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Look at what I am reading in the Bible. “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord.”
Leviticus 19:32
I think I have a good job. I am a certified nurse assistant. I take care of the elderly in a nursing home. It is not easy to take care of the elderly sometimes because some patients have dementia, weakness, and psychological illnesses. They get confused and anxious. In my opinion, you have to have a kind and patient heart with them. You also need to have a humbled heart. As a nurse assistant, we have to clean the patient. Clean them like change their diaper and clean their room because infection control is a thing. Shower them. Feed them. Give them companionship. I also have noticed that taking care of the elderly has helped me respect my parents more. Also think of God more. I like to pray with the patients because some patients love it when I pray for them. So, I like this Bible verse how God says we need to respect the elderly. God knows everything we do. Nothing is hidden from Him.
#nursing#cna#certified nurse assistant#licensed practical nurse#registered nurse#geriatrics#gerontology#elderly#follow#catholic#love#christian#grace#friendship#dating#marriage#empath#courtship#service oriented#nursing home#kindness#patience#Godly
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#lvn#nursing#nurse#nursing school#cna#adn#nclex#associates degree in nursing#lpn#licensed practical nurse#licensed vocational nurse#la#los angeles#koreatown
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i have this terrible habit of comparing myself to artists who've had success when they're still young, like how fall out boy had four studio albums before any of them had turned 30, patrick stump released soul punk when he was 27, ben platt won a tony when he was 23, you get it, right? but lately i've been thinking about interviews where patrick talks about not being able to imagine doing anything else, because music is what he loves and what he's good at. the work i do right now isn't what i have a degree in, it's not what i want to make a career out of, i'm still using a license i got when i was 16 (which makes it almost ten years ago, and also begs the question why i was allowed to do this as a literal child?), and god it's so easy to get down on myself for not being able to break into the field i want to, to still be out here doing the same thing, but when i take a step back i realize i'm really good at my job, and from the beginning it has never been about changing the world, it's about making individual moments better for individual people, one at a time. and i am good at that. i am an important part of the team for that.
#ramblings#fall out boy#fob#patrick stump#soul punk#ben platt#i dont even know if you can get your cna at 16 anymore?#it's one of those things that i mention and people go “you can do that???”#gifted burnout kid#i looked it up pretty sure you have to be 18 now#i got my cna license i think a full month and a half before i got my driver's license?? maybe longer?#for context i had to be 16 to start clinicals and get 100+ clinical hours on top of a full course load and extracurriculars#drivers license was 16 and a half#it's crazy how full circle things have come because i was sixteen and wanted to work in the er (couldn't -- was literally a child)#and when i was 19 i volunteered in an er while i was pre-med#and now im 25 and working in an er in a body that feels familiar with people who call me by a name that makes sense
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80% joking but if any witches/witchraft-esque based people couldlike. Send job approval vibes my way thatd be fucking epic
#not for me#god no i need a break#but id love it for my mom to get a job so i can finally take a work hiatus and focus on the stuff i havent been able to so#do*#like get my drivers and CNA license#and file my tax return so i can finally draw and start streaming speedruns#tony speaks#the trauma is showijg here but not saying that my mom cant/wont get a job. girlypop is WAY more hardworking than i am.#more like manifesting those offering the jobs to realise that she is an international professional that will do what you need beautifully
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wait also sorry ill get back to 🗡️ asks im just sleepy and the stress of meeting + work tomorrow has hit me weheh
#and i hav art deadline in a few days#and i have .. license exam on friday.. which ive not study dor#weh i cna be such a strong girl#astaposting
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Looking back on all of that, and what I’m doing for a living now, I probably could have been happier doing less 😂😂😂
Reblog this and put in the tags what country you’re from and all the science classes you took in high school (for non Americans that’s approximately when you’re 14, 15, 16, and 17 years old)
#USA American#advanced biology#advanced chemistry#advanced physics#english#Spanish#French#trigonometry#algebra#precalculus#drawing and painting classes#EMT Prep#CNA License Prep#Advanced History#Med Science Prep
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Understanding the Distinction: Caregiver vs. Personal Care Aide
When it comes to caregiver versus personal care aide (PCA) roles, the variance lies not only in the nomenclature but also in the scope of responsibilities and qualifications. These positions, while often used interchangeably, cater to distinct aspects of caregiving within the healthcare realm.
Caregiver:
A caregiver typically refers to an individual, often a family member or a hired professional, who provides assistance and support to individuals in need, usually within a home setting. The focus of a caregiver's duties revolves around emotional support, companionship, and household tasks, ensuring the overall well-being of the individual under their care.
In the context of CNA training in Long Island or PCA training in Long Island, caregiver roles may not always necessitate formal certification or training. Instead, caregivers rely on their inherent compassion and personal experiences to tend to the needs of their charges. However, formal training programs and certifications, such as those offered by Licensed by New York State Department of Education, can enhance a caregiver's skills and knowledge, particularly in areas such as medication management and specialized care.
Personal Care Aide (PCA):
On the other hand, a personal care aide (PCA) specializes in providing hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) for individuals who require additional support due to age, illness, or disability. The role of a PCA often extends beyond companionship to encompass tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility assistance.
Evening PCA Class starting on June 3rd could be an opportunity for individuals aspiring to become PCAs to receive structured training that aligns with industry standards and regulations. This training equips them with essential skills in personal care, infection control, and communication techniques, preparing them for fulfilling careers in healthcare settings. Joyful Career Center provides you with the best CNA training in New York City.
Key Differences:
While both caregivers and PCAs share the common goal of enhancing the quality of life for those they serve, several differentiating factors set them apart:
Scope of Practice: PCAs primarily focus on providing hands-on assistance with ADLs, whereas caregivers may engage in a broader range of responsibilities, including emotional support and household chores.
Formal Training Requirements: PCAs often undergo formal training programs and obtain certifications to ensure proficiency in personal care techniques and safety protocols. In contrast, caregivers may rely on informal training or prior experience.
Regulatory Oversight: PCAs are subject to regulatory standards set by state agencies, such as the New York State Department of Education, to ensure the quality and consistency of care provided. Caregivers, while valuable members of the support network, may not fall under the same regulatory scrutiny.
Employment Settings: PCAs are commonly employed by home healthcare agencies, assisted living facilities, or nursing homes, where their specialized skills are in high demand. Caregivers, on the other hand, are often employed directly by individuals or families seeking personalized care within a home environment.
Conclusion:
In summary, while both caregivers and personal care aides play integral roles in supporting individuals with diverse needs, understanding the distinction between the two is crucial for individuals seeking care and for those aspiring to enter the healthcare field. Whether pursuing CNA training in Long Island or PCA training in Long Island, individuals can explore opportunities to acquire the necessary skills and certifications to excel in their chosen path of caregiving. Ultimately, both caregivers and PCAs contribute immensely to enhancing the quality of life and dignity of those they serve, embodying the essence of compassion and empathy in healthcare.
#CNA training in Long Island#PCA training in Long Island#Licensed by New York State Department of Education#Evening PCA Class starting on June 3rd
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they'll let anyone work in healthcare
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#licensed vocational nurses (lvn)#nurses#nurse#student nurse#doctor strange#doctorsimcraft#cna#cnaproblems#cnalife#cna classes online#cna programs#cna training#cnamemes#giftideas
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ig im done
#ig im done and i get my physical license in like a month#i think they said that cause i already have my cna license its faster so 👍
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#adn#lvn#cna#nclex#nursing#licensed vocational nurse#licensed practical nurse#associates degree in nursing#nursing school#nurse#la#los angeles#koreatown
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i went to the local university today :)
i met some cool 4th year nursing students, they were so nice!!! someday i will be like them and talk to high school kids who take college-level courses >:)
i really really like their program. if there is some sort of camp or summer program they offer i’ll go for sure
#💉.txt#hbsa tag#also i’m graduating hbsa this may i’m gonna miss it#but hey i’ll get my cna license#licence? idk how to spell that word#idk if i told you guys i’ve been accepted to that university in 2024
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Call me Logan Paul because It's Everyday Bro
#can people just not ask stuff out of me for just 2 weeks??#i dont have time to do laundry/ clean either of my rooms/ cook/ renew my passport and id/ file my tax return/ look for free cna classes#or work on my drivers license#becayuse EVERYONE WONT HOP OFF MY DICK!!!!!!!#LIKE HOLY FUCKING SHIT LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!#lEAVE ME ALONELEAVE ME ALONE LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#I DONT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME IVE EATEN OR SHOWERED AND IM SO FATIGUED#tony speaks
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Modern au car salesman Jayce is great at selling cars because he's a car fanatic. He juggles between the same three suits everyday. When selling cars, he explains to customers the inside mechanics of the vehicle, the specs of the engine, and how they work together as well as how to upkeep. For some he can recite the entire user manual. The women buy what he sells because he sounds like he knows what he's talking about and also, he's very pretty. The men buy the car because they want him to shut up. No one really cares about listening to his spiel on cars and their intricacies. He doesn't have a driver's license. His strange obsession with cars stems from when his father died in a car accident, which isn't healthy but he makes it work (hence a job as a car salesman). He doesn't drive a car himself, but takes the train to work. He lives with his mother. He tries dating, and is really good at getting laid, but the relationships don't stick. No one wants to listen to him talk about cars on every single date. His last date told him that if he liked cars so much, maybe he should date one. And then Jayce deadpanned and said that's not possible. His date told him to go to therapy and then blocked him. Jayce has exactly two friends. One is Caitlyn, a TSA agent who has a singular love of planes and an obsession with the Alaska triangle. Her parents bought her a tubroprop for her birthday, because she wanted to become a pilot, but she's afraid of heights so she hasn't learned to fly. His second friend is Viktor, a CNA who moonlights as theoretical physicist and talks in uber scientific terms no one can really understand. He drives an electric car Jayce sold him. They all get along like a house on fire. To hear the three of them have a conversation would confound even the most socially adept individuals.
#arcane#i was at a car dealership yesterday and this hit me like a lightning bolt#ask me more about if interested#arcane modern employment au#jayce talis#caitlyn kiramman#viktor
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. I’m plural, We are the alarm-system; I’m Adagium, or Ardyn. I use He/It/Dark/Sleep. I'm a hellenic cthonic sleep angelkin to Hypnos. We have a protector named Red(He/Him) and a cyberpunk named Scald(He/Him).
The body is intersex transfemmemasc, Hispanic. I Ardyn has a special interest in medical science, a CNA license, and an associates degree in general studies. I’m pursuing a bachelors in pre-med biology. I’m a femboy too :3 Scald is 24yo cis genderqueer male and a cyberpunk genasi bard that came straight out of Night City. PHOENIXGENIC and an Introversal
Red is male.
We are HELPANOTHERGENIC and most of the time it’s me(Ardyn). The others(Scald excluded) only come out when triggered or in danger, which is why I call us the Alarm System. Help me pay for college $ArdynR
claimer of the term systempunk :3, creator of the anti-psychiatry plural flag
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I have the urge to write a seven-season-long medical drama, so here is a concept for Top Gun Hospital AU with ER hate-to-love hangster AU that no one asked for.
as a warning: this is a bit incohesive and silly
All the aviators are doctors and all the WSOs are nurses. With the exception of Bradley (but there’s an explanation for it).
Mav — cardiothoracic surgeon; Ice — former neurosurgeon and Chief of Surgery, current Head of Patient and Medical Services (so, entirely admin). I imagine they have the same kind of relationship as House and Cuddy in this, including Ice keeping an entire legal team for Mav’s unconventional practice methods. They've met during med school and had been rivals up until they both finished general surgery residency. Slider is an OR nurse turned anesthesia nurse. Goose was an ER nurse and met Mav during his rotation as a med student and died after an incident in the ER during Mav’s residency (that was the moment he switched from emergency medicine to surgery).
Phoenix — emergency, but she managed the impossible (like Mav) and switched from obgyn residency after the first year (only chose obgyn in the first place because of her mom, a renowned obgyn in Oregon), she's still really passionate about the obgyn field but didn't enjoy the work enough to do it for the rest of her life; Javy — general surgery; Payback — emergency with sub-spec in pediatrics; Friz — respiratory medicine; Omaha — oncology; Yale — ortho surgery.
Bob — a former OBGYN nurse, left because of a toxic work environment, working in the ER six months now, Phoenix's favorite nurse now, duh; Fanboy — started in peds oncology, had to switch because it was too hard on him mentally and is now peds emergency; Halo — started as a palliative care nurse, switched to oncology after a few years; Harvard — OR nurse, switched from general team to ortho
Hangman is the new trauma surgeon starting in their ER. Born and raised on a ranch, was expected to take over the ranch but never wanted to. Thankfully, he had too perfect grades to not send him to college — his parents wanted him to be a vet, which obviously didn’t happen, so he could stay close to the family business. He moved to California for his MD. He has terrible bedside manners with patients and patients’ family, but is surprisingly decent with kids, has lost respect for nurses sometime during his first residency year, and had a terrible case of Ego hit him during his trauma surg fellowship.
Now, about Rooster:
Bradley got into a pre-med program, Mav (who had set up Bradley’s college fund) said he’s not going to pay for it since he doesn’t want Bradley to be a doctor (long hours, lack of work-life balance, burnout, high stress, etc. It was more complicated because Mav still has the Goose trauma). So they had the fallout, Bradley moved out and deferred college to find a way to pay for it and, wanting to gather hospital experience, started working as a CNA in Peds ICU at a children’s hospital which accidentally was having a new CNA intake at the time. He liked it, actually loved it, and started hesitating whether he should continue with pre-med and be like Mav or go for nursing, like his dad. Year after, he got an offer from the hospital that said hey, we’ll fund some of your BSN as long as you work for us while you study and then work for us for another four years after getting your license. So he became a nurse, got certified as peds nurse after working two years in PICU and after another three, switched to the Pediatric Rapid Response Team, where he stayed for another two years before getting a spot as a senior nurse in adult/peds ER in a different hospital.
His relation to Mav and Ice only came to light a few months after the hiring process, as Bradley didn’t even know they worked there when he applied and it’s still a hash-hash topic in the ER. He’s been in the ER for almost three years now and has become an unofficial second-in-command as one of the few with substantial experience.
I imagine he’s definitely one the best nurses you could have as a patient — he’s honest but in an empathetic way, he’s worked in the most demanding environments with the most complex patients (ICU and RRT), he’s skilled and experienced in most procedures. Because he is one of the few male nurses, he’s the one dealing with inappropriate patients, aggressive patients, patients that need restraint, frequent flyers, etc. and he genuinely doesn’t mind — he is the perfect mix of calm and firm that makes him very reliable in most difficult situations. He is absolutely most reassuring and guiding with new stuff, be it new nurses or med students that don’t know what’s happening, and he doesn’t judge. It does help, too, that he was partially raised by two very cocksure surgeons and therefore knows how to deal with doctors that turned a bit too arrogant.
Before I go to the hangster part of this shit, I want y’all to know it all started because I found this Rooster-coded scrubs:
I imagine that he buys most of his scrubs since the work-issued scrubs don’t fit well on men (most unisex ones are very much just female fit stamped with unisex label) and peds nurses can have lots of cute ones so the kids feel less nervous around them
Also, this is a warning that yes, Bradley is trans in this scenario, too, because I said so. It's relevant to a few scenes, I think?? and there's tw for transphobic OC
Now, a bunch of scenarios I can see for this AU:
On the first day at his new workplace, Jake makes a reputation for himself. He confuses Nat, in her hospital-issued scrubs and with her doctor tag clearly on display, for a nurse and literally talks over her in front of a patient. Same thing happens with Billy because he’s Filipino and there is a large number of Filipino nurses everywhere and he’s stereotyping. Then he makes another patient’s parents agitated. This is when he meets Bradley — he takes over to talk to the parents and calm them down before it can escalate, basically shushing Jake out of the room. Jake doesn’t clock he’s a nurse at first — he’s a big, very fit, very well-built, very handsome dude with a questionable mustache who looks comical in a pastel pink scrub top with a teddy bear pattern and a matching headband on his forehead, but also the sheer shock of how different to all the nurses he looks gives Jake a pause — so he doesn’t say anything even if it pisses him off a nurse just forced him out of the room.
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It starts innocently with Bradley though — Bradley comes up and asks, “Jake, can you put the narcotics order into the system for Lily?” and Jake scoffs and corrects, “Doctor,” tapping his full tag with Dr. Jacob Seresin.
Bradley, as the nurse’s tag says, raises an eyebrow and says, “Doctor Jake, can you put the narcotics order for Lily?” Natasha, standing behind him, snorts. Jake doesn’t even have the time to tell him off because he’s already gone when his brain processes.
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Natasha drops off a patient on him — a taxi driver who had a stroke while driving and had been in a car accident, that had been thrombolysed but might need emergency surgery because of a suspected GI bleed. He’s stable, so they're going to check if he can be admitted to neurosurg and wait for his turn there or if Jake will need to take over before that.
Bradley hands him a tablet the minute he walks into the room.
“What’s that?”
“Results,” he supplies before going back to setting up an oxygen cylinder at the bottom of the bed.
“I didn’t order that,” he notes. The blood and urine panels are what he would order with suspected operable GI bleed but he’s barely looked at the patient’s case before he walked in there.
“I did,” Bradley tells him as he switches the oxygen from the wall socket to the tank supply. “Faster this way.”
“No,” Jake says, blood boiling. “You do exactly what I tell you to do and only that.”
Natasha raises her eyebrows, high on her forehead. Bradley doesn’t hesitate — waves on Bob from behind the glass wall and they both grab each side of the bed.
“I supposed you want to put the CT order yourself then,” Bradley says as Bob takes the small back monitor and attaches it to the frame. He steps on the bed brake and rolls out the bed, straight into Jake and Nat, fast enough that he moves out of the way on instinct. “Better do it fast because it’s free now and I’m going.” *
“Did you see that? Who the heck does he think he is?” Jake asks Nat.
“Better put that CT scan order,” is all Natasha replies as she walks away.
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It’s Reuben’s patient, an eleven years old boy with blunt trauma, and Jake makes a verbal order to Bradshaw, who is the boy’s nurse. “I understand but I think that—” and Jake goes, “If I want your opinion, I’ll ask for it.”
The whole room gets quiet and everyone looks to him — Reuben, Mickey, and the technician are wide-eyed.
Bradley just says, “Alright,” in a perfectly leveled voice and leaves the room.
Mickey is not making eye contact as he quips under his nose, on his way out of the room, “You do realize he basically runs this ER, right? You’re making your life a lot harder.”
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Jake orders IV fluids for one of his patients which is also in Rooster’s section that day and he bleeps the order info to Rooster. Fifteen minutes later he sees that it hasn’t been filled and is like, hah, I knew there is a reason I hate that guy. Finds him when he passes Jake in the corridor and is like, “I want you to start the IV for room 7. Now,” and Rooster just tells him, “No, do it yourself or find someone else.”
They have a little back and forth as Jake follows him down the corridor which ends with another, “No.”
There’s still no charge nurse in the ER (she’s on medical leave that will most likely end with her leaving employment, from what Jake gathers) so he makes a datix and the ER nurse manager (Warlock) following up is apprehensive because obviously, he knows Bradley, and hears about what actually happened — Bradley was getting an igel for a toddler from the peds side and deemed it more important than starting a bag of saline to bust someone's blood pressure.
Jake feels like an idiot.
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Jake and Reuben are charting next to each other and Reuben gets bleeped his patient’s lab results. Jake, who is also waiting for lab results, complains about how he sent a pod to the lab before Reuben. Reuben just gives him a look and says, “Yeah, that’s because I asked Bradley to put my request in.”
And Jake is like, “What does he have to do with anything?”
Reuben looks at him like he’s dumb and says, “He has more sway with the lab,” and walks away with his tablet.
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Javy is doing a consult for Nat and stops to chat to Jake (they know each other from residency days) and Bradley comes by and says, “Maggie’s becoming hypotensive again,” and Javy observes as Jake looks at the nurse that came, gives him a very long, very detailed look and licks his lips.
He manages to think Oh before Jake asks, “Maggie?”
The nurse looks seconds from rolling his eyes. “Mrs. Lawrence? Room 5?”
“That's Margaret.”
“She prefers Maggie.”
And it goes on, with Jake standing there rigid, puffing up his chest and cocking his hip out. “Did you start the fluids?”
“Finshed already.”
“Start another bag.”
The nurse looks unimpressed and instead of confirming says, slowly, like he’s talking to a child, “Her fluid balance is positive. She’s usually on pressors.” Jake’s face gets red and he goes, “Then put an order for her.”
It’s kind of funny to observe and to be fair, the nurse does give Jake a minute to go over what he said, leaning his elbow on the counter, eyebrows raised, before he points out, in that damn slow, unimpressed tone, “I can't put orders for things like pressors."
He hands Jake the closest tablet and starts walking away.
Jake calls after him. "What, you're not even going to draft it for me?"
He doesn't even turn around and Javy is silently shaking from the laughter he's holding in, "I thought I wasn't allowed to do that, doctor."
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Mav comes down to the ER to talk to Rooster on a slower day — about how they’re about to sponsor a new CRNA for the cardiothoracic surg unit and maybe he could put a good word for their development team for Bradley and yada yada.
It happens like that: Mav comes down, Bradley is charting next to the monitors station, Jake is going over a scan on the opposite side when The Dr. Mitchell himself comes down and stops next to Bradley. He gives Bradley and his pink Paw Patrol scrubs a look and clears his throat a couple of times before Bradley raises his gaze toward him, turning away a second later and ignoring him again.
Jake is freaking out — this is The Dr. Mitchell and one of the reasons Jake wanted to work in this exact hospital, along with the rumored to-be-announced cardiothoracic surg fellowship under Dr. Mitchell he had his eyes on. He’s been thinking about how to make contact with Dr. Mitchell since he started in the ER and here he is, telling unresponsive Bradshaw, “I heard you’re looking to go back for your Master’s in the near future.” Bradshaw doesn’t say anything and Dr. Mitchell adds, “We have a CRNA development spot for—” and Bradley tells him, not turning away from the screen, “I’m not an OR nurse,” and then taps his card on the computer’s reader to log out and walks away.
Dr. Mitchell is a fucking legend, a VIP of this hospital, so Jake just stands there, contemplating how the heck Bradshaw could do that and hears him mumbling under his breath, “Really slick, Mav,” and jumps on the opportunity to say, “I’ll be talking to his supervisor about this, his attitude is unacceptable, Dr. Mitchell.”
And Dr. Mitchell turns to him, raises an eyebrow and asks, “Excuse me?”
“The nurse you were talking to. He might be senior in here but his attitude’s been horrible and I’ll personally step in. This won’t happen again.”
Dr. Mitchell gives him a look before slowly saying, “I suggest you mind your own business, Dr. Seresin,” and walks away.
Nat is silently laughing a few feet away and Jake asks her what’s so funny. His heart dead-ass stops when she says, “You do know Dr. Mitchell is Bradley’s dad, right? They might not be on the best of terms but that’s still his son.” And Jake has the urge to bang his head on the keyboard in front of him.
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TW for transphobia.
There’s a new nurse practitioner to be (graduated, about to get her cert) that's rumored to be a candidate for the charge nurse position. Izzy. She’s quite young for that, younger than Bradley for sure, must have barely worked in the clinical area before going for her Master’s. Jake doesn’t know if it’s on purpose but the nurse manager and Bradley keep on putting her in his section.
She’s—well, she’s a bit too in his face. She agrees with everything Jake says and doesn’t roll his eyes at him, which is boring, and she’s, for an NP, not that knowledgeable. She doesn’t argue with him, which is a change, and Jake starts to hate it after about five hours. Her voice is saccharine sweet, she keeps on standing a bit too close to him at all times, and she’s decent with patients, but she keeps on asking him about the smallest of things.
Jake’s section is less busy, usually, since he deals primarily with trauma in the ER, but she never bounces off to help others when she is free, like Bradley did. She’s clinging to his section, a little bit, and he doesn’t get why. It’s not like he is any nicer to her than to Bradley or any other nurse.
She is busy taking bloods and Bradley finds him when he has a second alone, finally, and enlightens him about why.
“If you don’t believe me, you can just ask any other nurse. Everyone noticed.”
“If you really think that then why do you keep putting her in my sections?”
“I don’t. She’s senior as an NP, she’s taken over allocation from me now.”
Jake’s mind only focuses on one detail. “You were allocating yourself to my sections?”
“Only because no one wants to work with you and because I’m actually certified in trauma.” That makes sense. It’s not like Bradley would work with him voluntarily. “Look, all I’m saying, you watch out — you fool around with her and then reject her and she’s going to HR. I know the type.”
“The type?”
“You know, the girl that thought she’ll become a nurse, snag a rich doctor and never work again? Well, it’s not always women, there are guys who do that too, but in this case, she’s very much the type.”
“And you think she’s trying to—snag me?”
“She’s certainly not going after the residents that are getting paid twelve bucks an hour or Reuben who is married,” he points out. Which, again, fair, even if he didn’t know Reuben is married prior to this strange conversation.
Jake stares at him, processing, until he blurts out, “I’m gay.”
“Then you’ve got nothing to worry about,” Bradley says after a second, eyes barely noticeably a bit wider, before he walks away.
“Was he bothering you, doctor?”
She calls him doctor, always, and it honestly makes him grit his teeth. Now even more. He’s got a bad feeling about it.
It gets confirmed later when Jake is taking care of a six-year-old girl who had fallen down the stairs. She’s dehydrated and Izzy’s just tried to put a cannula on her three times before Jake told her to grab the bedside ultrasound and not make the girl cry even more.
Bradley passes by the room and Jake’s learned that he can’t leave a distressed child alone, so he comes in and gets the parents and the girl relaxed. He’s about to go in and tell him to leave it alone until Izzy brings the ultrasound when Nat grabs him by the arm and tells him, “He was in a Rapid Response Team, I’m pretty sure he can put a cannula in blind. Just let him do it.”
And he does let him. Watches, expecting the girl to burst into tears at any moment but she never does. Bradley’s literally been in the room for less than ten minutes and it’s all back to calmness.
Izzy comes back with the ultrasound. It should not have taken her so long to grab it. “What is he doing there? That's my patient.”
"He said he can put the IV line without the ultrasound.” Well, Nat said so. Jake can’t believe he’s saying but, “He’s a peds nurse, he’ll be fine.”
“I’m sure the girl's parents wouldn’t want him anywhere near her.”
This sets alarm bells in Jake’s head. “What do you mean?”
"People like him shouldn't be around kids," she says, to his horror. She leans in, way closer than needed, and conspiringly whispers, "Dr. Seresin, haven't you known that he is, you know, a she in disguise?"
He’s dumbstruck. "I'm sorry?"
"He's actually a woman, just pretending to be a man because he's mentally—You're the doctor, I'm sure you know better than I how the brains of people like them work. He shouldn't be around that girl, is what I'm saying. I certainly wouldn't like him around my child, if I had one."
Jake didn’t know this about Bradley but he understands what she means, even with how awful she is about it. This, however, should not be a piece of information thrown around in public if Bradley didn't wish to disclose it, and certainly not in such a manner. "And how do you know that, exactly?"
"Nurses share a locker room, it's not hard to notice how she, you know, mutilated herself."
Jake doesn’t say anything out loud but mentally he is preparing datix report in his head. He catches the ER’s nurse manager before he goes home, too, because that’s some shit he doesn’t stand for. He might be an asshole but he’s not a bigot.
Next time he comes to work, Bradley is back in his section and Izzy is no longer employed.
“Thanks,” Bradley says, when they’re at the station, next to each other, in a relatively slow moment. “If I went on my own, we’d have a weeks-long investigation that would probably end with her or me moving to a different unit.”
“She said this shit to your face?”
“Kept calling me she in front of patients,” Bradley admits after a moment. “I think most of them thought they misheard but—I knew.”
“Well, good riddance then.”
Bradley snorts, but he’s looking down at the tablet in his hands, smiling, and wow, the apples of his cheeks are so round and his eyes so bright and Jake can't breathe for a second.
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(there might be a second part coming because I meant seven-season-long medical drama literally-- including Jake realizing he's an idiot, Mavdad drama, Jake having his hands inside Bradley (in the literal, surgical sense) and jealousy that could rival the McDreamy/Dr. Grey drama)
#this is unrealistic b/c its a med soap drama-like#not the actual chaos of er-like#as in med nonsense to be precise#also I don't know how american ers work#ive talked to a trauma surgeon twice in my life so sorry#i’ve mostly written it while trying to stay awake in the break room at 2am or to not fall asleep on the bus home#still having cluster headaches btw we're just too short-staffed to not go to work even if I have to sit out for an hour in the break room#bradley rooster bradshaw#jake hangman seresin#hangster#icemav mention#tgm#tgm au#trans bradley rooster bradshaw#<< im going to fill that tag even if it takes me years#op#charlie writes#hangster hospital au
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