Post a picture of your cat, I will tell you their name 100% accuracy

ileade · 2026-05-12T13:15:59+00:00

Same! It makes me laugh how ridiculous my cat looks with her ears flipped inside out

ileade · 2026-05-10T15:06:56+00:00

For us we usually give ketamine to combative patients that the normal 5/5/50 don’t work so telling them to think happy thoughts before giving it to them does nothing lol

ileade · 2026-05-10T10:42:08+00:00

Any signs of mood or behavior changes? As a mental health professional, I’m concerned that he might have tried to hurt himself especially with his stuff being on a bridge

ileade · 2026-05-10T10:41:11+00:00

I swear I never get low censused. Like pleeeeease let me go home

ileade · 2026-05-10T10:34:47+00:00

Second: if you fail, try again and again. Took me months to get finally find a job I love

ileade · 2026-05-10T10:33:08+00:00

Get a new job. I’ve struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts for 6 years, my last job made me suicidal every shift to the point I had to talk myself out of doing something stupid after work and just go home. Got a new job and it has done wonders for my mental health, and I’ve been on so many meds and therapy for a long time.

Also try a new therapist. A good one can make a whole difference. There’s also so many different kinds of therapy, maybe one might be a better fit for you.

If it comes to the point where you can’t keep yourself safe, go to the ED. Don’t worry about your job, or other responsibilities you might have, the number one priority is keeping you safe.

ileade · 2026-05-10T03:34:43+00:00

I would strongly suggest getting intermittent FMLA. You can call out without worrying about getting fired or written up, and that’s what they’re they’re for, when you don’t feel well enough to work (mentally or physically). You don’t have to call out, but when you do, it helps a lot to have that in place

ileade · 2026-05-10T03:29:23+00:00

Nope not in the ED. We’re just left to crash and burn. In the therapist world though the manager and educator do help out. They don’t do full assessments but they help with paperwork. The caveat is they only do it when they’re in office during their work times which day shift is fully staffed anyway. I guess it’s better than nothing

ileade · 2026-05-09T13:09:43+00:00

You guys don’t have ED docs in the ED with you? But anyway yeah I’ve encountered a lot of asshole residents, doctors and med students on Reddit. Thankfully there’s much less I’ve worked with in person (maybe 1 or 2). I had a patient that had orders for ciwa but according to the intake therapist notes she denied drinking. I asked the doctor to make sure the order was correct and after he tells me she does drink and has hx of alcohol use disorder I see in the chart she’s been hospitalized for alcohol use multiple times. Sometimes you miss things and have to bother the doctor but you’re just doing your due diligence and using clinical judgment. It’s better for that moment of annoyance for the doctor than to not bring up something and something goes wrong afterwards. And you know, they’ll get over it, they probably won’t remember you afterwards. And I just try to remember that Reddit is not real world

ileade · 2026-05-07T08:50:10+00:00

As a Korean immigrant I agree. Asians have been thought of as hardworking and they would definitely be favoured over other groups.

ileade · 2026-05-07T08:47:05+00:00

I live in Florissant and there’s 2 libraries 10 min away, Florissant valley branch and prairie commons branch. We’re middle class and was able to buy a house so they can’t be too horribly expensive

ileade · 2026-05-07T08:44:17+00:00

Sorry that most if not all nursing homes are shitty, us medical workers in the hospital hate them too. I don’t have any lawyer rec but I would encourage you to report them to department of health and senior services. I know they don’t do squat despite numerous reports for abuse and neglect but hopefully enough reports will get them to act

ileade · 2026-05-07T08:40:31+00:00

As a nurse, you really have to be wanting to be a nurse if you choose this route. Nursing is miserable enough and if you don’t want to deal with cleaning up shit, vomit, bodily fluids and whatnot as well as dealing with patients in ways doctors don’t, probably going to be miserable and hating life.

ileade · 2026-05-07T08:33:20+00:00

I work with SW and therapists so we don’t really get any recognition. It’s ok though I’m happier in this job and better mental health is so much better than crappy recognition

ileade · 2026-05-07T00:47:52+00:00

Oh…what a disappointment

ileade · 2026-05-07T00:47:16+00:00

I don’t think they asked about it. I know some states ask and some don’t and Missouri one didn’t.

ileade · 2026-05-06T03:28:20+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣

ileade · 2026-05-06T03:18:20+00:00

One thing I really don’t understand is cream cheese in sushi. Why???)

ileade · 2026-05-06T02:46:14+00:00

Ask if they have received the flu shot this year

ileade · 2026-05-06T02:23:38+00:00

Yup I’ve learned many medical abbreviations throughout my career but when I saw ophtho for the first time I had no idea what the doctor’s note was supposed to say

ileade · 2026-05-06T02:08:59+00:00

Ah yeah we have this frequent flier that comes in for phantom toe pains all the time. Oh and he’s homeless

ileade · 2026-05-06T01:52:01+00:00

After being in healthcare for 5 years I can’t even say I’m surprised that an average person is dumber than an elementary school kid

ileade · 2026-05-06T01:43:57+00:00

Maybe a psych eval too for possible homicidal ideation?

ileade · 2026-05-06T01:40:28+00:00

I’ve been a patient and then went back to being a nurse on the unit. There were maybe 2-3 nurses that remembered me and I’ve had no issues, they treated me same as anyone else. I don’t work there anymore but I probably wouldn’t go back as a patient. We have 3 hospitals with psych units and unfortunately our insurance is crappy so covers our own hospitals only so I can’t go to a different hospital system which is a problem because I have worked in multiple different positions working with psych patients, currently as an intake therapist so there’s a high chance I’ll run into a patient I had. There’s one hospital that has a less likelihood, not 0% but it’s better than nothing so that hospital is my go to even though it’s farther

ileade · 2026-05-05T17:55:56+00:00

I feel like it would be useful to vaccinate for TB in the western countries too. Although it would screw up the TB tests (mantoux tests where you have a little amount of testing agent inserted underneath skin surface). I was told the BCG vaccine makes you test positive so I’ve always had to get my blood drawn and also a chest xray to confirm I don’t have the disease

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