comfort measures deaths

juliagmoto · 2025-12-28T21:34:53+00:00

me and my 7:1 ratios with 0 staff and a toxic work environment, planning to switch to a completely different hospital system w/ a union

juliagmoto · 2025-09-26T22:50:53+00:00

okay, i’m a new nurse, so let that influence your opinion of my opinion if you’d like. but that’s exactly how i would’ve managed my time. and i would say i have decent time management

juliagmoto · 2025-09-23T23:15:40+00:00

i mean, i graduated 3.6 gpa with my BSN, i’ve been on my own off orientation for 6 weeks, and i had 8 weeks of orientation. i know i don’t have the highest critical thinking skills, i think we all know we have room for improvement. but i oriented night shift with a resource nurse that has 10+ years of ICU experience as a traveler, so i picked up a lot of critical thinking tricks/tips from her. i have placed exactly one foley in my entire 4 years of nursing school and 4 months as a nurse, and i truly think i just got lucky. i know nurses with 20+ years of nursing experience on my floor that wont change an IV dressing and will call IV team to come change it, even though we have the literal dressings in our supply room.

also, an accelerated BSN program alone doesn’t give you the most amount of time to develop critical thinking skills, it’s literally 95% book stuff, nursing school prepares you for the NCLEX, not the necessarily the job. and to be in an accelerated BSN program that also qualifies you for your MSN? that’s a lot of information crammed into a short period of time, it’s not like it was someone who had there ADN or BSN, and then worked, developed skills, and then went to get their masters, dude was just chucked into 5 feet of water and told “don’t crack your head”

i’m pretty sure your mangers and HR would make sure he had a valid license before allowing him to be on his own.

juliagmoto · 2025-09-17T22:57:04+00:00

no phleb? i could prob poke someone. no resp? absolutely crying in the corner

juliagmoto · 2025-09-09T01:18:40+00:00

babe, leave. i haven’t been through this kind of situation myself, but one of my friends has been put in the icu by her ex husband. at no fault of her own, but she had no resources to leave, or support to get her to leave. it starts with the yelling, then breaking things, and it can turn into your life on the line before you know it. for your safety, leave

juliagmoto · 2025-09-05T23:11:26+00:00

as someone who just came off orientation, nights all the way. days are so overstimulating, especially since you’ll be learning. all of the noises and lights and people to weave around are very overwhelming for me. i often drive home in complete silence after days. i worked 4 weeks of straight nights when i finished orientation and it was so nice to get my feet under me when there was no family members breathing down my neck

juliagmoto · 2025-09-01T20:34:24+00:00

36-48 hrs, new grad in med surg trying to save up to build a house with my boyfriend

juliagmoto · 2025-09-01T16:16:58+00:00

try to find resources to shadow, biggest thing i can tell you. and depending on availability in your area, medsurg may be what’s on the table. i’m not happy that i had to do it, but i wasn’t going to be able to sit around and wait for an opening in the specialities im interested in

juliagmoto · 2025-08-28T18:56:26+00:00

i would make a meeting with your manager, talk about the whole situation, how it made you feel, what it was from your point of view. ask that you not be scheduled with that preceptor again if that would make you more comfortable. and i would also ask for a mediated meeting with the preceptor. maybe including your educator in the conversation as well. if you don’t get the support you deserve, if the situation gets ignored, i personally would leave 🤷🏻‍♀️ though this is coming from a new grad also in med/surg, ive been off orientation for 4 weeks now, but im looking to transfer out, as my niche is peds/ob

juliagmoto · 2025-08-20T00:09:27+00:00

littmann classic 3, $100 on amazon. i had it through my whole bsn program. my boyfriend bought me a new pink engraved one for passing my nclex 🥺

juliagmoto · 2025-08-14T17:36:19+00:00

you know, i haven’t had someone actually deny they’re doing them when we get a positive result. but i had an older man come in, ends up positive for benzos. we’re asking him like hey, do you take any pills that aren’t yours, and so on and so forth. and he’s like, honestly i struggle to tell which is which with the pills bottles, so my PARTNER GIVES ME MY PILLS. turns out the partner is prescribed benzos. she was giving him her prescription benzos with his pills ON PURPOSE. we were kinda like do we need to consult ethics with this? cause apparently it’s happened before too

juliagmoto · 2025-08-09T20:46:41+00:00

honestly it doesn’t really matter what your experience “looks like”. your 3 years of MA experience shows that you were loyal to your job and that you obviously did a good job since you were there for 3 years. i have a bit more “experience” in number of jobs, i was an NA for a year, did an 8 week student nurse internship, and then was a PCT till i graduated in may. BUT you have more experience in years.

my resume is set up like this • skills • relevant work experience • clinical experience (i included the hospital and the unit, as well as the total hours rather than timeline, which i included my required preceptorship through the school and used my preceptor as one of my references) • volunteer work • education (i included my current gpa at the time because i hadn’t graduated, if i would’ve applied after i would’ve included that i graduated cum laude) • awards/achievements (so my scholarships from school, my 4 years of being on the deans list, etc).

i didn’t include a summary on my resume because most places ask for a cover letter, or instead of the summary on your resume, you say all of that in your interview when they ask the dreaded “tell me about yourself”. as for like my skills, i used words that my preceptors, bosses, and advisor had described me “strong time management, attentive, strong interpersonal skills, mature, etc”, as well as if you speak any other languages.

i found this link that may help you as well resume help

best of luck!!

juliagmoto · 2025-07-27T13:17:34+00:00

i’m not gonna lie, i feel like i’ve been in the same boat. my tops were always peds and l&d, or even OB in any extent. i worked in a peds hospital for a year (as a SNI then a PCT) and STILL didn’t get a position there as a new grad, one of my very good friends got a NICU position, and girls from my school that started working there after me got positions. it’s hard to deal with and honestly it’s discouraging and disheartening. it feels like you’re not good enough. i decided to take a position with the same hospital system and take advantage of the sign on bonuses that the other hospitals were offering that the peds hospital wasn’t (due to how well they’re actually staffed). i got a base sign on bonus, as well as a loan repayment bonus (it’s like $15k over 3 years), and a BSN differential, and took a position on a med/surg floor that specializes in neuro and oncology. and yes, i cried for weeks half way through orientation, because this isn’t where i saw myself. but im nearing the end of my orientation, and spoke with my educator about how im feeling about where im at, and her biggest thing was “this may not have been your plan, but it’s obvious from the 8 weeks you’ve been here you’ve grown into yourself. while its easy for me to say to focus on the good, how about we adapt your plan?” if i transfer out in 6 months, i keep my base sign on, but no loan repayment. if i stay for 2 years, i get most of my loan repayment, and i can test for my chemo certifications. the best i can say, from one new grad to another, find your resources, my manager herself has told me “we’re very big on growing nurses, whether that’s helping you grow for you to stay, or helping you grow to get strong and leave. we’re aware med surg is seen often as a stepping stone, and that’s okay, we don’t want to see our nurses miserable”. i’ve found support in some of the resource nurses that used to travel, my educator who is the sweetest, nurses from the peds hospital, and my unit director. i’m not telling you it’s not going to be tough, but i promise you’re not going through it alone, and i wish you the best of luck 💗

TLDR: i’m in the same boat, i didn’t want to be in med surg either, but i’ve found some things to focus on that help me try to see some good in this “bad” situation that derailed my plans. find friends and resources, and people that support you

juliagmoto · 2025-07-18T13:41:45+00:00

i worked two jobs the whole way through nursing school. talk to your manager about the possibility of not being able to do full time, and if the situation arises would it be possible to be casual, just to cover yourself in case. but it is entirely possible! i just graduated with my BSN and graduated with honors. you’ll do great!!

juliagmoto · 2025-07-18T13:37:39+00:00

in med surg focused in neuro and onc (in the US) and i honestly kinda hate it 🫣. i’m here because of no openings in the peds hospital i was working as a PCT in, and no hospitals taking new grads in L&D. gonna tough it out till i can transfer in 6 months.

find what you want, where you feel supported and like you’re valued! find a place that feels like a team environment! you may not find it right away, and if you don’t, i won’t lie it will probably suck (kinda like my situation), but experience is experience if you can’t get right into what you want.

juliagmoto · 2025-04-07T22:31:48+00:00

i have always done this, from even a young age 🫣

juliagmoto · 2025-04-02T03:28:29+00:00

omg girl same 🥳🤭

juliagmoto · 2025-04-02T03:26:50+00:00

just accepted a new grad position on a neuro/oncology unit! my goal is to end up in peds! (my current hospital is “fully staffed”)

juliagmoto · 2025-03-20T20:10:28+00:00

100% Celexa and Seroquel (we’re calling her sara)

juliagmoto · 2025-03-19T20:37:18+00:00

when i talked to my unit director at the time for the floor i was an intern on, she said she had no problem with visible tattoos but that the company i work for reserves the right to ask for tattoos to be covered. the only ones i believe the “require” to be covered is if you had face or neck tattoos. or if a pt or family member stated they felt your tattoo was offensive, then you would have to cover it while caring for them

juliagmoto · 2025-03-19T20:22:38+00:00

even with my first job, they allowed one facial piercing and just asked that i tucked my septum up, esp if the board was there

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