#er nurses

Mod here. I’m assuming anon’s character identifies as a Conservative Jew.

There’s quite a range of practice and belief among Conservative-identifying Jews, so respondents are encouraged to speak to that variation (e.g. plausibility, how likely to be widespread).

For this ask, Jewish folks who don’t identify as Conservative are welcome to speak to their own community’s practices vis a vis this question--as long as they specify they are not speaking about Conservative Jews. Jewish communities influence one another, especially in the case of Conservative Judaism, so you may well be onto something :)

My friend and I are ending nurse’s week at Levi’s Stadium on May 12th and will be in section 111, row 12, and it seats 19 & 20. These two ER nurses are READY FOR IT and cannot wait to party with Taylor.

I know I’m not a big account or anything, so it seems unlikely that I would ever get to meet or even be close enough to Taylor to tell her how she’s changed my life, but a girl can dream right???? 😅

Public Service Announcement to new nurses (and some experienced nurses):

If a patient tells you they pass out when they get their blood drawn, BELIEVE THEM.

People do not faint like Disney princesses. They fall hard and fast and it’s not easy or safe to try to catch them. Take the extra five minutes and find a place to lay them down before you poke them. The hospital legal team will thank you and so will your lumbar spine.

Turn off the news.

Stop getting caught up in the social media of people who think it’s a hoax. Don’t give in to the ignorant bullshit that people are saying. One percent of the population of the United States, alone, is 3.2 million people. That one percent is worth fighting for.

They’ve stopped calling you a hero but that doesn’t mean you aren’t one. You’re a hero every single day you’ve shown up to work in this pandemic. You’re underpaid and under appreciated and yet there you are, every day, helping your patients fight. YOU are the reason your patients get to go home.

Do something for yourself on your day off. Wholeheartedly just for yourself. Not something your kids will enjoy, not something for your partner or parents or siblings or friends. You do you. Take care of yourself.

You are so important to your patients and your coworkers. Don’t give up. These vaccines are a light at the end of the tunnel. We’re almost there.

You got this.