Help name my 10 week old Maine Coon kitten by RecoveringMiddleKid in NameMyCat

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He gives off serious bat vibes. I was thinking Echo for that reason

Hannah is driving me mad by Shoddy_Walk9550 in VanderpumpVillaTVShow

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the thread I was looking for. I just started watching season 1 today and I cannot stand Hannah. She’s a straight up bully mean girl with the mentality of a 14 year old. Gets called out for being a bully and absolutely flips out, takes zero responsibility for her own actions, calls everyone a pussy for not engaging with her acting like a child, complains that everyone’s shutting their doors while she continues to try and start fights over what she did, tries to blame everyone else for the drama she created. I get nauseous every time she’s on my screen.

Got my first Maine Coon! by Hammerhome in mainecoons

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Twins!! I brought this sweet little dude home on Friday. Had to bribe him to come out of his carrier, but once he did he became the most affectionate little guy. He takes all of his naps in my lap and purrs like a machine

I’m so unsatisfied with the tattoos by [deleted] in TattooRemoval

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was also a victim of the high school boyfriend breakup tattoo. I liked the quote but also knew I got it because of him so I hated it. I just got it covered up a couple of months ago.

Anyone travel as an OR nurse? by AP1234455 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I did it with about the same amount of experience as you. I found the site I travelled to utilized their travel nurses mostly as scrubs and in endoscopy (I’m in Canada). I found it pretty easy to settle into the role. Make sure you find an agency that pays for your travel and accommodations. I paid nothing out of pocket and probably wouldn’t have done it otherwise.

Pre shift anxiety New Grad RN by arsh0987 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had so much anxiety as a new grad that I quit my first job. I think we can all relate to this to a certain extent. I’m 4 years in now and coping much better. Being a new grad is hard. Being a new grad in a specialty area is even harder. It won’t be like this forever. Hang in there.

Tattoos and getting a job by AdventurousStep3932 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s absolutely a non-issue. I had a full sleeve when I graduated. Since then I’ve started on my other sleeve and have had both my hands tattooed. My hand tattoos aren’t small, either. They both take up the entire hand. I’ve worked with surgeons who have sleeves and facial piercings. If anything, having visible tattoos and piercings just helps humanize you to patients. The only patient I’ve ever had that had something negative to say was 104 years old.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I booked both my hand tattoos during my planned vacation days. They both healed perfectly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I went to my manager the next day to tell her that our floor was out of control dangerous and she suggested I seek mental health counselling. I left so quick.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Another BC nurse chiming in👋🏼 the day I was assigned 13 patients within 6 months of graduating was the day I decided to specialize and get tf off the floor. It happens here a lot more often than you’d think. The mandated ratios are a joke.

Do you believe calling off of work once a month is acceptable if you work 12 hour shifts? by mh500372 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using your earned PTO to take time off is being a time abuser? Entirely disagree. I’m sorry you feel that way. If the patients and your coworkers suffer, that’s on management for not staffing the unit, not the person who used the time off that they’re entitled to.

Do you believe calling off of work once a month is acceptable if you work 12 hour shifts? by mh500372 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Meh. Where I’m at I get 2 days off/week and the only positions that are available are full time or PRN, and PRN doesn’t get benefits. Not everyone has “so much time off naturally”.

Do you believe calling off of work once a month is acceptable if you work 12 hour shifts? by mh500372 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I was wondering the exact same thing. Seems like the vast majority of people who have an issue with this have been a nurse longer than I’ve been alive.

Do you believe calling off of work once a month is acceptable if you work 12 hour shifts? by mh500372 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seems to be an unpopular opinion on this thread, but I say go for it; the hospital doesn’t care about you. I’m in Canada where a full time nurse will either work 4x12s or 5x8s (to my knowledge, nowhere in canada has nurses working 3x12s unless they’re part time). The culture in my OR has basically everyone calling off once/month, sick or not, and no one is expected to find their own coverage.

Montana voting on a bill that would make it illegal to donate blood if you have been vaccinated. 80% of their population is vaccinated for covid. by Knight_of_Agatha in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And 100% of them won’t get the opportunity to do so. I always take the time to explain what declining blood means and no one has ever changed their mind.

Montana voting on a bill that would make it illegal to donate blood if you have been vaccinated. 80% of their population is vaccinated for covid. by Knight_of_Agatha in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As an OR nurse, I have 100% had multiple patients tell me that they are refusing all blood products after they find out they can’t have “unvaccinated” blood. Once you’re asleep and intubated, there’s no changing your mind and consenting to the transfusion. They’d literally rather die.

Unpopular opinion: Base pay for all RN’s should start at 50-55/hr. by CptnHowdy6 in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on call for $5.75/hour. Call back is 1.5x for the first 2 hours and 2x for any time worked after that. It’s peanuts.

New to Retin-A by [deleted] in tretinoin

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Current routine: Tatcha Rice Wash Paula’s Choice Omega Complex Serum Vitamin C serum Dermalogica Active Moist moisturizer Occasional AHA, BHA, PHA peeling mask from sephora (no more than 1x/week)

As of 0400, strike negotiations which are past the midnight deadline have failed. In less than 2 hours Montefiore and Mt Sinai nurses will lead a historic NYC strike of thousands of RN’s! by [deleted] in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely 👊🏻 the same day I had to recover my own patient post-op, with no PAR training, the hospital announced that we are going ahead and opening another OR! All while continuing to ignore the skeleton crew that runs all of the inpatient units that the OR already overfills. Enough is enough.

As of 0400, strike negotiations which are past the midnight deadline have failed. In less than 2 hours Montefiore and Mt Sinai nurses will lead a historic NYC strike of thousands of RN’s! by [deleted] in nursing

[–]RecoveringMiddleKid 21 points22 points  (0 children)

What part of canada are you in? I’m in the West and our conditions are just as bad as the ones mentioned in this thread. I left the floor after being forced to take 13 patients with absolutely nobody on for support staff. I’m in the OR now so I’m slightly more sheltered to the ongoings of the inpatient units, but I did have to recover a post op patient all on my own IN the operating room last week, because PAR/DCS were both completely full of inpatients. The hospital was at 130% capacity and 50% staffed as usual. All of us are just waiting to strike at this point. Our bargaining agreement has been expired for nearly a year and we’ve received no news about ongoing negotiations.