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Tonsillectomy preop teaching for kids
When my son was almost 6 we had his T & A done. Best thing we ever did. The poor kid couldnt sleep and snored like a freight train. My only regret was that we hadnt done it sooner. When his ENT told him he was going to take them out, my son asked how...the doc said he was going to go scoop them out. He looked at the doc for a sec...then said ok. Of course this was after he was told he could have lots of pop sicles (non red of course). 24 hours after he snuck outside and was racing up and down the street on his bike..gave me heart failure...
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first job interview
Hi! Quick question. I will be graduating soon, and have my first interview lined up at a local hospital. The HR person told me to wear business attire. Ok no problem. Half of the people I've talked to have told me that a blazer with dress pants are ok, the other half said no, skirt with heels to go with the blazer. Can anyone give me any advice, and maybe I'll go with the majority. I've been a mom for 10 years now and havent shoved my feet in heels for close to that long!! sign me....cant wait to graduate!!!
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tropical vacations
Depending on where you live, many larger cities have charter service to Cancun. If you are on a budget, and want to go somewhere warm now, Mexico will be your best bet. I'm assuming you want to go after the holidays? Cause if you want to go around Christmas, forget the budget part. You also might want to check into a 3-4 day cruise. There have been some really good rates on some of those. If you do decide to go to Cancun, the travel agents have pictures of the hotels in the brochure. Stick with a major hotel chain and you can't go wrong. I was a travel agent for a few years and have been to Cancun several times, it's a great vacation. You can do any kind of water sports there on the beach, or go see the ruins or go take a boat trip to Isla de Mujeres.
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Please give me advice and tricks to overcome gagging from smell
Ok...I have a picture in my head of walking into a c-diff room with a clothespin on my nose..and it cracks me up. Our first clinical was in a nursing home and some of the smells there were pretty bad. Our instructor gave us some good advice...1. breathe through your mouth 2. never let them see how disgusted you are, believe me some of them know how bad they smell 3. WW 2 remedy..put a little bit of Vicks vaporub under your nose. This one personally worked for me. Just dont get it too close to the mucus membranes or it will burn like crazy (other student not me.) I carry an old carmex container with me now and I have some Vicks in it. If I can smell the room around the corner before I get there, out comes the Vicks. You do get used to some of the smells though. I havent had to use it lately. :roll