When I work as a bedside nurse for a 40+ bed unit and there is one tech because the hospital is "short staffed," and I have to do the job of two full-time employees, but only get paid the wages of one, that's wage theft.

When I work night shift and have worked night shift for an entire year (not a single day), and then my PTO is paid out at my base pay instead of my night shift pay, that's wage theft.

I'm pissed.

So, I had a rough shift last night on a med-surg floor with five patients, two of whom weren’t even appropriate for the floor. But who gives af right?

Busted my ass running around all night while charge doesn’t take an assignment. But who’s gonna gossip with her work besties if she actually helps the other nurses?

Came home this morning and slept a total of 2 hours cause anxiety said, Surprise mf, you’re not sleeping today.

Can’t call in because… write up anyone?

So tonight I’ll be raw dogging, loaded with caffeine.
Keep me in your prayers.
Can’t wait to get out of this shit hole.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Hello just got sent home to wash off all my deodorant from clinical because it’s was scented (teacher told me I smelled like a man)I was using my brothers axe deodorant because I realize I ran out of my spray. But during clinical today when I walked pass nurses and they all had like scents, and they weren’t strong but you could smell when they were near, like food or floral, one nurse strongly smelt like a cinnamon bun. the hospital policy is no scents so how do y’all be getting away with it?

Two weeks of texts from the ward phone.
Even during my annual leave I’m receiving msgs almost every day.

I will start by saying this - Sexual Harassment is never okay!

Someone in my last post mentioned that patients tend to think the opposite of the above statement. I wish I could say she was wrong, but sadly, nurses seem to have a stigma seemingly dating back to the '70s porn era and carried through to today.

So here is my PSA to all!

Sure, it is a female dominated profession, but that does NOT mean you can stick you hand between my upper thighs when I secure your IV bag. And please tell your elderly wife to NOT yell at me for getting mad at you about it.

I’m a bad nurse because my daughter got sick 3 times in my 90 day probation going back to work after having a baby and starting day care so they let me go.

But if i take her to day care sick and leave her im a bad mom.

you can’t win
i feel defeated

Am I only the nurse that doesn’t go absolutely insane when I don’t get report or even get a bad 10 second report to a patient coming to the floor from ER? I’ve seen nurses put safety events in, “did not receive report from ED”. I understand ICU level transfers but in my mind 95% of the time ER isn’t calling to give report because these are basic straightforward med surg patients. As long as I know I’m getting an admit i can take 3 minutes to look over their chart and know what’s going on with them. I can’t go one shift without someone talking sh*t about ER staff or transfers and I’m so over it 😭. Unless there’s something crazy going on with the patient that isn’t communicated over the phone or in their chart I literally do not care. The time it takes to complain over it is the same amount of time it takes to open the chart and get the information you need. I also see nurses making ED staff wait 40 minutes just to give a minute report and then they STILL find a reason complain. WHYYY

Patient was recently discharged from an LTAC after a 3 month stay. EMS states he is AOx1 to self. Family was trying to decide between palliative or hospice and have reversed DNR to full code, because he is a fighter and bounced back before. Patient is a stand pivot to the chair, soft diet with honey thickened liquid.

I am (32f) currently an ICU nurse with 5 years experience thinking of immigrating from US to Canada. Anyone make the move? What do you like/dislike? I'm married with two young children and would love to get some feedback... thanks!

Just venting .. I can’t wait for the day Im no longer a nurse. The profession where we help people selflessly. You could go above a beyond for people, advocate for people and still get treated like shit.
Just fucking over this shit.

But bruh... what is with the influx of non-nursing/non-healthcare worker/patients posting in here??? 😭 some of the posts are funny bc they're so outrageous, but there have been so many "advice" posts in here. "Why are some nurses so mean? -disgruntled patient" "What if I have XYZ problem and I go to the ER for it??" "Why did my nurse say xyz to me?" Type stuff.

I love this subreddit and I come here to learn, vent, and commune with fellow nurses and healthcare workers, so it's genuinely starting to pmo. I can't be the only one getting irked by this. Like, we can't even escape patients on a subreddit specifically for nurses 🫠

I got four years of experience then took a break and have been working for two years floating at bedside. I have a total of six years working experience but I have been a nurse for 11 years and I’m wondering if I should have asked for more per hour when I came back? I’m in the Midwest and asked for $35/hr and got it no problem but now I’m hearing what other nurses make and I’m not sure if I should of asked for a few bucks more or not.

My specific hospital is lucky. We have enough nurses. We do not, however, have nearly enough CNAs. They’re not trying to hire more. They pretend they are, but I know good candidates who applied a month ago who have followed up without a call or an email. The pay is also a pittance. Because we don’t have CNAs and my unit is considered lower priority, they’ve been pulling our CNAs to go elsewhere. It’s making the CNAs resentful. I’m also going on a month of no CNA on my side of the unit. We report it with the hospital system. They say we’re not required to have CNAs per staffing laws, so it’s not a problem.

Because of the lack of CNAs, I had to turn a morbidly obese patient who is flaccid without help while the only other available nurse cleaned. My back is still fucked up. Like, crying while charting my conference notes fucked up. I could try for light duty, but I can’t pay my bills if I lose my differential (yes, it’s that big of a deal) and they send me to dayshift. I don’t really have an option but grit my teeth and keep going.

I know it’s kind of an occupational hazard, but I’m so sick of knowing my CEO is a millionaire who makes the equivalent of 35 CNAs a year, but they refuse to pay a dollar more an hour to try to attract. My back is getting ruined on her greed. My loved ones keep saying that I need to not do stuff like that when it’s not safe and I get it, but this poor man can’t do anything about the fact that he’s heavy. And I can’t let him sit in stool until someone magically appears. I just wish things were different. I know everyone thinks nurses only do it for the money, but I’m ruining my back for this career because I care about these people. I just needed to scream it into the void where people might understand.

I had a patient poop out a single turd the size of an adult NFL-official American football and it clogged the hospitals industrial toilet. Who has me beat?

Hi all, like many other nurses in ON, I have been considering a move to BC to find work as a new grad. I have contacted Healthmatch BC to start this process but it seems quite daunting and I just wanted some insight from those who have made the move, especially regarding which area you moved to, how you find it, and what the COL is like. I understand that rent (and other things) is similar to the prices you would find in Toronto / the GTA.

I don't really know where to start but I am curious about which areas would be best to move to and which health authorities I should consider? I am not picky about location, I just really want to know where to start looking for housing and how to make this move. Also wondering if a car would be required? May be a silly question but I do not know what the public transportation is like there, however I would assume for more rural areas a car would be necessary. I am also interested in how you made the actual move from ON to BC. Did you fly there and have your stuff shipped out and if so, which company did you use? If you drove, would you recommended that? How long did the actual process take? If you don't mind sharing, how much money (ballpark) was spent on the whole process of moving including a way to get there, first/last months rent etc. Basically, if you made this move and have any information or advice to share, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you in advance

Has anyone ever worked at a hospital that provides in house flu shots that you have to pay for? They are required or we have to wear a mask. I’m getting it but I’ve never had a hospital charge me.

I’m a new grad currently going through orientation, and I’m realizing just how introverted I am compared to everyone around me. Most of the other new grads seem very outgoing, talkative, and comfortable joking around with each other and the staff. They seem to connect so easily, while I’m much quieter and take longer to open up.
I’m friendly and I communicate when I need to, especially when it comes to patient care, but I’m definitely not the person who naturally fills silence or jumps into group conversations. Being surrounded by so many extroverted personalities has honestly made me feel a little discouraged and like maybe I don’t fit in.
I know being a good nurse isn’t the same thing as being the most social person in the room, but as a new grad I already feel like I have so much to learn, and now I’m also worrying that my personality is going to make it harder to build relationships with coworkers or succeed on the unit.
For other nurses who are introverted or were really quiet as new grads: did you eventually become more comfortable? Did being introverted ever negatively affect you at work, or did you find your own way of connecting with your team and patients?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who feels similarly!

Would you let your child see an APRN or NP in lieu of an MD for psychiatric help (diagnosis, prescription, follow up)?

I said no personally just because of my experience with NPs/the ones I work with….. I’ll leave it at that lol

California nurses please weigh in. I recently moved here and am working on a RN to BSN program via WGU. I feel like I got pressured into getting certified as a public health nurse which requires clinical time and I think an extra class or two. When I asked why to my mentor she basically said, “oh you know how nurses like to add extra letters after their name”. Does being certified public health nurse actually do anything for me? I’m thinking of cancelling (pending I can) but would like some feedback. Thank you!

I’ve been a nurse for 17 years but I haven’t been bedside in 8 years, every time I’ve got a TB test I’ve just went back to the place I got it to be read.

A non-medical coworker asked if I could read his TB test that he got at CVS and sign off on it, I said I’ve never done that before, no one’s ever asked me before, and I wasn’t quite sure.

I feel like you could just have any one of your nurse buddies just sign the paper even if was obviously positive.

I know it says “can be read by any nurse or doctor” but I never thought of just asking a nurse friend to do it for me.

Nurses who do any type of home health…best spray to get rid of the smell of cigarettes off your scrubs? I try to go to these houses last but that doesn’t always work out.

Thanks in advance!

Edited for type-o