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We have to value ourselves first. We nurses are always looking for outward validation, why we have 1000 'types' of nurses...and we get what we get. And then accept it, and deal. We have to value ourselves first, say no, realize you're not special in the grand scheme, do your job well, and go home.

Waiters and waitresses? Bartenders and greeters? Amazon warehouse stockers and finance bros?... anyone breathing that can pass the NCLEX?

As a vetrinish youngish LPN, all these years of being gaslit to not being trained well enough to work in the hospital setting, unless our training has changed clinically over the last 17 years of ( me personally, just imo), what make$ us qualified now? Are we still working for 1/4th of the pay? Patients will definitely want an RN vs an LPN/ tech in a hospital, I would presume, so the load still falls squarely on the RN. Finally, while all the kudos are here, how wide are those open arms in real time on the floor? Just curious, I work in environmental science for now, so excuse my nativity for sure, it's been awhile since I've been in the nursing trenches ❤️

I agree. For me, I enjoyed the instability of floating. Nothing like documenting "per RN supervisor" and gone to the next random floor my next shift. It's lovely. Underpaid, but lovely. Ironically, choosing to float or not float is one of the limited choices that Nurses and CNA can pull weight and say yes or no and have a semi-choice of their working situation.

I take my prescription medication before I embark on my job/livelyhood/license right at shift change. Everything and everyone else can deal with unmedicated AD beforehand. It's a great understanding between my family and I; spicy, forgetful and lively ADHD AD at home, calm medicated and productive AD at work. This regimen has worked for me for almost 20 years now. But I'm pretty stable, I love my spiciness off my meds, on my days off (because I sleep all day anyways), and I love being employed with a clear license. I had to take a small 5mg booster after my 3rd child, so talk to your prescriber. It might be time for an adjustment, our hormones are wonky on these crazy ADHD meds. Another caveat: You will feel like garbage working NOC on meds...in the AM...because we crash harder than a broken steering column, so be mindful you may need to sleep soo. after your shift, and plan accordingly. I sleep constantly off my meds when I work nights. I had to rest my brain and body. I sleep four hours before work, and 7 after, and normal sleep on my day off.

I work as an Grad Urban and Environmental Planning intern for a city planning dept alongside dept of energy, public utilities, and environmental policy. I use the CNA/LPN critical thinking skills we utilize everyday in heathcare to address civil rights issues in regulatory policies. I'm an LPN, and couldn't pass the entrance exam to become an RN after 10 years of trying. I went back to school outside of nursing because for me, I realized I will never be a RN. I found a niche. You can too, trust me. Healthcare providers have so many intangible tools that are needed in civil government, and combined with the empathetic, critical thinking knowledge required to become one, WE can rule the world. And write the policies too! Look into city/local/state government. They are begging for nursing experience and knowledge, and RNs have them in droves. You will find what you're looking for and be appreciated to boot. Don't sell yourself short, trust me, the world needs nurses, both bedside and beyond. Be easy, AD

Going from working with newly blind folks in the ER from dewormer to the folks who see their purchases on the livestock shelf. It's like a weird butterfly effect twilight zone, but with dewormer. ?. */s I get it BTW. I hope no one is offended. I feel like I need a disclaimer.*

The doctor can sign off due to the second shot being medically contraindicated. *If* I took a 2 dose shot, the 2nd dose my Gastro MD would have wrote a note stating as such, with evidence of my care. ❤

Nope, perhaps she just chose to stay for those who couldn't, because she could. Nothing more, nothing less. I applaud those who took time away from nursing. To the OG vets, please write healthcare Policy, advocate for us in the trenches, with the same knowledge and vigor for sustainable healthcare bylaws as you have ICU care. Don't leave us, change up the strategy and we love you.

No, not at all. However, the added benefit for me is not social acceptance, it is empathy for the folks that are not vaccinating for *reasons*. I still don't care about social acceptance because of a vaccine, it's just another way to reach folks in truth. This vaccine validated every apprehensive rationale I had for *not* getting it. I went to the hospital, still couldn't work, and went against my own convictions, for the greater good. I felt like I betrayed myself by taking this shot, it was that deep. I felt alone, misled, and angry. But I was vaccinated though... But now..I'm here, I'm alive, I'm good. I can truly understand why people are so passionate on both sides. Empathize, and hopefully help folks feel at peace with their decision, one way or another. Many folks have few choices in life. Taking this vaccine is one. On Monday, more folks will lose that choice. But they held on this long right? Take care

Objectively speaking as a PoC, many things are way more difficult for Indigenous People, and ADOS than immigrants. Hell, for many Americans period, everyday life is a very poor existence, with minimal to no opportunity, regardless of race. Success is *not so easy* in America, and while *it is* a shame not everyone has your respect of the perceived American opportunity, it is quite understandable why folks feel the way they do. Not at all taking away your thoughts and validity of your opinions, just offering another perspective.

I was upset. I said nope...waited to take the shot and quit. I refused the shot, because I always refuse non mandated shots, I'm "really healthy". Then my $$$ dried up. Then I said f it and took the shot... and was hospitalized with Covid thereafter (I posted a while ago). I was tired, angry for going against my gut ( all the puns intended), and being forced to take (assumed) garbage...and still got sick...and broke to boot. However, now I am grateful, well paid by my job, and have a testimony to coworkers and patients that I come in contact with. I meet them at their mental place, wherever it may be, because I was probably there. Our job as healthcare providers is give the facts and empathize. As a POC...it's alot to deal with, and we many of times feel like death is everywhere, anyways, so why be forced to do *something else?* So I understand. Some people can't even afford to take time off to get the shot, let alone sick from the shot. It happens, and some people just can't afford to miss a day. I'm not paying your bills dear, you do you. You've gotten this far, who am I to judge. We need to do more to make sure policies protect those who get sick from the shot, and not fire them for taking a sick day from the mandated shot. Lots and lots of workers are just scared. Let's be kind to one another.

That makes so much sense. I also was seen by gastroenterology for potential emergency surgery. They where everywhere as well, and nothing they said made sense, the little bit I was able to decode, way way above my clinical grade. I will say in the 15 some odd years of being an LPN, I am just now seeing the perspective of the patients, lost, scared and confused. Thank you for your kindness and patience for an explanation. The world needs more nurses like y'all.

Now that is scary. Praise God, but that makes total sense. I would have never known. Thank you kindly for your explanation.

I did not want to get the vaccine. I took it for the greater good. I was admitted in the hospital for the first time ever roughly 6 weeks later. I don't know, just venting. I am sorry for the confusion.

I apologize for the confusion. Both. I was vaccinated 2 months ago. I caught the variant (I was told) from the antibodies in my system( as what the nurse said)...but I have tested negative the entire time because I am in school, and still have weekly testing. I am just as confused, and I've never been so sick. I had no idea I would be in the hospital a week, and still have issues. I apologize for the inconvenience.

I'm here posting a personal story after a bout from the variant. I am fully vaccinated. I was hospitalized 2 months later. I was curious if I am just a rare breed? Hope so. I am in the high risk group (healthy, middle-aged woman taking BC) for blood clots, but otherwise very healthy (athlete), and admitted for...some of the fatal risks discussed at length. I was terrified, very sick, and the illness happened so fast, I thought I was going to die. I spent a week in the hospital, with so many tests surrounding my clotting factors and liver enzymes was in the "fatal" numbers (I'm sorry, I'm an LPN), tested (covid19-). Now post hospitalization, I have long hauler gastrointestinal issues that I have never had before. No more southern plates for a while ? I said all of this to let folks know that eventhough I did what I needed to do for the greater good, my gut kept telling me no ( all the puns intended) the entire time. I wanted a place for all healthcare folks to decompress all their fears, no judging zone. And it's OK to feel whatever you feel. I did, my correlations came true, however, I am grateful for great healthcare we all strive for all. God bless...and stay safe out here.

There always needs to have a level of respect. Things, topics, ideals go left because people fail to show respect. I am a "well flavored" LPN of 13 years. Depending on the situation I have the most knowledge in the room or the least. Regardless, I always show respect to those in the room, even if I am by myself. I love reading the perspectives of "older", wiser information being disseminated, however with everything moving at such an advanced pace nowadays, factual information, regardless of the age or duration of the vessel, is everywhere. We have to remain respectful to all who seek knowledge, and nursing will be in a much better place. God bless you all and thank you for supporting the conversation.

I believe the vaccine incentives are just to push past a threshold if I am not mistaken. The people who are never going to vaccinate will not be persuaded by a coupon. Those folks are too far gone. Let's be frank, many people (including heathcare workers) were threated by losing their jobs in order to get in full compliance to work. So if a chance for attending a Superbowl or a coupon for some nuggets motivates the teens for a cheap date night including a Covid 19 vaccine, let's be thankful that some people took up the offer, when otherwise would have never given it a passing thought (however the rhetoric for many of these incentives glorify unhealthy lifestyle, furthering the pressure of the healthcare system, but that is another day). Many incarcerated, homeless, transient, high-risk individuals in the margins of our communities (including elementary kids) will never have the opportunity to take one, by no fault of their own. I am so glad the vaccine is available (in some) parts of the US, however many do not have the privilege. We are blessed as healthcare workers, however; I think at times our tone for the masses loses sight of the little gains we do make. We are almost there, let's keep the fight, to keep down the census.

*Disclaimer* I am an LVN on track to receive a Master's degree in <Economics not related to nursing>. In the same time, it took for me to (finally) pass LVN school (2 years), I will have obtained 2 higher-level degrees, GRE's and all. However, I will never become an RN, my grades are too low for RN school. Understandably, I recognize the academic and mental rigor that it takes to become an RN, (and NP), and commend such standards necessary for acceptance. We pride our nursing practice on the "levels of skill obtainment" (CNA, LVN, RN, NP, ect) using academic rigors which standardize our nursing model for each level of practice. As I approach 20 years of being an LVN, I also acknowledge the economic and academic benefit of filling the market with highly educated NP's. I apologize for the rambling, however, could veterans in the nursing field kindly explain what the "problem" is with too many "highly educated" nurses filling the market? Everyone enrolled at the NP schools in question are educated RN's, and required to pass mandated licensing boards to become NP's; therefore, is the NP licensing operation too "easy" for the level of education RN's are capable of? Forgive me, but is this not what the nursing practice wanted? Highly educated nurses (RN, BSN required, ect?) with advanced level degrees? Y'all are such smart, amazing nurses, and I marvel at the work that it takes to nurse at such a high level, regardless of the school in attendance. Although I am an LPN on the outside of this debate, it is fascinating to me to listen, learn, and have a glimpse of a nursing world I can never experience. I appreciate all who have contributed to these open conversations and discussions. Thank you for your time, fellow AN nurses.

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How's that degree working for you now...? Such a different perspective of human and societal spectrum whenever pandemics occur and a nurse is using GIS instead of a EMAR...

Yell a bit louder for the folk in the back, we can not hear you through your bandana mask...=)

The airlines and Tax-Exempt-Cruise Ships that brought this virus here asked for $$$$$....And received... Healthcare is asking for $$$/Critical Equipment/Basic PPE to fight this international virus that was brought over by same vessels/carriers....and get denied, told wash your mask, keep your disposable gloves, wear whatever mask Pintrest made for you to work, and wait in line for your $1000 with the rest of you peons.... We love Nurses Week Cups!...when is it again... Perspectives....

Thank you for your service. I understand completely what your saying. Nursing is a job...which we are exchanged our services for labor. We nurses get it misconstrued of our purpose in this healthcare system, and until we tighten up our nursing values and profession as a unit, we are going to continue to get what we get. I understand nursing is a calling...so is military, police, fire, teaching...all unselfish, altruistic...jobs... Military service is similar in structure, I am not sure why folk are dismissing you as such. Rankings, job levels, similar to nursing field. However, the Military, Fireman, and Police, and Teachers are also unionized...and valued on individual levels for their importance of job duties...and recognized at all levels of service with value and honor of your fellow servicemen... Nursing...we have a long way to go...and deserve better from within