C. Ratched, MSN, RN

@cratchedrn.bsky.social

Blue Dot in AL! NB (they/she), Queer, NB, liberal Democrat, atheist, RN, parent, cat person, owned by a Great Dane. Not a “nice person.” High Priestess of Church of Petty.

Well today has just sucked. Apparently the docs in the practice feel that now that we have a Medical Assistant we no longer need 2 nurses, so my already PRN hours are being cut back. I’ve worked like 11 hours this week. So that blows because my FT job search is going nowhere fast.

Nurses need to stand together to stop shit like this. But unfortunately we won’t. If this “shift bid” system works to eliminate premium pay at UNC other hospitals will do it. And it won’t stop at critical shift staffing. It will lower nursing pay overall. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTAq9ffh7/

UNC Health created a bid-shift system that lets nurses compete for certain premium shifts by accepting lower pay. It’s a system that puts downward pressure on wages and pits healthcare workers against...

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Chili is simmering away. Made a double batch because Esmeralda is a big Dutch oven and I don’t have a smaller pot. 🤣 It was a bit salty so I added some barley to increase the fiber and alleviate some of the saltiness. I guess we will see how it turns out. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I have the things I need to start my sourdough starter. Have I done it yet? No. Why? That’s a weird story. But even knowing why I’m hesitant and knowing that the reason was never valid … I am still staring at empty jars. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I cannot motivate myself to do meatloaf. So I’m just going to make some chili and cornbread. Don’t expect anything fancy cuz I’m cheating on the cornbread with a box mix. I don’t keep cornmeal or self-rising flour on hand because I don’t use it enough. 🤷🏼‍♀️ And I’m a lazy bitch. 🤣

Just watched a TT video of a guy being pulled over because the previous owner of the car he just bought had a felony warrant out. But it was these comments that made me roll my eyes. “I would sue” but also “fuck your law and your courts …” 😂

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It’s an afternoon for good news! Since my last eye exam I’ve had to go back a few times for monitoring of intraocular pressure. Today we also did a field of vision test. Everything is A-Okay!! Which is a huge relief since my eyesight is bad enough as it is. Also I don’t have to work tomorrow!

According to a quick search the average weight for a 5 month old female cat is 4 - 5.5 pounds. Stevie at 5 months and 2 days is 8 pounds. Annie at 4.5 months is 7 pounds. These are gonna be good sized cats!

This is a very serious question. I will be making 2 sourdough starters. 1 will be flour, water, and time. The other will be from a dehydrated starter. Just for fun because I want to compare them. Don’t ask me why because idk. 🤷🏼‍♀️ They will be in different looking jars. But I feel like I need to

I have a love/hate relationship with facial cleansers and moisturizer. If they don’t irritate my skin they don’t clean well but if they clean well they leave my skin irritated. And moisturizer are the same deal. But I finally found my holy Grail. Which means they’ll stop making it soon.

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Just watched a video from a British guy who saw a skunk for the first time. He said that he thought it was a badger and talked about how friendly badgers are. What?!? So I looked up badgers in the UK. Today I learned that there’s a major difference between British and American badgers. 😂

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I am LIVID! Stopped at the grocery store on my way home after getting off work a bit early. People were doing stupid people shit so I was irritated from the jump. But then some stupid fucking old lady who was about 4’11” and pushing one cart while pulling another, both of which likely weighed more