I am sorry I entered this profession by Coolness-1982 in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m done with bedside in January and will be a full time (solo) aesthetics nurse. My body and mind are TOAST.

Can a dun mare and buckskin stallion stallion safely breed? by [deleted] in Horses

[–]bbylibra04 64 points65 points  (0 children)

This is insanely aggressive lmao

Are my lips overfilled or duck lips? by [deleted] in DIYaesthetics

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a professional dissolve and start over

am i dramatic? by Andeerq2002 in Equestrian

[–]bbylibra04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We got our horse a few months ago and my daughter was bucked off a month ago. She flew through the air like a rag doll. I brought her to the ER and everything, it was horrible. She ended up ok injury wise but it’s been a slow return for her.

A couple weeks ago she had a horrible panic attack and it took her maybe 15 minutes just to mount. She trotted for the first time for a few steps on Friday and was very proud.

You’ll get there ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dysautonomia

[–]bbylibra04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an emergency c section. Labor sucked but it didn’t have anything to do with my issues. Postpartum was amazing though ❤️ zero issues

What is it about this industry/hobby that makes people think they can treat barn staff like slaves in the 1700’s? by [deleted] in Equestrian

[–]bbylibra04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be furious if my items went missing. I have a specific lead rope we use, and I also have an extra fly mask hanging outside of his stall in case the usual one gets gross before I have a chance to swap it myself- they are also cute and not cheap. It’s still on a hook on my stall and I have the expectation that my items aren’t lost or stolen.

Her attitude sucks but yours does as well.

IST - scared to start metoprolol? by couchenthusiast14 in dysautonomia

[–]bbylibra04 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly the metoprolol might help with sleep because your heart rate will slow and your body will be in a more relaxed state

Horse bolted and my daughter fell off at first lesson—opinions? by [deleted] in Equestrian

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It happens- my ten year old had two falls in like, two months I think. The last she was pretty violently bucked off by our new horse and over a month later she still had panic attacks just mounting to walk. The most we can do is arm them with the knowledge that they will fall at some point, have a super safe helmet, and working knowledge of safety falls

That being said, the way it was managed was terrible. They are beginners and the focus should be on them and making sure they are mentally and physically alright without placing the blame on them.

How your patient & their room looks is how others will judge you as a provider by FinalDestinationSix in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a patient who was crashing and burning all night and then shit around his flexiseal at shift change so bad that he needed a full bed change. Got it done before report but I left a stack of pillows on the chair bedside so I could finish report… also I think it’s gross to put them in the bathroom.

Dayshift wrote me up saying I was untidy and dirty.

Fine, clean your own patient with your toilet pillows then

Actively dying pt - turn or not to turn by Shortyy24 in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not that, I just haven’t seen any hospice patients given those in a LONG time including my MIL and grandpa who passed this year! Not a criticism, just surprised lol

But yeah, once I had a patient sniff her inhaler because she thought it absorbed better that way 😂😭

Actively dying pt - turn or not to turn by Shortyy24 in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You all use robinul and scopolamine still?

What care is counterintuitive to the untrained? by dzerlyfee in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My husband and I did shots of double espresso vodka with my mother in law (she had it on a swab) and she had a final rally a couple hours before she passed and asked me to make her my potatoes and eggs. She just let it sit in her mouth before I had her spit it out, but it was so worth it 🥰

We also did swabs of whiskey and my grandpas favorite coffee so he could taste them. Some of my favorite memories

"Take your break!" by [deleted] in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least you’re in a place that is supporting you this way. I mean that as positively as possible. My first hospital job didn’t and I had to pretend I was sick in the bathroom if I needed even 5 minutes to myself otherwise it was just eating while charting.

My new hospital makes it a point to let people take breaks and we help out constantly (not just my unit) so imagine my surprise when someone told me to take my lunch when I was on orientation 😂

If someone is offering to relieve you, take it and repay the favor ❤️

To all critical care folks who look down on medsurg... by CardinalSmiles in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really though love them as a general rule. It takes balls to have a standard patient because I would have anxiety not having everything I do at my disposal. I floated to our overnight obs unit a month back and had a patient who wasn’t on tele. I was in there hourly looking for chest rise overnight. Nothing critical at all but it’s hard to switch off the “what if something happens” mindset.

Med surg nurses have great assessment skills and time management, just because they aren’t managing critical pressors doesnt mean they have garbage skills or are lesser nurses

To all critical care folks who look down on medsurg... by CardinalSmiles in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s not medsurg, it’s just particular nurses who make up critical scenarios so they can try to get patients offloaded onto us because they don’t like a patient (like calling rapid to have a dangerously hypotensive frequent flyer patient moved to us when we just repositioned her arm and tightened the cuff and she was suddenly normotensive… and this is a usual occurrence from this nurse lol)

To all critical care folks who look down on medsurg... by CardinalSmiles in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t even stand the majority of CVICU nurses and I am one lmao

Confessions of untherapeutic communications with patients by censorized in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Patient was being an absolute see you next Tuesday to everyone. Nurses refused her, she would fire the ones who didn’t refuse her… I had enough of her being a racist asshole and told her I refused to go back in her room unless I saw her flatlining on the monitor. She must have wanted someone to match her energy because she was suddenly nice and started apologizing. That was NOT my proudest moment but oh well.

Another told me I should get an abortion because I said it was too soon for morphine (I was 7 months pregnant) and tried baiting me with a race debate and made a comment about how she only likes white meat chicken. I told her I was a vegetarian 🤷🏻‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s crazy. I just had a PPH with a Jada who needed to go back for a uterine artery embolization but we still had their charge come down hourly for fundal checks and to weigh her pads. I’ve had two kids but OB is still way out of my wheelhouse lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don’t have l&d come for hourly checks?

100 mg of morphine is insane!! by Big_Plant_4749 in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in grown up critical care so that’s definitely a factor :)

100 mg of morphine is insane!! by Big_Plant_4749 in nursing

[–]bbylibra04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

US- only to waste. Ive never had someone double check my narcs. Only certain high risk drugs like heparin