Does the general public know that people in STEM take dedicated & progressively more difficult classes on how to conduct research? This whole “do your own research” thing baffles me. Baby you don’t even know how to interpret a p-value..you’re not qualified to do your own research

Freshly signed AMA paperwork & an empty room the verbally abusive jerk just stormed out of.

When the potassium is higher than the pH

ICU nursing.

Working full time as a COVID ICU RN & spending my off time in the COVID ICUs as an acute care NP student has got me like -

Being the one to initiate chest compressions always feels like I’m being too extra about the situation.

*me studying for an exam, needing to verbalize things to retain them, & subjecting my dog to a monologue about sodium & it’s most commonly associated disorders* My sweet boy:

Excuse me 3%…I just wanna talk

Ya girl just passed her first *bronch!!! *under extremely heavy supervision, obviously

My love language is words of affirmation* *specifically those coming from my intensivist in which he compliments my abilities as a future ICU NP & their desire to hire me off rotations I’m not crying 😭🥺

PICC team agreed to take me on & orient me to dropping triple lumens so I’ll have that under my belt with some experience when I graduate 🙃

Floated to CVICU for the first time today & got to help w/ cardiothoracic cracking a chest at bedside. That shit is badass.

I see your “talk to your vented & sedated patients” & raise you a “sing* to your vented & sedated patients while you bathe them.” *Preferably along to a song you’ve got bumping on your phone

My parents had to put down our golden retriever yesterday. My mom told me one of the vets palliative orders is to let dogs have all-you-can-eat chocolate before they start the process. He passed peacefully surrounded by love, w/ a wagging tail & a belly full of Hershey kisses😞💛

Ya girl just submitted her last written assignment of AGAC-NP school. 2 more clinical days left. Imposter syndrome is setting in hard 😳

Ya girl graduated! *andy Bernard voice* deep tracks only