Tag: nurselife
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🙏🏼 Three Doubles and a Prayer
Three back-to-back double shifts this weekend, followed by an 8-hour on Monday… yeah, it’s giving no rest for the emotionally unstable. But somehow, I lucked out—I’m covering the paradise unit today. My favorite. The vibes are just… different here. Less chaos, more control (well… controlled chaos). I’ll take my blessings where I can get them…
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🌙 A Q-Word Double… (Did I Just Jinx It?)
You know you’re not supposed to say it…but somehow, this turned into a Q-word kind of double. But honestly?Four days off after this, so I can’t even complain too much. This morning started off good. No complaints.No emergencies.No wound changes (a miracle, truly). Just a little anxiety from one resident—but that’s expected with her. Other…
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🎉 7 Months Later… We Made It (Massachusetts Edition)
After 7 months… countless emails…and enough follow-ups to qualify as a part-time job— My Massachusetts LPN license is FINALLY approved. Applied in January.Didn’t receive paperwork.Contacted the school.“They sent it.”State says it’s missing. Round 2:Paperwork received… but wait—no school seal. Cue me emailing again. Waiting.Following up.Waiting some more. And then finally— APPROVED. It’s honestly wild how…
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🌤️ Sunshine Shift: A Reset We Didn’t Know We Needed
Yesterday felt…off.Maybe it was the thunderstorm coming, the gray skies, the heavy air–but my mood was definitely not it. Nothing major even happened.No emergencies.No chaos.No “drop everything, we need a nurse” moments. It was a stable Saturday…with an unstable mood. But today? Completely different story. The sun is out, there’s a nice breeze,and I’m sitting…
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Weekend Double Diaries: Hospice Lessons
A double weekend… again. I really don’t know why I do this to myself 😅🤑 But this weekend?It taught me something nursing school never could. My first real experience working with hospice. And let me tell you—nothing prepares you for that moment. After lunch, my resident became… off.Unresponsive-ish. And instantly—panic. Not on the outside though.On…
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Paradise Shift🌞: Don’t Get Too Comfortable
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…
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The Final Shift: (Don’t Say the Q Word) 🤐
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…
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Birthday Shift (Because Of Course I’m Working 😏)
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…
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A Stable Father’s Day Weekend (Suspiciously Stable)
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.…
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Back in the Groove…Kind of
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…
