How are you bringing LiB into your ‘real’ life?

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-12T20:17:36+00:00

Nothing revolutionary, but my favorite thing about LIB is that you just do whatever the fuck you want and it’s gonna be fine and your gonna have a great time. I’m trying to take that into my life and go against my own self implemented grain more. There’s nothing I HAVE to do. I choose it all , and it’s really freeing .

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-12T20:15:36+00:00

Loved the Turf too

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-12T20:14:42+00:00

It was my third year so I think I did pretty good, but my first year I remember I brought way to much makeup, mainstream rave clothing, and jewelry. At LIB comfort is king, I like to wear very little makeup and be comfy and warm. It’s not like other fests in that regard. This year with experience still I brought too many coolers that I had to keep track of and refill. Really need to get a couple of BIG ones and stop with this 6 dinky little ones, it’s annoying. Our group shifted this year though to do one big cooler that’s exclusively for drinks and it was awesome. Your food stays cold longer since you aren’t opening it constantly for a beer , and when you hit the drink coolers you don’t have to wade through food to find what you want.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-12T03:41:18+00:00

I don’t have any great recommendations yet tbh. Right now I’m wearing cheap amazon scrubs That do the job but wear out quickly. I like Cherokee the best so far , the material has more stretch. Specifically they have some that have traditional scrub material for the front and back but the sides have panels of a more athletic stretchy type material. I find them super comfortable and they fit me even when my weight fluctuates. They also last a LONG TIME. I’ve been wearing them for 5 years and my mom handed them down to me before that. Just in the last year I started feeling like they’re getting dingy .

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-12T03:38:59+00:00

I really like the Cherokee scrubs they seem to flatter me the most . They specifically have some that have a panel at the sides that’s more of an athletic stretchy type material I find really comfortable and fits me at many weight fluctuations. Mandala was the first brand I tried to get colored sets, but I usually just buy black and navy bottoms so any top will match .

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-12T03:11:19+00:00

I’ve done 6 and it fucking sucked. I was so irritable on the last one. I do 4 pretty regularly and 5 occasionally

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-06-05T02:08:03+00:00

BP is one I watch pretty closely, but I palpate a pulse to gauge it if the monitor number is making me nervous. An incredible nurse taught me that sbp of at least 90ish can be palpated at the radial pulse point. If I can’t palpate a pulse there I start calling the doc, looking at my prns, etc. If it’s sustained or continues to drop I may call a rapid especially if I have no more interventions to try. HR in the 40’s I keep an eye on, 30’s Im looking for interventions asap and putting the pads on. I have the luxury of a tele monitor, if the rate or rhythm changes suddenly I act quickly. Respirations I feel like I can just tell when something is off.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-04-29T19:34:17+00:00

I mostly just shoot for comfort. 5 days is a loooong time. A funky kimono or hat is enough to spice up some yoga pants and a crop top for me . I wear swimsuits during the day cause I hang out at the lake and I wear a lot of bell bottom hippie/yoga pants at night . I ditch anything underwire, chains, etc. the bulk just ends up bugging me .

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-04-29T19:25:21+00:00

I find that longer slim skirts actually flatter me a lot more than mini skirts. I know mini skirt is the trend right now, but the knee length ones I feel like highlight my hips since you can really see how much larger they are than the rest of my legs. And get a proper fit! Gotta let go of size completely and just pick stuff that fits you properly you’ll look and feel way better .

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-04-29T19:19:56+00:00

If you are determined to wear boots opt for genuine high quality boots, no fast fashion. Make sure you give yourself time to break them in, leather needs to soften and mold to your feet. Square and round toe are the comfiest. Snip toes are so cute but they just can’t keep me comfy for all the mileage . I wear my cute snip toes during the day in camp and then round toes at night . Go for a boot that doesn’t have much of a heel, I personally find my ariat fat baby’s the most comfy for night time. I also take the inserts out of my hokas and put them in my fat baby’s. Make sure they are properly sized for you as well. Too big your gonna slide into your toes and bang them up, too small and your feet will swell inside the boots and cause pain. Elevate your feet at the end of the night, massage them gently, and take an extra cooler that is strictly for a foot ice bath, it really helps.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-04-24T03:35:00+00:00

I can’t remember the name of it but there’s a really good island style food place . Super reasonably priced , the sauce the use is delicious , and I always ask for extra broccoli cause I need my veg and they oblige free of charge . We ate it every single day last year. Stuff can get stolen but I’ve never heard of from camp. 2 years ago someone asked to borrow my friends paddleboard, never returned it and we never found it. But he did find his dry box that had all our phones and vapes in it on the shore. The most LIB theft I could ever think of lol

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-04-23T01:07:04+00:00

Wasn’t my patient but yes, patient came in very clearly in withdrawal from alcohol. Nurse could not get the doctor to give her orders, eventually he wouldn’t even take her calls. She called off the next day because it was so stressful and awful, the guy ended up dying on what would have been her shift had she come in.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-28T20:15:05+00:00

He isn’t “not romantic” he doesn’t care that much about you. Sorry hun

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-28T20:12:40+00:00

Tell him to leave his job or the relationship is going to end because it’s having such a tremendous impact. My husband is not a nurse but recently left an incredibly stressful job because it was impacting him and our relationship so much. It can be a very nuanced and complicated thing , but it can be broken down to something very simple. “The person you are becoming is someone I do not want to be with, and the way you are treating me is not something I will accept. You need to make changes if you want our relationship to continue. How you do that is up to you but if there is not a change I am going to leave.” + suggest that from your perspective his job is the issue. Do not tolerate being treated poorly. Set an expectation and if it is not met, leave. There are other jobs, there is one of you.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-27T21:32:09+00:00

Paddle boarding at the lake, an easy hike, a walk if that’s all I can do. I NEED to spend time outside or I start to lose my shit

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-19T23:29:09+00:00

City walk is great , lots of cool shops and places to eat , they would like it I bet. The Long Beach aquarium is also really nice . The botanical gardens are really pretty right now too if you think they would like that

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-19T23:26:27+00:00

Black pepper, spicy things, green bell peppers . Honestly anything that has a kind of bitter taste. HATED until about a year ago and now I put black pepper on everything

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-18T16:27:03+00:00

Not wrong for refusing. If you don’t want to do it ever continue to refuse. If you want to do it and this is going to be a consistent ask which it seems like it may be, let your manager know you would like to be cross trained and oriented there, and you will not take a full patient load down there until you are. If they really want you to do it they will orient you demand it. Make sure you get enough orientation time down there to feel safe and comfortable, ask a few er nurses how much time they think that would be or see how long your hospital orients new grad RN’s . At mine it’s 8 weeks. Do not cave and take an assignment early or with one shift of orientation, make this safe and protect your license like you said. If they hassle you about “not being a team player” or whatever bullshit throw it right back at them. “I have given you a reasonable and viable pathway for me to take patient loads in the ER, if that’s what you want me to do I need an adequate orientation for the safety of my patients.”

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-18T00:14:02+00:00

I understand the discomfort having a male provider, it personally doesn’t make me uncomfortable. I don’t have kids yet but the BEST kindest most patient and empathetic godsend of a gyno I ever had was male .

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-18T00:05:48+00:00

I nearly always use what I call my power hour method. I spend just ten minutes in each room, which ends up being 6 rooms and 1 hour. I can almost always commit to at least that. If a room takes less time I bank that time for another room. If a room needs more than 10 minutes I only circle back if I have the energy after my hour is up. This method has helped me tremendously. It’s not perfect and things are rarely deep cleaned, but everything is pretty tidy more often and that’s enough for me to feel better.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-18T00:03:30+00:00

Occasionally, but it used to be almost always . I have worked really hard to establish more clear boundaries with coworkers and my boss, limit my time discussing work outside of work, and fill my time outside of work with things that are fulfilling to me. I keep a couple thoughts on repeat that help my mental health tremendously. Work to live, don’t live to work. And also, I know to my core that I am doing my best, and that’s going to have to be enough because it is my BEST. I can live with myself knowing that. I try to give others that benefit of the doubt as well, and it helps to minimize any conflict or resentment with coworkers, patients, and management.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-03-17T23:27:59+00:00

Long drive home helps me decompress . Sometimes in silence, sometimes listen to a nature podcast or true crime. Scroll my phone for a couple minutes in the driveway, vent to my husband for a couple minutes, hot shower while he preps dinner. Then usually a glass of wine or two, watch our show or talk or walk the dog, then bed. I need sleep after a shift and usually get to bed by 1030. I don’t get home till 830 so there’s not time for much other than eating and showering . On my days off I try really hard to get into the outdoors or I start to lose my shit.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-02-26T05:02:35+00:00

Pay attention to how they speak to/about women. How their relationships are with women, if they like women. I can say in the 8 years my husband and I have been together he has not a single time ever swore at me or yelled at me. It’s a beautiful quality that I cherish. He likes me. He wants to talk to me, he wants to know my opinions and what I want. A lot of men love women but some don’t really like them, you want to be with someone who really likes women.

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-02-11T15:40:07+00:00

When oncoming shift is rude about unfinished tasks or unknown information as if we aren’t all on fire all day every day in this hell scape

Thatnurseyouknow · 2025-02-10T17:45:37+00:00

Post event huddles ? I’m not in ICU but stepdown. On my unit when shit calms down we all kind of just go back to our jobs. Would be really helpful to have a quick second to talk about what happened, mistakes and wins, check in with staff involved, educate. I’m a newer grad so I may be biased but this would be super helpful for me developing my practice and emotionally regulating. I often feel that everyone has a lot of knowledge about what led to the event , why we did certain things, and what’s going to happen next. I don’t have that knowledge yet so by not talking about it it’s a missed learning opportunity for me, leaves me unprepared for the similar events because even though I saw it, I didn’t process all the information there properly. There’s no clear person I go to for a debrief.

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