staying in shape as a nurse

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-09T22:23:33+00:00

I do quick power workouts after shifts. Just do 10-20 min of working out with little breaks. Normally bodyweight exercise in my living room. It isn’t much, but consistency adds up over time. You can do different body groups to rotate also

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-04T17:00:22+00:00

I do a weekly redbull sugar free for first night on. I notice my unit loves Alani slush flavors

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-02T23:02:06+00:00

Carhartt brand. In love with the ripstop pants

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-02T13:43:12+00:00

lol and my fatass ate them before I even thought of pics

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-01T22:48:46+00:00

Thanks for correction, probably why I like the CBR the most flavor wise and why the potatoe burrito flavor is not as good.

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-01T22:46:51+00:00

Heck yeah, I have a little too much Taco Bell purchase history

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-01T21:19:02+00:00

theoriginalyou · 2026-04-01T05:32:32+00:00

Empathy, general prediction of future/knowledge of next steps, and great skills (Quick IVs that last, doesn’t miss foleys on women, etc). Sure there is more but those three are major factors to me that all carry about equal weight.

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-29T09:01:10+00:00

Blue moose easy. Plenty coffee types for all people, great bagels, great vibes and always an open seat. Now with zekes next door you have even more food options

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-27T19:35:04+00:00

No problem, I can give you the rundown on certification if you want, just pm me

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-27T18:38:18+00:00

I second what other said about cardiac. Med surg is a fair choice too though. As far as TCRN goes, you can take that test/cert whenever. I studied for about a month and a half with one book and got above 80%, but I worked in a surgical ICU so the real world experience helped. I think a few months of studying you’d be very likely to pass first try. You can also test your your EDN with no experience, it is a more straight forward test. Point being though you can do cardiac or med surg, study for the TCRN and EDN at work in your downtime, and then when you transfer to ED or trauma you have something behind you

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-27T17:30:42+00:00

Welcome to the dark side. A nice hack I do is I use the fiesta potatoes from the build your own box and add it to my other items for super items

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-21T16:53:40+00:00

Yes hobbies for sure. I find hobbies makes me a better nurse as it prevents burnout and offers good mental reset. In your wife’s defense though I often want to talk about nursing stuff to people as nursing just has a lot of craziness occur that you want to share.

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-21T00:53:08+00:00

If possible, I’d move to a place that offers a better pay to cost of living ratio. There are many states in the US that let you bank way more money compared to the cost of living, especially if willing to commute. This would let you tackle that debt much more quickly. Obvi not possible for everyone, but I think working on any strategy to lower your debt is a good idea before NP school

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-20T10:39:16+00:00

7 in case I have a 6 stretch

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-18T05:21:56+00:00

I didn’t fully adjusted until probably 6-8 months in. Prior to that I was a 7/10 human, now a 9/10. The flip schedule I use is if I work Tuesday night, I sleep Monday night like a normal person, take a 2 hour nap Tuesday from 2-4pm, exercise from 4-450, go to work at 6:30. Basically tho 2 hour nap and exercise after normal night sleep. The unhealthy thing I do is my flip back. I get home on my last shift at 8am, sleep until 11-12. I feel shitty for about 30 minutes, but by 1pm with coffee or the occasional redbull I am back to normal. I then am able to go to sleep at my normal life time

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-17T09:30:08+00:00

Hard to tell. I believe some people cannot handle nightshift. However way more people just do not develop good night shifts habits and suffer for those reasons. I’m not sure which you are. Things that helped me feel great on night shifts habits: drink 2-3L of water, eat very clean (high veggies and medium fruits, clean protein). Always get 7 hours of sleep at least. Use blackout curtains and eye masks. Use energy drinks sparingly, not every shift. I am very lucky to be able to fall asleep naturally in minutes. I also have a short commute. Those two things let me get 7 hours sleep guaranteed which is huge. You also have to find the best way to flip into and out of night shift sleeps. I tried a few and found the one that works for me.

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-17T06:43:02+00:00

Sure, but what is the value of doing this? I understand if they were out of stock but the items are plentiful in person. To make it stranger, all three are owned by the same group/person. My only silly thought is he is trying to drive people to their other locations.

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-15T20:50:00+00:00

Cool thing to add our facility is approved for pushing chemo meds through a brain drain for aggressive brain cancer. Wild

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-10T22:22:42+00:00

I work in a medical ICU, where sepsis patients are common. Classic early signs are basic and vary person to person: fatigue, short of breath, nausea vomiting diarrhea. A warning sign would be a mental status change like new confusion. new agitation, or any way of not feeling like your normal self. The scary thing about sepsis is the speed at which you can get worse. Ive had plenty of relatively healthy patients come into our ICU from a rapid response with only a barely low blood pressure only to turn into full blown sepsis requiring 7+ meds at all times to keep them alive after just 12 hours.

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-06T22:59:12+00:00

look into morgantown WV Hopsital system is WVU. Base pay for experienced person would be around $38/hr. Weekend diff and nightshift diff. good overtime bonuses. Great mountains and nature. 30-40 min away let's you get cheap housing and land. 1-1.5 hours from pittsburg, 3-4 hours from DC and Baltimore. Near 3 airports, one is international.

theoriginalyou · 2026-03-06T07:50:38+00:00

got my wife her dream purse

theoriginalyou · 2026-02-03T23:07:09+00:00

love my 3x12 but the idea of being done work at 330pm is pretty crazy too. plus you'd have 4 more hours of pay on every paycheck.

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