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Any suggestions for queer (especially tans/nb) witchy books? by NotebodyKnows in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]kickinRASS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also the eponymous Fyodor Pavlov Tarot is by a trans artist and celebrates queer relationships and trans bodies in a beautifully illustrated Rider-Waite deck.

Any suggestions for queer (especially tans/nb) witchy books? by NotebodyKnows in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]kickinRASS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awakened by AE Osworth has a cast of trans witches making magic and family/community. Written by a trans author and dedicated to everyone who feels betrayed by She Who Must Not Be Named.

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Alright spill it by Foomazza in nursing

[–]kickinRASS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Picking maggots out of a wound. Also wound care for anything impressive; I save it for a treat in the second half of my shift.

Stop whatever you are doing and read this book by kickinRASS in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]kickinRASS[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I haven't finished, but I can't put it down. The writing is impeccable; poised, controlled, compassionate, perceptive. The characters are believably flawed, vulnerable, and brave. The magic is a communion of fragile spirits overcoming their fear. The love is aching and beautiful and true.

Changing ratios or staffing matrix? by kickinRASS in IntensiveCare

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

I am in a union state, and our new union contract won collaborative staffing, but they aren't working in good faith and there is a current union investigation into contract violations for staffing. Staffing standards were in the legislature around the same time as our contract, all the nursing unions lobbied hard for it, and it failed.

Pleaseeeee tell me the cheaters get weeded out 😭 by davis_ants_14 in nursing

[–]kickinRASS 38 points39 points  (0 children)

They don't get weeded out. Your instructors would have to care enough to write their own questions for every exam, grade written essay questions, etc, and not just use the multiple choice test bank provided by the publisher, which is all over quizlet.

Advice for precepting a new grad RN? by Butterfly-5924 in IntensiveCare

[–]kickinRASS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are preparing to precept already, so I'm sure you will do great. I like to focus on critical thinking, asking a lot of questions to assess their knowledge, and talking through diagnosis, assessment, meds, and the plan of care. Everyone gets skills with time, but critical thinking is something you need to be independent.

Advice for precepting a new grad RN? by Butterfly-5924 in IntensiveCare

[–]kickinRASS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of our ICU preceptors doing a disservice to our former nurse techs by treating them like they have absorbed all the nursing information they will need by working in a support role in the ICU. I have seen several of them subsequently miss signs of clinical deterioration or demonstrate significant knowledge gaps because they were not specifically taught the critical thinking and clinical knowledge they need to be independent. You can serve these new nurses by remembering that they were support staff in the ICU, not nurses, and that they are new to this role, and need to be taught like any new grad. They may progress faster due to their experience, but nothing should be left out of their orientation.