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So, I guess you have the fellow nurses in your state to thank for that.

If it can be and I'm working COVID, I want to err on the side of caution.

I am 61 and the second oldest on my unit. Was sent to float onto COVID last weekend. Pneu past 2 years, A+ blood, with a 64 y.o. husb at home. I don't complain...not then and haven't now. Being sent there the next 4 weekends and don't hear younger nurses stepping forward to cover for me.

I work for a non-union hospital. Compared to the other hospitals in the area, I am not seeing any difference. What are you seeing in your area?

Out of curiosity, how many Magnet hospitals are union?

"but being a Nurse means that you may have to put your life on the line to save others." Really? I want to know where it says this. I truly do. Is that what we're taught? I don't remember. Is that an oath? Is that a law...in that I lose my license if I don't? What are the parameters? I am always hearing, "You must take care of yourself, or you can't care for others." Now I'm hearing, "You must care for others 'til you die!" Well, which is it?

Dear "We have no cases yet but...", Please report back to us *after* it's hit you and you're at your peak. Thank you for your support, Sincerely, Nurse Julie

Under oath, entire 9 hr deposition. "In a 2013 poll of the Top 50 “most influential people in vaccines,” Dr. Plotkin was voted number two, behind only Bill Gates. ...He has also served as a consultant and directly developer on several vaccines currently recommended by the CDC. While popular pro-vaccine zealots and vaccine risk deniers have locked arms in their refusal to publicly debate the many issues underlying current vaccine schedules, Dr. Plotkin’s 9-hour testimony now serves as perhaps the most damning admissions against the purported ‘settled science’ of vaccines, their safety and some of their most troubling ingredients."

I imagine you will need to continue to find facilities to work in that allow for wearing masks, as ours does. I agree that everyone should be allowed to choose whether or not to accept the flu vaccine as there are risks and wearing a mask is an acceptable alternative. I work in neuro/oncology and we have had people admitted with reactions from the vaccine. Guillain Barre being one and CIDP another and both can leave one afflicted for life (there are others). Only you know how much pressure you can take from your school and how much effort you are willing in order to find that place to work. I admire you for standing your ground. Perhaps making a presentation on the reactions that can happen will make an impression? IDK.

I work in oncology/neurology where we have many PICCs. We don't heparinize them. Only a central lines.

On the patient's part, well...they want a 5-star hotel where they just happen to be medically treated.

Now that student has learned one of the best lessons in life. If you don't look out for yourself, no one else is. It's up to you to find the uni and the scholarships/grants/funding. It's also the lesson I learned when helping my father navigate through his care when he had cancer, and prior to my attending school to become a nurse. I now tell my patient's the they need to look out for themselves and not count on others to do it for them.

I gave my initial assessment and she said that wasn't it. So, I gave her many other options as I came across them. That is why I didn't put them all "into one". I provided many more solutions than you did. I didn't "spam" her fertility...did you read what I provided? If you did, you would see that I was extremely helpful.

Of course you can. By not dating "that much", waiting until you're older to marry, by choosing an older man to marry, driving 1.5 hrs to work at nursing and expecting to be in the mood to become pregnant, not exploring other options (as I have already offered). She complains about travel nursing, but says her husband can't get work if he is traveling with her. Is he working now? If not, it doesn't matter. Most of that can be subconsciously sabotaging herself. Secondly, stress *does* play a part in infertility. It plays a role in many areas of health, so why would one think that it would not affect one's fertility? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/277543.php

Not narrow minded. Just an analysis and my theory. If it's not correct after you mulling it over, that's all you have to say. That it's not what you believe is the problem. As someone else said, " I really do like when someone pulls out something that I overlooked. There is definitely something to this to ruminate over. There are a lot of things that the original poster has in her thoughts and maybe the one she hasn't isolated yet as a possible factor that needs attention is the elephant in the room? Not saying you need to do anything drastic but, maybe this is a huge possible area of dissatisfaction, or causing the inability to be happy with other things." So, it wasn't just me that thought it was a possibility. I just call it like I see it. What's the saying? "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." If that's not what it is...move on to my other suggestions. They are plentiful. If one of those don't work for you and your husband, I sure would like to know why.

And, lastly, why don't you become a fertility nurse. Appears that they make more and your hours would be better.

http://www.ihr.com/infertility/provider/financial_assistance.html

A few different grant places the above one here: https://www.ivfauthority.com/ivf-grants/

You may want to look into the following Fertility financial aid programs: https://www.fertilityauthority.com/costs/grants-and-aid-infertility-treatment

More helpful info showing companies who offer IVF benefits: https://www.fertilityiq.com/topics/fertilityiq-data-and-notes/fertilityiq-best-companies-to-work-for-family-builder-workplace-index-2017-2018

Do you have IVF insurance. While doing some reading, I see that "Texas is one of the 15 states that offers a fertility insurance mandate for its residents. This means that insurance companies in the state are required to offer coverage for IVF cost in Texas or for other fertility treatments." Lots of good information here on help with IVF costs: https://www.ivfauthority.com/ivf-cost-in-texas/

Why don't you go to work at a hospital that pay for IVF. Many do. Since your husband isn't working, is he will to work somewhere that pays for IVF? https://www.fastcompany.com/40496580/these-companies-offer-the-most-generous-ivf-employee-benefits If you two are truly wanting IVF, you need to be willing to set priorities to get what you want. It may not be the job he wants, but if IVF is truly a priority, he will work somewhere that offers it. He could even be a part-time barista at Starbucks and have it paid for. It doesn't take much time to search and find places that pay for it. I found this in 30 seconds.

I don't think it's nursing that you are wanting out of. I think it may be your marriage. You have been adjusting your nursing career to fix your marriage and motherhood situation, when it's really your marriage situation that needs to be adjusted. None of the adjustments in your nursing jobs has helped...right? That's because that's not what needs to be changed. Your husband had bad credit and doesn't have a job now? That is not Trump's fault. The unemployment rate is at 3.9% which is the lowest since 1969. None of the nursing jobs work for you and you blame all the places you have worked? You are blaming your problems on everyone but where the problems lie. You chose a man who is much older...what did you think what going to happen? Were you a nurse when you married him? If so, you should have known the possibility of not being able to conceive a child with him. You need to think out your life and plan. Maybe you really didn't want a child and subconsciously sabotaged yourself. I don't know. But, *you* need to think it out.