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?!

Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.
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.

My sister had nightmares about witches and munchkins for years after watching the Wizard of Oz when we were little. She still has that fear. We're you traumatized by something like that as a child?

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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.

I think she wrote this because I had mentioned being vegan and an animal rights activist but kill spiders when they get near me.

I'm totally against animals being killed even cockroaches but spiders oh man..

And Raccoons are vicious.

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I had one in the tub I tried to drown. It. just. would . not . die. I started calling him the John McClane of spiders.

There was a wolf spider in my laundry room once who just flipped me off when I smacked it with a shoe.

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I had one in the tub I tried to drown. It. just. would . not . die. I started calling him the John McClane of spiders.

😂😂😂 can't stop laughing.

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Okay, sorry for the derailment. Nope, no one should be calling themselves nurses if they're not licensed as nurses.

And wolf spiders are the worst. If I have nightmares, I'm blaming y'all.

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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.

We have a live and let live policy with certain spider varieties in our house. Those little garden spiders keep the creepy crawly population down, so they get to live.

Wolf spiders, on the other hand? Nope. Nun-uh. Kill them with fire.

Raccoons are cute until you piss them off. We had some urban ghetto ones living in one of the dumpsters in our complex. Swear to Jebus they were all wearing colors, packing and would flash gang signs at people walking by.

Oops, forgot this isn't the what I learned this week thread.

Ahem...unless you have passed NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN, don't call yourself a Nurse. Just. Don't.

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I'm afraid of clowns, spiders, mimes, heights, enclosed spaces, and Donald Trump's hair.

On point for the Fear List.

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Okay, sorry for the derailment. Nope, no one should be calling themselves nurses if they're not licensed as nurses.

And wolf spiders are the worst. If I have nightmares, I'm blaming y'all.

Why did I just Google wolf spiders.

I think we're all gonna be dreaming of killer clowns and spiders tonight

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My sister had nightmares about witches and munchkins for years after watching the Wizard of Oz when we were little. She still has that fear. We're you traumatized by something like that as a child?

I don't think so, and I don't mind seeing them on tv. Hell, Peter Dinklage is freaking awesome. It's in person, face to face.

Now, my life was pretty plagued with tragedy for the first 16 or so years, and much of it, I don't remember. But something like that, you would think I'd remember at least something???

Heck, we still don't know how I broke my spine. Maybe that's the missing clue? Identical midget twins tossed me down a rabbit hole, or something?

I left out tsunamis. Freaking TERRIFIED. That's one I've only seen on tv, and every single time it messes me up. The 2004 Bande Aceh event had me totally train wrecking for weeks.

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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.

Get a dog. Wolf spiders look like mice when they run across the floor at the corner of your eye. Got a dog. Two years with rare wolf spider sightings. I used to see them all the time.

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Why did I just Google wolf spiders.

I think we're all gonna be dreaming of killer clowns and spiders tonight

Here's s little something y'all might find interesting:

And again: No license, no nursey.

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Donald Trump's hair is ******* evil.

I think he is the real life little mermaid. She traded her voice for Eric, he traded his hair for BJs from the media for the entire rest of his life.

Stupid evil purple octopus thing taking away all the hope and joy of the world, and filling it with rampages on Mexican rapists instead.

OMG. Ursula is the Kracken.

Crackle......did your mom unleash the Donald onto the world? Tell the truth. I'm a very accurate lie detector. Ask my 10 year old.

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