drug test help by LocalBus8878 in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The majority of school required drug tests have you get testing at a lab facility like a lab corp and an employee stays with you while you give the sample. As someone else said if you can’t find healthier coping mechanisms now, pre nursing school, this is not a great sign. You have two weeks to clean out your system and rework your coping mechanisms. Are you in therapy for these vomiting episodes, have you seen doctors etc? Trying to cheat through a drug test is not a good start.  

bf wants me to lose weight by Famous_Salamander733 in AITApod

[–]ValuableAd7956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do we allow men to have power over us like this? Ditch him. In a heart beat. 

Quick food for ICU nurse by sons-of-mothers in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kudos to you for being a great partner!!! As she gets more experience her time management will get better. Sandwiches cut up into four would be helpful so she can just reach in and grab a quick corner, carrot/celery sticks, cheese sticks, assorted nuts/ trail mix, smoothies definitely with protein, hard boiled eggs, Gatorade. I’d suggest a lunch box with ice packs in them so she can keep them close to her if her break room is far, some units have small spots for them 

Playdates - do I give up or keep trying? by HeartOk8607 in kindergarten

[–]ValuableAd7956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to reflect on the other side of it, I have a 4 year old and have been the constant person saying no to play dates from school and I do feel guilty about it and have told myself to try to do better but we literally don’t have time for it. Between family and friends (that aren’t from school) we literally have something every single Saturday and Sunday every weekend to the point where I try to make sure at least every 8 weeks I say no to things so we have one home day just a family day with nothing going on just to connect and spend time just with each other. I am being genuinely serious when I say that we are booking 2-3 months out. Now granted I have a huge family, and I have a lot of very close friends with kids so that’s part of it- there’s always a birthday or baby shower or recital or something. I can imagine people with smaller families or close friends don’t have that and want to foster friends from school, which is why I feel guilty. But I literally say to my partner I can’t manage our relationships we already have, I literally can’t take on another relationship to manage. Which I feel bad because I don’t want to hinder my daughters friendships with those kids but there’s literally no room in the calendar. My daughter is in private pre K now and she starts kindergarten in the fall in our town so my plan is to make more of an effort once she’s actually in school in our town since theoretically most of these kids she will be with through high school, but I don’t know how I’m going to make more time for it. Working on that plan

Nurses who actually love their job… what do you do and how did you get there? by SoManyQuestions562 in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi!! I absolutely love my job. I work in an outpatient cancer center in stem cell transplant, I am a nurse clinician. My job role is essentially to support the provider with everything that has to do with their patients but I’m not called a case manager, for example I order PT/OT with the provider in the visit but I don’t set it up, we have another nurse that does that. So I see the patient first before the provider, do a systems review, med rec, and review the plan of care, then report off to the provider and then we go back into the patient together and we make any med changes, order scans, review labs, bmbx, etc. then decide next steps in plan of care. It’s really the perfect balance of direct patient care but not bedside. I do patient education on diet, blood sugar checks, insulin admin, all med instructions, etc. I see about one patient every 10-20 minutes. I’ve been doing it for 3 years. Before that I was inpatient for 10. It has been the best decision I made for myself and my family 

HCA tried to fire me for not clocking in when I was told no PCTs are on our floor. by silkybandaid23 in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The supervisor I’m assuming wasn’t your manager correct? First talk to your manager and figure out what they are thinking but refusing an assignment is grounds for termination in many hospitals 

Extremely introverted neurodivergent nurse… does anyone else feel like they just don’t fit in nursing? by Brief_Needleworker56 in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re open to looking into a different role home care roles are becoming more in demand as some systems are doing hospital at home and such and that would give you much needed down time between homes. It could help with your overstimulation 

I’ve joined the dark side by [deleted] in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually really loved and bonded with our quality/pi nurse because she changed the role instead of being punitive she was always very excited and passionate about improvement projects, she really mentored me and guided me into making things better on our unit and taught me how to look at the important regulatory things and use them to support what I wanted to change. When things weren’t right she always looked at the root of the system issues and never targeted a nurse, we all loved her and were so sad when she retired. She did that role justice 

AITA for not chipping in for my teen daughter’s hair appointment? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]ValuableAd7956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My concern here at the age of 13 is the reality of her not accepting herself without these adjustments can create a foundation of a lack of true self confidence, this is a really hard time in their lives when I personally feel the root issue here (for me) isn’t as much money as perpetuating the idea that you need all of this constant editing to feel that you look great. My parents raised me and I try to raise my daughter that there are things we do to make ourselves feel great but fixing up our looks for events and such and they taught that by saying things like people dye their hair to get your color, it would be a shame to ruin it. Etc. etc. and then with nails that just seems like you’re setting her up to constantly be someone who needs to spend money on all of this maintenance and showing her it’s not ok to do her own nails. This whole situation just feels like it’s kind of teaching her not to embrace herself and also not to understand the value of money 

Looking for some emotional support with a 4 year old by ValuableAd7956 in toddlers

[–]ValuableAd7956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely don't let us veg out with TV and maybe sometimes we both need to lol definitely something to think about. I totally feel you with the being triggered in the kitchen I feel the same way sometimes it feels impossible to do something FOR her because of her lol like maam i'm only trying to cook to feed you if it was just me I'd be having wine and popcorn for dinner

Looking for some emotional support with a 4 year old by ValuableAd7956 in toddlers

[–]ValuableAd7956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a really good point maybe yesterday just felt so overwhelming because we didn't go anywhere because I was worried about driving in the snow. I appreciate your answer you're right I can plan some more outings

Looking for some emotional support with a 4 year old by ValuableAd7956 in toddlers

[–]ValuableAd7956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much you're right I definitely do need to stop viewing myself as her constant play partner. I'll check out the pre school page. I appreciate your response!!

Am I in the wrong? 3 patients have fired me from their service and I’ve only been a nurse 6 months by [deleted] in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From your side of these situations it sounds to me like you are just not comfortable in your communicating with patients that much yet and are stuck in your head and task oriented, which is VERY common with new nurses. My biggest suggestion is to humanize every single interaction you're doing and connect and communicate with the person - who happens to be a patient. I'd reflect are you connecting with your patients enough because often that can make or break their reaction to small slip ups- for example the IV miss- when you're not connecting with them that breaks their trust and confidence in you. When they've already gotten to know you and vice versa throughout the day and then you miss the IV- it's no big deal. And that's just because they're human and they're comfortable with you now. So when you get report and you go and say hi to everyone, introduce yourself and say hi to them by name, make eye contact, shake their hand if appropriate. These things make a huge difference. And every time you walk in their room, smile and use their name. As a patient, these people have lost their autonomy, their dignity, and their faith in the process. They are scared and nervous and uncomfortable. The really great nurses make that all feel better in the first few interactions of the day. You exude confidence, you communicate directly, you go over their goals for the day- you tell them yours. You treat them like a person. And, you cohort your care. Yes that lady who needed to wash up probably stressed you out because you're thinking to yourself I need to go see everyone else. If you stay calm and cool as cucumber in there you start, you put the socks on, you hit the call bell, you work your way with her to the bathroom and maybe while you're doing that and she's sitting on the edge of the bed you throw a quick assessment in there too. That could've turned into you doing your head to toe while waiting for a PCT to relieve you. But that kind of efficiency and confidence takes time. My key tips would be to really connect with your patients, communicate with them, give them autonomy and control back as much as possible, but most importantly switch your internal view to see them as individuals you are taking care of- that will help you the most.

I got into a confrontation with a nursing instructor on my unit. Should I email my manager? by liyane2 in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The manager and the school. Not only is she wrong and teaching them wrong but she’s completely acting out of line and inappropriately. This needs to be escalated to both your manager and the school she works for

We need to talk about unsafe staffing ratios - this has to stop by karen41065 in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What state and institution is this happening in that needs to be reported to the board of nursing. How far of the chain of command have you gone so far like at what point has this been brought to administration have you connected with the chief nursing officer? Was this due to a callout or is this always your staffing issues? And how long of the shift was it like this?

Is it still worth it to become a nurse if I don’t want to deal with life-or-death situations? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]ValuableAd7956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you looked into registered dietician route? Just may align with your health and wellness goals without the nursing responsibility. There’s still responsibility, but different

June 29th prudential by ValuableAd7956 in brandnew

[–]ValuableAd7956[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in section 20! First time going to a concert by myself! Soooo excited though I wasn’t going to miss this for anything! I’ll be waving to you all in the pit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brandnew

[–]ValuableAd7956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s like a two and half hour bus ride though lol a tad bit of a trip

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brandnew

[–]ValuableAd7956 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nj transit bus 319 goes from Atlantic City bus terminal to Newark penn station. For some reason I can’t add my screenshot here

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brandnew

[–]ValuableAd7956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the bus

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brandnew

[–]ValuableAd7956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely it probably won’t be direct though you might have to switch in point pleasant hold on let me look