Never let them weaponize your empathy against you
@AnneRN2020
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I've been an #Emergency and #ICU nurse 8yrs. I've traveled NY to CA, chasing the worst of #COVID and taking care of the sickest patients. Taking some time off.
Joined August 2021
How do we draw the line between 'fighting for life' vs 'prolonging suffering.' That line is personal, and rooted in cultural and religious values, so I can only speak for myself. This is a list of things I have as my wishes and have communicated to my loved ones:.š§µ.
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Hospital Iām leaving: car break ins at the parking lot constitute 10% of city car break ins. New contract: we do sometimes have problems with bears hanging out in the ambulance bay. New adventures š¤£š¤£š¤£ā ļø.
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HCWs that donāt hate your job, what do you value most?.Iām struggling to define my next move.
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I donāt think I can go staff at a hospital where my skills will slowly decline. Even though the people are nice, the $$ is goodā¦ .I just want higher acuity/more challengeā¦.
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I wonder if Iāll ever stop hoarding n95 masks.
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My barber did a great job with my undercut for cheap. But also made convo about āthe most terrible thing Iāve seen as a nurseā. Soā¦ do I ever go back? . I did not talk about the truly worst things. I have a funny-ish story about two ācowboysā who got in a machete fight.
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I went to an adult birthday party with the majority of people in tech. I immediately gravitated to the other HCW and it was so difficult to relate anyone else. I used to pride myself on being to get along anywhere, but Iām no longer sure I want to.
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When COVID hit 3 years ago I quit my staff job and went to NY. Because I was someone who went where the need was. Because I wanted to help. And then it was TX, OH, NM, CA hotspotsā¦. I donāt know if Iāll do that if avian flu hits. I donāt know if I have it in me so soon.
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Iām extending my contract and they are making me redo 7hrs of compliance modules I completed in Dec. and, sure, thatās easy money for me but also š¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļø.
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So I can flat out blame night shiftā not the copious caffeineā for my PVCs and lethargy. Okay. Not much of a solution tho.
A new study supports what previous research has theorized: A consistent sleep schedule is crucial for your health. So how do you get yourself to bed and wake up on a schedule? We asked sleep doctors to share tips.
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RT @transguyenergy: i sort of feel like allyship to the trans community is, majority of the time, not genuine. so trans folks ONLY, can youā¦.
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While Iām not thrilled about the pandemic weight, I might as well flaunt these C cups as long as I have them. #pandemic #deepthoughts.
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If you were, say, to see an old friend for lunch that you first met 15 years ago and had a travel fling with:. On a scale of 1-10 how important would it be to be the one who aged well?/ Was hotter now?.
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I was sent on a break in the middle of a āpre-codeā (meaning we havenāt quite lost the pulse yet, but itās looking imminent w/o drastic intervention) and hot damn Iām NOT eating my healthy meal. BRING THE CARBS. š„.
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I donāt recommend having vivid melatonin dreams about being locked up on a tenuous psych diagnosis, trying to call your brother for help on a contraband phone and then going into work to take care of people on fresh involuntary psych holds. Too many feels.
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Many of the new nurses are great, but just really green. Many wonāt last more than two years, statistically. We are in a lot of trouble going forward.
All the mature nurses are retiring, a lot of the baby nurses are getting god complexes and the pre pandemic nurses who've stayed now have PTSD. Then there are a few who essentially have to run the show and pick up everyone else's slack. I'm incredibly concerned about the future.
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Good perspective for any of us that feel trapped in some way.
When I was in the county jail, my attorney gave me advice that changed my life forever. The final words of Steve Cougill, a thread.
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RT @TheEmergMind: Stories change the way we see ourselves and the world in and out of crisis. The stories your team tells - are they workā¦.
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I have completed a task in about an hour that Iāve been procrastinating sinceā¦ July. About $500 of travel insurance claims could now be in my future.
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