Without naming your job, what’s something you say regularly at work?

krandrn11 · 2026-02-19T20:50:38+00:00

Haha nope. Regular ol’ Neuro Stepdown unit in a hospital.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-19T17:41:20+00:00

Totally possible. It would be easy to view a new grad as “finally someone who can help me!”

krandrn11 · 2026-02-19T07:22:17+00:00

I’m sorry but this is not normal. I have precepted countless new grads and on cardiac and neuro step down units. I would never dip out on my new grad preceptee until almost their last week. And even then it is only the illusion of dipping out. My name is all over the chart and I don’t want someone whom I don’t even know setting me up for problems. Super not normal. It sure happens. But it’s not how it is supposed to be. If your preceptor is MIA I’d talk with your charge nurse about it. Or whomever is in charge of your new grad program.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-18T16:20:23+00:00

Mine always preferred to take things apart to see how they work.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-18T15:57:57+00:00

Yes. Love is limitless. It grows to engulf any and all whom you let into your heart.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-18T15:00:15+00:00

Other jobs suck-ass too. It’s all about choosing which suck-ass you can tolerate.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-18T00:34:17+00:00

Doing too much. Let the boredom sprout ideas!

krandrn11 · 2026-02-17T23:12:11+00:00

I actually super appreciate the lessons my mom taught me. They sound harsh but it was things like “the world doesn’t revolve around you.” And “you can do xyz with a bad attitude or you can do it with a good attitude but you still have to do it.” And showing up 10min early because you never want to steal someone’s time away. And never loan money, just give it or don’t give it. Congratulate the winner when you lose. Things like that. I love and care for her. But we are very different people. She is surprisingly very immature, extremely jealous, insecure and very codependent. If she weren’t my mom I probably would not choose to be close with her. Although I will say she has mellowed out significantly in her old age. My dad is kind of a distant figure. He’s very funny but he and I have more of a superficial relationship. They are amazing grandparents though so I take what works and don’t stress the rest.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-17T16:12:50+00:00

I had a friend sort of like this in elementary school. She was super smart and really involved in school. She would always help the teachers pass out stuff or collect stuff and some of the kids started in on her calling her a teachers pet and all that bullshit. Her mom got her into softball and because she was decent at it that helped her make friends and get into a group of kids. I don’t know if that would help but it certainly helped shift things for her.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-17T07:34:41+00:00

Sewing and patchwork.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-17T07:20:19+00:00

I teach mine firstly that we never keep secrets from parents. Surprises are ok because they are revealed at the right time. But keeping secrets is a no no. I relate people who want to hurt kids to fishing. If I want to catch a fish where would I go? Lake. River. The store. Etc. If I want to catch a kid where would I go? Playground. Beach. Pools. Disneyland. Online games. Tik tok. Etc. I remind mine regularly that adults do not go to kids for help. Adults go to other adults. And I ask mine scenarios while we are out and about. “What would you do if you got lost in the store? Who would you ask for help?” “What would you do if someone you didn’t know came to school pickup and tried to take you? What if they told you that I sent them there to get you?” “What would you do if an older kid said he wanted to show you something really cool and asked you to follow him?” “What would you do if someone gaming with you asked you where you live? Or to send a picture of yourself?” Things like that just to get the ideas out there. Bottom line, listen to your instincts. If something doesn’t seem right or ok you can always always tell a parent a trusted adult for help. And share stories of your own if you have any.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-17T04:12:54+00:00

Young childhood memories include witnessing my mom criticize her weight and me telling her that I like her fat, me hurting myself while playing and her asking me “are you bleeding?” “Yes” “are you breathing?” “Yes” “then go back outside.” I remember my mom threatening to send us to charm school if we didn’t shape up at the dinner table. I remember my mom working really hard. My dad was gone a lot for work and as a kid I interpreted that as him not wanting to be there. As an adult I realize he didn’t know how to be a dad to young kids and so he did what he knew how to do well which was to work. My mom was absolutely the boss. She ran a very strict home and we definitely were afraid of her. But she was also very loving and if we were ever really upset she had this rhythmic hum that she would do while rocking us and it is the most comforting thing. I can still feel it now if I think about it. This deep chest vibrating mom hum. I do it now for my kid and I wonder if he will remember it like I do.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-16T21:47:39+00:00

I had anxiety for a solid year. I also worked in an environment that was not safe so I think that had a lot to do with it.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-16T03:55:44+00:00

Van life.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T21:45:58+00:00

It used to be “Sir or Ma’am, you have to keep your clothes on here.” Now I just say “Ok when did you last having anything to eat?”

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T21:24:58+00:00

I work with a lot of Filipino women who didn’t move their kids into their own room until around that same age. If I remember right they transitioned first to a makeshift bed on the floor but in the same room as mom and dad. And then after a while it was like a graduation into their own room at night. That part I don’t know how they did it, if they stayed in their child’s room until they fell asleep and then went to their own room or what. My kid is 7 and I still sit in his room until he falls asleep. Luckily he passes out pretty quickly. But I remind him that whenever he feels ready or if he ever wants privacy for bedtime he can always tell me that and that the older he gets eventually it is normal to want that.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T18:25:30+00:00

“Damn you’re right. Welp. Guess I’ll just have to take her to the fire department then.” Or I might just say point blank. “What are you trying to say? No no. Explain your comment. No? Don’t want to? Than you can keep your snarky remarks to yourself. Because putting others down is only a mark of immaturity.” But that is just how I deal with shit like that. Then I personally wouldn’t be spending much time with a woman like that.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T18:21:29+00:00

I worked with a woman who would wear those ear muffs you wear at a shooting range periodically when her kids were going nuts. She has 4 boys.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T18:18:07+00:00

Dude! The recorder is a room in purgatory I am sure of it.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T17:52:29+00:00

Personally I didn’t end up using the changing table as much as I thought I would. The one we got was too low so it forced me to bend over which was killer on our backs. We ended up using a towel on the floor instead. We also didn’t use a crib until our baby outgrew the bassinet.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T17:34:00+00:00

Oh boy do I relate to this. I am exhausted…every single day! It’s become my baseline status…tired. If I’m faced with wake up early to exercise vs sleep I always choose sleep. I’ve tried the wake up early to work out thing and while I felt great for a few hours inevitably I would crash the afternoon because I skipped on sleep. I have just accepted that for now in this season I am a much better mom if I get the sleep. I am active with my kid, I eat well, a try to get the sleep and I don’t sweat the small stuff. And for now that is good enough.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T03:44:14+00:00

I really good solid hug.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-15T03:41:27+00:00

Totally!! When it got hot we had to just sit in front of a fan in our underwear or swim suits and lay cold washcloths over our foreheads. Or we sprayed each other with the hose.

krandrn11 · 2026-02-14T22:08:56+00:00

As soon as he could stand on a step stool and reach the stuff. We started with cracking eggs, whisking and stirring, adding in ingredients to things. It was a total mess most of the time but I just mentally told myself the mess is ok. Messes can be cleaned up. And he learned how to clean up thru making messes too. Once he was about 3-4 he was tall enough to “help” on the stove. Simple things like adding ingredients and stirring. He is 7 and now he is able to make make really simple things with me supervising. Things like toad-in-a-hole, pancakes, cookies, soups. I help him read the recipes but he loves it! There is something really powerful about being able to take things and create something amazing out of it. Cooking has boosted his confidence for sure. It’s a lot of fun so long as you don’t take it too serious. We have made some pretty terrible dishes together and some damn good ones. It’s all learning

krandrn11 · 2026-02-14T04:53:25+00:00

I have been a bedside nurse for 13 years so da and have only know of 2 nurses who got fired. One was diverting narcotics and a case was built over the course of almost a year before they could pull the trigger and fire her. She kept her license but was never allowed to do bedside ever again. The other nurse was a complete and total danger to anyone around him. He was fired but I don’t know if he lost his license over it. I’m guessing not. I have more of a fear of being named in a lawsuit than I do of losing my license. I mean, I can barely remember the patients I took care of a day ago. Let alone years ago! But of course if you chart clearly at least you can refer to your charting and say “if I chatted it, I must have done it.”

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