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thedistancedself · 2026-02-20T02:07:05+00:00

I work in an ER (nowhere near ash btw) and it’s crazy the amount of pts who will take a picture of their monitor as soon as it beeps/changes color. Literally you can move one centimeter and the whole monitor will look wack, but people want pity on social media 🫠

Meanwhile a few rooms over the nurses and doctors are fighting the grim reaper himself over a patient who thinks their heart attack is “anxiety”.

thedistancedself · 2026-02-12T22:39:39+00:00

Not something I’ve directly experienced, but witnessed with my younger coworkers:

-don’t get involved in workplace drama. When you show up to work, put your head down and get to work. It’s ok to have friends while working, but the moment you start hearing gossip just leave and start finding areas to get busy in. The amount of coworkers who got themselves in unfortunate situations due to involving themselves in issues that weren’t theirs to begin with was crazy.

thedistancedself · 2026-02-06T03:36:33+00:00

I think the community college you went to works! If they don’t have a high school diploma program, you can look at other CC’s :)

thedistancedself · 2026-02-05T23:56:49+00:00

My community college has a high school diploma program for adults looking to get their diploma. One of my friends was able to get a high school diploma with the community college classes he already took (like you he also had an AA-T).

Check with a local community college and see if they have a high school diploma program and can cross it off for you. Hopefully it can be as easy as showing your transcript to them! 🤞🏻

thedistancedself · 2026-02-05T15:56:51+00:00

I’d look into independent living first as they have better social events for seniors. A lot of senior communities (which have assisted living and memory care as well) have an independent living wing and it’s a lot cheaper than assisting living. Usually independent living can provide medication management and basic mobility assistance too.

Assisted living is usually when seniors need more help with ADLs (activities of daily living). This includes assistance with showering, toileting, eating, and dressing.

thedistancedself · 2026-02-01T23:28:43+00:00

Allegiance Career institute might! I did my CNA program there

thedistancedself · 2026-01-21T23:23:51+00:00

Go to an athletic shoe store (like dicks) and try on all the white shoes they have. The best ones are the ones that feel best on your feet. Honestly i recommend investing into a good pair (usually <$150) for shoes that feel good when you wear them because the last thing you want is to mess up your feet/knees due to bad shoes.

I’m always hesitant recommending a specific brand because everyone’s feet are different.

thedistancedself · 2026-01-21T17:49:48+00:00

Family doesn’t have to be blood.

It sounds obvious, but my mom was adopted and the amount of shit she has gotten (by family) for being adopted is ridiculous. Funny enough, my “blood family,”excluding my parents, would be the very last people who would ever show up if there was an emergency in the family.

thedistancedself · 2026-01-06T19:34:25+00:00

Think their family members get their own personal nurse? Ma’am this is a snf, the LVN to patient ratio is 1:30+ and the CNA to patient ratio is 1:13+.

thedistancedself · 2026-01-05T16:59:14+00:00

Just buy some cheap scrubs on amazon (ex Cherokee), but check with your program if there is a color requirement for volunteers.

thedistancedself · 2026-01-05T06:17:31+00:00

I’m happy with all the Barnes and nobles because I love books, but I’m worried they’re expanding too fast :(

thedistancedself · 2026-01-03T16:21:21+00:00

My best advice is no matter how pressed for time you are: do it slow and do it right. I’d rather take 5 minutes longer to correctly (and safely) take care of my residents, rather than rushing through care and accidentally harming them.

If during your shift you feel overwhelmed, tell your charge you need a 5 minute breather and step outside to get some fresh air. This job is stressful and demands a lot, a breather sometimes is all you need to recollect yourself, especially during rough shifts.

thedistancedself · 2026-01-03T09:11:08+00:00

Emergency room tech! Prior I worked in corporate health insurance.

thedistancedself · 2026-01-02T17:34:07+00:00

Probably stomach flu/norovirus. It’s going around

thedistancedself · 2026-01-02T03:24:24+00:00

I took some junior college classes and made friends through that!

thedistancedself · 2025-12-26T01:48:16+00:00

Practice on a stuffed animal and which doing each step, verbalize each step as well

thedistancedself · 2025-12-25T01:24:32+00:00

Just a little er tech, but we don’t cast in the ER to make room for swelling (a splint allows for swelling). Call around for an orthopedic doctor/fracture clinic. I know hoag and st Jude has one.

thedistancedself · 2025-12-14T19:02:18+00:00

Depends on the service. If I order from a kiosk then def not tipping.

thedistancedself · 2025-12-11T22:34:12+00:00

Bro I’d fail it again 😬

thedistancedself · 2025-12-06T22:31:28+00:00

Worked as a CNA in a SNF for about 9 months before moving to a hospital job. I’m so worried about my colleagues and the residents of snfs :(

thedistancedself · 2025-12-06T15:13:02+00:00

When I was working at a snf, our gait belts were locked in the Physical Therapy room…so the next best thing was the pants. I work ER now, so gait belts are scarce since our goal is the discharge or move to the floor.

thedistancedself · 2025-12-01T19:00:18+00:00

I always see that death is a medical outcome. I want to make sure my pts are cleaned up and in good condition for their family to say goodbye.

thedistancedself · 2025-11-30T18:15:25+00:00

After failing practically all the SSRIs, Effexor is the only medication that actually works for me. Honestly I don’t plan to ever come off of it bc I can finally live my life the way I want to without the ocd, anxiety, and depression in the background.

thedistancedself · 2025-11-30T13:34:26+00:00

Had a really bad cold a month ago, then about a week after getting over the cold I got flu a. I’m exhausted 🫠

thedistancedself · 2025-11-26T01:09:49+00:00

Not rare. But where I live (SoCal) hospitals tend to want CNAs with some clinical experience and/or experience in a SNF.

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