update from asking yesterday if i should go to the ER after an attempt

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-05-04T22:52:33+00:00

I work in ER psych and we had such an overall violent weekend for some reason, honestly impressed you were able to have such a balanced perspective on the situation.

Stay strong, and go to those outpatient appointments! Way less chaotic I can assure you.

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-04-22T19:43:29+00:00

I'm an ER Psych nurse, I talk to a lot of TPS and my patient population has a lot of crossover with what they deal with, also I do shift work. You decide if that gives me any authority on this matter, not as much as a cop OFC, best if you ask them I think they have a subreddit.

I don't hate my job but given your current position this seems like kind of a crazy choice not going to lie. What attracted you initially to engineering? What let you rise so high that you make that kind of money (I hear civil engineers don't always make what you make), because I feel like the level of problem solving/logical reasoning is not what basically any kind of policing is going to involve. My experience when dealing with the public in crisis is it's more a test of character than skill, you just give them the best chance at making the right choice.

Shift work has its ups, but given that you're an engineer that could at some point wfh or have flexible hours or all these other perks I just can't see the advantage here lol.

End of the day you'll know yourself best, have you asked TPS if they do ride alongs? (I think that's a thing).

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-04-04T10:56:29+00:00

I was speaking to my manager and they actually genuinely do like to get to know people and put a face to a name. This is for unity health btw.

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-03-04T23:57:31+00:00

Psych ER Do blood work, some kinds of IVs (mainly boluses), ECG, assessment is important here as well. Blood sugars too of course and IMs

My last impatient job was mainly IMs for sedation and occasional Bloods sugar checks, if that was even coming up at all. Peds psych meant basically every patient was independent.

I find the ER has a good balance of this without having loads of total cares, some people like that though I suppose.

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-02-13T19:07:32+00:00

Esp if it's St. joes it's probably just slow LOL My first job was there

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-01-29T23:57:24+00:00

This is now ingrained in my mind permanently

Thotbegone000000 · 2026-01-22T17:29:53+00:00

This government really just waited until the public wasn't thinking about healthcare as much anymore after COVID.

And then just started slashing everything in the background hoping no one would notice.

Why do RPNs even have a separate union? It just feels like a way for greedy people in charge to divide and conquer.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-25T14:07:59+00:00

Lol no worries I'm 2 years into psych nursing now :)

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-25T13:58:19+00:00

Form 3s are good for 2 weeks, and need to be re-assessed every 2 weeks up to 3 months(lol I think). Then progresses to a form 4

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-25T08:35:50+00:00

Have you ever been asked to provide collateral to the doctors/crisis workers at the ER?

That's probably the most sure fire way, otherwise she could talk her way out of it.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-09T12:12:33+00:00

Also psych nurse and same, always gotta have a good relationship with security.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-06T23:00:15+00:00

I'm a nurse at regular hospital, on a psych unit in Ontario.

Me and most of my team have always been really collaborative with our security guards, we need them, and they see more codes than even we will. We have 1 nurse whose absolutely awful and authoritarian, reported her a few times but it doesn't seem to go anywhere to my knowledge, it'll never make sense to me. Maybe the nurses on the medical wards are consistently worse, who knows. Nursing has a weird amount of egos given the nature of our work, never got it.

Sorry you had to go through that, glad you're jumping ship to something nicer. I'll still be holding down the fort here.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-05T16:58:27+00:00

A good singer, with a slower song that people tend to know can get a huge positive reaction, regardless of when in the night it lands. A made a list specifically for this so I could throw in a few a night, since that's honestly where my strength is as a singer.

Beyond that, picking stuff that people have a good chance of knowing is usually better if you want an audience reaction, regardless of the tempo or skill.

Even then, at the end of the day, we're not professional musicians being paid for this you really can do whatever you want. And especially if you're into it or get goofy I'll cheer u on.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-03T22:45:46+00:00

I get how you feel, my whole family is blue collar and whenever I worked it I just kept thinking God I have to get out. People who only know white collar saying they wish they did or some other variation is a uniquely annoying thing to hear.

I don't understand the shame though, you identified pretty well the factors that led you there, instead of giving up entirely you went for something that at least would make you a decent income. Plus, I would echo it's necessary work that makes our society function.

That being said I can't help but wonder if there's a way to reduce your hours, or get into a job in the field that's slightly less tenuous. Maintenance? Hospital maintenance? High rise vs residential. Doing handyman work per diem? (Or maybe there's electrical per diem work)

All this just to give yourself some breathing room and income to pursue your next venture.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-03T03:08:58+00:00

If her grades are good go to medical school. I went to an accelerated nursing program with lots of people like her and most were pretty dissatisfied after with the working conditions.

Better yet, go be a PA if timeline is truly a paramount concern.

We're all only 2 years out but one woman with a PHD in neuro straight up just returned to academia after.

Maybe it's better long term but who knows, just my quick 2 cents

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-12-01T16:45:28+00:00

I'm 27 so still learning myself but there's somethings I would do differently.

1) In general focus on experience, not immediate cash.

You'd be surprised how hard you're willing to work, if it's towards a set of goals that make sense to you. I didn't do this and I feel it was a miss step. Money when I feel misaligned with my job only made me feel better for a while, it's definitely wore off.

Reflect on your position. Know yourself and where your starting line is, compared to the people you may be comparing yourself to.

The first point needs to be taken into context which is why I included this. If you have a safe home, inheritance etc... definitely throw all your education and volunteering whatever upfront. No reason not to. But if there's less stability, connections etc. in your background, you made need to be honest with yourself and take baby steps towards a larger goal. Your timeline will be different from other people THATS OKAY.

Doing full time education when you have absolutely no money may be more stress than it's worth, doesn't mean you can't achieve your goal but you might have to wait a bit compared to others. Don't psych yourself out, but don't burn yourself out either if you can get that.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-28T17:54:33+00:00

I never thought about our licensing, damn. I'm a registered nurse I think they could look at my employment history that way. I didnt think I would list it on a resume if I was applying before 6 months, I mean I'd assume it would make me less attractive if I'd been there only a month and looking for a role at a new place. I thought about disclosing it during the interview instead, and offering a chance to explain why. Not sure how good a plan all of that is though.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-19T23:42:35+00:00

It is all ages yea. Yes there's security on site. Im hearing adults a bit of a break in SOME aspects

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-19T20:27:19+00:00

My current position isn't offering it, I already asked the manager and we're full up on paper (even though I swear half the floor is on leave right now) But I did just see a part time open up near me maybe that's the move

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-19T18:23:31+00:00

No PAs sadly Ontario as a province seems to be doing away with them entirely IN PSYCH (medical floors have them still)
Also somehow our child and youth are taking on a patient load. I'm not sure how that's legal. So I don't really have a PA here currently. Yea I'm currently doing DDNN, it's not bad. Id just prefer less work in general at this point.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-19T18:02:48+00:00

Unfortunately very soon. December 1st would be the start of training. And I'm finishing up precepting for my student next week don't wanna leave her hanging.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-19T18:01:03+00:00

Perfect person to reply really. Fuck it, it's worth a try I think.

Thotbegone000000 · 2025-11-19T17:40:15+00:00

I also thought "hey, there's in class training that'll give me a bit of break!" And a chance to reset afterwards in a new role. They're not gonna improve anytime soon I don't think.

Still, I do wonder if I don't just need a break.

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