WILTW 9/13: Social Calls and Social Justice

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Hi all!

I have gotten permission by ixchel to host WILTW. I feel EXTREMELY honored to keep a thread going that inspires, and helps many of us who want to work or work in this business.

This week, has been the most SOCIAL week; with enjoying the last week of summer break behind me and celebrating labor day as a unionized employee at work, the rest of the week was exciting with the increase of social cases, and my ever frustration with how social services is fragmented, in trouble, and fails the kids and the families that I see, along with actual lateral violence-not amongst nurses by the way-in my face, and support for a issue arise, it hasn't been a bad week! ;)

So, without further preamble what I learned this week:

1. Nurse who are out of work or at their undesired job due to the nursing surplus in my area that want to be Peds nurses could MOST likely run social services much more efficiently and effectively. :yes:

2. Being recorded is NOT such a bad thing when you see a trauma fellow screaming and pushing nurses during a trauma, twice in the same weekend for two different traumas.

3. That I enjoy sedations; and this is another option when I plan my pre-semi retirement.

4. That I will be a part of learning to be a educator on sexual assault, assault collections; we play an important part of collecting to ensure that DNA is not compromised; even if not discovered immediately, anything and any part of the process where I can assist in protect the public's health and safety, then I can be confident in supporting that justice.

So, what have you learned this week?

Specializes in ED, psych.
Happy Bday!!!

Thank you :inlove:!

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I've learned that I'm The Nurse to more people than I've even thought. Not a bad thing at this time.

I've learned that I have no room for anti vaxxers in my life. Dead serious.

I've learned that it is a bad allergy season in NY.

I've learned that I miss a LOT of people that used to be here, that don't seem to be here any longer.

To be continued.

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Specializes in allergy and asthma, urgent care.

I learned (once again) that you can't fix stupid.

I learned that I cannot work 6 days straight anymore without feeling totally wiped out. I work with a NP at my per diem job who is a full time professor and clinical instructor and also works every weekend in Urgent Care to help support an ill family member. She never has a day off. Did I mention that she is 79? I am a wimp.

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Specializes in Critical care.

I learned just how frustrating it is when an on-call provider doesn't want to do their freaking job. I totally don't blame the night nurses, I know they tried their best to get the patient transferred. It was just super frustrating to walk into such a mess with a super unstable cardiac patient first thing in the morning. Is it really plausible to think that some MONA is going to cut it for a patient who feels WORSE than when they were admitted when they were put on a nitro drip (among other things), especially with a new irregular rhythm with uncontrolled heart rates? On the plus side I learned which NP with that same group will come in and get **** done. I'm just wondering how my pt is doing since they did a ton of interventions, including an IABP.

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Specializes in Prior Auth, SNF, HH, Peds Off., School Health, LTC.
I learned that getting a mortgage now is a lottttttttt more complicated than before the housing bubble went boom. I might have to get an apartment for a few months while I sell my current house and keep everything in storage. There's just not enough time to handle the move for my new job any other way.

No kidding that things are so much more complicated. I learned some related things:

I learned that sellers are now being advised by their real estate agents to not even consider an offer unless the potential buyer has already been pre-approved for their mortgage. Pre-qualified is not enough anymore. Almost all sellers require your pre-approval documentation to be included as part of the offer to purchase. Seriously...

So, it's better not to start looking at homes until you get those particular "ducks in a row" because it really, really sucks to fall in love with a house, only to find out that by the time you get pre-approved, (which is pretty much the whole process, so all that's really left is to get the appraisal...) it will probably be under contract to other buyers 😕.

Unfortunately, loan officers don't tell you that pre-qual, and pre-app. are different things (unless you know to ask), so when your agent asks if you've talked to the loan officer and gotten "the letter" you think "yeah, we already did that" only to find out that no, you really haven't....

I also learned that if you have a fair amount of equity in your current house, it somehow works out better on paper to keep that home as a rental and then it gets counted as income, and you will be approved for a bigger mortgage than if you sell it. Obviously, this means you have to be honest with yourself about whether you can afford the payment on a larger mortgage... But with a low enough interest rate, the payment might be fairly close.... Just don't assume that, "if I was approved, I can afford it"-- that's what got so many people into trouble before....

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
I learned just how frustrating it is when an on-call provider doesn't want to do their freaking job. I totally don't blame the night nurses I know they tried their best to get the patient transferred. It was just super frustrating to walk into such a mess with a super unstable cardiac patient first thing in the morning. Is it really plausible to think that some MONA is going to cut it for a patient who feels WORSE than when they were admitted when they were put on a nitro drip (among other things), especially with a new irregular rhythm with uncontrolled heart rates? On the plus side I learned which NP with that same group will come in and get **** done. I'm just wondering how my pt is doing since they did a ton of interventions, including an IABP.[/quote']

I feel your pain on this. We have an inhouse hospitalist on night shift who will not come and see an inpatient who is having issues. He asks for the house doctor to see the patient. It is HIS JOB to see the patient on his team. He says he is in the ER doing admissions. I have had the house manager speak to him more than once. Just insane. He also cannot make a decision and often asks me, the rapid response nurse what he should do. Good grief it is so frustrating.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
LadyFree, I think you are awesome. You and I have much in common. I'm worried about you because of the giant banner at the top of our page.

Know that I admire you and enjoy your posts. I'm glad you got to post this.

Thanks! :shy: :inlove:

No worries NurseGirl525...I have been working in the background to address the banner, and have gotten the tools that I need to address the matter at hand. I remain hopeful that it will be resolved soon based on my efforts.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
This week I learned that I start LPN school on 10/24.

I learned the color code for IV gauges.

Congrats SAM!!!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.
I've learned that I'm The Nurse to more people than I've even thought. Not a bad thing at this time.

I've learned that I have no room for anti vaxxers in my life. Dead serious.

I've learned that it is a bad allergy season in NY.

I've learned that I miss a LOT of people that used to be here, that don't seem to be here any longer.

To be continued.

Yesterday my left eye felt as though it was being attacked by those histamine spikes balls (gotta love my nursery description :laugh: ) ALL night!

I do miss a lot of people as well...I think about them more often...maybe I'm getting nostalgia as the weather is ready to change.

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Thanks for letting me know that you find those posts helpful!

I am invested in re-integrating palliative care into primary bedside nursing and want bedside nurses to have the tools they need to provide end -of - life care. We will see much more of that in the future as our population ages and lives longer (not necessarily with more quality of life though...).

The other day I thought about a palliative care round up once in a while here for nurses who want to stay up to date in all things palliative and hospice.

Please do!

LadyFree28 - been thinking about you and the other folks.

Farawyn - You've still got me! :inlove:

I've learned that Blue Diamond Oven Roasted Almonds with dark chocolate are to die for . . . .:yes: One of our hospice volunteers bought a bunch of 25 ounce bags at Sam's Club and brought them to our IDT. We all tasted the almonds and bought every single bag!

:up:

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Specializes in critical care.

Hi, all!

This week, I have learned hoarding can be a blessing. (I promise that actually is nursing related. :up:) Always, ALWAYS retain documentation you receive from your employer.

Recreating a timeline of events in writing to describe an emotional situation can bring those emotions to the surface again, fiercely, even if a decent amount of time has passed.

I'm so thankful to have LadyFree take over while some things in my world are getting sorted out. Woman, YOU ROCK! ;)

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I learned that there are 92 days, 5 hours, and 3 minutes until nursing school graduation.

(Not that I'm counting or anything)

I also learned:

(1.) That balancing two clinical rotations is challenging. I have one day off to study ... and somehow see my family in there too :cry:. With 3 classes, and one a grad class, and 4 day clinicals, I'm beat. I feel like I'm failing the "I'm a decent mom" category, as I missed the first day of school (at clinical), 3 soccer games (at clinical, at class), 2 cross country meets (clinical, studying, class), and a trip to NYC (had to stay home and study). I suck.

(2.) School nurses are superheroes. Being a former teacher, I already had great respect for them. But as one of my rotations is school nursing ... good gosh! She barely eats, kids come in all the live long day, and the parents - gah. Yet she still comes in every day with a smile.

(3.) There are 92 days, 5 hours, and *2 minutes* until graduation ....

Remember School Nurse perks - no weekends, all holidays off, long Summer break, home with your own kids in the evenings, not too much blood. Sure, like any job, there are drawback. But keep those lovely perks in mind!

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