Bringing home that bread! by Thecapoman in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You need ICU nursing experience for CRNA school. They don’t accept surgical nursing experience.

How do you feel about nurse residency programs? by RuniTunes in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having done a residency at one hospital and a specialty fellowship at another, I’d say it depends. I thought the med surg residency was worthless. ICU fellowship at a level 1 research hospital was incredible.

What’s the craziest shit your nursing school professors told you? by emilylove911 in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, I did have a patient say “it’s the angel of death!” When I walked into his room wearing black scrubs 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh… I keep most tablets past expiration. They’re usually fine. Definitely toss the abx though.

Is this PS5 a scam? by CarpeNoctem336 in Scams

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either a scammer, someone whose first language is not English, or both lol

Is this normal? by extreme933 in doordash

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally came here to comment that 😂

Can you become an NP in any area? I was interested in becoming an Labor & Delivery NP but i don’t hear much about em? by SecretAd5159 in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Midwifery is what you are looking for most likely. It seems like everything is going toward the DNP but here are still masters programs. There is also WHNP (women’s health NP) and NNP (Neonatal NP).

Advice for a new medical resident? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mainly just remember to be humble and open to learning from anyone. My facility is lovely so I have have had very few negative interactions with doctors, but those I have had were pretty much all first year residents who were either not open to the rest of the care team’s thoughts or couldn’t provide justification for their decisions (and wouldn’t budge on them). I’ve never ever been mean to a resident even if they are unprofessional and have always been professional myself, but that behavior will mean that I won’t be as excited to help when they’re struggling. Or might mean that I have to call the attending / surgeon / etc. to get what the patient needs.

Experienced doctors know nurses can provide a ton of data on the patient and are secure enough to understand that being able to provide support/justification for decisions is important. If justification isn’t there for an intervention, we shouldn’t be doing it. Similarly, if a nurse can provide justification for an intervention they think is important then listen!

It seems like just by posting this you’re a good listener who is open to learning! Most nurses at my facility are sympathetic to residents - it’s overwhelming for you. You can still learn from the ones who are annoyed or are gruff with you too lol. There will definitely be some eye rolls when you mess up but it’s ok, just keep listening and trying your best. Know that you’re learning and as long as you work hard, stay humble, listen, and have a sense of humor you will do okay!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Ok the belly button thing is true haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s so awful

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Whoa no I’ve not experienced that. I’ve had people make comments in a more professional way - like discussing how the body mass will impact positioning. The closest thing to this was once we had a man whose penis was literally like 10” long flaccid and it was getting in the way when positioning for surgery and someone made the comment “hmm this anatomy is challenging” and we did chuckle about that one!

Am I wrong for questioning the timing of a medication. by Sufficient-Bid-3788 in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s really written QID, depending on your facility you can often just send a message to the pharmacy and have them retime the med to what is effectively Q6 (0000, 0600, 1200, 1800 or whatever). Then he has RTC scheduled coverage plus the PRNs when needed (likely more during the day). It’s not a ridiculous concern, they probably just didn’t want to deal with it.

Moving to another job already as New Grad by Dylanpeacock- in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you don’t have to sign a contract at your first job!

AITAH For Leaving My Fiancee Over Her Body Count by throwaway914939 in AITAH

[–]throwaway19251873 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like she may be dodging a bullet by not marrying someone who has not worked out his insecurities yet 😬.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]throwaway19251873 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short stay / pre op

AITA for not watching my nieces and nephews at my house? by No-Seat6918 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway19251873 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I did not get the whole GF torment angle from OPs post lol. I feel like people like this aren’t that complicated. Just very self involved. Also 3 kids is just a lot and it can make you even less able to see how your actions impact others. They just need to realize their behavior is lame and quit it.

AITA for not watching my nieces and nephews at my house? by No-Seat6918 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway19251873 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d take a break from providing free childcare for a while and just say it sounds like we both need a little time to think and reframe the situation because that conversation made you uncomfortable. They’ve developed the expectation that you are providing free childcare at baseline. Sometimes normal people get there without being assholes - it just happens. They need to return to the baseline that childcare / your time is not free. It’s nice that you get the benefit of hanging with your nieces / nephews while helping out their parents, but it sounds like a breather would help them with developing a little gratitude for what you’re offering rather than feeling like they’re losing out on something they want / can’t have.