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As one of my professors put it, "Unless you're in a hospital or a jail cell, don't miss, because you'll get a zero." For the hospitalized or criminal among us , they do makeups on the day of the final. It's usually an essay format test, regardless ...

I think it depends on the site. The process itself is legal, if somewhat shady. The "consultation" (i.e., the form people probably lie their asses off on) serves as the equivalent of a "doctor visit." We got this question a lot when I worked as a p...

My grandmother went to the ED the Monday before Thanksgiving with unbearable abdominal pain. It turned out that cancer had completely replaced one of her adrenal glands. She died one week later. None of her kids told her this was expected. They th...

Well, I'm glad you don't take my comments as an "affront" to your culture, because it's my culture, too. I don't watch The Sopranos, and I am not basing my comments on what I see as an "outsider." The reason I used this example is because I have ...

Most racist people do consider their beliefs a "tradition," though. It's considered politically correct to cater to one's cultural beliefs because that is something that, as you say, should be respected. But, when you get right down to it, prejudic...

Ahhh! I LOVE Changing Rooms. Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen is my HERO. Love him madly. Wow, how off topic. Oh well. Donna :)

Actually, most job descriptions include an elastic clause meant to be a catch-all for "whatever else" management might want you to do. Washing/waxing a car is ridiculous and no sane person would expect you to do it, but going to pick up a stat med? ...

I'm glad that everyone has encouraged you to follow your dreams. Don't ever listen to anyone who does the opposite. That said, the above snip honestly sounds less like "discomfort" and more like fear. That kind of gives me pause, and pushes me to a...

I always think "ab" as in "abnormal" - away from normal. But that's just me. If I were you, I'd try to get a mnemonic or trick for one down and not worry about the other; once you get one, the other comes automatically. Good luck! Donna :)

My dad's favorite trick is to embroil them in a polite conversation about their local weather, then try to sell them random stuff. His "favorites" are custom polyester dog collars, greased paper windows, and day-of-the-week mousepads. They never wa...

Blargh! Just...blargh. Ewwwwww. LOL Donna :)

I took AP I & Microbiology in the same semester. It was hard, and I had tons of lab every week, but I pulled it off with A's in both. Donna :)

Hiya. I am currently in school full-time. I work part-time in the music department of the local B&N. I'm about to start a job as a PCA, but even so I think I'll keep the job at the bookstore and work a shift a month. We get 30% off books...whi...

Eeeeeee. Urm. This statement scared the snot out of me. Why document it? First off, that poor patient! Secondly, I can't think of a single clinical institution without rules for documenting med errors. And last - but not least - what happens in t...

Hee!! Usually a very good idea. Unfortunately, not at my former place of employment. I used to be a pharmacy technician, and the managing pharmacist I worked under used to put people in the hospital sometimes. One time that stands out was the fo...

Usually, a doc will advise to stick with a brand name on drugs with a low therapeutic index - i.e., levothyroxine, warfarin, etc. There's not much room for variance on those, usually. Donna :)

I have worked in a retail pharmacy. I've seen people who tried to refill a Rx for #120 Vicodin 5/500 (1q4-6h) after three days. I've encountered people who said, "Hold the NSAID, give me the narcotic." While sans lab jacket, I've heard teenaged pa...

I am in nursing school, and my fiance has applied for State Trooper testing. He also used to be a Marine. If any two people could possibly be headed for divorce, it would be us - there's just just going to be soooo much stress. Our only defense is...

...I'd copy tons of pictures from my textbooks of shrivled sick lookin penii and make them into an educational poster for him... Hee! Good idea, Wendy...though he'd be scarred for life, I fear... My fiance has never had a qualm about me facing naked...

I really have little to contribute to such a volatile conversation. I wonder if it's only a matter of time until this thread gets locked up...? ::shrugs:: I decided to get my ADN and then complete a bridge program for my BSN. My grandmother, who i...

Hmm. Poop, puke, snot, sputum, mucocutaneous manifestations of viral and infectious disease... Bring it. I'm fine. Maggots? Well, I used to be a forensic science major, so I'm used to the little squigglers. The one thing I CANNOT stand? The sou...

You know what's really scary? I've seen an accurate portrayal of the nursing profession on TV - it was a rerun of "That 70s Show," believe it or not... The main character's mother, Kitty, is a nurse. The main kid, Eric, is in high school and has to...

::gasp!!:: Unbelievable. Why don't they just skywrite something like, "Forget your patient load, there's a hunky doc waiting to be serviced in the linen closet!!" Good grief. So, yes, I wrote them. Mostly because, like P_RN, I am wondering where th...

That doesn't sound weird at all, Jeannie. Well, it might to some people, but I'm exactly like that, so I know what you mean. It's like I feel that someone has to take care of stuff, and it isn't going to be anyone else, so... It'll be me taking ca...

Peeps: Buuuuuut, you don't. At least, not the education part. Right? I get the feeling that your program has skewed your opinion on this just a bit. Certainly, it's horrifying to consider a curriculum that values psychsocial skills over clinic...