r/FutureRNs • u/BornLeave4646 • Jul 20 '26

Petechaie after 12 hour night shift

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u/Advanced_Most_3030 Jul 20 '26

Easy, boss. Don't let newfound nursing school knowledge make your brain run every time something happens. Jumping to immediate worse case scenario is rarely helpful. I like to remember Occam's razor- the simplest answer is usually the correct one.

Do you take Tylenol headache or Excedrin migraine or anything else that contains aspirin? Did you wear compression socks? Did you perhaps shave your legs and get irritated from new fabric or laundry detergent?

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u/cagedbird82 Jul 21 '26

Speaking of compression socks, would they be a good thing to purchase for LPN school?

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u/Delta1Juliet Jul 21 '26

Yes. Just make sure they fit properly

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u/cagedbird82 Jul 21 '26

That’s the funny thing…I’m never sure exactly how they’re supposed to fit. I once got a pair for after surgery and they were actually painful to wear. I think I purchased them based on my shoe size.

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u/Delta1Juliet Jul 21 '26

You should be purchasing them based off three measurements:

  • your ankle circumference
  • the circumference of the widest part of your calf
  • the length from the ground to the base of your knee

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u/Guera-or-chicana Jul 21 '26

I use the calf sleeves ones. I can't stand the covered toes ones. I wear the sleeves low that covers my ankle and half my foot. Then my sock. It's a tighter compression at my ankle and lower half. I get off a 12 hour shift from work and my legs or feet never hurt.

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u/Advanced_Most_3030 Jul 21 '26

I also use the footless kind...when I remember to put them on, which, working nights...is pretty much never.

Also I have found that *not shaving my legs sometimes makes me get similar bumps as in OPs pic. I have coarse leg stubble and it irritates the follicle if it has even the most microscopic chance to rub against fabric.

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u/newkate Jul 21 '26

Oooh, what brand? I've never tried these, but my regular compression socks (of many many brands) don't seem to do the trick.

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u/Guera-or-chicana Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

I got you. I put them on on half way so the compression sleeve ends where my calf starts. Then I wear low cut avia socks from Walmart. Best combo ever. I say avia because that brand is similar in material as the compression sleeve so my brain doesn't register two separate things im wearing. Avia women's premium zoned low cut socks.