why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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As I was taking care of a pt, she mentions she's also a nurse. I asked what her specialty is and where she works at. She says she works at a clinic as an MA. In my head, in what universe is an MA a nurse?!

I wouldn't say I'm terrified of them (I was not on Dr Phil haha) but cotton balls are pretty terrible. I hate the way they feel and sound (if you don't believe me, rub one together next to your ear. YUCK).

Okay, I took your challenge and it wasn't even remotely "terrible." Sorry!

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One night when I was working in the ED, I went to walk into the med room, when all of a sudden this spider bungee-cord dropped right down in front of my face. I started screaming, and the ED doc came bolting out of the doctors' lounge yelling, "What happened!" I said, "A spider dropped down in front of me!"

If looks could kill. He said, "I thought someone was out here killing you!" Then he had the audacity to ask me where the spider was. I said, "I stomped it!" He got mad and sad, "I would have released it outside if you hadn't killed it."

To this day I believe he cared more about that stupid arachnid than me nearly dying from fright.

ETA:That is probably the most exclamation point filled post you'll ever see from me.

If I could carry a blowtorch around with me to use on those suckers, I wouldn't hesitate.

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

Try putting peppermint oil in a spray bottle of water to banish spiders from your house. Spray it on windowsills, around the shower and any other place that has moisture.

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I'm vegan and love spiders. They're just little critters, trying to live their life. I love the spider meme that has been going around about how good they are, but the spider in the photos is not one that arachnophobes could really feel great about, so I'll spare you.

Now, raccoons. Raccoons are creepy.

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Try putting peppermint oil in a spray bottle of water to banish spiders from your house. Spray it on windowsills, around the shower and any other place that has moisture.

Does that really work? I'll spray my bed while I'm at it. I'm positive that there's a spider lurking somewhere. I woke up with a bite on my forehead.

I'm vegan and love spiders. They're just little critters, trying to live their life. I love the spider meme that has been going around about how good they are, but the spider in the photos is not one that arachnophobes could really feel great about, so I'll spare you.

Now, raccoons. Raccoons are creepy.

What does being vegan have to do with spiders?

Raccoons are just.. not one of the more attractive-looking animals. Luck of the draw. Platypus are pretty freaky, too.

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

We live at the beach and we have foxes, geese, skunks, deer and coyotes. I don't mind them but possums and raccoons would have to go. They are just dirty and dangerous and can get in the house.

Yes peppermint oil gets rid of spiders better than the Raid for spiders.

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What does being vegan have to do with spiders?

Raccoons are just.. not one of the more attractive-looking animals. Luck of the draw. Platypus are pretty freaky, too.

Someone posted just a few posts before me that they were vegan but that spiders made them go from 0-100, or along those lines.

Honestly, with raccoons, I think it's the garbage-digging paws and maybe the eyes. I would never try to cause one harm, and even feel sad for the roadkill raccoons. However, I can coexist with spiders, and finding one in or around my house would not cause alarm. A raccoon would cause me to pack my bags and move away. Or stay in a hotel until it was gone.

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Someone posted just a few posts before me that they were vegan but that spiders made them go from 0-100, or along those lines.

Honestly, with raccoons, I think it's the garbage-digging paws and maybe the eyes. I would never try to cause one harm, and even feel sad for the roadkill raccoons. However, I can coexist with spiders, and finding one in or around my house would not cause alarm. A raccoon would cause me to pack my bags and move away. Or stay in a hotel until it was gone.

Nope. If I see a spider, be prepared to see me run faster than an Olympic champ. I don't go near anything with more than 6 legs.

And I Googled platypus. I never knew it was carnivorous. How 'bout that?

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I'm vegan and love spiders. They're just little critters, trying to live their life. I love the spider meme that has been going around about how good they are, but the spider in the photos is not one that arachnophobes could really feel great about, so I'll spare you.

Now, raccoons. Raccoons are creepy.

No mice and rats are creepy..... ewws

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I never knew midget phobia was a real thing but there's a girl who has it in our program. It's the most unusual thing. People have phobias about literally everything.

It's rare I see any around here. The last time I interacted with one, he came to sit at a table I was dealing black jack at. I had no choice but to remain professional, of course, but if you'd gotten an EKG on me, I'm sure you would have been running for a crash cart to stop the very persistent SVT I had going on. I have absolutely no justifiable reason for the terrible anxiety. And it completely blindsided me the first time I met one.

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I don't understand people who aren't afraid of clowns! Just thinking about them gives me anxiety.

Gacy the killer clown sends me into hyperventilation mode.

When I was a little girl, I had a framed big picture of a clown that my grandma gave me. (My grandma was actually a professional clown! At her funeral, we had a clown cake lol) I painted on one of those paint by number things and slid that into the frame covering the clown.

It being that time of year, who's ready for TV to start playing IT! The creepiest clown of all

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I wouldn't say I'm terrified of them (I was not on Dr Phil haha) but cotton balls are pretty terrible. I hate the way they feel and sound (if you don't believe me, rub one together next to your ear. YUCK).

My mom has this weird thing that if you take the collar of your shirt and rub it on your teeth, she freaks! I have no idea how she learned this bothers her, cuz who randomly does that? So I do it to her all the time. Hee hee

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