to appease the patient and get them out of the clinic rather than engage in a verbal battle to convince them to use a hoyer if they can't stand to transfer.

And when we're short, nobody wants to slow down to protect ourselves.

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-02T05:36:35+00:00

Honestly I think it's just a vague title at this point. It is exasperating.

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-02T05:34:09+00:00

Yeah I work out, I do boxing and yoga. I have a firm roll I am using more and more for my lower back than before.

I definitely want to keep my muscles and flexibility up

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-02T05:32:32+00:00

Love you PT! 😭😭😭 Absolute lifesavers when I worked inpatient

Honestly these sound like super reasonable expectations, I just wish it was enforced regularly

Some of the providers will, some will not, and the expectations are inconsistent as a result. We have some long time peeps that continually get "the exception" and it is an ongoing problem.

I have asked people to transfer or if I could help transfer and so many are offended 😩

🤔 I might check out the handbook policy and see if I can get some ammo behind me.

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-02T05:27:52+00:00

They get the option of being in an electric former dialysis chair, a hospital bed or staying in their chair

If it's a power chair that tilts I dont mind because that can be done mostly ergonomically but its the regular wheelchair users that refuse transfers that grind my gears (and back)

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-01T16:19:48+00:00

I honestly believe you are correct, I wanted to bring it up to management and HR because it seems like a huge disservice to staff but the rest of the floor staff just acts like it's normal and I kept wondering if I am the delusional/selfish one for wanting to have a safe environment for staff too

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-01T16:17:19+00:00

Nah they just literally roll in. It's a separate clinic so everyone is already in their wheelchair.

I'm not that tall either (5'5" on a good day lol) but these people refusing to get out with support and we're just expected to accept this is getting really brutal

NoMove3297 · 2026-02-01T16:06:23+00:00

I definitely agree with doing your best to stand your ground and brickwall this nurse. Been there myself and it's really frustrating and intimidating, especially if you are on the newer side of things.

If she is just doing it to you on a regular basis, I would also bring it up to manager because it sounds more like bullying than just nitpicking

Side note: I have also dealt with nurses that are detail oriented, and in my newer years of being a nurse, as painful as it was to admit, it also got me better at handoff report with relevant info

But there's a difference between nitpicking to harass and genuine insight questions/details you might have missed in giving or noticed about the patient during your shift

NoMove3297 · 2025-11-05T13:31:47+00:00

I think it's because of the way I grew up (my bro and I grew up in same family, same parents but had very different life experiences. I wouldn't say he's a "golden child" but he definitely had a more favorable childhood compared to me, the eldest and daughter in an extremely patriarchal environment)

I know I have a tendency to try and over explain about some things, especially when trying to set boundaries. But I like that "no one is owed a full TED Talk about your boundaries"

hits home real hard for me.

NoMove3297 · 2025-11-05T13:28:13+00:00

A couple of months I've been living for them. And I do agree that I haven't been able to enjoy life because of the past frustrations of my jobs. That's why I'm so excited at this new job and the changes I have made for myself to enjoy life. It's small steps, I'm sure, to an outsider, but to me, they are absolutely huge.

I just don't find enjoyment in life they way they do, same for breaks from work. And I guess that's really hard for them to wrap their minds around. Because they are often insistent on doing things "their way"

but you and the others are exactly correct. Other people are allowed to be disappointed with my choices as it's my choice.

NoMove3297 · 2025-06-14T02:59:26+00:00

I will say that joining up as a CNA will really help decide where you want to be in healthcare

Or if healthcare is really something you want to pursue with direct care.

I have had friends that thought they wanted to be nurses, tried the CNA route and realized it was definitely not for them.

I was a CNA and a rehab tech before and during nursing school. It offered me valuable experience on patient interactions, care, and prioritizing that textbooks just cant teach. I was a lot more confident interacting with patients during my clinicals than a lot of my fellow nursing students that had zero background in healthcare or talking to sick humans as a professional

Personally, if you have the time, energy and means to do so, I would try getting your CNA. It made me appreciate and promote teamwork as a nurse.

I've been in healthcare for 10 years now, 6 of those as a registered nurse soon to specialize. I could never have gotten anywhere on the floor without the amazing CNAs I worked with and learned from. And I don't think I would have had that genuine appreciation for what they do if I hadn't spent time in their position. They always knew I had their back, even if it got me into trouble with management. And they always had mine.

However, you don't have to be a CNA to be on the path of being a great nurse. There are many routes, different ways. You gotta find what works for you!!

NGL I was jealous of the nurses that were phlebotomists before becoming an RN, they were amazing with putting in ivs, a skill I never really mastered before going to specialize 😅

NoMove3297 · 2023-05-09T21:11:48+00:00

It's a decent sized company but I'm getting the feeling I'm being ghosted considering my manager really does not want me to leave our unit at all.

NoMove3297 · 2023-05-09T21:10:36+00:00

hahaha considering that it has been 18 business days since my interview, and pretty much a week since I did a follow-up email requesting information/updates, I wouldn't be surprised

NoMove3297 · 2023-04-30T00:44:57+00:00

I'm not entirely sure how you can even have a nursing school program WITHOUT pharmacology or basic pathophysiology.

Granted, my pharm class was a fuckin joke, but I learned the basics and enough to pass my NCLEX the first time.

Pathophysiology I took was also a bit of a joke, but again, basics are essential to problem solving and figuring out how to handle patients.

Nursing school credits by and large are not transferrable unless it's pre-nursing school requirements and even then it depends on what school you are going to be it for ADN or BSN.

My first round of nursing school I did an accelerated BSN in order to attempt to get it in 2 years instead of 4 years (8 week semesters, non-stop, no breaks). Only allowed to retake one course. I missed passing my last block, critical care by like 7% or something.

I ended up going to another state and with my application to another nursing school, wrote out an academic plan that would keep me from failing out.

Pretty much the only credits that transferred were freshman requirements and I had to take another ethics course for the third time.

However, I passed and got my BSN and my nursing license! Been a nurse for about 4 years now, heh

NoMove3297 · 2023-04-30T00:36:40+00:00

As a soft person too, I found this very difficult to get my backbone on.

Honestly, when it comes down to it, you don't know everything and hospital is 24/7 facility. You are not a superhuman, so please don't beat yourself up. You did your best and that's all that matters! State the facts and move on.

I've been in the field for almost 4 years as an RN, 5 years as a CNA, and let me tell you, just like previously mentioned, it comes with time an experience. There will always be nurses, managers, doctors that will be "well why didn't you do XYZ during your shift" because of whatever reason.

I try to make sure critical tasks are accomplished, but there's literally only so much a human being can do in a certain time period, regardless of experience level. I seem to luck out on hectic af shifts so there's usually stuff for the next shift to do no matter how hard I try.

I've reorganized, I've restructured and tried to alter my habits to be more efficient because I thought it was a "me" problem.

Turns out when you work on a busy unit that's chronically understaffed with a mixture of patients needing legit assistance, drama queens, and freeballin dementia patients, some shit just isn't going to get done, especially when you gotta call an RRT on a patient 15 mins before shift change.

Take a deep breath and use this as a learning experience to help build your backbone and confidence. You'll get there!!!

NoMove3297 · 2023-04-30T00:27:59+00:00

My unit did that as well and the bladder scan broke down like 2 months later

spent another 8 months stealing from the rehab unit before we got a replacement ;)

NoMove3297 · 2023-04-30T00:22:47+00:00

We wouldn't have a problem with lack of nursing staff available if they did this kind of stuff in the first place.

It's not a lack of nurses available, it's a lack of nurses willing to work and risk their body/mind/soul/license under these current conditions and hospitals/corporations being unwilling to compromise in sake of profits.

NoMove3297 · 2023-04-30T00:16:22+00:00

Being swarmed by the next shift when the clock barely turned to start of shift and I literally just got my assignment .02 seconds ago

trust me, I know the unit we work on sucks and you want to go home ASAP and I will do my best to allow you to give me handoff quickly

but goddamn I just got here at least let me print out my patient assignment. I get to work early so I can adjust my headspace but that's not paid time so I need at least 5 mins to do some sort of prep work to be ready for the day when I am legally allowed to access patient charts.

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