u/sgw97

Can we start a thread for general tips and tricks? i'll go first with a tip i learned recently

For fluorescein staining on wiggly kids, take a 3cc syringe, your proparacaine drops, and the fluorescein strip. put a cap on the syringe and pull out the plunger and drop in the strip. put in about 2cc of your numbing drop and replace the plunger then mix up. you've now effectively created a numb+stain combo drop that's really nice on kids when you only get one chance at their eye. i know some ophtho offices have this has a pre-made drop, not sure why we don't get the same stuff, but it's handy

any similar tricks people can share?

I know cordless stick vacuums are not the most powerful or best type of vacuum, however they're convenient and I'm the type of person that needs to have the lower possible barrier to cleaning to actually get it done. I have long hair that sheds and 2 cats that also shed like crazy so hair/pet hair pickup and tangle free roller are probably the most important features to me. If anyone has experience with either of these vacuums I'd appreciate any advice. General budget is $200 or less. Hardwood floors and lots of short pile rugs. Thanks!

Levoit
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CB6B2JWG?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

Bissell
https://www.costco.com/p/-/bissell-powerclean-furguard-deluxe-280w-cordless-vacuum-with-extra-battery/4000354460?langId=-1

nurses can ignore pages and orders. techs can ignore their jobs. nothing bad happens to them. I handle one situation kinda poorly at the end of a long shitty night shift when I'm already an hour over shift change and I have to have a meeting with my PD about professionalism concerns.

I'm tired of this grandpa

anybody else having a brown out right now? power seems to keep flickering from barely on to normal for the past hour or so. really great when you're on the top floor and heat rises 😬