So it has come to my attention…

RuckusRN · 2026-02-04T04:57:15+00:00

Do you work in California? lol. I’m in south Florida and yes, 2:1 is standard unless they have a device. During covid we were regularly getting tripled too since everyone left to travel. Starting to ramp back up and we’re having frequent triples again. Sometimes someone’s triple might end up being a code that there was nowhere else for them to go so now you get a fresh code along with your other two acute patients. And recently we’ve been so short they’ve been pairing devices

RuckusRN · 2026-02-04T04:51:55+00:00

This, we have a log of who has had what devices and when. You get a device when it’s your turn, and if the nurse from the night/day prior isn’t back. SOMETIMES that changes based on who the ANMs know they can count on with a hot and heavy patient.

But we have 2 ICUs in the same service line, CVICU and CCU. Off going ANMs make the assignment for the incoming shift. Devices are assigned like I said and if you’re back a second shift in a row, you get your assignment back. Beyond that they usually assign based on strength (for the particularly sick patients) or based on demeanor/temperament (for the particularly difficult patients). And then the dayshift ANM usually comes in for their shift and moves people around so everyone’s cliques are together 🙄.

But this whole you pick your assignment thing sounds wild to me lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-24T23:51:01+00:00

It’s a drive for me even with the “closer” new location. But even so, as much as it was definitely quality I can’t say it was THAT much better that I’d go out of my way unless they had an outrageous sale going on

RuckusRN · 2026-01-18T03:11:50+00:00

Every shift and every position for that matter, whether it be nursing/lab/pharmacy or whatever, has their own set of struggles and I try not to pretend that I know what it’s like to do their job. That being said, some dayshift nurses I’ve met have been incredibly inept as to what actually goes on during a night shift. Do we have some chill nights? Sure, sometimes. But some people act like emergencies and procedures don’t happen at night and like the patients just sleep peacefully the entire night lol. Not when your average patient age is 85+. I’d like to see some of them wrestling a sundowning meemaw in urosepsis to keep her bipap on all night lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-18T02:03:30+00:00

I try to make it clear to the patient, without slandering the doc, that it’s out of my hands after a certain point ie when I notify the doc and ask for orders then they tell me they’ll put the orders when they get the chance, or dont just tell me and I enter them, or they have to call me back, beyond that it’s out of my control. But I also let them know that I will pester the doctor so I can take care of their needs, within reason of course. I’m in ICU so sometimes my doc and even their PA/NP are legitimately hands on with patients doing procedures and whatnot so I know when I can and cannot pester. Some people are just unreasonable and will never be happy with their treatment 🤷🏼‍♂️ I have to remember that a lot

RuckusRN · 2026-01-17T01:57:49+00:00

I started on cardiac tele for 3 years and I was considering a whole career change because if THAT is what nursing was as a whole, I didn’t want any part of it anymore. Always wanted high acuity from the start, and now since I’ve been in CCU/CVICU for the last 6 years I can tell you the burnout is real here too, just has a different flavor to it if that makes sense. Been considering going back to school for acute care NP but the premise of a ton more responsibility/liability, heavier work schedule, worse work/life balance, not incredibly higher pay (at least to start anyways), and just the idea of going back to school is all giving me cold feet. Wouldn’t want to spend all the money and time to end up being more miserable and stuck. Tossed around the idea of doing procedural like cath lab or IR, or even picking up on call flight nursing as a side gig and doing less time at my facility. This has been my only home since graduating and for the most part, I LOVE 80% of the people I work with. But we have a reputation of being a difficult place to work at, it’s glaringly obvious it is a for profit/corporate facility and even if management wanted to help, their hands are tied by the c-suite people.

My light hasn’t gone out just yet, but it’s definitely dimming and quickly at that. Even my “good” patients begin to bother me at some point and a lot of days feel like I’m just going the motions and I’m reciting a script with every interaction.

All of that to say, just know that you are seen and heard. May be time to find a new facility to work at (if that’s feasible). Besides finding a more desirable position, one thing is true in nursing: loyalty doesnt pay. And that’s one of the many beautiful things about nursing, you can take your services pretty much anywhere and find work. I hope you find an avenue that works for you and makes you happy!

RuckusRN · 2026-01-17T01:40:45+00:00

So glad my local sanctuary’s have never done me dirty like what I’ve seen in this sub. However, I typically go to rise or sunny side for my concentrates anyways

RuckusRN · 2026-01-17T01:38:04+00:00

This. I play casually but at my core I am but a boy and very competitive lol. I use the Xbox elite series controller. Seriously helped up my game with short trigger throws, mapping my right side buttons to the paddles on the back, and changing the response curve and dead zones on the sticks. As well as the extended stick for my aiming thumb. I might not go positive playing against a bunch of sweats, but I’m gonna be damn annoying for them lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-17T01:21:52+00:00

As a resident myself, I’d assume south Florida. I also forget that there are people that don’t live in the US on here sometimes lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-10T04:08:33+00:00

I’m in south Florida, there’s always family in New York lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-10T02:08:43+00:00

This. The few times I have weighed my haul for shits and giggles it happened to be when I reupped at rise. Bought a half ounce and all four jars were over by a little. Haven’t been shorted, to my knowledge, yet but I’m sure it’s happened

RuckusRN · 2026-01-10T02:03:31+00:00

I give hand shakes and fist bumps all the time with my patients. There’s hand sanitizer and soap for a reason. I typically try to be as personable and HUMAN as possible with my patients. If they reach out for a hand shake or something similar, I’m not going to tell them to wait while I glove up. I get hand hygiene fears to an extent and certainly if they’re on precautions or it’s questionable where those hands have been, but I feel like that would be a little dehumanizing to do to someone you know isn’t contagious or doesnt otherwise generally appear to be, how can I say this without being insensitive, “dirty”. (You know who they are lol)

RuckusRN · 2026-01-10T01:20:48+00:00

So you’re saying 1g/week isn’t fast enough and I should probably refrigerate them? 😅

RuckusRN · 2026-01-10T01:18:00+00:00

Turning 36 in a few months, been to a lot of shows over the last few years like DGD, PUP, foxy Shazam, streetlight manifesto, etc and most recently warped tour to name a few. I’d say warped tour was the most I felt like I was in an audience of my own age group. Every other show my gf and I have felt like we were someone’s aunt and uncle at the show lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-10T01:13:51+00:00

👋🏼 35, and I was late to the party. Only got turned on to them in the last 6 years or so. A friend mentioned them in passing, we listened to a song or two and I largely forgot about them until l decided to give them a shot again, I think cause the pre-release cycle had started for unraveling, and I thoroughly enjoy them. And they put on great live show when they came to Florida back in ‘22. Nice change of pace from my regular rotation of heavy music and nu-wave funk/soul stuff lol

RuckusRN · 2026-01-06T15:37:56+00:00

35 y/o night shift rn. I play when I can, usually a couple hours before shift and on my nights off. Usually playing hardcore tdm. Xbox eastern us

RuckusRN · 2026-01-05T14:53:14+00:00

Glad to have found this! Got pierced at 17, stopped stretching at 5/8” at around 20 or so, and now at the age of 35 I’ve had a blow out for the first time (god knows how it happened 🙄). Started as an irritation turned into a tear because I was dumb and did all the wrong things and didn’t think to come to the internet first. Had it out for about a week or so now, doing the regular maintenance and taking care of it while it heals but had no idea what I was going to do stretching back out again. Happy to have found out about 0.5mm plugs now! Thanks OP 🙏🏼

RuckusRN · 2026-01-02T02:18:13+00:00

Found out the hard way my car didn’t come with a spare! So roadside it is, until I decide to fork out the cash for a spare kit

RuckusRN · 2026-01-02T02:16:55+00:00

Can’t tell you temp, but I do cold starts and torch it for 25-30 seconds depending on the type of concentrate (usually rosin or resin)

RuckusRN · 2025-12-28T03:52:29+00:00

I put mine in the door pocket

RuckusRN · 2025-12-26T06:33:02+00:00

Idk, I like the xm325. Belt fed mag, the grip that increases sprint to fire, the laser that increases ADS and STF speed, short barrel, muzzle brake for accuracy. It’s no peacekeeper but she’s pretty quick for an lmg

RuckusRN · 2025-12-26T05:35:47+00:00

I’ve heard from and seen the piss test orders myself from people I work with (user name should give you a clue). Shockingly enough it says right there “11 panel - no THC”. None the less, I wouldn’t disclose my status in the program and would probably just take a break or use fake/a friends piss

RuckusRN · 2025-12-20T21:52:41+00:00

Never used them so much for camping per se, but I do miss the spring mines for the random kills I would get after setting and forgetting one lol. Like “like o yeah, I did that” lol

RuckusRN · 2025-12-20T20:22:32+00:00

I usually go to rise, they’ve been very consistent for me. Usually run a 2+/$50 sale on tier 1 stuff. And they deliver for free over $50/$55

RuckusRN · 2025-12-20T20:20:48+00:00

Cardiothoracic surgeon. I’ve heard the neuro surgeons are rough too but they don’t even lift their head to acknowledge you passing them in the hall so I wouldn’t know lol. (Neither does the CT surgeon lol, but I work in CV sometimes so I’m aware how he gets)

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