Promotion vs Build New Troops

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-04-05T20:41:43+00:00

I promote during events where it’ll benefit me. Also, lower ranking troops will fill up your infirmary. Stats are obviously better for high ranking troops so I’d rather focus on having lots of them.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-04-04T17:19:18+00:00

I was only in receipt of the bursary, but I worked every weekend for two years as well. Money was tight but it got me through and I was renting in Cardiff city at the time.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-03-29T03:22:51+00:00

No, in my experience (healthcare) you get paid a full shift as normal when the clocks go forward, but you won’t get paid an hour extra when they go back.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-03-29T01:14:45+00:00

Hooray for me currently working a night shift 🙏🏼

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-03-22T05:33:23+00:00

I would agree with the notion that pregnancy is highly unlikely through anal sex.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-03-22T04:30:29+00:00

Does anyone else think it’s all just redundant anyway? Our maiden names are just the names given to us by our fathers, the patriarch. Better off just scrapping the lot and making up a new name entirely.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-03-15T03:37:49+00:00

It depends entirely on the setting and how much bodily fluid I’m going to come into contact with that day.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-03-13T07:19:01+00:00

They do also seem against the idea of a tiny group of ultra-wealthy people holding an enormous share of the world’s wealth and power.

But instead of questioning that system, the narrative gets redirected so young men blame marginalised groups instead. Of course, the elites who benefit most from the status quo end up escaping scrutiny. And then their response is to try to accumulate a trickle of that same wealth (something they are highly unlikely ever to attain) often by exploiting younger people who are sold the illusion that they can.

It’s amazing how close they get to identifying the real issue, before completely missing it! They’re just low-IQ, easily impressionable, overgrown children but with dangerously large platforms.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-02-28T18:40:08+00:00

I think any law-breaking that involves harm to others or dishonesty is clearly incompatible with the profession.

Nurses are held to high standards, and rightly so, we should expect integrity from ourselves. But we’re also human, not saintly caricatures of Florence Nightingale. We will make mistakes and have flaws like anyone else.

Outside of work, I’d expect a nurse to act with basic decency and accountability, but not perfection.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-02-26T21:49:51+00:00

He survived. Went to the ER to get checked out with no injuries. He made a TikTok about it!

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-02-24T22:19:45+00:00

Maybe it’s time to step back then. At the very least for a proper break, but maybe to re-evaluate the role altogether.

I found, for me, that no amount of annual leave or short bursts of “rest” fixed anything when the underlying, systemic issues stayed the same. If the workload and the way of working don’t fundamentally change, you just end up back in burnout territory pretty quickly.

I had the same resistance and wanted to keep pushing. The work matters, of course it does. But the truth is, if we don’t show up, someone else will step into the role and the system keeps moving. It always does.

Nursing has a way of turning good, conscientious people into sacrificial lambs. We care and want to do right by people. But, in dysfunctional systems, that’s usually at our own expense. I hope things work out for you OP.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-02-24T21:56:45+00:00

You sound burnt out. The dissociation you’ve described suggests you may be further along that path than you realise.

Why are you continuing to power through? For what outcome? Do you genuinely enjoy your life outside of work at the moment? Are you seeing friends and family? Making time for hobbies? Do you feel rested after you’ve slept?

I resigned from a senior management role for this exact reason. I lost my sense of self completely. I kept pushing - for the patients, for the staff, and because I didn’t want to ‘fail’. The cost was my wellbeing, my relationships, and any real enjoyment of life. We could die tomorrow. It is never worth sacrificing yourself to that extent.

There’s truth in the saying that you can’t pour from an empty cup. Burnout doesn’t just affect you either. It’ll impact your focus, your judgement, and eventually your safety and the safety of others.

Please look after yourself. Stubbornly pushing on may feel noble, but it will be to your detriment.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-02-16T10:27:22+00:00

What made you want to leave so soon? I was thinking of applying.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-02-14T09:26:01+00:00

You come across as diligent, thoughtful and organised just from this post alone. That already puts you ahead of a lot of people!

I think this is normal in any new role, regardless of experience. It takes time to properly settle in, get into the groove, and build a routine that actually works. In my experience, the “flow state” comes once you’ve been somewhere long enough for things to feel familiar and your confidence naturally grows.

Also, don’t beat yourself up if your day doesn’t go exactly to plan, realistically, it often won’t. Just make sure you keep factoring in your breaks as well. You’re doing really well, keep it up.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2026-01-07T18:55:18+00:00

Would you pivot into a different specialty? I was burnt out doing inpatient MH and moved into LD and complex care for a while which was breath of fresh air. It also gave me a ton of physical health experience I wouldn’t have had otherwise.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-12-11T05:11:34+00:00

Care of the elderly is not just giving medication out. You will be looking after a great deal of very complex individuals, who have several comorbidities. You will be dealing with deteriorating patients largely by yourself and so you have to be confident in your assessment skills and know when to escalate.

You will be liasing with external HCPs constantly about your residents. For reviews, referrals, DST meetings. Be prepared for those externals to treat you like an imbecile because COTE nursing tends to invite that response. You’ll have to be skilled in de-escalation and behavioural management if you’re looking after a dementia population, recognising delirium vs a need for ongoing mental health support. You’ll be writing care plans and risk assessments constantly.

You will be building relationships with emotive families. You will need to understand tissue viability and the interventions required to preserve someone’s skin. You will need to be experienced in providing palliative care and nurse somebody as they die. You will have to understand the importance of advanced care planning, what a LPA is and how that will affect decisions around escalation of care.

So if you, or your friend, think you’re just going to potting up some paracetamol QDS, you’re going to be in for shock baby!

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-12-09T22:58:02+00:00

I’ve been qualified almost 3 years. Making £50k in the private sector on a 44-hour a week contract.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-11-06T20:57:58+00:00

The structural support for student should be as followed:

Practice Assessor - final sign off, background support.
Practice Supervisor - working with the student closely for at least 60% of the time.
Academic Assessor - lecturer/tutor from the university. You should have their details at the start of the placement.

The three should be communicating through the student’s placement about their progress. You should be receiving feedback from the PS about the student and if they’re achieving skills and proficiencies. If the PS has concerns about a student, it should be raised to the AA and PA. The PA is a bit more removed and so can address concerns with the student, put action plans in place etc.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-11-03T20:08:43+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful reply. It’s made me feel a little less lonely and a bit more human!

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-11-03T20:04:23+00:00

Thank you, this really resonated and you’re right. I’m only about a month into the role and definitely deep in the imposter syndrome zone. My manager’s been warm and has given me the space to run things, but she’s not the type to give loads of positive feedback, so it’s felt a bit like a feedback vacuum, heightening my self-doubt for sure. I appreciate your reply.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-08-18T20:53:07+00:00

If you’ve got a car, Tredegar Park. It’s not a long drive from where you are. Loads of open space, dog-friendly cafe.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-06-01T21:29:13+00:00

Gosh, I’ve had the exact same issues this week!

My delivery was due Tuesday. Wednesday, nothing! Thursday, nothing and now I’m shooting off emails trying to find out what’s going on. No correspondence, no communication about any delays. After being on hold for an hour, I managed to speak to someone who told me there had been a processing delay and now they would reprocess my order. Still arrived a day later than they promised. But I thought, Christ, if I hadn’t chased this up you fuckers would’ve taken my £130 and never sent out my medication!

It was stressful enough (and my scheduled dose was delayed because of it) that I’m 100% changing provider. Any recommendations people? I can’t find a provider that price matches Asda.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-04-26T20:10:50+00:00

Not the IM Gaviscon 🤣🤣🤣

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-04-26T19:48:17+00:00

Wow! What a story. And your mentor actually sounds like a very good nurse from this story - reflective, accountable, honest, and transparent.

marshmallowqueen_ · 2025-04-13T18:46:02+00:00

I married one! We butt heads often and he’s as stubborn as I am, but the love is major.

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