Nursing Buddy Jules

01/11/2024

location 📍villain era as black fire

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01/11/2024

Halloween recap:

31/10/2024

capes are out of season, darling 💅🏼

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18/10/2024

some of my dopamine boosts for working a 12hr shift as a nurse 😮‍💨

Recently, I think I’ve been starting to feel a little burnt out so I at least try to do some things for myself to boost morale. If I can’t do anyyy of these things I at least need to get off the unit during my break, even if it means cutting it shorter.

Some areas of improvement for me is fixing my sleep hygiene because I’ve been having trouble sleeping 😂😅

Are we nappers or eaters on our breaks? 👀

29/09/2024

album: September 🍂🍸🧸☕️🩺 me in & out of the hospital

08/09/2024

I’m in love, I’m obsessed 😩😩🥰🥰 one of my fav perks at work is we have so many pet therapy dogs for the kiddos (and staff 👀😌)

22/08/2024

recents file 📁 🩺💐☕️🐕‍🦺

Lots of onboarding, modules, skills training, and meeting the different departments! I haven’t been on the floor yet but I probably won’t share until I’ve had a “decent” amount of time to figure out the new flow so stay tuned 🫡

I still miss the comfort of my old hospital & unit but it’s also been such a nice change. AAAAND I don’t have to float to every single department, just the icus 😩 (however cardiac icu has me terrified 😂😂😅 but at least I’ll have PICU training to give me more knowledge, skills and confidence) I also think I don’t float until a year of being on my unit versus I had to float a month after being on my own at my old place (BUT I will say me being thrown into the trenches early did help me build my foundation too)

This week has gotten me so excited and I hope I transition well to PICU 🤞🏼✨✨

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14/08/2024

Me and my big forehead are going to PICU! 🧸💐 I am very intimidated but also excited. Tbh, if I wasn’t staying at my old unit forever I probably would’ve left for PICU at my 3-4 year mark so this jump wasn’t part of my career plan 😂 Personal stuff in my life popped up and because of a lot of changes I was just like “lemme apply for funsies I’m not reallyyyyy gonna do it.” And then I got an offer that I didn’t want to let go of.

I couldn’t believe it at first, I felt like I wasn’t “good enough” of a nurse to transition yet. But I also thought that this opportunity wouldn’t show up for me if I was ready for it either ✨✨

I’ve talked to my co-workers who I view as my mentors to share my pre-job anxieties with and I was happy they felt I’d do well. One of my “omg I wish I could be like you” nurse big sisters had told me that when she was training me and picking my brain she thought “I see an PICU nurse in you” 🥺🥺😭 (maybe it was a lie to give me a confidence boost but eh I’ll take it 😂) let’s see how this goes 🤞🏼

P.s. If you’re also considering making a move and the opportunities present themselves to you, go claim them. Don’t feel bad about leaving and don’t burn bridges. At the end of the day, you have to take care of yourself too. Grow within your career if you feel called to do so 🌱

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27/07/2024

clocked out, napped and here we are. 27 & at the ocean 😌🌊🧺💐🐚 thank you everyone for the birthday wishes 🥺✨✨ I am now going to probably pass out for the next 16 hours 💤

26/07/2024

come to work with me on my (kinda/technically) birthday 🎂💐✨

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟: nothing crazy, did not cry from being stressed, went to break EARLY, was able to play uno with one of my kiddos 🥹

I did forget to do handoff on one of my pumps so I had to walk back to the unit lol but this peds nurse is finally off for a whole weekend 😩🥲 I haven’t had a whole weekend off, even though I’ll probably be asleep for most of today.

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15/07/2024

hot girl therapy walks 🏃🏻‍♀️💅🏼💋

the other day when I came back from work I slept for 16 hours straight ☠️ that’s one of the cons I don’t like about working nights is that if a shift/a row of shifts really defeat me, the day I come home I am OUT 😴 It makes me feel like I wasted time and missed a day I could’ve used so I try to compensate the next day when I’m fully refreshed.

Other cons of working NOC shift as a nurse:
🌙 less support/resources
🌙 prioritizing cares while also prioritizing your pt’s sleep
🌙 fighting against YOUR feeling of falling asleep
🌙 figuring out whether it’s better for you to completely switch to a nighttime life to adhere to your work schedule or hustle it out and switch back to days when you’re off
🌙 life balance with your friends/familys/partner’s schedule
🌙 maintaining your health (mindful of eating and sleep windows)

but!!!! Some pros:
🌜easier to build confidence since you can take your time (however it can be just as busy as dayshift at times)
🌜less coworkers/supervisors so you don’t have that feeling of someone watching over your shoulder
🌜workload ~can~ be “easier”
🌜the day i start a NOC shift work week I feel like I can wake up early, do errands/something for myself, take a nap and then head to work
🌜 the NOC differentials (+weekend differentials added on)💰💰
🌜 NOC shift vibes and people are on a different wave length 😂
🌜if dayshift has a potluck and there’s leftovers….well help yourself out 🤷🏻‍♀️

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10/07/2024

recents album: busy busy busy, some change, some fun ☕️💐📦🐚📓🩺

some lows these couple months, but had some highs too 🤍✨ here’s little snippets of the good in between

30/06/2024

no I’m not sad I just needed to be in the sun to feel like myself again 🌞🧘🏻‍♀️🫧

25/06/2024

23/05/2024

officially “graduated” from our RN residency program! 🦋🤍✨🫶

So grateful to have been accepted to a great learning environment. Thankful for my trauma bond cohort friends and the nurses I get to learn and work along side with.

18/05/2024

my sweet kiddo’s 3rd birthday 🥺🎂🐘📷💙

13/05/2024

Privileged to have enjoyed a Mother’s Day like this while holding space in my heart for the mothers

❤️‍🩹 who are pregnant and delivering in unsafe conditions
❤️‍🩹 who are struggling to console and feed their children
❤️‍🩹 who are mourning the loss of their own and still trying to survive
❤️‍🩹 who are yearning for a peaceful day for themselves and their children

As a mom, as a pediatric nurse, seeing what parents go through when their children are in the hospital, putting myself in their shoes, understanding how hard it is to be a parent at bedside here—my heart is so heavy for those trying to survive a g*n0cide.

To those who may be annoyed about posts with these types of sentiments, it’s important to understand that you can enjoy the happy moments but still recognize the atrocities going on in the world, to not let these mothers and these children be degraded to “collateral damage.” Be grateful for your situation, but do not allow yourself to be desensitized just because it is not happening on your land, in front of your face.

I pray with a quote from one of .conner ‘s recent posts since he worded this perfectly:
“One day we will celebrate Mother’s Day in Palestine without the undertones of tragedy” ❤️‍🩹

11/05/2024

if only my lunch breaks were long enough and my unit wasn’t so far from the cafeteria, I’d def always have my breaks outside 🥲 I miss sunlight ☀️

🌼Went to get breakfast with my $7 meal voucher for staying overtime a couple weeks ago lol

🌼 One of my coworkers was passing around nurses’ week gifts. She said “what defines our unit? Ah wilted daisies” soooo technically…does this in count as my first daisy award?? 🤨🤨😂

🌼 my list tonight wasn’t too crazy, and dare I say-I think we might be hitting the slow summer time season now 😭😩 no admissions or transfers?? Fully staffed?? Circulator nurse??? Going to our breaks ON TIME??!! a blessing since I’ve started to feel a little burnt out and not as excited to come into work as before recently.

Hope you’re enjoying your nurses’ week friends! 😊🫶 may you have no desats and no rapids/codes 💅🏼✌🏼

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