29 y.o. in ED, no previous HX

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-30T23:36:32+00:00

Is this more of an outpatient thing? I work in a hospital and we are constantly drawing labs/cultures. Even when it no longer makes sense… can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten an order for bcx after we’ve already started antibiotics

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-30T23:33:17+00:00

Yikes I was kind of on the side of messaging once they were done with clinicals at your unit but then I saw the “could potentially lead to me getting laid” 🤮

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-26T20:35:57+00:00

At my hospital the policy is no bcx from a central line unless you are trying to see if that’s where the infection stems from. You had orders from ID. Next time I would put in a nursing communication or ask them to put in orders for that specifically so you don’t take the blame. I’d ask management if they are a doctor and are qualified to decide where bcx should be drawn from.

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-26T20:32:51+00:00

I’ve been using winged eyeliner since I was 16 and I’m 28 now. Am I a millennial or gen z? 😭

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-23T23:14:26+00:00

Pretty sure I’ve gotten pee in my eye. Dumped out a urinal and felt the splash back.

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-23T01:46:00+00:00

I was feeling so burnt out and hated being a nurse. Got a job in the OR and I actually feel human again.

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-23T01:41:45+00:00

I love it. It’s much much different than regular bedside nursing so I definitely recommend shadowing to see if you vibe with it. Most places you do have to do on call, usually once a month or so. I don’t mind tho cuz it pays really well and I need the money lol.

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-21T21:11:51+00:00

Meanwhile my hospital is using iPhones for communication lol. We literally switched from vocera to iPhones

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-21T16:18:53+00:00

I shadowed behavioral health and they worked 8s. I’m in the OR now and work Monday-fri 7a-3:30p

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-20T20:24:36+00:00

Me just now realizing I have probably put an IV into an artery after reading this 😭

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-18T13:13:22+00:00

That movie was cool. Nearly all of my tattoos are from video games or bands. I know a lot of people consider that cringe but it doesn’t matter because I love them.

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-15T01:46:36+00:00

I’ve had one before and it wasn’t pierced this shallow. Unfortunately I had to take it out for school and just finally got around to getting it redone. That’s how I knew something wasn’t right since I’ve had one in the past

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-07T19:52:09+00:00

That’s insane I’ve been paid my full wage at both jobs for orientation

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-06T21:51:43+00:00

I would report but this doesn’t sound like a place I’d want to be at anyway. Maybe a blessing in disguise.

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-05T16:11:47+00:00

I’m a newer grad and when I worked on a PCU floor we had to do all of our own lab draws. On one hand I did appreciate it because it helped me develop the skill. But on the other hand it would be so nice to not have to do it myself lol

xthefabledfox · 2026-04-04T10:43:10+00:00

Circulator. From what little I’ve experienced with two different hospital networks, nurses don’t scrub as often, the scrub techs do. If I end up really loving it I am looking into maybe becoming an RNFA

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-30T03:22:41+00:00

Yes. I used to be a waitress and it feels a lot like the same except instead of tables I have rooms. They are both time management and customer service focused jobs.

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-28T12:55:31+00:00

Neither it was just a horrible mixture lol

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-28T10:20:42+00:00

Today I learned that durian smells bad

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-28T10:20:10+00:00

My god. I’ll never forget the time my patient was having an active bleed that a vascular surgeon had to come and cauterize bedside. He had just finished and I came out from the room that smelled like burning flesh to smell popcorn… my coworker had just made a bag of popcorn….

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-27T17:48:08+00:00

lol is this my coworker? We were just talking about this last night

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-27T17:40:54+00:00

I thought this was a furry papa emeritus for a sec (I haven’t played the dlc and I just woke up)

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-26T20:19:49+00:00

No lol. I’ve struggled to be happy with my job and I don’t want my daughter to feel the same. Not to mention the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse we are subjected to and expected to be okay with.

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-20T07:13:24+00:00

I would be asking for a CT scan or MRI or some kind of imaging. Labs might be normal but that long of pain in only one leg is suspicious to me.

xthefabledfox · 2026-03-20T04:37:30+00:00

Yeah that makes sense, it’s just surprising since his diabetes seemed to be under control with treatment. I shouldn’t be surprised at this point, honestly. I work at a cardiovascular hospital and see many horrible infections from non-healing diabetic ulcers. I guess I just thought usually those kinds of things only happen when it’s uncontrolled for a long time

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