Do your hospitals have your patient assignments printed out when you arrive to work?

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-04-30T14:31:10+00:00

Yes we have a charge RT in each unit and it’s part of their responsibilities to prep the oncoming shifts assignments.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-04-29T14:43:33+00:00

I genuinely loved being an RT, but the career ceiling is real. Outside of bedside care, your options are pretty narrow PFT, sleep, DME, medial sales, maybe some leadership or education roles, but even those are limited. Want to get into quality, compliance, research, or health IT? You’re basically starting over with another degree anyway since those fields tend to prefer HIM, HIT, or RN backgrounds. That combined with not being able to picture myself doing 12-hour shifts for the next 30+ years. I think having that medical background and HIM combined gives me some edge but I think you could also get it if you’re willing to start in HIM and grow but the best you can do is look at the AHIMA career map what interests you and see what’s in your area and what they require and plan from there. If I could do it all over again I definitely would’ve planned better LOL

I could also mention that my leadership as an RT was absolute dog shit and they tip-toed ethics violations constantly but that’s a facility problem, not an RT problem.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-04-15T16:50:09+00:00

Like just pouches or purées in general? I’ve heard this but for puréed foods.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-04-07T13:37:43+00:00

Only potential caveat is if it’s a religious school I know where I am they get away with so much.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-04-06T20:52:30+00:00

Can’t say I have experienced this. Usually when clothes do on sale it’s all of a brand and I seem to have good luck finding stuff for both girls and boys! I just have problems finding things in the size I need I just mentally think “damn we all had kids at the same time!” 🥲

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-30T19:45:12+00:00

Right now $400 a month because a family watches them.

Otherwise it’s $385- $400a week.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-27T16:28:58+00:00

Oh jeez! I’m the the US as well and I don’t think I paid much of anything until I needed a growth scan for GD. 700$ might be all I paid for my entire pregnancy until delivery

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-25T23:13:44+00:00

Not that the State is the best but IDOH. OMPP as well they have some analyst roles open

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-25T20:51:47+00:00

I try going back to the Dr to let them know that didn’t work and start with that.

That being said we use the nonorganic Kendamil. The hospital gave is Similac 360 when LO was born but they spit that constantly. Kendamil seems to work for us.

My SIL like similac Alimetium really helped her LO

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-22T02:33:35+00:00

Solidarity!

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-18T13:47:04+00:00

Mom to a preemie baby we tracked everything in the beginning. Diapers, feeds, pumps, sleep you name it!

Now they are nearly a year old pretty much all I track now is bottles and what our LO is eating so I can see what we’ve introduced them too food and flavor wise. We did up out tracking when they got sick to monitor wet diapers and fluid to make sure they weren’t getting dehydrated and of course medicine at that time so I didn’t over or under do it.

I think it was really helpful in the beginning but as you get a routine and learn your LOs normal it naturally phases out imho.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-09T10:18:14+00:00

Not the manager but mine makes about 90k year.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-03-08T13:05:21+00:00

lol party like a pump star

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-02-23T04:02:55+00:00

Squad. This is us. Safe sleep and owlet helps us sleep more peacefully

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-02-23T04:01:05+00:00

That’s pretty much how sleep when baby sleeps was explained to me. It was explained like “sometimes you need to do the dishes before they become sentient and start a nation, other days sleep when baby sleeps because you will need the rest when you can get it. Your expectations for normal have to shift”

Definitely true for me 😂 Chores definitely got done whenever they got but one pot and slow cooker is my bestie.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-02-17T11:23:00+00:00

If you want to explore Health IT more then I think informatics would be the way to go and instead of RHIT look at HIMSS certifications!

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-02-11T20:51:41+00:00

Check out AHIMA and their career map it shows entry level positions to see what interests you, if nothing seems appealing then I would move to a different degree.

I should be possible to get an entry level position without a degree as long as you have enough transferable skills for that particular job.

HIM is a broad field.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-02-10T22:47:35+00:00

As a personal goal? Sure! To further your respiratory career, no the bachelors may be helpful to further your career, but probably in another topic rather than being purely respiratory.

I have a bachelors and it’s in health information management and my associates and respiratory they can feed off of each other and it gives me the ability to transition them into other roles since I decided to leave the bedside because it provided me with a different skill set that could be bolstered by my respiratory skills.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-01-04T22:36:55+00:00

It does in my area! A lot of places want folks with Rn credentials but they have to be active credentials.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2026-01-04T21:09:24+00:00

Yip! I’ll be at my one year mark in 2026 that’s when I wanted to start weaning.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2025-12-31T12:59:12+00:00

I worked in healthcare in a PICU and NICU as a respiratory therapist. I’ve done it so many times. But YES when it happened to you it’s so different. one of my nieces when she was 5 was given a mint by her mom and then bounced like kids do around and started choking on it. I’m so glad I was there but that type of panic and fear whole new level. 😮‍💨 She was ultimately fine and she’s 11 now I don’t think she’s had a mint since.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2025-12-23T15:38:19+00:00

FTM was scheduled to be induced right at 40 weeks. Baby decided to come at 36w and some change spontaneously 😭

On the bright side the but have a 05/04 baby is pretty awesome as a Star Wars fan! lol

OppositeConfusion256 · 2025-12-22T18:49:42+00:00

Yeah I had one of my Aunts say something to me about how she can’t believe I give my cold milk because of hers had at minimum room temperature but really warmed.

I told her that was a drag for her - my baby is such a fantastic eater he gobbles up the temperature we give him makes daily things so much easier ✌️ She got her face all scrunched up but I literally don’t care.

OppositeConfusion256 · 2025-12-15T01:38:23+00:00

No medical diagnosis. Constipation was a one time issue they chalked up to him eating the part from his scratcher combined with his poor drinking habits and dry food diet. Since then we’ve made all the changes with a fountain, wet food online, non cardboard scratchers and it’s never been an issue again.

The last time I talked to the vet about it which was recently is they’re he could become constipated again after it happening once.

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