#Healthcare worker

[whichwytch]

Even in the wake of one of their CEOs being assassinated they still want to fuck over the people of this country. We can not stop talking about this. we can not let this slide to the back burner and be forgotten because they will continue to deny, they will continue to defend, and they will continue to depose. We are ants to them, but we are many, and they are few.

[t4transsexual]

how i feel at work getting misgendered by my patients (theyre not being transphobic im just pretty)

[silverfroot]

Due to my work, I should keep my nails short, clean and without nail polish.

I enjoyed my nail days trying everything and just getting creative.

[system-of-a-feather]

Honestly, a thing I do like about my workplace is there is an active effort to reinforce, acknowledge and implement the idea of 'Healthcare employee self care makes for good customer / client care and a good business model'

Like its absolutely something ALL fields should adopt and understand but even from a strictly economic standpoint, health care, especially in patient mental health care has a HUGE turnover rate issue because of the sheer high stress, secondary trauma, and burn oit it can cause. Particularly in the job Im working at, training an on boarding can take a month or more before services even really are possible. So if someone burns out fast and/or quits because they dont feel respected, thats easily like $4k minimum wasted + people capable, qualified and willing to work in in patient mental health care are not an endless market, so if you burn through the local people willing to work theres a huge business model issue

And thats not even touching legal responsibilities and issues that can come up from over worked clinicians and staff that could cause lawsuits, loss for grants and closures if left unaddressed.

[rosesandthorns44]

I don't want to run errands or go to work today. I want to curl up in a ball under a pile of blankets.

[antiquecactus]

[responsiblelemon]

I got a new stethoscope this week (a much needed upgrade from the hand-me-down I've been used through nursing school and the last few years of being a nurse) and I get to use it for the first time during my shift tonight and I'm very excited. Everyone's getting auscultated tonight baby!

[characcoon]

Today on "bullshit I hear at the clinic":

"Once it gets better I'll go to the doctor".

Ma'am. Ma'am. You go to the doctor so it gets better. Ma'am. What am I suposed to do with you if you're already better ma'am.

[halos-house]

Ahh, HIEEE 🖤 I’m Halo 👋🏻 tumblr has been my escape since high school (2010) but I took a break for a while as I shifted through some hard phases in life and learned a lot about myself through adulting, becoming a mother at 19, and just life’s bullshit but I am back and so excited to make new connections.

I love books, I am an artist and I also have a reptile obsession. I plan on getting the snakes, the frog and the cresties in my lives and on my page soon, they are so excited to say hiee 🐍

🦋 My inbox is always open, but be kind. I don’t tolerate asshat behavior, I’m not scared of my block button 😜

[t4transsexual]

was getting ready to stick a guy to get blood. he was negging me the whole time i was getting ready. saying "you wont get that vein, no one gets that vein." i get the vein. "well is that enough blood? idk if youre gonna get enough blood." i did. he continued to neg me up until i left the room

[unknownfortuna]

Book of the day #2

Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk

After working in primarily entry level mental healthcare positions, I can't express how important it is for people to learn how to nurture themselves! In healthcare, there seems to be a constant need for repressing one's emotions as a result of keeping the client/situation as the priority. This book breaks down the 16 signs of trauma exposure responses individuals may cultivate as a result of working in the emotional taxing fields of social work. I will list below the qualities of people (This book includes interviews with professionals such as EMT's, environmentalist's, child welfare workers, etc.) who shared similar characteristics needed to maintain resiliency for their mental health's sake. The authors listed other methods to center oneself in addition. While I have come to realize healthcare is not going to be my career choice (or degree choice T.T) I appreciate the incredible coworkers I have had and the wisdom they have shared with me. This field has caused me to grow as a compassionate human being and the client's will always hold a special place in my heart:) For anybody currently in the field, please read this book and feel comforted by the stories of other professionals struggling along, regardless of the years spent supporting other's and/or their causes. We can't support others without supporting ourselves first.

P.S I can't remember if these are directly pulled from the text or paraphrased by me so sorryyyy:)

A sense of Personal Control

Stress resistant people perceive a connection between their own actions and how they feel; they believe in their own capacity to influence the course of their lives.

Pursuit of Personally Meaningful Tasks

They are present and engaged in our lives, and this helps them to be active not passive, during challenging times.

Healthy Lifestyle Choices

They show "decreased use or general avoidance of known dietary stimulants of refined white sugar, caffeine and nicotine; they seek out multiple periods of hard exercise each week; and they find time each day for a period of relaxation."

Social Support

They have relationships with others who can serve as a buffer in dealing with difficult situations creating space for inquiry.

"Street yoga, is working to ensure that every person is at home in their own body, their own mind, and their own community, and that no one is ever homeless again." - Interview with street yoga non-profit worker

Street Yoga - Yoga Union (yogaunioncwc.com)

P.P.S sorry for the lack of page numbers. I had to post before I lost my courage...

[poven100]

As a healthcare worker, I find it funny to realize people actually want to see you get hurt/sick/angry in order to say preventive measures just don't work, all the while governments don't have enough supplies for Covid, tuberculosis, cancer and PPE. How is it that a dead Doctor makes someone happier, instead of demanding better health services? How is a dead Doctor better than complaining about a system that lets this happen?

[moondoggle]

So the hospital I work at no longer requires us to wear masks generally. Feeling absolutely insane. Has this whole thing been memory-holed?

[supermomva]

Nurse Croc charm, RN Jibbitz charm, cute Jibbitz Charm, cute Shoe Charm, RN shoe,Healthcare worker, Hero, DIY, Unique Gift, nursing students

[buckslafdhoodie]

as a child i wanted to be a merman, now i’m a gay healthcare registration worker.