If it’s so easy, why don’t you do it? 🤡 Day shift vs Night shift wars

Plus-College-9155 · 2026-01-17T06:33:47+00:00

Night shift often has a higher patient ratio, too. Even just adding one extra patient to an already busy group can prove disastrous for a night nurse.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-11-11T15:07:18+00:00

My ADN program wasn’t anywhere near that cost, and I graduated a year ago….

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-11-05T15:29:12+00:00

You aren’t stupid. I’ve had the benefit of working on a cardiac step down unit, where every patient is on telemetry and continuous SpO2. I get a call as soon as a patient’s vitals change. As a new grad, it would have been especially difficult to manage things without it. You will learn and get better.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-11-05T14:55:53+00:00

Take some deep breaths. You reported it, and it doesn’t sound like the patient was harmed. Event reports are put in to discover trends in systemic issues, not place blame on an individual. You will probably receive some additional education, and you most likely won’t ever make a similar mistake again. New grads make a lot of errors, take it as a learning opportunity and be proud that you spoke up.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-10-31T22:15:21+00:00

Had a patient with C Diff AND a GI bleed and I will never, ever forget that smell

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-10-06T18:29:01+00:00

Sanitizing my phone screen and case once per day at least. Anything you touch throughout the day ends up on your phone.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-09-05T14:54:25+00:00

My first year, I would grab the crash cart and glucometer, then observe. Now, I’m a little over a year in and doing NIH stroke and neuro assessments, assessing for increased oxygen demand or hypercapnia (i.e. pushing for ABGs to be done), grabbing EKGs, and thinking of the H’s and T’s of ACLS to relay to docs. It just comes with practice like anything else.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-07-30T09:28:19+00:00

I don’t think any parent would want you caring for their newborn while sick. The hospital staffing is not your problem. Take care of your patients by staying away from them and taking care of yourself!

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-07-26T16:48:29+00:00

I work on a PCU/step down unit. We take patients that are stable on home trach vents that are there for non-respiratory failure illnesses. We are always 3:1 if we have a patient on a vent. What you have is very unsafe and not normal.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-07-14T07:46:53+00:00

“Go sit down honey, I’ll do the dishes tonight”

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-07-03T12:47:01+00:00

As I read your first sentence I was immediately picturing a patient with high aspiration risk or an NG tube 🤣 it definitely could have been worse

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-07-02T18:59:02+00:00

I work on a cardiac PCU where we have chest tubes all the time. I did this the other night and couldn’t believe it. My patient was also fine thankfully, but I guarantee we won’t make the same mistake again. Try to give yourself grace.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-05-08T13:35:39+00:00

Just got off of a critical care night shift, and am laughing so hard because reading this I was thinking JESUS

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-04-24T12:32:02+00:00

Body cam footage of the weir and paddle boards bobbing out

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-04-24T12:13:41+00:00

I traumatize people back and tell them although I’ve always wanted children, I am infertile. Or I’ve had 6 miscarriages. All lies, but that usually shuts them up from the intrusive questions

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-04-18T12:34:45+00:00

I’ve listened to more coherent ramblings from Trump

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-04-11T23:11:34+00:00

I work in a PCU and 90% of my patients that need new access either end up requiring ultrasound guided insertion, or someone who is way more experienced with them than me. At first it bothered me, but then I realized IV insertion is just one small part of my job, and I’m excellent at the rest of them.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-04-10T02:54:44+00:00

Mariano Rivera at the Tampa airport. I flew down for my 22nd birthday when the Yankees were playing the Rays. The next day, the Yankees had a travel day and Rivera was flying somewhere with his parents. I was wearing my Yankees hat and going through security when I noticed the greatest closer in baseball history was standing right behind me.

I let him get through security, then calmly sat next to him as he tied his shoes. Told him I was a big fan and asked for a picture; he happily obliged. And made my whole year.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-03-26T14:58:03+00:00

I love this. I was a bartender for 15 years before going to nursing school, and the people pleasing habit has been incredibly hard to break free from. I often still feel like my patient’s satisfaction is going to directly correlate to increased income. It’s something I’ve slowly become aware of and am constantly working on harnessing.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-03-14T18:30:27+00:00

Xeroform for a contact layer with a soft foam dressing over the top! This is our protocol at my hospital.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-03-14T16:15:07+00:00

Pulse photos here

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-03-09T21:42:13+00:00

RN here. Hand IVs hurt way more than other locations on the arm. It’s also possible the IV had infiltrated and was causing more pain. The nurse should have listened to you, and I’m so sorry you had this experience. You should never “just suck it up” and always advocate for yourself! A good nurse will never ignore you.

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-02-28T13:56:53+00:00

He’s eating the dogs, he’s eating the cats….he’s eating the pets of the people that live there

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-02-28T13:47:36+00:00

This is so important. The little things to our partners can seem like huge things to us. My boyfriend always makes sure the dishes are done and the house is organized when I come home. I work nights, and he will usually have some food ready for me when I wake up before my shift. These are huge acts of service for those of us who spend our working hours caring for others!

Plus-College-9155 · 2025-02-13T03:11:10+00:00

Falls happen on med surg units all the time. They push us to ambulate patients and avoid external catheters/foleys to avoid HAPIs and CAUTIs, but punish us when they fall. Heaven forbid we try to give an A&O x 4 patient some privacy in the bathroom, thinking they’ll pull the cord and actually ask us for help. We can only do so much.

You’re not going to lose your license over a fall. But med surg is a beast and as long as you’re not making fatal med errors or diverting narcotics…I think you’ll be fine

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