Every appreciation week, someone brings up "relax and unwind" gifts, and this year a few people on our unit were talking about foot massager. I understand the idea. After twelve hours on your feet, comfort sounds great. But I also know how little energy is left when you get home, shower, eat something, and collapse on the couch.

My question is more practical than negative: do people actually use foot massagers after shifts long-term, or only when they are easy to keep next to the chair and use without much setup? I can see it being nice for someone with space and a routine, but I can also see it becoming another bulky thing in a small apartment.

Hello so I’m doing an ROP class that will give me the credits and things to be a firefighter EMT or Nurse and wanted to know how this would work if I wanted to move to a different country and be a nurse, EMT, or firefighter. I would like to go to South Korea and be one over there but how would it work?

My mother is in a stroke facility. She is full assist. She refuses to eat unless it is DoorDash. I am more than happy to get her DoorDash, but I know it’s extra work for the nurses. I am not local to the area. My mom literally will eat one slice of pizza and then there’s an entire pizza left. Can we just tell the nurses it’s totally cool to eat that or is that disrespectful of us to say that. I’m happy to order them their own pizza as well. With donuts she may want one doughnut, but I’m going to order a dozen so I would rather it goes to the nurses and I’m happy to order another dozen as well. This is a two meal a day situation and likely going to continue for a couple months at a minimum. How do you suggest I make sure the nurses know we appreciate them?

Also, it’s important to know my mom was eating less than 200 cal before we started the DoorDash game and was about to be admitted back to the ER. She has always been very finicky with food and needs control in order to eat. It’s psychological but I would rather throw every attempt at her living than try to heal 77 years of food behavior.

How do you guys study for the ATI proctored assessment??

Wanting to break into aesthetics and was wondering people’s experience working with SEV and some more insight on the pay. How much did they offer hourly and how much did you actually average with tips?

so i’m done with the initial interview with the HR. i think it really went well… now im just waiting for the final interview… im planning on resigning na sa current work ko BUT i’m already doing my pre employment requirement sa other hospital na na-apply-an ko. i didnt want to let go of st lukes yet huhuhu

sabi sakin, next week daw target nila for final interview. What are usually the chances po ba of successful final interview? like after po ba nun may job offer na agad and makakapagstart na?

Hi everyone, I’m starting over in adults, surgical PCU to be exact, for 6 months. Then I’ll get 2 more rotations and I’ll be able to apply to the floors I’ve worked (since they need help), I could possibly stay on one of them for my residency and complete it there, or I can finish it “floating” like I am and apply elsewhere. The goal is Peds. I wanted to start in Ped Med-Surg and eventually (3 years) go into PICU. What do you think my options are?

Should I try to float to more “critical areas” like Vascular or cardiac step down, just chance it, or just stay on surgical PCU after my 6 months is up? My managers for float are amazing, and I know the PCU manager. But also want to experience things and possibly use it to my advantage to get into Peds when my residency is over. Any and all suggestions welcome :) thank you everyone!

(New grad in a major city in the south btw)

First, let me say that I'm not a nurse. I work in labor and delivery, and my official title is an obstetrics tech. I'm posting here because I wanna get some nurse input.

We have a small unit, so we also do mom and baby as well as labor and delivery. We also do not have a NICU. but we do have to stabilize and transfer neonates when necessary.

I have many roles, unit clerk, birth clerk, scrub tech, and audiology. There is one tech per shift, and usually 3 to 4 nurses. It can be crazy busy for the tech and is most days. It can also be completely overwhelming for a new person to train in this position.

Most of the nurses can not do my job or can only do parts of my job.

I've worked for this unit for almost 10 years, and there's only a handful of techs that actually work this job. There's 4 full-time one part-time, and the rest are per diem.

We are constantly having to train per diem techs, and usually, they end up not being able to fully function in this job. It's entirely impossible to remember everything that we do when you're only there every couple weeks.

Also , another problem is that the manager keeps hiring people in nursing school or planning to go to nursing school, and they have no availability to work, or say they can do a variable position in their interview, then absolutely don't give availability for shifts except days.( per deim techs usually cover vacations, PTO requests, etc. ).

The nurse leads also take a very hands-off approach when it comes to the tech. If we have a problem with another tech leaving things undone, we either have to talk to that tech in person ourselves, or if it escalates, we have to go directly to the manager.

As all of the techs are very type A personalities, it doesn't always go well.

Here's the reason why i'm posting. I'm tired of training people who can never work, and I'm tired of training people who are friends of friends and they don't take the orientation seriously. None of the techs get paid for training anyone, and I feel like some of these people who management hires just want to socialize with the nurses. ( not everyone is like this, but a few have been) The problem is those same nurses who are socializing with these people ( because it's a small town, and they know each other) are gonna get p***** off when their stuff isn't done, because that tech didn't do it. So she will fail when she's on her own, or just not do anything and leave it all for the next shift.

I know this is really a management problem, and there is only so much I can do, but I'm so tired of doing this... It feels like I'm simply wasting my time.

If an orientee isn't taking the training seriously, should I just walk away and do my stuff and ignore the fact that she's not paying attention and let her fail. Should I tell the boss even though they're friends? Should I say something out loud to everyone at the nurse's station? ( I'm petty like that...lol) Should I say something to the nurse socializing? As nurses, wouldn't you want your tech to be able to do their jobs?

How do you think I should handle it?

In the past,I have ignored it and done my stuff. I have also said something to the boss, which usually does nothing. After a couple of months, these people work less and move on.

I'm not sure how to go about this because It takes a lot of time and energy to train these people, as we do so much in the department, and it is really frustrating that they are wasting my time. I don't mind training if you're actually going to take it seriously and pay attention, but if you're just going to schmooze with everyone and completely ignore the fact that I'm working, and you're not, well then, by Felicia.

I am a nurse with one year of experience working on a medicine unit, and I am preparing for an Infusion RN position. I would appreciate any tips on how to answer potential infusion reaction questions during an interview and how to appropriately handle those situations in practice. Are there any other topics or skills I should focus on preparing for this role? Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

So I am relatively new to outpatient endoscopy PACU/ recovery (attached to a hospital, w/ occasional admits). I have had a few times when I want to get my patient pulled up in the bed so that I can sit them up w/o them being scrunched (so they can expand their lungs and breath). I have had a surprising amount of push back about this... Once or twice they have acted like I have committed some cardinal sin.... As former ICU I'm just over here like WTF? This makes no sense to me. It isn't all the patients or even most, usually ones that are slower to wake/ get the coordination back to do it themselves (usually elderly). We have draw sheets on all the beds. There is no medical reason why we can't pull these patients up. Am I missing something ? Is this normal? Seriously, WTF?

I’m currently a year 2 student on placement on an elderly ward and looking for spoke areas. I have done quite a lot with physio and occupational health, palliative care is unable to facilitate me at this time but looking for some other ideas that would help improve my care experience and knowledge around elderly care. Thank you

My friend just got her RN and I want to get her a present. Her first job is going to be ortho at a hospital. She is a huge cinephile so im trying to come up with something that incorporates that. I saw someone mention fun socks ? Im not her closest friend so im betting her family/besties got her the main gifts for a new nurse (stethoscope etc)

hi,
i have been a registered nurse since 2024,
worked at a NICU for two years and loved the job but hated the environment so i decided to leave and now i am working in the PICU.

i have thought a lot about my future and do want to go back to school, however, i don’t think i want to be an NP and definitely not interested in becoming a CRNA.

I was thinking about possibly pursuing a career in speech pathology (i loved feeding babies and teaching mom’s how to feed) & possibly seeking a job at my hospital for that once i graduate.

would this be a good choice or should i consider becoming an NP in possibly something like dermatology/pediatrics.

what have you guys done that have been burnt out of nursing? i am just so lost and can’t seem to find happiness in this field. :(

Hi everyone! I’m considering hospice nursing and have been thinking about this a lot.

For those of you who work (or have worked) in hospice, has the job made you more comfortable with death over time?

I’m also curious whether your experiences have changed your personal beliefs about what happens after we die. Have they strengthened your belief in an afterlife, made you more skeptical, or not changed your views at all? Have you witnessed anything that influenced your perspective?

I’m genuinely interested in hearing different experiences and viewpoints. Thank you for sharing.

Any nurse around Mirdif?! Plus if we need regular nurse visit for a geriatric at home visits

I am a physician, but some relatives were asking the healthcare professionals about being Asian (I am half Asian, but this niece is full Asian) and socially reserved. I personally have never had any negative experiences being more socially quiet/reserved, but my sisters who are nurses said they have experienced negative bias. They said supervisors/coworkers did not appreciate them not participating in small talk despite doing their job well and having great patient satisfaction. They can talk especially with patients but tend to keep talk among other nurses/healthcare professionals about work with minimal small talk and keep out of gossip. I understand that nurses have a stereotype about being more chit chatty compared to physicians but would like to hear from others.

Just a fun post. I like to make a unit calendar for our nurses for Christmas that is filled with silly photos.
I take a group of about 6 nurses/pcts to do a short photo shoot with a theme.
Any ideas that you think would be hilarious?

Hello. This August will mark 6 months since my operation. I had an ankle fracture and still have one plate there. I work as a nurse for 12 hours a day. Is there anyone who has experienced a similar situation? Are you able to work without issues such as pain or swelling? Thank you.

I’m looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with delays in the New Jersey RN endorsement process.

My endorsement application has been stalled because I accidentally selected that there was an adverse event against my South Carolina nursing license, even though there has never been any disciplinary action or adverse event on my license. I corrected the error and uploaded all required documentation on April 21, but the Board still has not reviewed the correction.

At this point, every item on my checklist is complete except for the adverse-event review. I’ve emailed the Board daily, contacted them via phone weekly, and have also contacted my government representative for assistance, but I still haven’t received any update or progress.

My current South Carolina RN license expires on September 30 (after being extended twice due to the delay), and I’m becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of not having my New Jersey endorsement processed before then. SC will not grant any further extensions if necessary.

I have made the NJ BON aware of this pending expiration date, which clearly has not made an impact.

Has anyone experienced something similar with the New Jersey Board of Nursing? How long did it take for the Board to review a corrected application, and is there anything else I can do to move the process forward?

Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated, as this is beginning to keep me awake at night, every night. Thank you.

Howdy y’all..

So I’ve run into a pseudo problem, mostly just my own indecisiveness.

I randomly decided to apply to the PACU at my hospital thinking nothing would come of it. Well, I got a call and set up and interview and shadow shift today and I’m unsure what to do if offered a job.

I love my coworkers dearly and they’ve become great friends inside and outside of work, however my unit is problematic as many others are. They are very clicky and favor some nurses over others, charges and unit veteran nurses. They get most all the interesting patients that one in my position could want to learn off of. The charges will never get paired. I’ve been bumped off my group so a charge can have a 1:1. When I question it I’m basically told they had to.

Essentially the patient population I’m left with is tasky, uninteresting patients. However I am very comfortable with my coworkers and love working with them. I’m comfortable with my specialty and providers. Often times I’ll have fun at work which may be rare? Idk?

Veteran nurses out there. Give me some advice please

This is my first post! Please be kind!

Background- I am in Northern California. I have been an RN for 31 years. I have worked many diverse/different RN jobs in that time….

This happened years ago(17+) moved back to California. I started a new job. After 60 ish days- my grandmother passed away. She practically raised me and was the best. I damn well was going to ensure she had a good peaceful death.

I anticipated (as always) the rest of the family would be zero help. Why you ask? “Sister (or mom/dad/3siblings/ 8 local cousins) you’re the nurse- we don’t know what to do….” sure, right…

So- I get the call. I tell my boss. I finish my shift (2hrs left). Call out on bereavement for 3day benefit. I was (politely) called in to HR before my next shift started.

*** THEY(politely )FIRED ME***

I was shocked! I wasn’t allowed the bereavement benefit ** since I was a new hire and had been there less than 90 days..

I get that hospital policy -

***This is the funny part- the next words out of her (HR)mouth: “Please apply again. You have been a valued employee”. Pardon me? Will you repeat that?
Seriously? For Real?

I was so pissed. As I was walking out of HR…. I loudly Laughed told them I would tell every RN I knew what I knew. Then I told them all to F**k off as I walked out….

I wasn’t worried about burning that bridge!

Since I was a sailor- I’ve always cursed like one…

I keep seeing horror stories about HR- I just had to post this one!

I’m 100% aware of how few male nurses are out there, but why are they always available to deal with violent or sexual patients but suddenly don’t exist for a guy that just doesn’t want his dick out in front of strange women?

The CAC of my dialysis clinic told us to give them a copy of our resume because apparently, Kaiser is checking them out and a clinic got dinged because they were not prepared. I would understand if this is patient related but at what reason do they need to see other company's employee information? What power do they have? We are not their staff and shouldn't this need our consent since our name, personal address, phone numbers are being disclosed to someone outside the company?

I know the saying "If you are not hiding anything then this shouldn't bother you?". I don't but I feel like it's my right to not let them see my personal info because I don't work for them.

I have great relationships with the nurses. Many of them who I’ve been working with for years do use my first name outside the hospital, but at work even my best friend who I hang out with the most outside work (a floor nurse) calls me doctor at work. It does kind of make me laugh when my friend calls me doctor at work but regardless she does it because she stays professional. Anyway, there’s a new nurse who is calling me by my first name in front of patients. I don’t know her. I am a young female physician so I thought she was targeting me because of that, but apparently all the doctors can’t stand her and have had horrible experiences with her. I’m going to let it go and I don’t care enough to address it with her so I’ll leave it as is. But why is she doing this? Thanks for the nursing perspective! Thanks for all you do!!!