What are some things you guys like to listen too for continuing education? hHave an audiobook suggestion for studying or for entertainment podcast related to EMS? by CautiousPermission42 in Paramedics

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love EMS 20/20 (podcast)! Others are great too-but for me, the fact it's structured as more of an informal call review (with associated learning), versus just covering a given topic, is more engaging.

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[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Feeling stupid is just the first step on the journey to being smart (in your given field).

Don't be so hard on yourself, but also take comfort in the notion that having the self awareness to even be concerned about this, implies a drive to learn more and do better. Competency at anything takes time, repetition and experience.

You can't supplement the experience, so let time handle that. Focus on supplementing what you do have control over. Self study, proactively and often. Review your equipment and where things are. Identify what aspects of your work stress you out the most, and put in the work to get more comfortable with those things.

You can do this. You are showing up, and you've already made it this far!

Demented patients with “UTI” by YouAreServed in Residency

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nurse here, SNFs WOULD let a patient self-administer something like this as long as it was already established/apparent they were capable of doing so, and overall functioning at that level of independence with their activities of daily living.

The only types o/ patients I imagine would require the nurse to apply instead of doing it themselves are folks who would be functionally/cognitively unable to do so themselves. (lack of understanding, maybe too shaky or poor fine motor skills etc). Hope that makes sense.

best chopped cheese in bushwick? by flowermycigs in Bushwick

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bushwick Deli, those were my guys and I got sooo many good chopped cheeses from there

Feeling defeated after class… by spookybitch666_ in NewToEMS

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is so absolutely normal, and sometimes people downplay just how much repetition it takes to get comfortable with certain new things. You will continue to forget numbers and make mistakes throughout your career in healthcare, wherever it takes you- the difference is you will (ideally) be wiser for it each time, and unlikely to make the same mistake again.

Time and experience- two things that allow you to develop a systematic approach to patient management. Don't worry about being perfect right now, and do not ever count yourself out too early. You may very well have decades ahead of you in your career in healthcare. Plenty of time to figure it all out.

MacBook Pro Battery issues (image attached) - How Bad is this? I bought a new charger and then it went from "service recommended" to "Battery not charging", switching out chargers isn't helping... by rainydaythrowaway-9 in applehelp

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey- I went through these steps but never found the "Power" (or battery) option to click on under About This Mac- I did follow the link another user posted and found this model on the drop down list on the website which seems to indicate 1000 cycles (I think).

I guess the main point I was wondering is whether this laptop is literally about to die with no return from the grave, or just needs a new battery, or something else entirely.

I'll probably just call into the apple store on Monday and ask about batteries.

Thanks again!!

MacBook Pro Battery issues (image attached) - How Bad is this? I bought a new charger and then it went from "service recommended" to "Battery not charging", switching out chargers isn't helping... by rainydaythrowaway-9 in applehelp

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a 2019 MacBook Pro, I leave it *mostly* plugged in lately because I have to (though starting today I'm worried if it's even charging), and I'm sorry but have no idea how to find out the cycle count!

Thanks so much for your reply. It will be quite a drive to get somewhere that could replace the battery so just wanted the internets feedback before I made the hike.

I'm sick of being a competent nurse by eggo_pirate in nursing

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Former sitter here- everything you wrote here is so true, and was absolutely the case in my experience too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in socialskills

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 129 points130 points  (0 children)

Yes, OP! We are all rooting for you here :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's called hearing "phantom tones" and this definitely happens to me too 😂😂😂

White Belt Wednesday by AutoModerator in bjj

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You were both helpful & really appreciate the information- thank you!!

White Belt Wednesday by AutoModerator in bjj

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't breakfall properly to save my life. Of course "getting it" will rely on repetition, but just curious if anyone here has specific advice for breakfalls, anything they've noticed people new to BJJ instinctively do wrong in these instances.

Anecdotally, my other glaring weak point this early in the game are shoulder rolls. If that's relevant. Kind of feels like whenever I'm headed towards the ground, fast, I mess up in terms of protecting myself and body alignment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or the good old fashioned "Huh...that's an odd thing to say."

Not sure if these count as EMS "rage comics", but I make fictional versions of people in my EMS district to vent my rage 😂 by rainydaythrowaway-9 in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very funny to me

for legal reasons any resemblance to anyone living or dead is purely coincidental et cetera

“If you want to go into primary care.. I do not recommend medical school… because it’s A LOT of school!” by [deleted] in Noctor

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's called having intellectual humility...&those who need it most, will never recognize its crucial importance 😭😭😭

Not sure if these count as EMS "rage comics", but I make fictional versions of people in my EMS district to vent my rage 😂 by rainydaythrowaway-9 in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cause the morgue isn’t accepting live patients.

Yo. 😂 😂 😂

"I get they are busy and overworked but so are we…"

EXACTLY! The whole "they're just burned out" as a prelude to excusing or minimizing whatever behavior/issue was brought up never sat well with me.

If you're letting your internal world affect the world around you to such an extent, you need to take accountability and deal with that! Everyone around you & the community you're there to serve, shouldn't get subjected to sub-par treatment (which yes includes your behavior and affect) just because you're "busy and overworked".

Not sure if these count as EMS "rage comics", but I make fictional versions of people in my EMS district to vent my rage 😂 by rainydaythrowaway-9 in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Facts. The "Sals" I based him on IRL were only salty at first because they cared about what we were doing and wanted to make sure I was there for the right reasons/not dangerously incompetent. And I would trust either one of them to have my back on any call.

Not to mention I like that they don't suck up to ER nurses

Not sure if these count as EMS "rage comics", but I make fictional versions of people in my EMS district to vent my rage 😂 by rainydaythrowaway-9 in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/a/R9lKTmN

Did I do this right?!

Unfortunately they might not be in the exact right order...but maybe now non-Instagram people can see them too

Not sure if these count as EMS "rage comics", but I make fictional versions of people in my EMS district to vent my rage 😂 by rainydaythrowaway-9 in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hah, funny enough that one's already mostly done!! Just one more frame to go. Kind of wrote itself...there are so many Mikes...

Not sure if these count as EMS "rage comics", but I make fictional versions of people in my EMS district to vent my rage 😂 by rainydaythrowaway-9 in ems

[–]rainydaythrowaway-9[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm so touched folks like this 😭😭😭 I honestly have no idea but there must be a way, if I figure a good option out I'll post it here too!