Tacocat ASN, RN

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    Experiencing racism and xenophobia when coming to CA to help with Covid

    Tacocat replied to xwill327's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm an LGBT millennial living in a major city in the Northeast. It's as liberal as they come. I don't understand the need to make one's sexuality the first topic of conversation in a brand-new job? I...
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    Just took my NCLEX this morning. 60 questions, thinking that I failed.

    Tacocat replied to tina323's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you get your
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    You're not going to fix anything if you're uneducated about what the candidates stand for and who's even running. Your ignorance will be your downfall in all
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Bloomberg IS running for President. How can you be so invested in political issues but not know who your candidates are? I'm also baffled that you don't know ANY of the authors listed. Orwell used to...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    For someone so adamantly against religion you sure seem to think someone needs to play
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    How does one get a mod to come to a thread? Asking for a friend.
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I was being sarcastic but if you think it helps your argument, bless your
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Well, not you once you become a surgeon and rake in those sweet sweet CMS
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    There's no miscommunication. I work with a large homeless organization in Massachusetts, in the heart of the opioid crisis. I DO help the homeless and drug addicted, on the front lines. I'd upload my...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Literally all of this is deeply offensive. I hope you never know anyone struggling with drug abuse, and I hope you understand that a large majority of people in America live paycheck to paycheck, even...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Holy *** so poor people aren't allowed to have families? This is an
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    You can't be
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Until you realize that the reimbursement rates vary wildly between CMS/Medicaid and private
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to know the outcome of the patient my little case study is based on: he received a second valve replacement. A year or two later, he required a third. He didn't get it and died 9 months...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Because he clearly hasn't changed his behavior if it's a readmission. He's going to keep doing drugs and getting infections. Why the change of heart? Literally ten minutes ago you said you'd rather...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a question for you, based on an actual case. You're a surgeon. The patient is a 27 year old male admitted for infective endocarditis due to intravenous heroin use. He has three other admissions...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    But people are going to put whatever they want in their bodies and there's nothing you can do to stop them. I was an addictions professional for many years, and one of the philosophies regarding...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently metaphors are lost on you as well. Substitute McDonalds for salad or coffee or whatever. I enjoy a particular brand of pen. I own a million of them and prefer to only buy this brand of pen....
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you need to conceptualize? What I can't conceptualize is that many adults in this thread have pointed out that your views are narrow and unbecoming of someone who wants to enter this field yet...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Fair enough. The point I was ineloquently trying to make was one shouldn't go into a field for the prestige. Find a job that pays well, sure -- but don't pick your career under the assumption that...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's what's missing here -- it's not about what YOU like. It's about the patient. YOUR patient, whether it's a 27 year old kid with endocarditis from heroin abuse, the 80 year old grandma,...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    That's a weirdly privileged and narcissistic take. Med school costs the kind of money that's out of reach for many people. Don't go into medicine in any capacity for fame and notoriety. Go into...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    The astronaut didn't build the ship that sent them to space. Gordon Ramsay doesn't personally cook every dish served in his restaurants. The point is that "greatness" is a symbiotic relationship. The...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Your hero-worship for surgeons aren't going to get you far in your career, regardless of which track you take -- especially if you do go to medical school and expect to be placed on a pedestal by the...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Is that below market value for rent in your area? I don't know your location but in mine $400 a month wouldn't even rent you a parking space. And this isn't even snark, I'm genuinely curious -- I live...