JerseyTomatoMDCrab BSN

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,...

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 ...

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 dress...

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 di...

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 wit...

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 int...

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...

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.

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.

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 pr...

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!

The "whining" you see here is simply professionals who share an employment environment (one that you are clearly not privy to) and happen to be in the unique situation of rarely- if ever- having someone to talk to at work. School nursing is very isol...

Working nights at the hospital that raised me (aka hired me as a new grad) Thinking about what I want to do when I grow up. Missing you guys!

*chirp, chirp* (hi guys)

My concern is less with people thinking nursing is easy (although a member of my husband's family did tell me nursing was "just memorizing" and I was not happy) but moreso with people having unrealistic expectations of what nursing actually is. They ...

I started on nights as a new grad and am very happy I did. While it's true that there are some nights when you are so busy and running around nonstop but typically the pace is a bit slower. It gives you a better shot at learning the flow of nursing, ...

Helping them how? Like enabling them to not do what they are capable of doing themselves? Try using the "quote" button at the bottom of a post so we can know to whom you are replying. I can't imagine you would be terminated for falling asleep in a me...

I am not ignoring you folks. I check the threads regularly. I just never have time to provide the witty, brilliant and hilarious responses you all have come to expect from me This assistant director gig is running me ragged. Not at ALL what was prom...

Ok... slight detour. I got my bill for my first class in the quest to obtain my school nurse certification. Grad school, as it turns out, is pretty expensive. Like, 5 grand per class expensive. They don't tell you that when you apply that's for sure....

Immediately following: Went to dinner with my family. Went to my friend's house and got drunk. Recorded a video of myself whilst cutting my horrific clinical uniform to shreds. 1-2 Weeks after: Hung out on campus for 2 weeks while attending my mandat...

I got in! Orientation on 1/10. This is exciting. Also exciting... I resigned from the "bit off more than I could chew" assistant director position. My mental health was going to wind up suffering and I can't do that to myself. I took a job at the hos...