Tacocat ASN, RN

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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    But you said in an earlier post you still live with him, because he allegedly makes fun of your friends when they come over. Clearly he's helping you out to some extent by keeping a roof over your...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    You're also concerned with the time it's going to take you to get your education...you're 23 and working as a medical scribe. What has your education been like up until this point? Do you have...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    That's the point of being on a team. One can't function without the other. The janitorial staff that you say aren't worth the same respect as an astrophysicist are important to infection control. I...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Read the article I linked from Harvard. There's an ongoing study on "open-label placebos" with interesting results. It also specifies that placebos are beneficial with self-reported symptoms like...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    For someone who believes so strongly in science you've done remarkably little research into the power of the human
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Real question -- if something is labeled a placebo or the patient KNOWS it's a placebo...doesn't that make it, by definition, not a placebo? EDIT: I'm wrong and can admit it:...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states and the pharmaceutical business is still thriving. I think the point is even if some people have beliefs that aren't rooted in hard science, there's nothing...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually a good example. My father had stage 4 colon cancer and he was practically skeletal from chemotherapy-related side effects. He was prescribed the prescription drug dronabinol as an...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I just think it's intentional. ?‍♀️ As someone who incorporates Wiccan practices into their life, without pointy hats or living in "Halloweentown," her comments are discriminatory and immature...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I love when children troll forums. Good luck in your future career in medicine, you're going to need
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. Now I hope this is a troll because you just announced to a whole forum of people that you weren't raised to be respectful. Religion is a cultural and ethnic thing. Don't be
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    It's not all pointy hats. Certain ethnic groups have different spiritual practices based in witchcraft, like voudou and brujeria, and they take them very seriously. Nurse, surgeon, whatever -- you can...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe before med school you need to take a sociology
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Tacocat replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Was hoping someone was going to point out that the many forms of "witchcraft" are actual religions, and not all practitioners believe solely in alternative medicine. OP wants to be a surgeon like...
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    Dismissed from nursing program

    Tacocat replied to CluelessNurse's topic in General Students

    Some normal things can cause false positives too. It all depends on what they're claiming you were positive for. With drug tests there should be a doctor at the lab you can talk to -- tell him if...
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    Please Help

    Tacocat replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like grooming, to be honest. He wanted her to become a nurse before he'd marry her, and it sounds like they're expecting him to become disabled later in life? Dad - you seem more invested in...
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    Has anyone taken an A&P1 or 2 class while in Nursing School?

    Tacocat replied to Courtney Wilson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you can probably take A&P over the summer and then Micro in the fall before classes
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    Please Help

    Tacocat replied to guest1136129's topic in General Nursing

    Guy isn't looking for a wife, he's looking for a
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    Failed my third semester, should I do anything about it?

    Tacocat replied to Sillycat's topic in General Students

    @Sillycat Woof, that whole thing sounds like a
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    Failed my third semester, should I do anything about it?

    Tacocat replied to Sillycat's topic in General Students

    Is this a private/for-profit technical school? Just curious because the multiple campuses makes it sound that way. Are there any other schools in your area that offer the LPN-to-RN bridge, in the...
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    Has anyone taken an A&P1 or 2 class while in Nursing School?

    Tacocat replied to Courtney Wilson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends what the admissions requirements are. For my program, I applied with A&P 1 and 2 and didn't take Micro until the summer between my second and third nursing semesters. If you're applying...
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    Failed my third semester, should I do anything about it?

    Tacocat replied to Sillycat's topic in General Students

    It sounds like there are separate issues here. There was a problem with the accommodations for your endocrine exam. That's an issue that needs to be addressed with your school disability office, in...
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    HELP! Need to make decision!

    Tacocat replied to LaurynZara's topic in General Students

    Prior to nursing, I've never had to bathe myself, or anyone else, using a bucket and a washcloth, laying horizontally in a bed. I've also never been concerned that dropping a box of product could...
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    HELP! Need to make decision!

    Tacocat replied to LaurynZara's topic in General Students

    But it isn't just orifice-wiping and finger sticks. It's body mechanics and the proper way to move a whole other human, to ambulate them safely, feeding someone who cannot physically feed themselves,...
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    First Semester Questions

    Tacocat replied to AnaRho's topic in General Students

    If you're in a nursing program there's probably specific scrubs you'll need to wear, so save your money until you know the uniform requirements. Edit: Your scrubs will probably not last 2.5 years....