aTOMicTom

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  1. 41 yr old male wanting to start a 2nd career in nursing?

    aTOMicTom replied to simonJ's topic in Men in Nursing

    I start nursing school September third and turn 51 ten months

  2. What is your Achilles heel?

    aTOMicTom replied to cjdmomma's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe try getting a running start. Just kidding bud. Mine is a unique combination that EMS types will be all too familiar with; beer, blood and gasoline. Very sad. And I hate that just thinking of...

  3. Male Nurse Hair Styles

    aTOMicTom replied to Benners's topic in Men in Nursing

    My parents' highly-regarded cardiologist wears his hair long and not ponytailed (kind of like the feathered guy above) and with a short beard, jeans and a suit coat over a t-shirt. I'd say he's...

  4. Male Nurse Scrubs

    aTOMicTom replied to uwaRN13's topic in Men in Nursing

    I saw a guy with a beer belly with his scrubs tucked in tight last week... not what I'd call a great

  5. Coccyx injury while in school

    aTOMicTom replied to jenniferkampy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One year I broke each of my big toes (months apart). My doc advised ibuprofen and I said it didn't really help with the pain; she told me it reduces inflammation and allows faster healing - quite a...

  6. Having a celebrity as a patient

    aTOMicTom replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    There was a certain country music star (who recently died) I was aware of; back around 1990, he was in a special suite which the hospital had just created to woo just such a clientele... what's...

  7. Visitors that are drinking in patient rooms......What do I do?

    aTOMicTom replied to Innocent2021's topic in Critical Care

    Does your facility charge a corkage fee? You might suggest that to the administration, as a revenue generator. But seriously, I'd ask them to stop and if they didn't, I'd call sek-yo-tay. Not so much...

  8. Have you faced any discrimination as a student?

    aTOMicTom replied to sevenup0307's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Please tell me you're kidding (or I

  9. August 2013 Top 8 Captions - Select Winning Caption

    aTOMicTom replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    That is funny; when I googled "Dr Gerson" I lol'd... talk about Medical Trivia for $500,

  10. I need your advice on dealing with people who try to treat me like I'm stupid

    aTOMicTom replied to zaggar's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To help you to realize that it's their problem (not yours), remember they are probably suffering from overcompensated inferiority complexes, as well as some jealousy of your relative youth. You are...

  11. How many men in your cohort?

    aTOMicTom replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think there are 4 out of about 40, but we don't start until Sept 3... Also, it's (L)PN not RN,

  12. MorUniversity: the scrubs from hades

    aTOMicTom replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in General Students

    Hahaha, I lol'd. You probably know that washing them several times on the longest cycle followed by liquid fabric softener might help; but I when I had to wear a stiff uniform with necktie I learned...

  13. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    aTOMicTom replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Haha this is

  14. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    aTOMicTom replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    This! Get a T-shirt made and just point to it when they ask! Also, I cannot believe people giggle/websurf/facebook during class. This is college, right? Your profs should be ashamed (but the gigglers...

  15. Ultimate question LPN or RN

    aTOMicTom replied to leroymon's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hey RyeBread, that sounds like my GPA problem, too! When I was in college I could not decide what to do, and I dropped classes without officially dropping them, so I have a transcript with only A's,...

  16. 41 yr old male wanting to start a 2nd career in nursing?

    aTOMicTom replied to simonJ's topic in Men in Nursing

    "Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted". .....Ralph Waldo Emerson Hmm, might be a good time to point out the fact that I like your...

  17. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    aTOMicTom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Torn from the headlines... TN Judge orders baby's name be changed from 'Messiah' "The word Messiah is a title and it's a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is Jesus...

  18. 41 yr old male wanting to start a 2nd career in nursing?

    aTOMicTom replied to simonJ's topic in Men in Nursing

    Where's the popcorn smiley when you need

  19. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    aTOMicTom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Girl in my HS (in Tennessee) was named Holly Wood. Why would parents do that to a kid? Another kid's grandfather was Harry O. Balls. I kid you not. Up until a few years ago "Reserved For Harry O....

  20. Unbinding books?

    aTOMicTom replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the responses. What's the advantage of spiral binding? Just so the book stays flat, or is there a spiral binding that allows (easily) taking out

  21. Unbinding books?

    aTOMicTom replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    cool, there are three or four dozen office supply stores between me and Nashville,

  22. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    aTOMicTom replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Zeiss does make the (entire) scopes. Very

  23. Unbinding books?

    aTOMicTom replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    I assume that book binders are the place to go for this, I found one in Nashville... How much does it cost to have a book unbound and three-hole

  24. If I CAN MAKE IT, YOU CAN TOO!

    aTOMicTom replied to Mrsladysoul83's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Your story is a nice ray of sunshine in the daily gloom around here! Good luck to you in the

  25. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    aTOMicTom replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LMAO I hate