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Yup. Same here. If the physician is ordering an upgrade they should be at the bedside to assess the patient and calling the family is their responsibility. I have found that families usually would rather talk to the provider in a situation like that, anyway.

It might have something to do with your location/the culture in the hospitals where you applied. I switched from adult telemetry to NICU and several other nurses on my unit came from the adult world as well. Don’t let anyone tell you your experience in the ED won't translate to the world of little humans. Sure, the learning curve is steep but things like time management and ability to communicate with providers and other nurses can’t be taught. They come with experience which you have! I stayed in the same hospital, just switched units and things like knowing the charting system of how the phones worked made my orientation so much easier as well! I’m sorry this is happening to you and I echo other posters who say try getting your certifications to show your interest. Best of luck to you!

Favorites when I worked with adults: foley insertions, mouth care on REALLY crusty long term trach patients who clearly hadn’t had good mouth care in a while, smooth IV insertions, accessing ports. Least favorites with adults: trach care, wound dressing changes, IVs that would flash but not advance. Favorites in the NICU: intubations, changing the whole face of a super spitty CPAP kid, suctioning a gigantic goober from an ETT. Least favorite in NICU: PKUs, any blood where the heel won’t bleed, inserting NGTs on big cranky kids who hate it and fight you.

I have Venmoed my 50% laid off sister some money several times since this all started. She gets mad and protests but I tell her if she sends it back, I’ll just give it to her again plus interest ? I received a “covid bonus” from my employer that I did not feel I deserved so I donated most of it to a local food bank.

This is a helpful way to respond to most situations lololol.

Using the term “enhance one’s appearance” implies these are cosmetic procedures which they are not. They are gender reaffirming procedures, not plastic surgery. Two different things. Individuals seeking these procedures aren’t simply dissatisfied with the shape or size of a part of their anatomy, they instead feel profoundly uncomfortable and “wrong” in their bodies.

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! I know when I was a SN out of state I couldn’t even leave my office to eat lunch let alone teach classes. It seems so silly.

It’s actually not although that would make a lot of sense lol. It’s one extra class that I am taking concurrently with another course that is required for graduation. From what I can gather they say it has something to do with having nurses certified to teach ensures we will always be placed on the teacher’s pay scale, resulting in better financial security as a profession. It just seems a little odd to me since I have literally never encountered a school nurse who teaches classes.

I have never been less concerned with a topic than I am with the footwear a fellow healthcare worker chooses. My dermatologist is a man and he wears them.

Hi everyone, I’ve been out of the school nursing game for a few years since moving to a state (Jersey) where a certificate was required. I am in my second to last semester of earning said certification and in the beginning of my “student teaching internship” for the instructional SN cert that is not required in NJ but was heavily pushed by my professors. I was wondering if anyone else here took the instructional route, either in NJ or elsewhere, and what the student teaching portion was like. So far it seems pretty disorganized (like the rest of my program but that’s a story for another day) with no clear expectations except for the number of hours required to spend student teaching. It’s still not clear if I’m supposed to be writing my own lesson plans, following the teacher’s curriculum etc. I’m not sure if this is typical, just curious about what everyone else’s experiences were.

The worst job I have ever accepted had an interview that felt like what you’re describing. I lasted 6 wretched months.

I shadowed a middle school nurse this past fall as part of earning my certification. She told me her students enter the school with their thumbs in their mouth and leave the school with the middle fingers raised.

My classic friends! Thanks for all the warm re-welcomes.

How about "vintage" or "original"? It wasn't even that long ago lolol it just feels like forever! I'm glad to be back!

Hi. For those of you who don't know, I used to be *kind of* a big deal around here. Not really. Anyway then I went back to the hospital and fell of the face of the AN Earth. But for the COBs and dinosaurs around here who remember this old piece of produce, I wanted to let you know that I applied and was accepted to a school nursing certificate program and I start in July. I miss school nursing and you fine people and I am looking forward to being more present around here... ... do we still wear pink on Wednesdays? Hope you are all well.. It's almost June! xox