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  1. Have you ever had an accident driving to work in a snow storm?

    liketheairport replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    For us in the Milwaukee area, it also VERY MUCH depends where you live. Some of the suburbs plow better than others. Some of parts of the City of Milwaukee overlap other cities. If you're in an area...

  2. Have you ever had an accident driving to work in a snow storm?

    liketheairport replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I take public transportation. I've told employers before, "I am not risking waiting outside for the bus, the bus driver possibly not seeing me, sitting for 3 hours waiting to get to work, and then it...

  3. Conflict with preceptor over re-checking blood glucose

    liketheairport replied to sweetmama81's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, yet, but I figure what could it hurt to test again? I've been diabetic for quite a long time and I think I even learned this in diabetes education: if my blood sugar is abnormally...

  4. Handling the "R" word

    liketheairport replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    If it's describing a condition a person has, I have less of a problem than if it's used to describe their intelligence or an action. I just try to think of what it would feel like if someone said...

  5. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    liketheairport replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had this problem at one of my jobs a lot more than others. The woman with the kids got time off and could leave early to make sure she could get her kids to school in the morning (we worked 4-11...

  6. Nursing exam questions are terrible (according to science)

    liketheairport replied to ericthered's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Always remember, correlation DOES NOT equal causation. (Sorry, that's a big pet peeve of

  7. Patients who love their sick role

    liketheairport replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Eh, she's got one foot in the grave already. He's getting better about it. And yes, I've mentioned this many, many times to him. And if we did get married, I'd be putting my foot down. Trust me,...

  8. Crying babies

    liketheairport replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You just have to be patient. Also, you really have to try to not get too flustered. Babies, like any other human being, can pick up on that and that can translate into being more fussy. I don't...

  9. I can't be excited

    liketheairport replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! That's

  10. Patients who love their sick role

    liketheairport replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like my future mother-in-law. Except it's her son she runs ragged. "Take the dogs out, go get me some mint chip custard, come up here and find this thing in my room that I don't feel like...

  11. It is *not* a pannus...

    liketheairport replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought it was fatty upper pubic area. It's a fat bulge just above the

  12. Unrealistic nursing students

    liketheairport replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    You and others may have been at this a long time. And yes, they may have unrealistic expectations. Or they may not. My point is, how about we just let them be, and so long as they aren't directly...

  13. How to manage diabetes as a CNA?

    liketheairport posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic at 3 1/2 years old. I'm 31 now and not quite in a CNA program yet, but hopefully will be soon. When I get done with that, and hopefully get hired, how do I...

  14. Unrealistic nursing students

    liketheairport replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    There are those in ALL academia. It's really fun in criminal justice. "They're criminals, they deserve nothing." Or "all those people should have the death penalty anyway, they're just criminals."...

  15. Unrealistic nursing students

    liketheairport replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    I did. But, she doesn't know how unrealistic necessarily their goals are. It doesn't matter how unrealistic their goals are anyway. It's their life. Why do we need to judge these people for their...

  16. CNA'S working in nursing homes?

    liketheairport replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not necessarily. I've worked at stores where it's drama-filled and the owner or managers seem to be in a perpetual state of hating the world, hating their job, or trying to feel superior. In either...

  17. Unrealistic nursing students

    liketheairport replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    I have a degree in journalism. I'm a semester away from a degree in criminal justice. Journalism, while it fits my particular talents, is not exactly burdened with a lot of jobs. Criminal justice,...

  18. Unrealistic nursing students

    liketheairport replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Then again, there's also some women that think the only reason to do anything is to earn their

  19. Unrealistic nursing students

    liketheairport replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Because some women still have the opinion that the only reason to go to college is to earn their

  20. Stop the drama already...

    liketheairport replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Most of the drama I've encountered has been stirred up by women. And usually because their head is so far up their own or a guy's behind they're unable to breathe. (And the guy is usually a "drama...

  21. Everyone Won't Succeed. And That's Okay!

    liketheairport replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    If you speak to psychologists, they'd probably say both nature AND nature. But, that's also a VERY generalized and non-specific way to think of it. I will say coming from a middle-class, single mom...

  22. question about "cutters"

    liketheairport replied to sarasmith805's topic in Psychiatric

    When I did cut, it wasn't manipulative. It literally was an outward expression THAT I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT expression of inward pain that I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT. Luckily,...

  23. My first...my second MRI

    liketheairport replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had an MRI. I hope I don't have

  24. I dont know where else to turn.

    liketheairport replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you're in an at-will employment state, you can get fired pretty much for any reason and they don't have to tell you. That's how I got terminated from my last job. I asked why and was told, and I...

  25. medical error injection

    liketheairport replied to jennifer009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ...whenever I have any vaccinations or any needles near me my doctor's office, they always ask my name and birthdate. Flu shots, blood draw, whatever. When I got my flu vaccine at Walgreens they...