😒 Scrubs and Side Eyes

Category: Nursing

  • 🩺 Hospice, But Make It Real (What I’m Learning in Real Time)

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    Before this, I thought I understood hospice. Comfort care.End-of-life.Keep them peaceful. Simple… right? Not exactly. What I’m learning is—hospice isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters most. And sometimes that means: Even when everything in you is screaming to act. Because in hospice, the goal shifts— From saving a lifeto supporting the life…

  • Paradise Shift Diaries: Final Day

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    Last day on this unit…and honestly? It’s been a blessing. From the moment I stepped onto this floor, it’s been nothing but smooth energy, supportive staff, and a pace that reminded me why I do this. No chaos.No constant stress. Just people working together, knowing their routine, running the show – they know what needs…

  • Paradise Shift🌞: Don’t Get Too Comfortable

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    Back at it again. Different shift.Different unit.Different residents.Different vibe.and whew…. what a change of pace. Covering some vacation shifts and I’m not even going to lie — this feels like paradise. No major behaviors. Residents are mostly independent.And right now? We’ve got gospel reggae playing in the background and it’s a whole mood. Like….smooth sailing…

  • The Final Shift: (Don’t Say the Q Word) 🤐

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    The double has officially started. And surprisingly… this morning has been calm. Too calm. And if you work in healthcare, you already know — we don’t say the Q word. I’m not about to jinx the rest of this shift by getting too comfortable. So for now, I’m just going to take it for what it…

  • Birthday Shift (Because Of Course I’m Working 😏)

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    I’m back! And… it’s my birthday 🎉 And yes — I’m currently working a 12-hour shift. Honestly though, it’s been filled with so much love already. Text messages, a little dance party, cake…actually, a lot of cake. Happy 39 to me! 🎂🥳🙌🏼🎉 The shift overall has been good — but let me be real, all…

  • Double Shifts & Full Moons 🌕

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    Saturday is here again 🙌 A great way to start the weekend is knowing you have a solid team behind you — and this weekend, that’s exactly the case. Working with people you can truly depend on changes everything. In nursing, when you’ve got your “dream team,” the shift just flows. Things get done, stress…

  • A Stable Father’s Day Weekend (Suspiciously Stable)

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    This weekend was…..stable. And in long-term care, stable is basically the gold standard — like, we don’t ask questions, we just say thank you and keep it moving. It was Father’s Day weekend, which was noticeably quieter than Mother’s Day. We only have five men on our unit, so it wasn’t exactly a full production.…

  • Back in the Groove…Kind of

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    Senior Week is officially behind us, and my daughter has wrapped up her primary school era. Between end‑of‑May chaos and early‑June celebrations, life has been a whirlwind. Beautiful, emotional, exhausting — all of it. But now that graduation is over, I can finally feel some of that weight sliding off my shoulders. It’s been about…

  • So Much for a Quiet Weekend😂

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    So much for a quiet weekend…who am I kidding? I had to send another resident out. At this point, it’s becoming a trend —- every weekend I worked lately, someone ends up taking a little filed trip to the hospital. Love that for me. 😏 This one was different, though. He’s on hospice…and of course…

  • And It’s Only 1030….😒

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    This weekend has been one of those “is it the full moon or just healthcare?” kind of weekends. One of the residents had an unwitnessed fall – totally fine all day and night – then wakes up confused, incoherent and seeing bugs on the dining room table. Of course. He’s a frequent fall, stubborn, independent…