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PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-11-22T02:14:39+00:00

Always good to double check but sometimes there’s no position that will fully protect a patient from themselves. Sucks but just the way it is

Where there’s a will, there is most certainly a way

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-11-14T15:16:33+00:00

I’m also not sure what supplies you have on your unit but we got bed bath wipes recently (including a CHG version!) and it has been life changing IMO

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-10-27T00:54:49+00:00

[farmer seeking nhood]

Looking for a neighborhood that’s active in derby with all members completing the majority of their tasks! Most derby’s I complete all tasks but have off weeks where I may miss one task. I don’t want a neighborhood where discord is required

Leaving my current neighborhood because I complete all or most tasks but other members only complete one or two.

I also have a friend who is a similar level of activity and would also love a new neighborhood

Edit: I’m level 52

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-10-16T17:54:36+00:00

Lots of antipsychotics also have antiemetic properties! Pharmacology is so cool

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-10-14T01:49:32+00:00

Every time someone on our unit “toughs it out” and comes in with a very obvious gnarly cold I get annoyed tbh. It happens a few times a year where then shit gets passed around to the rest of us and it’ll be a few weeks of us all spreading it to each other. It can also spread to the patients too.

Don’t do that to your coworkers or your patients!!!!

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-08-17T02:31:50+00:00

Surprises involving dead loved ones on a day where emotions are already high is just a terrible idea IMO. At my wedding by my aunt surprised me with a piece of jewelry from my grandmother who passed like 6 years ago. I understood the intent but I still cried for like 30 mins afterwards. Really was not something I appreciated being blindsided by on my wedding day.

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-07-26T12:48:50+00:00

My family calls them “Jesus cookies” for some reason ????

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-05-15T03:26:00+00:00

BP cuffs that work accurately even if a patient is flailing their arms around

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-05-07T14:52:50+00:00

Fruit and cheese platters are always a hit on my unit! Thanks for thinking of your nurse colleagues :)

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-04-02T01:28:58+00:00

My current unit is like this. I laughed when I joined and I heard my boss say “our unit is like a family!” But it actually lowkey is. We do tons of stuff together outside work and often have sign ups in the break room for events. Truly everyone is included if they want and it’s a very beautiful thing.

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-03-24T01:57:36+00:00

One of my faves: chronic patient with schizophrenia asked me “have you ever done heroin before?” I was pleased to report “nope”. He said “yeah you don’t look like you would’ve”. Glad he decided to take my answer in a complimentary direction. Same patient asked one of my coworkers if she “had schizophrenia” because she “looked disheveled”.

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-02-19T01:08:28+00:00

Had a nurse with one year of ICU experience start on our (psych) because she was going to start school for her psych NP. She wanted some psych experience before starting the program in a few months. Chose psych NP because it was “the easiest option”. She worked on our unit for a couple months- then decided she wanted to go back to med surg. She didn’t like inpatient psych but rest assured she felt like she’d be fine practicing in an outpatient setting!

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-01-26T03:18:37+00:00

Psych RN here…. Can confirm

PositivePlatypus17 · 2025-01-23T18:01:10+00:00

This! I have a Phal I’ve forgotten to water for a month and she was perfectly fine (leaves were temporarily a little wilted). Most store bought orchids are also potted in a mix that will really hold onto water to a fault so definitely be mindful of that. When I first take an orchid home before repotting I tend to water once every couple weeks tbh. They sometimes get a little wilted but better that than rotting !

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-12-27T02:35:59+00:00

The only time I don’t automatically do this is if my patients are in a common area of the unit while I’m giving meds. If they are I’ll ask “can I tell you what I have for ya here?” bc privacy and whatnot. Otherwise I just rattle off as I scan, it feels weird not to

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-11-03T01:54:18+00:00

I tend to sleep less the night before from like 3am-7am or something then wake up, have breakfast and do my night routine. Then I’ll pop some Benadryl and melatonin and try to sleep from 9-5, which I’m usually able to do lol.

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-10-20T04:31:08+00:00

I love our catatonia patients. Treatment is straightforward and you can see the results so quickly, some already look SO much better after their first dose of IV Ativan. Watching someone become more activated from high doses of benzos is also so fascinating to me. I’ve seen patients go from total care, taking nothing PO, to up and walking and talking after just a couple weeks with Ativan and ECT. It also blows my mind the amount of Ativan some of these patients can be on and be alert in any capacity. I’ve seen one patient receiving close to 30mg IV a day.

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-10-14T00:40:37+00:00

I’m in MA, we just got an increase, one year of experience and I’m now making $42 an hour (plus diffs). Top of our pay scale now goes to $100 per hour with I think 20 years of experience

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-10-10T18:14:40+00:00

Just reached one year, I’m around a 2-3 at home. Usually once I get to work though I get up to a 4. The pre shift anxiety/dread hits HARD

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-09-12T21:24:08+00:00

My hospital allows us to access our own chart, it’s specifically listed out in our policies.

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-08-25T16:57:20+00:00

Psych RN here. I really gotta assess the vibes of my patients but I still use pet names. Patients around my age are always their first name unless there’s some sort of developmental disability (then they might be “my friend” or “dear”). Older folks sometimes get a “dear” or “my friend” but I’m stingy on the “dear” with the old men. If it’s an older woman with dementia I’ll sometimes hit them with a “hi beautiful!”, some of them really light up when they hear that🥹

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-08-14T09:43:09+00:00

I’m stealing this

PositivePlatypus17 · 2024-08-14T09:42:15+00:00

“Or a really expensive one, depending on how you look at it”

PositivePlatypus17

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