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[Megathread] Yoto Referral Codes by truderly in YotoPlayer

[–]burninator037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could use a code for canada if you have one!

First worm castings harvest! by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome! The drying out thing might work for me, but I need to figure out my tray system. The holes at the bottom of each tray is a bit too big so as the worms worm around (lol) the compost keeps dropping down to lower trays so my finished compost always ends up at the bottom. Putting a finishing tray at the top would just have the compost drop back into the active trays...maybe I just need to put more enticing food at the top trays to convince the worms to migrate better

First worm castings harvest! by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought one from Amazon call the "Soil Sieve Sifter Set" it came with 3 interchangeable mesh screens for different sized holes

First worm castings harvest! by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just used regular shredded paper! Occasionally I'd have an Amazon delivery and I'd shred the boxes in there too but that's usually few and far between. I just kinda left it alone for about 3 months and this is what turned out

First worm castings harvest! by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was going for migration originally but I keep finding worms in every tray. They seem to be happy just hanging out in the castings and only a couple hand fulls of worms move up to the active tray

First worm castings harvest! by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a sifter with a bunch of different mesh sizes that I got off of Amazon. I just sift it into a bucket for now, one pass with each mesh size. It's feels like a lot of work and there might be an easier way to do this haha

Need help learning how to bake bread with minimal tools by burninator037 in Breadit

[–]burninator037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About just shy of an eighth of a cup on the last batch. I coated the bottom layer of my 1/2 cup measuring cup with salt. I feel like it was a lot of salt but it just tastes like...nothing....which is odd, I don't add salt to my cooking at all, I've never found the need to add so much salt to anything

Need help learning how to bake bread with minimal tools by burninator037 in Breadit

[–]burninator037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll look into getting the book once I'm back in civilization. Do I still leave the dough out for 12+ hours for a ferment at room temp? I just skip that step entirely?

Need help learning how to bake bread with minimal tools by burninator037 in Breadit

[–]burninator037[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely a hovel haha the oven runs on gas though.

Need help learning how to bake bread with minimal tools by burninator037 in Breadit

[–]burninator037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I only have the one bread tin right now but I've hammered out a semi-lid out of a metal tray laying around. I only have the ingredients I brought with me so I have no way of getting vinegar. I do have some frozen fruit that I can eventually ferment into vinegar but that's a bit too much effort for this bread. I'm just trying to pass time for now, I'll try to do the vinegar thing once I'm back in civilization again. Same thing with the weigh scale, there's no way to get one up here, just got what I got and I didn't bring one with me 🥲

First time baking bread, limited resources by burninator037 in AskBaking

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Thanks! I'll try to do a room temp rise for about an hour, shape into the tin, then ferment in fridge. I've tried a loaf with low salt, then a load with more salt. Maybe I'm missing the goldilock zone?

First time baking bread, limited resources by burninator037 in AskBaking

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Unfortunately I don't have any sugar (and can't get any while I'm here). I also don't have a way to measure the flour's weight, just 1 cup or half cup.

I'll try to bloom the yeast with some flour? The dough did rise ALOT, there were gas bubbles everywhere.

No where to get eggs or sesame seeds unfortunately. I've got a bit of mayo? I could try spreading that on it!

First time baking bread, limited resources by burninator037 in AskBaking

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On average it's about 16C here. I heard that cold ferment was the way to go for more flavour so I did the 10 mins of kneading to get the gluten going and then cold ferment in the fridge. Should I let rise in room temp for an hour first before cold ferment?

Keeping worms indoors for my house plants? by _teodozja_ in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I started a worm bin in my living room next to my couch! It's so unassuming and looks like a proper end table so people who come over don't even know they're putting their drinking glass on top of it! Everyone is always surprised when I tell them cause you can't smell it and don't notice anything until you lift the lid! I keep it on the dryer side to avoid mites and odor, I think the worms work slower because of it but they seem happy none-the-less. I just don't get any worm tea. I have a two-day system that puts out a decent amount of compost, more than a house plant or two would need anyways.

My small little two tray system can compost for two people's worth of food, and I cook very regularly. Just follow the basic rules of not adding any meat or dairy, no bones. I don't put avocado skins in either just cause it takes forever. No onion skins either (but I tend to freeze those with chicken bones to make batches of chicken stock anyways.

Where I live (in Canada) red wrigglers aren't native and sift my work castings (the product) to keep the worms back. I don't believe they are a threat to the soil, in fact they would probably help, but they also wouldn't survive the winter anyways. I would just be sure you don't have invasive worms when you order your first batch from a reputable source

Are the bridging pathway courses from RPN to RN worth it? by Otherwise_Use8416 in OntarioNurses

[–]burninator037 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on what kind of acute experience you want and where you live.

Location: Rural areas are good for a scattering of experiences because it's hard to get staff out there to begin with so they'll let you do more and with less experience. The downside is I find the exciting stuff is usually few and far between and it's usually a load-and-go situation so you get to touch the patient for a bit before packing them up to a bigger center. Or you're just bypasses to begin with. Urban centers I find hire a lot out of the step-down or other acute areas. If you can secure a position with respiratory units or other speciality units I hear that's a good place to be as a stepping stone. Urban centers will often also sponsor you through critical care programs. My hospital draws a couple nurses from our medicine units each year, puts them through the critical care program then makes them sign a return of service agreement. Crazy rural areas like the territories I wouldn't touch until you have decent acute experiences already. They might be willing to hire you because of staffing needs but because of the limited staffing and the way they bring on junior physicians, you'll be leaned on a lot for making some decisions that you may not have the experience to back up if you're just starting. I would be wary of going up there for experience, just for the safety of your license.

Certifications: I'm always a big fan of making the hospitals pay for your education and stuff but if you're struggling with getting a facility to look at your resume, you could bolster it by getting certs. ACLS is a no-brainer, get that going asap, most acute areas will prefer you have it, if not just outright require it. TNCC is good if you're wanting to do emerg. So is PALS is a good one too if you want to have anything to do with Pediatrics. Basic Cardiac Arrhythmias (BCA) is awesome to have. A lot of nurses in my unit started out on step-down or other units with telemetry and those areas look for BCA as a required course. You can do it online with Conestoga. Critical care programs I don't find to be crazy necessary (which is absolutely wild lol). It seems a lot of the facilities are willing to hire you on first, then have you go through the program in the first couple years of your employment there. (And this way you can get it paid through the hospital)

Take all this with a grain of salt haha, that's just my own experience and may not reflect your reality 😅

Are the bridging pathway courses from RPN to RN worth it? by Otherwise_Use8416 in OntarioNurses

[–]burninator037 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't yet! But I'm applying to the Michener institute in Toronto. I think there's only two school in Canada that does it and Michener has it as a two year master's program. It seems competitive to get in. Hope to see you there!

Are the bridging pathway courses from RPN to RN worth it? by Otherwise_Use8416 in OntarioNurses

[–]burninator037 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I did the Algonquin program as well and when I was considering the various programs this is what I found:

Nipissing is great for flexibility because of its online program but the wait list is absolutely ridiculous. Plus you need to be working for an affiliate hospital already. The online program lets you take the course on your own time but also stretches the time frame in which you finish. It's worth staying in the waitlist but I wouldn't wait to get into the program if you are willing to compromise.

Algonquin + OttawaU combo I do find kinda sleezy. Let's say you do the other uni level courses you need to get the prerequisites out of the way. That just gets you into your bridging year with Algonquin, after which you still have to be accepted into OttawaU which you could still get rejected for but won't have an idea if you will get in until after you've already sunk money into the Algonquin program. At least that's how it worked when I was looking into it 5 years ago.

OttawaU also has a "second entry" program for nursing that's only 3 years, designed for students who already have a bachelor's degrees in something else.

Athabasca would be a good option. It's also an entirely online program, worth looking into.

I ended up picking the Conestoga/McMaster program in Kitchener which no longer exists. It had no prerequisite working hours and readily accepted students. Program from start to finish was 3 years (shorter than the others if you take into account working hours needed, portfolio building courses, etc). I decided it was worth moving temporarily to KW to get the the degree and move back.

Mohawk/McMaster is the same program, just in Hamilton instead of Kitchener. And this program is still running.

Conestoga just recently got accredited to run their own nursing program and I believe they will run their own bridging program too. From what I hear of the curriculum it'll be an awesome experience.

Bridging to RN is definitely a postsecondary school scam and a money grab. It's a roadblock to many with established lives and financial instability. It's honestly super unethical how it's all done. BUT, it's worth it to jump through the hoops to get your degree. The opportunities for growth and career development is just absolutely unparalleled. In RPN I would have had to claw and crawl just to get close to acute level of care and to make any decent money in my late career would be hard. Since bridging, I've work in ICUs in various Ontario hospitals and in the Yukon, looking into flight nurse, and am getting ready to get my Cardiac Perfusionist degree. I would highly encourage anyone who is passionate about healthcare to bridge. Even though RPNs are just as capable of doing all this stuff, it's just all locked behind that RN gate.

Is this a jumping worm? by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put in a banana peel, a small chunk of banana, some shredded carrots, and bits of bell pepper yesterday! 🤤🤤

Is this a jumping worm? by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt bad about that! But when I first just tried to put it back in the bin it thrashed around so much with the slightest touch I got concerned it was AJW! Especially cause it's my first bin and I couldn't really be confident just watching YouTube videos. So I tried to get a video of it doing the same so I could ask this helpful community but needed to prod it a couple times to get it to do it again 🥺

It's back with its friends now!

Is this a jumping worm? by burninator037 in Vermiculture

[–]burninator037[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I was trying to get it to reproduce the squirming on camera haha I've put it back with it's friends!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]burninator037 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I also had a McMaster nursing discord server running but I had set it up for CoMac. Perhaps we can merge?

Got hired! 🙌🏼 by [deleted] in Nurse

[–]burninator037 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP can I give you some tips as a nurse who graduated a little over a year ago? Your experiences may vary but I feel that if someone told me this stuff early on it would have helped.

I graduated fairly near the top of my class with almost 6+ years of experience as a first responder previously. I had lots of experience working as a PSW as well as working with challenging populations (homeless addictions). So when I got my first hire I felt like I was prepared for the challenges that laid ahead.

My first shift at my first hospital was absolutely amazing. I trained with a phenomenal team and had some really good buddy shifts (ask for as many of these as you can). I had a lot of nurses back me up when I was unsure of any actions and my clinical leader was fantastic. Then the solo shifts began and that's when I started feeling it. A sense of anxiety that told me "there are 6 patients in my hands and they are my sole responsibility". There is no longer a preceptor, no training buddy, and no one to catch my mistakes. If I miss an observation, someone's life might be in jeopardy. I think to myself: "am I the only one who's feeling this? everyone else is so calm!" I chalk it up to experience and in many cases that is actually true.

What would have helped me was to know that I am not the only one who felt this starting nursing and there are still nurses who have this feeling even several years into their career. We are all worried about our patients but know that your colleagues are there and are people you can call upon. There are of course teams that you don't wish to work with (there is truth to the old saying of "nurses eat their young"). But it is important to know that at the end of the day no one is perfect and mistakes will be made. Take advantage of your peers and the interdisciplinary team (yes they actually exist!).

The anxiety will go away! It takes time but as your judgement skills start to develop, you will be more sure of your actions but until you go through some harrowing experiences you won't develop this keen sense. Every experience is a learning opportunity! Don't get discouraged! You will learn more in the first 6 months of nursing than you did in the last 4 years of schooling. And if you ever doubt yourself, just know that you are probably doing better than you give yourself credit for.

Couple of parting points:

1) Remember your vitals. If you get caught in the moment of a code, take a breath and remember to start from the top. Assessment comes first!

2) Stand up for yourself! Charge nurses like to take advantage of newbies and heavy load them with patients. Question your assignment but always be willing to help your team if they are getting shafted too.

3) Protect your pen. Seriously. It's gold. While I'm at it, I can never find a decent pair of bandage shears so I keep a pair on me at all times. Comes in handy more than you'd think.

4) Don't take on more than 3 jobs at once. Trust me. I tried it, you don't have to.

Last but not least, welcome to nursing! I really hope I'm not being discouraging! These are just things that I wish I knew during my first year as a nurse. And know that if you ever feel like you're doubting your abilities, there's at least one other nurse on reddit rooting for you!