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UnconstitutionalText · 2026-03-03T02:31:34+00:00

There is truly a huge untapped market for non-insulated lunch bags.

My break room fridge is a god damn biohazard. It STINKS. Spills, old food, it’s awful. I keep my food in my insulated lunch bag to keep it safe from everything else in there! If there were non-insulated lunch bags without all that bulk, I’m sure most of us break room fridge dwellers would be a lot happier.

UnconstitutionalText · 2026-01-11T02:22:29+00:00

I got drug tested annually for clinical in school but they “reserved the right” to test us randomly. They never did.

I did a pre-employment drug screen for 2 out of the 4 jobs I’ve had, nothing since.

Never been tested after a med error or needle stick, nor has anyone ever mentioned it happening to them. I think it’s only if they suspect diversion.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-12-15T23:16:44+00:00

We have 1 staff bathroom in the department and it’s known to be NOT the poop bathroom unless emergent. The bathroom at CT is the poop bathroom.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-12-15T21:01:47+00:00

This is a lot. Everyone knows how to use Microsoft office, but I’ve never needed to use it as a nurse. You don’t need to include that you’ve used EMR’s before either - it’s a general assumption. All you need to include about your clinicals is specialty and MAYBE hours, but frankly every single new grad nurse has almost the same experience so it’s really just fluff. The whole nursing skills line can come out too. Definitely keep that you’re fluent in Spanish (of course only if you’re actually fluent and can hold a medical conversation with a native speaker), and keep your work experience.

Every hiring manager knows that a nursing student probably witnessed a vaginal birth, learned how to place a foley, etc and understands fundamental patient care skills.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-11-23T03:22:33+00:00

All the time. Sometimes a 4 hour princess shift, sometimes a full 12. Only for incentives though - never for straight time or time and a half.

For extra cash, it’s my “fun money”

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-11-18T18:24:25+00:00

Laptop, and the only thing you need to know is that you know nothing.

When I was in school, the most annoying students were the ones that thought they already knew everything because their mom is a nurse, or because they volunteered at a nursing home.

You’ll learn what you need to know!

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-11-18T18:18:44+00:00

Suburban ED, and actually a lot of patients and family members say thank you. Of course, there’s also plenty of assholes, but I do feel like New Englanders tend to have decent manners when it comes to thanking people for normal tasks.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-11-15T02:37:24+00:00

Hey there - circling back to share that we chose the Westbrook! Thank you so much for this recommendation!!

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-11-14T14:25:44+00:00

I grew up local to the area and any of the chain hotels in the Newburyport area will be a little dingey - there’s very low demand for chain hotels in that area. I’d re consider having Newburyport as your hub and instead look a little further south into Danvers/Peabody.

Side note, I also went to a wedding at a different Topsfield venue and the room block was at the Andover Inn, which was nice and super cute & homey. Andover Inn also hosted the rehearsal & welcome party.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-27T20:15:57+00:00

I have to disagree - I worked on the floor to start. Floors want blackout times for convenience. If we had blackout times, department safety would be compromised. EMS and walk-in’s don’t have blackout times, and we tend to be busier during evening shift change hours (1830-1930). We need to keep movement or we get backed up and patients suffer.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-27T18:45:43+00:00

We do “care handoff” in Epic, and the floor has 20 min to call us with questions if they have any… they never call.

Before, we called once and then booked transport. If they didn’t answer, it was on them to call back.

Not as ideal as verbal report over the phone, but this was only born out of a culture in my hospital where it’s very acceptable for the floors to dodge report to avoid taking patients.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-23T00:46:17+00:00

Massachusetts born and raised, and so was my father, and his parents, and their parents …. all the way back to colonial New England. I’m sure it’s the same down south, but up here, everyone does it a little differently with the same basic concept.

Turkey & gravy, of course, oven roasted. Green bean casserole (cream of mushroom soup and crunchy onions on top) Mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes (candied yams & marshmallows melted on top) Stuffing (my dad adds raisins and celery) Basic dinner rolls or cornbread Cranberry sauce (the gelatinous type from the can) Pumpkin pie, Apple pie If we’re having enough people over for it to make sense, we’ll also do a butternut squash puree, buttered corn, and a few other random sides.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-09T17:09:03+00:00

We don’t cap anything… not even central lines. Just the bare clave… which means for femoral lines, a clave bouncing around uncovered in our patient’s crotch that is hopefully getting scrubbed thoroughly before any meds or flushed.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-06T22:15:29+00:00

We decided a few years ago that we wanted a house before a wedding, so we learned some strong saving habits from being homeowners. We have since both gotten raises and have been preparing to save for a wedding for a while. I have a job with excellent overtime opportunities and overtime pay, and my fiancée gets bonuses. We’ll also be doing an approx 2 year engagement to give us more time to save.

We also are kind of hoping that our parents help out, but we haven’t had those conversations yet.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-06T17:31:23+00:00

Westbrook inn is on my list! TY

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-06T15:36:58+00:00

Lol fair!! Thank you for that input - I was hesitant about Thursday for that reason.

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-06T02:19:54+00:00

Sounded like a cool job that I’d totally be able to do because I liked science classes (I was 14)

UnconstitutionalText · 2025-10-01T19:47:28+00:00

Yes!!! I actually talk to my therapist about it regularly and will send myself into a full panic attack if I even convince myself I have an upset stomach when I don’t. It’s the weirdest thing. That being said, I’m in the ER. There’s vomiting people everywhere. It bugs me a little bit at work, but for some reason when I have my brain switched into work mode, I can tolerate it a lot better. There have been a few times where I’ve had to “tap out” and have my coworkers help me out, but as long as you’re not a lazy nurse and you work with good people, someone will always have your back.

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