FutureArmyNurse

:uhoh21: Are you SERIOUS? You've got a lot of growing up to do, dear. I hope this was a joke. In not, please don't come to work in my hospital. Thanx.

My brother-in-law, whenever he meets a girl he likes, says she has great "potentiality." :uhoh21: I cringe every time our valiant leader George Idiot Bush decides to talk about "Nu-Kew-lar" weapons. :stone My husband has a slight Texan twang. A mirror is a "mira," if you screw up you've made an "erra," and if you're thirsty, well by howdy go and get yourself a "drank!" *shudder*

If you'll notice, "higth" in that dictionary entry has something next to it in parentheses: (Obs.) That stands for obsolete. There is no such word in modern times, sorry to disappoint you!

So what?

I did! When I was in the hospital for 5 days recovering from PTC (pseudotumor cerebri). Gorgeous blue eyes, strong hands, no wedding band, great sense of humor...he was flirting with me in a fairly open manner but I had just started seeing someone, and one day he came to visit me. Doc was explaining something to me at the time, BF took my hand and sat down next to me, and gave me a kiss, and Doc jumped about 3 feet straight up when he saw that. He never came back after that. We definitely had some kind of chemistry going and I'll never forget how I felt like I had hurt his feelings or something. I was only 22 and pretty naive, but... He was hot. However, my BF soon became my hubby, thankfully :kiss

TeeitupTom and reelmomrn: I find this offensive. Are you saying no one in their 40s/50s/60s has bad work ethics? I am 25 and cannot imagine being described the way you described "these young nurses." Please, let's not stereotype. It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round.

OH, THAT IS SICK! :imbar Thank you for tonight's nightmare... :)

Oh man, I'm a lot like another poster here. Grammar mistakes - like heighth! There is no such word as "heighth!" It's "height!" That drives me crazy. Or my favorite: "Where you at??" AHHHH!!! Never end a sentence/question with "at!!" Another one that really gets me is that most people don't know the difference between "few" and "less." I positively cringe when I hear "there are less cars on the road today, looks like there will be fewer traffic". I have to correct someone when I hear that because they got it backwards. It's too much. Fewer = refers to numbers, Less = to a smaller degree...Grrrrrrrrr....my beloved hubby does this all the time but he's gotten better :) One more that gets me is anyone who uses double negatives. Pet peeve extreme...

This morning I was walking to work and in my path a homeless man (who is always in the same spot) was sitting on the sidewalk, leaning against a building and arguing with himself and pulling his hair. I was thinking about my fear and decided that I would not cross the street as I always did, but would walk by him (at a safe distance of course) and try not to be afraid -because I had overreacted at the store yesterday with the bagboy. Well, I was feeling brave so I did it, well guess what. As I went by he suddenly crawled across the sidewalk and touched my leg. I'm telling you, I jumped at least 100 feet in the air! He then asked me for money or beer, and I was outta there in 1/2 second flat. I think that would scare anyone, but I literally felt faint for a few minutes and had to sit down on a nearby wall to calm my nerves. I was too embarrassed to put my head between my legs :uhoh21: Sincere thanks to everyone for your responses. In reading them, and because of this morning's incident, I have realized that I have to come to terms with the fact that I have some degree of PTSD. That is hard to admit, but there, I did it! I HAVE PTSD! I HAVE PTSD!

Hey all, Hope everyone is doin' well. I haven't posted in such a long time it seems...but I read every post faithfully and they are all so helpful. I was wondering if anyone was also as worried (okay, freaked out) about the psych nursing as I am. Although it is a year away, I am already dreading it. The idea of it didn't faze me when I applied to the program, but...Last semester I had major drama with a classmate who I think was ill, and although everything turned out okay after the police intervened...ever since then I am scared and sometimes terrified to be around the mentally unstable. Like today in the store I waited in line 20 minutes to buy something but when it was my turn to check out I took off and left my groceries behind because the bagging clerk looked positively homicidal. I know it was too quick of a judgment to make, and I was ashamed. But honestly I think the problems I had with my classmate scarred me for life. (I posted the whole ordeal on this board under"threatened by a fellow student today" and received much support, thanks again to all of you.) Hubby is also not thrilled about me being at the "loony bin" for a while. He is very protective of me and for a good reason...I seem to attract trouble like this. I keep telling him it's only 8 weeks, and most likely we will be well-protected, but I'm putting up more bravado than I feel for his sake. I do not want this to keep me from nursing, so I need help and reassurance. If it is as bad as I think it will be, then maybe I should get out now before I start the program. ...or maybe, hypnosis and/or therapy to help me?? :stone I would love to hear your experiences, good and bad. Especially the bad. Because hopefully even the worst experiences will not seem so terrible to me after all and I can get over this handicap. God bless! S

This is absolutely hysterical! I got a headache from laughing so hard. Thank you so much!

THanks everyone for your support. I only meant I have it easy as far as driving times go. Other than that, well... one good thing is work is so calm on Saturdays and Sundays that I can study.

I am working 7 days a week (to stay full time and keep my benefits) and taking 5-unit Microbiology in 6 weeks. I think I'm going to end up in the hospital if I keep this up, and today was only day 4. I have it very easy...Class from 8-1:10 M-F and work from 1:30-6 M-F and 7-3 Sat & Sun. They both are short distances away so maybe ten or 15 minutes driving. But as easy I have it as far as that goes, and no matter how much caffeine I'm drinking, I drop into bed and can't move when I get home, much less study. I'm so far behind already that I'm ready to cry. If anyone's planning on doing this in the summer, please think about it some more. I am a good student, I study hard and was 100% sure I could do this but the subject and labs are just too intense. Unfortunately due to CA budget cuts I am stuck in this position unless I want to wait until fall. If I do, it will take me 6.5 years to complete my "two-year" program. So everyone please pray for me. Thank you!

lmkrn, You can do it!! If I can do it anyone can do it...I let an abscessed tooth go for four years because I was so ashamed. But the relief after you take the very first step and find out what you need done is worth it....and granted the cost may give you a heart attack like it did me...but some way, somehow, someday you WILL be okay and have nice choppers to boot. {{{hugs}}} to you from a fellow sufferer and PLEASE make your appointment!!

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