Speed Freak

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  1. Riding a Motorcycle to Interview. Good Idea?

    Speed Freak replied to Speed Freak's topic in General Nursing

    I have been riding sportbikes since 1988. I rode standards for 11 years before that. The first sportbike I got I bought from another soldier when I was in the Army. It was a 1985 GPZ-900 Ninja. In...

  2. Riding a Motorcycle to Interview. Good Idea?

    Speed Freak posted a topic in General Nursing

    Right now, my motorcycle is my only means of transportation. My SUV is in desperate need of an infusion of parts and money before it goes anywhere. It is not dead, but it is in a cryogenic state...

  3. New CNA student

    Speed Freak replied to hugs and kisses's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am not kidding when I say life changing. The past couple of years have been awful and this is the only possibility for it getting better. Because of certain past issues I had thought this door was...

  4. silly question

    Speed Freak replied to healthcarefome's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am going to start my training in two weeks but I have a watch that is on a caribiner that I clip on to a belt loop, backpack strap or button hole. May not work for clinicals but I plan to use it...

  5. Mom & Dad were right: I'm a screw-up

    Speed Freak replied to suture_self's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dude, believe me. You are not a screw up. I should know. Two years ago during a local kite flying festival a local reporter went around interviewing people for the daily paper. I spoke with him...

  6. Riding a Motorcycle to Interview. Good Idea?

    Speed Freak replied to Speed Freak's topic in General Nursing

    I actually have three bikes. I have my Yamaha R6 that is my daily ride. I have a 2002 Yamaha V-Max that is my cruiser. And I have a 1999 Kawazaki ZX-6R that is my track bike. I have been sliding...

  7. Riding a Motorcycle to Interview. Good Idea?

    Speed Freak replied to Speed Freak's topic in General Nursing

    I'll leave my Gang Colors at

  8. Spanish for health care workers (& Rosetta Stone)

    Speed Freak replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, the best way to learn is to get a little Spanish. Be it from school, Rosetta Stone or whatever and then jump into the deep end. Immerse yourself in it. That is how I learned Hangul...

  9. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    Speed Freak replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Her exact words were, "There is that a**hole again." We had been following her "Healthcare Express" all across Texas towing a wrecked bus painted to look exactly like hers. Our bus even showed up...

  10. what is it like?........

    Speed Freak replied to adorblepuppy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I copy posts like yours to my notepad to I can print them out later. They are really

  11. Want help with Insomnia working Day Shift

    Speed Freak replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what my PTSD issues arose from. I was taken out into the desert in Mexico by some thugs to be executed. I was shot out there but I survived. I really regret what happened out there....

  12. New CNA student

    Speed Freak replied to hugs and kisses's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I start my class in two weeks. The class is not costing me anything as the LTC that hired me is going to train me and certify me. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. For a lot of people,...

  13. Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    Speed Freak replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on drilling rigs, casing crews and pipelines for years. It was not a rare occassion to unload some pipes and have critters (possums, racoons, foxes, feral cats) come running out. But a head...

  14. new corporation investigating health care workers

    Speed Freak replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know for sure, but my daughter said that she got run through them in Del Rio and they are further south from DFW than we

  15. Riding a Motorcycle to Interview. Good Idea?

    Speed Freak replied to Speed Freak's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I can hit the speed limit. I lived 170 miles down Interstate 10 from San Antonio. I rode my motorcycle and got there in exactly one hour on three

  16. Want help with Insomnia working Day Shift

    Speed Freak replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    Because of PTSD issues, I have not slept more than 3 or 4 hours a night for 15 years. I am starting a new CNA job and will probably wind up on nights after training and certification (the LTC is...

  17. Finding that first job!

    Speed Freak replied to church320069's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have often wondered if the fact that I ride a motorcycle to my interviews may have something to do with if I get a call back or not. Right now it is my principle means of transportation. My SUV is...

  18. what is it like?........

    Speed Freak replied to adorblepuppy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am starting my class and training at an LTC that is going to provide the schooling and certification. In return I have to work there for a year. I was looking at the employment section of the paper...

  19. Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    Speed Freak replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our head was found 400 miles away by some poor guys working on a drilling rig. What happened was that the victim was driving a truck hauling a load of oil field casing. That is pipe anywhere from...

  20. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    Speed Freak replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let go by the Border Patrol after 3 days of training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Facility in Glynco, Georgia. I swear, I did not know that gun was loaded! Just kidding. Turned out that...

  21. Gross Things You Wish You Didn't See (G-rated)

    Speed Freak replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The only story even close to this strange that I had anything to do with was losing a patient's head once when I was working on an ambulance as an ECA. Yes, we lost a head. From the neck up. A head,...

  22. new corporation investigating health care workers

    Speed Freak replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    Somehow, this seems even worse. First you have to pass the schools background check, then the state before certification, the your employer runs you through Group 1, now this. What's next? Having the...

  23. new corporation investigating health care workers

    Speed Freak replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    And here I thought that my late 70s early 80s career in Media was buried and forgotten. Just that mustache alone (and the horrible black socks) would be reason enough not to hire me. I hope they...

  24. Spanish for health care workers (& Rosetta Stone)

    Speed Freak replied to RN1981's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily, language is not a problem for me. I speak four languages fluently. (English, Spanish, Hangul and Russian). I am looking to learn Madarin next. Languages have never been a problem for me....

  25. Workin nights and having children

    Speed Freak replied to OBgirl33's topic in General Nursing

    I usually try to make my schedule up in a way that I can avoid my kids.