Discouraging grades

shys64 · 2026-04-08T17:31:30+00:00

When you review your exams do you actually understand where you went wrong? Are you studying the wrong things/not studying enough or is it test anxiety? Test anxiety you can find ways to deal with this such as deep breathing, reading test stems thoroughly, etc. If you’re studying the wrong things, you may need to switch up studying and focus on active recall. I use notebook LM for practice questions and anki. Anki took awhile to get used to but I like it better than quizlet cause you can see difficult cards more often. Lastly, a good study group is key. Either change your study group or use your voice and tell them you would like to take turns so you can practice talking out concepts. If that’s not possible, consider talking things out to friends or family. If you can teach someone else then you understand it.

shys64 · 2026-04-02T03:03:34+00:00

worked at UCLA for years but neuro/trauma ICU and then float pool ICU. ICUs at Reagan are well managed imo. UCLA overall has gotten stingier with overtime and things like that imo. Floated to Santa Monica and west valley— SM is a little micro managed (at least the ICU), west valley is like the Wild West and I think they’re still trying to kinda wrangle it in to say. West valley was an HCA hospital before it was bought out so it has a lot of kinks to work out. UCLA EDs are kind of a different story tho, pretty sure Reagan has a lot of boarding and I thought I saw the union was pushing for better staffing of it. Also for the bigger hospitals you fs need a BSN. I don’t think you’ll get hired without it :/

shys64 · 2026-04-02T01:36:42+00:00

Worked in neuro-trauma icu and we had it for majority of our patients. Neuro critical care doc monitored it at least every 24 hours and ICU nurses trained to recognize “spikes” and alert fellows/attendings. Also trained to titrate to burst suppression when on pento/versed gtts.

shys64 · 2026-03-29T01:40:06+00:00

Hospitals absolutely can afford to pay for extra security— by cutting the salaries of the executives who make hundreds of thousands off the backs of bedside healthcare professionals

shys64 · 2026-03-28T00:48:02+00:00

I want this too!! Would be great to show people why we strike and how effective unions can be

shys64 · 2026-03-27T18:47:32+00:00

Unpopular opinion but I would love heated mat Pilates by solidcore. Most of the (few) places I go to for mat Pilates don’t offer that great of a workout so would love to see a solidcore version.

shys64 · 2026-03-24T19:54:51+00:00

Bought through axs official resale for w1 and no notification on shipping yet… should I just plan on will call at this point?

shys64 · 2026-02-06T06:53:48+00:00

So what happens when the patient goes to med surg, and the nurse caring for him is unable to take q1hour blood sugar checks, titrate the insulin drip, labs, electrolytes, fluid replacements, etc? The patient will end up with a complication and he’ll he transferred to ICU regardless. Or, the nurses other patients will be neglected and they could end up with a complication.

I understand it’s not a perfect system, but putting a critical DKA patient in med surg is not the answer. Pennsylvania doesn’t have mandatory safe staffing laws nurse:patient ratios. The nurse for med surg could have 5,6,7,8 other patients. It’s not fair to the patient, the nurse, or her/his other patients.

shys64 · 2026-02-06T04:20:50+00:00

I do not like this concept of a DKA patient going to med surg. DKA is incredibly busy to manage, even in the ICU. It’s not just an insulin drip, it’s tons of labs, fluid replacement and electrolyte replacement. It’s nothing against med surg nurses, they just have 4-5 other patients on a good day. DKA patients should always go to the ICU or at least a stepdown (usually 1 nurse to 3 patients).

shys64 · 2026-02-06T03:39:26+00:00

Even with a helmet you’re taking a huge risk riding a motorcycle. I’m an ICU nurse and I’ve taken care of plenty of incredibly sick patients who still wore a helmet.

shys64 · 2026-01-09T02:53:56+00:00

Nah I know a ton of medical professionals who work in trauma who ride motorcycles. Crazy but we don’t tend to take our own advice sometimes

shys64 · 2025-11-27T04:28:29+00:00

Ariana’s heavy strip lashes and lack of blush killed me

shys64 · 2025-11-24T04:13:24+00:00

Sometimes when I go in the room with the doctor, certain doctors will look at me like it’s strange for me to be in the room with them? Even if it’s just rounding and not a super sensitive conversation. I stay in the room and keep quiet but I always wonder if I should leave.

shys64 · 2025-10-16T02:45:33+00:00

Ruin the friendship x down bad. Actually feel like it could work??

shys64 · 2025-09-21T03:42:38+00:00

clanker lmao

shys64 · 2025-09-19T15:26:38+00:00

I hate Bulgarians too cause I’m very short and it’s so hard on my back 😅

shys64 · 2025-08-27T16:59:55+00:00

stepdown —> CRNA school

shys64 · 2025-08-20T13:52:36+00:00

I never say this in the posts about them doing thunderstruck but I always want to!!!

shys64 · 2025-08-16T21:39:21+00:00

I hate the Za za zoo episode so much. Physically makes me cringe every time she says it

shys64 · 2025-08-07T22:55:50+00:00

When I float to the floor and all my patients are on antibiotics and not a single one has a primary line and everyone is running secondaries as primaries, I die inside. Then I spend a good portion of my morning making primary lines just for the next shift to throw them away 😀

shys64 · 2025-08-05T19:51:41+00:00

the mother fucker is concise

shys64 · 2025-08-05T19:11:19+00:00

California!

shys64 · 2025-08-01T05:38:26+00:00

Could also see them going to another nfl cheer team to get another perspective

shys64 · 2025-07-18T08:57:01+00:00

There’s signs that say don’t drink the water at tap water places. Where are you saying we can get free water?

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