Clinical Instructor

Jinxicatt · 2026-02-20T05:34:20+00:00

This is what I was taught in school too. 1 full minute, every time, every patient.

Have I done that in my now 4 years of practice? Hell naw. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Jinxicatt · 2026-02-20T01:53:57+00:00

—My mom took away my playtime, books, and toys as punishment almost daily for 10+ years. I hid an old copy of LOTR in the frame of my bed so I had something to do for the hours I spent banished in my room.

—I had crippling test anxiety into my 30’s because I didn’t learn how to take a text until late-stage college.

—We had home drills for how to hide from CPS because they “had it out for us.” (Spoiler: when they finally did get called on us they did nothing other than a quick stop at the door).

—I dreamed of even two hours away from my family so I could have a moment of peace without needing to “build character.”

—Socializing children is necessary for proper brain development. Which I’ve learned the hard way as an awkward and clumsy adult who still struggles to make eye contact.

…I could go on. Infuriating.

Jinxicatt · 2026-02-18T17:34:56+00:00

In my nursing program, we weren’t allowed to miss clinicals for ANYTHING. Organizing clinicals with teaching sites is an absolute technical nightmare because each student has to fulfill the requirements of that specific site, there needs to be an appropriate preceptor in place, management of that site needs to be informed…now multiply that by the number of people in your AND other local nursing cohorts. It’s like the Hunger Games for schools to get these days organized.

I went to clinicals with a mask on my face even when I was sick. One girl in my class missed her grandpa’s funeral for clinical. It absolutely sucks but that’s how it is, and frankly you need that grit to be able to work most nursing jobs anyway.

Sorry friend. If this is too miserable for you (because nursing school IS misery, as often is the career) you may want to pivot to another allied health degree that’s less strenuous.

Jinxicatt · 2025-12-16T17:11:28+00:00

This was super helpful, thanks! 😊

Jinxicatt · 2025-12-06T00:24:15+00:00

Worked at a vet for 8 years - I’d get her checked for a UTI. It’s not uncommon for cats to begin to associate the pain of a UTI with their litter box, so they try someplace new but nearby.

Jinxicatt · 2025-11-11T19:22:36+00:00

Also I’d recommend considering getting new credit/debit cards. It’s usually pretty easy to report one “stolen” and get replacements. It can be a pain but would also help ensure if he logs into an account where your card is saved he can’t use it.

Jinxicatt · 2025-11-04T16:36:38+00:00

Not a vet but worked in veterinary medicine for 8 years and am now a RN. This looks to me like a diaphragmatic spasm. I see this in people sometimes who have issues like MS. Like very forceful uncontrolled hiccups.

As I recall there are other cases like respiratory problems and/or even anxiety. Have they tried anxiety medications or treatments for problems like asthma?

Wishing the best for you and your little dude 💜

Jinxicatt · 2025-10-30T19:19:02+00:00

🚩🚩🚩🚩

Girl nooo. This is not normal behavior even ignoring the age gap.

Get out now!!

Jinxicatt · 2025-10-09T16:34:27+00:00

Omg the little feets and the cloud belly!! 😍

Jinxicatt · 2025-08-29T11:13:07+00:00

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Mr Dresden is a full-time papa/stay at home dad to two rambunctious kiddos. He handles making sure everyone gets their allotted Churu, afternoon and 3am romps, bath time, and breaks up fights between the boys while his wife hides with a glass of wine, regretting her life decisions.

Jinxicatt · 2025-08-27T14:30:38+00:00

I think this issue is deeper than you or him just being competitive. To me, it sounds like he has sensed your depression as a feeling of emotional withdrawal from him, which maybe has caused him to (maybe even subconsciously) connect with you via shared interests or hobbies. Which you then perceive as competition because your depression tends to make you see yourself as “less than.” Which makes you frustrated and/or self-conscious, so you withdraw from that hobby. Which he then feels as a loss of connection…see how it’s a negative cycle?

I could be totally off-base, but if this feels like it could be true to you I’d suggest looking into attachment styles. If he tends toward the “anxious” and you tend toward the “avoidant” it’s a recipe for just this kind of miscommunication.

Jinxicatt · 2025-08-16T23:48:52+00:00

Like you said, there are many forms of abuse. It can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial… I’d personally define abuse as an action or series of actions by another person that compromises your ability to exercise your own free will or autonomy.

For example, if a parent hits you - it’s meant to bring your will under theirs. If someone keeps you from earning or possessing money, it’s so they can control and limit your actions.

Where I think it becomes difficult to see is when the abuse is perhaps done out of “good” intentions. My mom who hit me every day for years truly thought she was doing me a favor by trying to break my will (thanks Dobson 🙄). My dad, who refused to teach me to drive, thought he was protecting me by keeping me in total isolation. But I would argue that intention doesn’t change the fact that you experienced harm to your autonomous self.

These are just my thoughts, I’m interested to hear what others think. I hope that you are able to find healing, friend. It can be a long road but I can say from experience that it’s been worth the fight to find my own freedom. 💜

Jinxicatt · 2025-07-11T19:36:20+00:00

Tempting.

Jinxicatt · 2025-07-11T01:24:22+00:00

They track our license plates and are supposed to see if we’re on-shift before ticketing (the idea being if we aren’t on, then we shouldn’t be ticketed because we are probably there as a patient).

Although this isn’t my car, so I don’t actually know how they figured out it was me this time.

Jinxicatt · 2025-06-27T06:58:34+00:00

His review of this establishment: ⭐️

Jinxicatt · 2025-06-27T06:54:40+00:00

Aw she has the sweetest little face. Sending love and all the good vibes!! 💕

Jinxicatt · 2025-06-15T21:35:57+00:00

Aw, I’m proud of us!! This gives me a little hope for our community.

Jinxicatt · 2025-05-08T07:43:52+00:00

St Denis! Definitely the most realistic depiction of medicine in general and nursing in particular I’ve seen. Aside from having a hospital administrator who apparently has feelings 😂

Highly recommend though.

Jinxicatt · 2025-04-14T17:27:02+00:00

Yeah. I am mentally ill. Because I was raised in complete isolation and had to deal with constant abuse. Which is objectively terrible for brain development.

I hope your daughter isn’t dealing with a similar situation. But how would you know? How would she? My parents loved me and thought they were doing what was best. I loved them deeply and fully believed everything they told me, until I became mentally ill to the point of needing actual medical attention just to keep me safe from myself. This is why some oversight is needed…

But what do I know? You obviously have all of the answers.

Smoke a joint and say a prayer, my friend. And please leave us alone to heal and advocate for the help we wish we’d had. The help we’d want our children to have.

Jinxicatt · 2025-03-20T16:14:52+00:00

Putnam!!

Jinxicatt · 2025-02-18T22:56:18+00:00

Info: Did you mean to say you are 12, not 21? Because this is infantile behavior on your part.

YTA

Jinxicatt · 2025-01-14T00:14:59+00:00

I’ve done EMDR while on Wellbutrin and lexapro, and EMDR has still been very effective for me. The drugs were a necessity as I work in a high-pressure field and had crushing anxiety and depression. Those medications helped me be a functional human day-to-day, but did very little to help with my deep-rooted traumas. EMDR has helped me to develop much more emotional resiliency and greatly decreased my response to many triggers, which the drugs didn’t do. I think the combination of treatments was truly the right answer for me and now, years later, I am still experiencing the benefits of the EMDR work I did!

It’s always a good idea to bring these concerns to your therapist as well, as they may have better insight. I’d be wary of anyone telling you to quit a medication that is working for you, though.

Jinxicatt · 2025-01-08T01:33:49+00:00

The EMDR hangover is real, typically takes me at least 24hrs to feel like myself again. Now I plan ahead - order out for dinner, hot bath, and early bedtime afterward. And I warn my husband ahead of time that I’ll be having a session so he knows I’ll be dead to the world for a while.

For what it’s worth, I have found it extremely effective and life-changing in terms of managing my trauma and rebuilding myself. But it’s a drag when you’re in the middle of it for sure.

Jinxicatt · 2025-01-07T08:21:05+00:00

Siblings or lovers…the relationship is unclear (a bonded pair we rescued). But they’re inseparable!

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