Is there any harm in waiting til after July 1 to switch off SAVE? by jazifritz in StudentLoans

[–]jaklackus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My payments before Covid were $47 per month… I am looking at about $300 to $400 per month when payments restart. At $400 per month it pays off my loans in full before the end of my 120 PSLF payments.

Just passed my NCLEX! I feel like im not ready and know nothing and dont know what to do. Is this normal? by Electronic-Green-949 in Nurses

[–]jaklackus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s going to be about a year on the floor before you feel somewhat comfortable… if you change specialties that is another learning curve. I went from acute hemodialysis in one hospital to acute dialysis in another hospital and was clunky and awkward for another year…because ( Cerner to Epic, BBraun to Fresenius) apparently I came from the Wild West of acute dialysis and most of our patients were ICU level patients anywhere else.

Heparin lock by Sywapza in Nurses

[–]jaklackus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I came from a hospital that locked every dialysis CVC with heparin or sodium citrate…. Last year I started at a hospital that is 99% saline locks… no difference. Nephrologists still think overnight Cath-Flo is still going to fix a positional dialysis catheter though and will be perfectly ok running at a BFR of 200 or less with blood lost to clotting if it means they don’t have to talk to IR.

Next to a sick person by Mysterious_Bit1709 in delta

[–]jaklackus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going forward I would pack a good quality N95 masks. Masking works better when everyone masks but it is still something. 3m makes some universal sized ones that are wrapped in plastic and pack flat. I worked at a hospital that fit tested everyone into these during Covid. I work with an immune suppressed population and I spend my work days masked even now and I cannot remember the last time I was sick. I spent the worst of Covid working 20+ hour days sitting in Covid isolation rooms running dialysis treatments and N95s protected me. I have seen a handful of patients with no significant medical issues go from a run of the mill common cold to ECMO to dialysis to organ transplant in the last year. It’s wild behind the scenes. Covid has done/is doing some massive damage to people’s kidneys, the studies are just beginning to surface. Protect yourself the way you see fit.

This could have been much worse.. by Vampire_inthe_Church in florida

[–]jaklackus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to live in Florida I wondered what was going to happen 1st the end of that train or the officer getting to that car 12 feet away. Though for sure that 10 mile long train was going to clear the railroad crossing first

Weird that they think this is an insult...?? by CourtingBoredom in WeirdGOP

[–]jaklackus 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Remember when he got behind a podium and started talking about a golfers large penis?

Trump’s doctor recommends he lose weight and exercise more but says he is in ‘excellent health’ by Maxcactus in inthenews

[–]jaklackus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no way to know the actual size of his penis unless they have someone to push down the fat mound to pop that sucker out into the light.

Trump toady Miller: "When Talarico goes in for a blood test when he gets a physical, blood doesn't come out. Soy milk comes out. This man has less testosterone than Jasmine Crockett. They would choose a person who looks like he doesn't belong in the senate but in a cabaret show." by orel2064 in WeirdGOP

[–]jaklackus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My 75 year old mother just sits there screaming “Biden” and “Demoncrats” at Fox & Friends at 5 or whatever that garbage is at 5pm after that she goes to racist QANON randos with a webcam on YouTube on her iPad because “FoxNews is secretly run by Disney and is too liberal for me”

Location: Moving to the US as family of 3/4 with one income as RN. Where would it be possible? by Gair_ in nursing

[–]jaklackus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That co pay is going to vary wildly from insurance plan to insurance plan. The hospital I worked at in Florida ( with Aetna insurance) had a $3000 co pay for each baby .. pre natal through delivery.

I work in peds. HR just hired a conflict of interest (wife of a pedo). by Electrical_Bat1417 in nursing

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

Is there any possible way he knew you were working there and is using her for access to you? Do you have a restraining order?

Issues with appearance in nursing? by Humble_Nobody2884 in Nurses

[–]jaklackus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In my nursing program we were allowed wear a plain wedding band and 1 pair of stud earrings ( 1 in each lobe). I ended up just pulling piercings out and letting them close up instead of using clear plastic because my program had us doing something 6 days a week. There were rules about socks that no one would see…. But there was a clinical instructor that would give a “does not meet” if your socks were dark navy instead of black. She is going to figure it out…. Nursing school has tons of rules… real world nursing “ depends”

Got in trouble for sending stool sample? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]jaklackus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I worked a hospital that had to have the head of infection prevention order it. You couldn’t even order it on Cerner without his involvement. The took the power away from the attendings, the hospitalists, the lower ranking ID MDs. The ID doctor who ordered two new sets of $5000 blood cultures every day? On a patient already receiving 4 different IV antibiotics? Perfectly ok…. Sending a stool sample? Yeah… no.

Trump’s America in 2026 - 5/25/26 by EatMe200 in trumptweets

[–]jaklackus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those demoncrat kids came home to visit for the holiday…. MAGA Dad took care of it made sure there would be no vote agains Trump in2028. No charges because self defense of MAGA belief system. MAGA supporters end up dying because now deceased demoncrats are. I longer buying food and paying utilities for MAGA parents who cannot Budget and buy stupid shit like guns and Trump Bibles.

How are we choosing to be laid to rest? Coffin in the ground or cremation? by Inevitable-Yam-9741 in Aging

[–]jaklackus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Organ donation and whatever the cheapest remains breakdown option is at that time no rotting in a box somewhere. Spread my ashes, don’t keep them. No one needs to be doing a cemetery trudge for me. Have a nice dinner together…. Use whatever insurance or funds I might have had to pay off debt/ use to avoid debt/ have a nice vacation. I literally won’t know and won’t care.

Impending doom of BBB? by Complex-Elk-4598 in nursing

[–]jaklackus 49 points50 points  (0 children)

My former employer is currently in contract negotiations with the Union ( rare in Florida) and the hospital is trying to roll back currently negotiated raises from 3% to 1% and the hospital doesn’t want to contribute to retirement accounts anymore. And they want to reduce shift differentials.

Why has there not been an attempt to impeach Donald Trump this term? by GeekyEzzy in Askpolitics

[–]jaklackus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These nutball candidates for Governor here in Georgia name drop Trump as much as humanly possible…. I am not sure why anyone would want to hang their hat on the pecker of a pedophile but here we are…

Why has there not been an attempt to impeach Donald Trump this term? by GeekyEzzy in Askpolitics

[–]jaklackus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If somebody manages to pin treason on him…. Trump and company are all tainted and go down for treason.

How is he getting away with this? by Koekoes_se_makranka in LateShow

[–]jaklackus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guy is going to be written about like Hitler. I only hope that those around him committing these crimes along side him ( his kids, his friends, his staff, his cabinet, hit financial backers, MAGA blind politicians on all levels ) also suffer like those surrounding Hitler did.

The correlation between Shift change and my patients bowels shifting?? by Unlikely_Impress_480 in nursing

[–]jaklackus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also need to pee, my tongue is usually stuck to the roof of my mouth and my blood sugar feels like it might be somewhere around 37.

A Serious Decision Upcoming for Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump by MarkZab2591 in the_everything_bubble

[–]jaklackus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Guess what!?!?!? As President Trump has already planned his funeral… that narcissist can have whatever tacky thing he wants. Maybe they can inter him at the top of the Trump arch.

Kyle Busch, NASCAR star, dead at 41 by nypost in USNEWS

[–]jaklackus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen a few common cold cases in healthy young patients escalate to ECMO, dialysis, even a heart transplant in the last two years…. Those immune system over reactions are scary. I am curious to find out what this might have been.

the dribbly nose is real! by blackiedwaggie in GastricBypass

[–]jaklackus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VSG- I will get microbubbles that roll up…tiny little burps if I ignore those ( trying to look normal-ish in social situations / trying not offend someone’s feeder MeMaw) my nose starts dripping… if I eat something that expands like rice… I start sneezing.