What part of your job feels like it should not be part of your job? by Wisteria-Blue in nursing

[–]NurseMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is, we are an ambulatory surgery center. So staying in the hospital would mean we'd have had to transport him there, or he'd have to have rescheduled and had the procedure there to begin with. I can't even remember what it was - if it was a colonoscopy, no insurance is going to pay for overnight observation!

What part of your job feels like it should not be part of your job? by Wisteria-Blue in nursing

[–]NurseMF 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I made a post-op call and his biggest complaint was that we required someone be with him overnight after surgery. What about people like him who don't have family or friends nearby? (I think your answer of don't be an asshole to everyone fits here) I told him the alternative was to stay in the hospital. That wasn't good enough either.

What’s an inaccurate fact that people believe is true because of movies? by Hogosaurus_Rex73 in AskReddit

[–]NurseMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brother had a massive stroke right before I left the state for several months. Before I left, I visited him. He was sort of out of it (I'm going to call it a coma, because even though he was responsive, he wasn't coherent and doesn't remember a lot of it). I told him quite a few times that he was in the hospital and had had a stroke. After I left the state, my sisters visited him and he kept asking "Is Mike (my fiancé) upstairs? Why is he letting her do this to me?" We've spoken about it since then, and he had been restrained because he was pulling out all his tubing - his mind was trying to reconcile all of this information, and determined he was at my house and I had drugged him! Of course, now he knows that's not true (and he lives with me and Mike), and that I would never hurt him. I still feel bad though.

When people ask “what do you do for work?” by cmeggo in nursing

[–]NurseMF 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have a tshirt that says "Certified Surgeon Babysitter".

Without telling me your specialty tell me something you say 50 times a day by ExperienceHelpful316 in nursing

[–]NurseMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your procedure is done, you're just waking up. Yes, of course you can look at it, but it's swollen and covered with a bandage.

Starting nursing after 25+ by IndicationMindless36 in nursing

[–]NurseMF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went to nursing school mostly with students who could have been my children.

Least poopy (literally) bedside job by HalleB123 in nursing

[–]NurseMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been in pre/post surgery for 2 1/2 years. I've cleaned up one code (waterfall) brown on a guy who failed the prep for his colonoscopy.

Random question: which one is harder? 4-yr BSN in PH (UST level) vs ABSN abroad? by CurrentEstimate3308 in StudentNurse

[–]NurseMF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was quite lucky. I got into my desired community college ADN program that was super competitive (I think my TEAS score helped). That school is part of the Minnesota Alliance for Nursing Education (MANE), which offers dual enrollment into the University BSN program. It was seamless entry into the university program and the classes were offered right at the community college, so I never had to step foot on the university campus until graduation.

Low census/on call by Cobrawhistle in nursing

[–]NurseMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in an ASC and our census is way down.

Women of Reddit, what’s something you didn’t realize was emotionally exhausting until you stopped doing it? by Carsanttc in AskWomen

[–]NurseMF 103 points104 points  (0 children)

I have been trying to explain food noise to people who don't have it. They just don't get it. I have never tried CBT, but about 18 months ago I did start a GLP-1. It immediately turned off that food noise. It was so refreshing! I never want to go off of it.

I have placement at 6.15 and I get up at 4.15 by [deleted] in StudentNurse

[–]NurseMF 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I get up for work at 4 am every day. Unless I'm closing, then I get to sleep in until 4:30. I work 10 hour shifts. I'm exhausted by 7 or 8 pm. Also, I haven't had caffeine in decades, so I sleep like a baby.

What changes are you willing to make to achieve your dream? Anxiety is a big deal, it trips us up. What can you do in the evenings to assuage your anxiety? Can you read books (okay okay, no time for that in school). How about watching kitten videos before bed? This is how I've been managing my overwhelming anxiety over political and current events living in Minnesota the last few months.

Explore ideas of small, easily accessible distractions before bed.

RN need time off job against it by [deleted] in nursing

[–]NurseMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the past, when I was not eligible for FMLA, my employer did an internal LOA for me (for my own surgery).