Melissa

RN. Nursing Educator. Wife. Mom of two. Advocate.

[Melissa @_meliska]

In 2017, 150k people paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. But then an even richer, more racist billionaire—@ElonMusk—stole their land and dumped his shit all over it. Fuck that! https://t.co/7U7QZgzOnU #ElonOwesMe100Bucks

[Melissa @_meliska]

@transplnt_mdphd @bfhermann @medmalreviewer There's a popular tiktoker who had a lap appy by him, that turned into a 5 hour open appy, and now she's questioning what happened...

[Melissa @_meliska]

@ritabossert1 @hinz_tamara The vaccine itself is contraindicated in pregnancy. If she didn't know she wasn't immune prior to pregnancy, she can't fix it while pregnant. We give it after delivery so she's immune the next time/from that point.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@babydoll__3 @hinz_tamara Same. I've had the MMR more times than I can remember and now submit the CDC statement about people who don't convert the vaccine correctly when I have to get credentialed for new jobs (I'm an RN, so vaccines are a part of it).

[Melissa @_meliska]

@HGanshorn @hinz_tamara I'm an OB nurse and while most of our patients have their rubella levels checked in their prenatal labs (already pregnant), a surprising number are non-immune. I give MMR vaccines at discharge (post-delivery) more than you'd expect, and that's just for the patients who say yes.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@EM_RESUS ...for PT post TMA 2 weeks later. Had the same dream, told him they'd see him soon. A few days later, found down in the bathroom. Transferred to the nearest ED, coded for addl 25-30 minutes, never got him back.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@EM_RESUS My FIL was on my unit, had a dream that he was at a campfire with some of his dead friends/relatives, they asked him what he was doing there, it wasn't time. The next day, he went unresponsive, we ran a rapid. That night, same dream. Next day, ran a rapid. Ended up DC to SNF...

[Melissa @_meliska]

@DGlaucomflecken I waited months for a specialty appt. Thought I had a $50 copay. Reviewed pre appt stuff several times, incl paperwork. Get there, copay almost $250. "What if I do self pay?" Cost is $175, but doc won't see pts without insurance. Cool, cool.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@AntParatrooper @901Lulu @fox35orlando Osceola County. Not Ocala.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@ffmichelle @cobrakell I nominated my ER nurse (he was amazing). He won. Hospital posted pictures, he had the biggest smile. You know he's used to being constantly shit on and never appreciated. 10/10 would do again. Also, wrote my nom while on pain meds, it was a mess, but it got the point across lol

[Melissa @_meliska]

@soflasof @1goodtern Literally same

[Melissa @_meliska]

@itsme_rosalee @TreeCanopy5 @realgirl_fieri @emilyadele Exhibit a, ad in the thread...

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

CONGRATULATIONS to Floridians, who successfully collected enough signatures on a petition to qualify for putting abortion on the ballot!!!!

We've seen what happens in red states when women's right to bodily autonomy is on the ballot.

The next step is the FL Supreme Court.
LET'S GOOOOO!!!! 💪💪💪

[cAseyDHD @caseydanielee]

“nurse suicides were 41 percent higher for male nurses and nearly 58 percent higher for female nurses as compared to the general population”

Causational, not coincidental. A lot of us aren’t okay.

RIP Tristan

[Melissa @_meliska]

@lou_nautic @RyanMarino I will never forget walking into the nurse sup's office for a quick chat and finding them on the verge of tears, realizing we're down to 1 vent and they'd have to help decide who got it and who didn't, essentially deciding who had to die. People who weren't there won't ever know.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@joannesnyder64 @jdillardwright @TransNursing From exp, I trust the ones in t-shirts, scrub pants, messy buns, and sneakers. They know their shit, take care of their people, and don't need the gadgets, fancy scrubs, or expensive nursing shoes to prove it. I worry that the ones who try too hard are compensating for something.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@RNingScissors @medsurgmania I honestly hadn't known about the update until recently, and I work in OB.

[Melissa @_meliska]

@RNingScissors @medsurgmania New AAP safe sleep guidelines actually say not to use a hat after the first few hours. https://t.co/AfxJESP4Ju

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

A common response to childhood trauma is to never feel powerless again.

We try to always be in control come across as highly confident.

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