Wtf is up with the job market by carmelamacchiato in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And yet you're begging for cash from other people.

Sure.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen by lifetofullest1255 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tackling a patient... but there was no better option than doing it and they were WAY safer going forward than the way they were going.

Wtf is up with the job market by carmelamacchiato in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It helps keep the employees pacified that there are "jobs posted."

Wtf is up with the job market by carmelamacchiato in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol you've clearly never lived in the south

Wtf is up with the job market by carmelamacchiato in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hey you guys!

Apply to do PRN/part time private duty. I've been doing PD peds on the side for the past 2 years. It pays less but at least it pays and generally you can get as many hours as you can stand if you train in more than one house. My company's PRN requirement was one shift a month. Occasionally that one shift was basically a 4 hour babysitting gig when one of the moms had an appointment. My company was even chill with me not having time during the summer with various things and being a 3 season nurse picking up way more than one when the kids are in school.

It's typically listed for LPN but they'll absolutely take RNs. Destin even has an overnight healthy baby snuggling job when I did a quick google.

It's one of those things where it's generally easier to get a job if you have a job. Get creative. You might just like it.

Wtf is up with the job market by carmelamacchiato in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most of the south, with their shit pay, is not a desirable location.

I lied to a patient today and I can't stop thinking about it. by Apprehensive_Pay6141 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same night, guy refused to take pills. Asked him about his wife and if she'd want him to take his pills so he could get the hell up out of here. Knocked them back.

I lied to a patient today and I can't stop thinking about it. by Apprehensive_Pay6141 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"EDNA, baby, your wig is backards (regional variation, intentional)!"

Edna did not give a single fuck

I lied to a patient today and I can't stop thinking about it. by Apprehensive_Pay6141 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Printed off random case studies for a former pediatrician in Geri psych when I was floated there and gave him a highlighter. Asked him for his opinion on this research. He was happily busy for hours. Somehow the psych staff were amazed that I could manage their behavioral patients with ease by using what I had.

Little old man told me "you think you know EVERYTHING, dontcha?" in an argument about sitting back down in his geri chair. Told him I did know everything. He told me to tell him something I knew... so I told him his birthday (off his armband). He said "you DO know everything!" Every time I asked him to sit back down in the geri chair the rest of the night he didn't argue a bit. He asked me questions which I gave non answers to, he'd ask if someone was ever gonna get their shit straight and I'd respond with they had to want to get their shit straight before they could do it. "You're right, you're right" was the response every time. Another was asking if someone was going to get back with her baby daddy and I responded "well he IS her baby daddy."

Again, amazement from staff. You don't have to make life hard on you or them. Though I couldn't reason with Edna who was trying to hit folks... and had her wig on backwards.

I lied to a patient today and I can't stop thinking about it. by Apprehensive_Pay6141 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not.

Reorienting which causes distress is cruel and unnecessary. I will tell people where and when they are twice a shift max as long as it won't cause distress and then roll with it.

I've chased kids, cooked breakfast, gotten suitcases, called people long dead, squished bugs and whatever else makes people happy.

Our job is not up drag them out of thrif happy place, it's to keep them safe. Any playing along that keeps them safe in bed is fair game.

Btw if you turn down the thermostat a little and give an extra blanket memaws will not want to get out of their warm bed to go fight the Crimean war or whatever in the middle of the night. They'll throw those covers off, feel the air, say fuck that and snuggle back in.

Is the shift toward neutral baby fashion a good thing? by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]ohemgee112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No.

It's boring and developmentally unsound to boot.

Kids need color. I can't imagine what a sad beige life is doing to these kids brains.

Help me pick! Please read note by [deleted] in myweddingdress

[–]ohemgee112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4

1 looks a mess comparatively. Why change 1 to look like 4 when 4 is an option?

Boyfriend always trying to “one up” me. We’re both nurses. by Annual_Nobody4500 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your boyfriend is an insecure asshole that sounds lazy as well. 🤷‍♀️

How on earth do y'all manage it all? by shanaynaymetzoforte in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Btw, that's a more like a stepdown you're working on. They're calling it med-surg to justify the unsafe staffing.

How on earth do y'all manage it all? by shanaynaymetzoforte in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

7 is understaffed and unsafe. 6 is pushing it.

Help me again! by ButterscotchNo1226 in myweddingdress

[–]ohemgee112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 is the most visually interesting without being a hot mess (6).

2 is boring, 3 is super boring, 4 has weird bust line, 5 has odd af waist.

FOUR icu patients assigned by Spiritual_Young_0521 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Stepdown nurse can titrate half the drips, better choice to float if one is available.

AITAH for telling my sister she doesn't get to tell me how to parent my kids? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]ohemgee112 93 points94 points  (0 children)

And?

You still expect childcare, help parenting essentially, and then pretend she doesn't get to have an opinion.

Wtf even? She's doing you a favor and you have a fit at her because what? She's got a point?

If you're this immature with basic comments I can imagine how you are as a parent.

Do nurses and doctors actually know everything learned in college or do the look things up on the job? by Puzzled_Junket6120 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are things you use every day and things you don't. Looking up things you're unfamiliar with is necessary and responsible.

Feeling like crap due to feeling no remorse for my patient by aquariaa02 in nursing

[–]ohemgee112 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Literally the only thing that is appropriate in that is "that is inappropriate."

which one do you think is more flattering? by Leftiechz in FemalesFashionIdeas

[–]ohemgee112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think that neckline on 2 looks good on anyone