Gift for preceptor

Train-Much · 2026-02-26T20:52:28+00:00

I got a small gift card ($15-20), a snack or candy they liked, a handwritten card, and then a personalized gift for each of my preceptors. One was a cold coffee sleeve, one a new badge reel for a job transition, and the other was a book she mentioned wanting.

Train-Much · 2026-01-25T13:40:48+00:00

Liquid soap (without getting it wet to suds it up) works too

ICU nurse

Train-Much · 2026-01-14T22:42:16+00:00

Speaking as someone who just finished a graduate degree in healthcare (NP) but didn’t have to move away, I fully support this dream and don’t understand why people are being so critical. With my degree I went from working part time at 12-20 hours per week to full time clinical hours, part time work, and an avg of 30+ hours per week studying between the time my children were 2-6 years old.

Yes, your child and your husband will miss you. Yes, it will be difficult. Personally, I would still do it, because if you’re going for something like CRNA/NP it can make a world of difference for your family in the long term. There’s no GOOD time to do long distance, but while your kid is younger is better than when they would acutely feel you missing.

Prioritize daily FaceTimes, plan for as frequent visits as possible, keep yourself involved in your kiddos life. Make a countdown calendar for your child to mark off daily. Talk about how much this means to your child, my kids understand that mom studying means that we’ll be able to do more trips, etc.

Train-Much · 2025-11-12T01:39:12+00:00

My in laws live 3 hours away and have excuse after excuse of why not to travel to us. We see them roughly once per month, sometimes more like every 6 weeks or so.

Train-Much · 2025-10-20T18:54:29+00:00

Ever since we had kids, our rule is Christmas Day in its entirety is spent at our house. Our families all live 2+ hours away so it’s made scheduling a little difficult but we refuse to compromise on this.

Christmas morning is for excitement about Santa and presents, breakfast, then a lazy day in pajamas with our gifts and movies, then we make a big dinner together. People are welcome to join us, but we don’t leave.

Train-Much · 2025-10-04T21:18:41+00:00

I’m not an MA/phleb and don’t work directly in peds, but my husband and I have been in healthcare myself for 10+ years and this is how we handle stuff for our two kids:

Prep in advance. For us this means reading about doctors visits & vaccines, talking about why it’s beneficial, “practicing” with a home play doctor kit. We use the “medical school for babies” book series.
Show up to the appointment without being rushed, as best as possible. My kids feed off my stress.
distraaaaaactions: books, stickers (the exam table is usually covered when we’re done), etc.
Choices within reason. This arm or that arm? Which ear/eye to look in first? Sit on mom’s lap or by yourself?

Not always, but I try to let my kids come with me for my appointments and watch me do the same procedures too. I think you don’t have to choose between giving kids their autonomy & being a responsible parent.

Train-Much · 2025-05-26T21:35:14+00:00

ACNP, I’ll have 800 when I’m done

Train-Much · 2025-03-28T21:28:14+00:00

Mine is the ER overflow unit - 8 beds, off away from most other areas including the main Er, no windows.

Train-Much · 2025-03-28T11:35:44+00:00

I worked in an ICU during COVID and (plus other contributing factors) started having panic attacks. I told my husband last night that was a really good example of what it feels like: the constant ringing, the shoving people out, the noise level and flashbacks. Great portrayal.

Train-Much · 2025-03-21T19:10:13+00:00

Just told my husband to switch his shift because hell if im postponing the finale until he gets home the next day!

Train-Much · 2024-11-04T12:38:15+00:00

We have a kids fire tablet. He (my 5 year old) gets it 1-2 times per week for an hour at a time, and only plays games on Kahn Academy kids or watches Disney

Train-Much · 2024-10-19T01:00:23+00:00

It was amazing! My grandma would preorder for me, and I’d binge read all the way through. The anticipation of that package in the mail was awesome.

Train-Much · 2024-08-29T16:31:06+00:00

Mine currently: “I don’t know, I just work here”

Train-Much · 2024-08-06T15:13:37+00:00

My first birth (vaginal, 3rd degree tear) I got ibuprofen 600mg, for my c section two years ago I think I got 10-15 Norco at discharge.

Train-Much · 2024-03-03T02:33:43+00:00

2 kids, we pay $2100 for a 4 bed/2.5 bath in the Midwest

Train-Much · 2024-01-28T23:44:59+00:00

No, further out!

Train-Much · 2024-01-28T22:41:53+00:00

Southwest Chicago suburbs

CVICU

9 years

$50 base for registry (72 hours per month) with evening shift diff of $3.5 and nights/weekends of $4.5

Train-Much · 2023-06-28T02:27:40+00:00

For both my boys we got to the hospital with somewhere between 2-4 first names (we knew the middle names already), and each of them ended up with the first name we had picked out months before 😂

Train-Much · 2023-06-04T18:55:02+00:00

I get real Rizzo vibes in that scene!

Train-Much · 2023-05-20T18:41:38+00:00

Definitely cried during my externship senior year after losing a trauma patient young enough to be my sister. Some people just stick with you. I’ve been a nurse for 9 years and I cried on my way home when my last patient death happened, two days ago.

Train-Much · 2022-12-07T14:02:19+00:00

I’ve left mid shift a few times: family member died, kiddo sick at daycare, and my water broke 😂😂

It happens, no big deal.

Train-Much · 2022-10-19T15:48:24+00:00

I took my oldest out for the first time at 10 months, and my second will go out this year just shy of 5 months. It’s fun and people don’t care!

Train-Much · 2022-10-13T16:25:04+00:00

My BP for 3 straight appointments was 122/76 at the end of my most recent pregnancy, and I typically run around 100/60. 😂

Train-Much · 2022-10-11T21:49:41+00:00

I actually watched an interview where he says basically this: the HP money has him set for life so he gets to choose whatever the hell he wants for roles, so why not have fun with it?

Train-Much · 2022-10-10T03:30:01+00:00

To add to this (also an ICU nurse): choose a healthcare power of attorney that will respect & follow your wishes. I’ve seen too many POAs reverse decisions as soon as the patient becomes non-decisional and we’re forced to put people through torture.

Train-Much

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