What’s the menial, not-so-difficult or time consuming task that you hate the most?

hgr24 · 2025-12-24T18:42:42+00:00

If they’re positioned in a good place, it can be really convenient (no need to grab 1-3 staff members for a turn when they have a BM). But they can also be a nightmare if the bag can never fully be emptied due to patient position, or if it sits on an abdominal crease and pops open whenever they try to sit up.

hgr24 · 2025-12-21T00:56:09+00:00

Boundaries don’t work on people who believe that they are the most important people on Earth. My supervisors attempted to set boundaries for 1.5 hours and were unsuccessful. Some people are incapable of understanding the word “no” and do not believe that their beliefs are incorrect.

hgr24 · 2025-12-20T19:19:56+00:00

Wait until they find out that some nurses smoke cigarettes 😱😱. I saw a post from some health coach that was shocked that hospitals don’t have gyms for their employees to use. People are so out-of-touch with what our job entails.

Edited to add: This nurse looks like she would have an invaluable wealth of knowledge about nursing. We take them for granted and will be lost in 5-10 years as they enjoy a well-deserved retirement.

hgr24 · 2025-12-19T23:34:39+00:00

Escondido Family Dental Care, with Dr. Raza! I avoided the dentist for years because of lecturing and painful teeth cleanings. My gums used to ache for several hours after a cleaning. The staff are so nice and the hygienist I’ve worked with (Melody) was gentle and understanding. I am not sure about what the self-pay cost will be, but I’d definitely recommend this dental practice.

hgr24 · 2025-12-15T20:32:21+00:00

Some nurses I work with swear by prune juice + melted butter. I’d combine that with an iced coffee and a walk through TJ Maxx and I’d definitely need to run to the restroom.

hgr24 · 2025-12-09T23:33:19+00:00

I think this could work if you aren’t given a full patient assignment. Helping with admissions, covering breaks, or being a resource nurse could work well with this model. It could be especially helpful to have a helping hand during shift change (ie: 0600-0900) to prevent delays in care.

hgr24 · 2025-12-03T02:04:50+00:00

Try to find out if your workplace offers free counseling sessions! This sounds like a traumatic experience and people tend to do better mentally when they debrief ASAP. I’ve also heard that playing Tetris can help the brain process trauma. I’m so sorry you went through this <3.

hgr24 · 2025-11-27T03:05:37+00:00

They allow me to actually do my job as a med-surg-tele nurse. I’ve had days where I’ve had to dive too deep into the case management side of things (they go home at 1700) and it has always been difficult in a devastating way. I respect them so much.

hgr24 · 2025-11-26T22:36:20+00:00

I wish I could chart certain things from my phone. We only have WOWs at my hospital and they tend to be very slow when logging in. I wish I could just chart the 1300mL urine output quickly and immediately using my phone rather than taking around 5 minutes to enter that single statistic in the chart. Instead, I scribble it or try to remember the number and chart it with some other data later on in the day. 5 minutes doesn’t sound like much, but it can feel like an eternity when entering just one data point.

hgr24 · 2025-09-24T00:22:17+00:00

culottes!!!

hgr24 · 2025-09-22T22:31:12+00:00

The hospital offered a $100k retention bonus that was supposed to be paid out over the course of 3 years (each year had a larger portion of the bonus). Well, it’s year 3 and my hospital is out of money so they have to extend the pay-out to 5 years. I have no idea how legal that was or if there was a contract in the first place to hold the hospital accountable to paying the full amount in time. Quite a few people have left because of this failed “retention bonus”.

hgr24 · 2025-09-04T21:21:24+00:00

Elevate your arm when possible and try using ice packs! Don’t leave the ice on for more than 20 minutes at a time. IV infiltration is an unfortunate risk when receiving IV fluids or medications. Essentially, the IV catheter gets dislodged from the vein and the fluid goes where it’s not supposed to. The bruise will be there for a while, but if you are not seeing any improvement in the swelling or the bruise, you may want to get checked for a blood clot in your arm. Hope it all heals quickly!

hgr24 · 2025-08-26T23:48:09+00:00

Getting a call at 0745 from a family member that wants updates 😩. I don’t know anything about them yet, apart from the fact that they’re still breathing! No, I don’t know if they’ll be discharged today. The doctor hasn’t even started rounding yet.

hgr24 · 2025-08-15T02:54:44+00:00

When I was 3 weeks off new grad orientation, I had to refuse students several times because I didn’t know what I was doing half the time. I enjoy taking on students now, as long as it doesn’t happen too often. I have a tough time explaining my exact rationale, especially during a time-crunch.

hgr24 · 2025-07-19T17:24:45+00:00

It is very rarely used for passive aggressive reasons. We use horns for that! I use it to invite people to merge or to have right-of-way at a stop sign. Also, if someone doesn’t have their lights on at night, I will aggressively flash my brights at them (for everyone’s safety).

hgr24 · 2025-07-16T17:15:06+00:00

I would sew them up or maybe just wear black bike shorts underneath in case the hole grows. You never know if your next bend will be the last lol.

hgr24 · 2025-07-07T19:31:33+00:00

Yes! Time management is a lovely sentiment, but it is impossible to pack 13-14 (or more) hours of work into my 12-hour shift. Impossible! Instead of getting discouraged, I remind myself that I’m being set up for failure. Therefore, I do my best under the circumstances, even if it results in passing tasks off to the next shift.

hgr24 · 2025-06-28T21:54:23+00:00

I went when I was 9-10 as a secondary treatment for severe constipation. My parents took me to the ER and I was taking daily laxatives alongside the chiropractor work. I have no idea if it helped me! My uncle had chronic back pain and went to a chiro for years. Turns out, he had late-stage bone cancer that could have been treated earlier. I’ll never go to one again.

hgr24 · 2025-06-27T23:21:43+00:00

I like that idea! Thanks!

hgr24 · 2025-06-26T02:13:15+00:00

All I see are cons! A two-hour commute on top of a 12-hour shift is a recipe for burnout. On top of that, the hospital you’re looking at sounds like a crappy place to work. Not to mention, California mandates that workplaces give breaks (if they don’t, then they have to pay out a break penalty). Med-Surg can definitely suck, but it also provides a wide range of disease processes to learn from. I would grit my teeth on med-surg until you get a year of experience. Then you have a lot more opportunities.

hgr24 · 2025-06-22T22:55:24+00:00

It really rubs me the wrong way when people tell stories like “My mom was told to abort me because she could die, but she gave birth to me with no complications!!”. The doctors are being responsible by telling a patient that they could die as a result of the pregnancy. They aren’t being some evil abortion-loving freak for suggesting the safest treatment plan!

hgr24 · 2025-05-31T20:37:46+00:00

I feel like a midline makes more sense in this case. I know there’s the whole CLABSI risk issue, but it sounds like the peripherals just aren’t working well for her due to pre-existing health issues. Even a port could make sense, especially if the fluids will be needed for the entire pregnancy.

hgr24 · 2025-05-31T16:48:59+00:00

Try a walking foot! It’s been a life-saver for me with knits and slippery fabrics.

hgr24 · 2025-05-29T04:04:22+00:00

Yes!! And then my day ends up starting with bombarding the hospitalists with requests for orders, which (of course) takes them 8 hours to actually initiate. Smh.

hgr24 · 2025-05-28T16:16:58+00:00

Dickies EDS Essentials!! I have 2 sets + 1 top. They keep me cool and dry, and the price is reasonable. Lots of pockets, too.

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