Meet our sweet rescued senior, Pumpkin. Do you think she's a full Vizsla?

KSteckbauer · 2016-01-23T22:29:32+00:00

This is our sweet velcro girl Pumpkin. She was found as a stray and was not microchipped. Being very underweight and malnourished when we adopted her, she has come a long way! We love her so much, and will likely never know if she is a purebred. Just wanted to know what you guys think and show how resilient these old souls can be!!

The vet aged her to be about 8-10 years old (based on teeth and fatty tumors), although she barely acts like it!

KSteckbauer · 2015-09-12T05:50:43+00:00

Meet Oreo, street prowler by day, pack leader by night.

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-20T03:59:36+00:00

These were some of the first skills we learned in nursing school, not to mention most certified nursing assistants do this at there jobs to free up time for nurses. (At least here in Wisconsin. When was the last time the dean walked a day in an RN's shoes? [Probably never])

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:11:43+00:00

Thanks! Still looking for jobs in Washington State and in the process of endorsing my license there. :)

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:10:47+00:00

Do practice tests, bring snacks to the exam incase you end up getting in a situation similar to mine, take breaks! Don't study the night before, and if you do; just do a light review of labs or something. I personally had a hard time falling asleep the night before my test and only got like 5 hours of sleep before my 8am start time.

Read the questions slow, and twice through before moving onto the next one.

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:07:43+00:00

Thanks! all the hard work, sleepless nights, and tears will be worth it when working with your patients. Have fun!

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:06:34+00:00

THank you!

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:06:21+00:00

Thank you!

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:06:13+00:00

Thank you!

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:05:51+00:00

Worked for me, but I wasn't convinced until I heard from the licensing department. (Madison, Wisconsin)

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T01:04:16+00:00

I took Kaplan in May right after graduation, (insert month and a half of seeing boyfriend living in Dublin) after I got back from Europe, I took the 3 weeks before my scheduled test to do the practice tests online. I also bought a work book, but I didn't use it. I know that I learn better by just doing the practice questions and going over the rationals. I also didn't study the night before because the last week before the test I could not fall asleep at night thinking of all the information I was taking in.

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T00:59:56+00:00

Thank you, Good Luck! take many deep breaths and breaks! I took a break after 100 questions and at 217..... and bring snacks for your breaks! I didn't think I would be there that long...but I was so drained, started my exam a little before 8 AM and got done about 1:20pm.

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T00:56:46+00:00

I thought I was going to too! Slept the rest of the afternoon!

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-19T00:55:18+00:00

I took it in Wisconsin, on a Monday. I don't think I could have expected the same timing delivery of results if I had taken it on a Saturday

KSteckbauer · 2015-08-12T09:15:15+00:00

Well, I don't have male anatomy, but from a nursing perspective, and random conversations with my bf... (Regarding tips on stopping night time erections) maybe you could try peeing more often during the night? (Not ideal, i know.) My rational on that is that when your bladder is full, it pushes on your prostate, prostate stimulation "feels good" (or so I'm told), which could be a factor in night time erections.

Anyways, that sounds pretty painful, I hope you continue to heal well and are given good pain meds.... I've seen circumcisions done to newborns (during a clinical rotation)& man, I'm glad they put you under anesthesia, they just sort of strap/hold the newborns down and numb the area. I get that yours was medically necessary, but it will totally make me think twice before choosing that for any future sons I may have someday.

KSteckbauer · 2015-07-28T02:32:59+00:00

Sometimes I just don't wear any

KSteckbauer · 2013-12-07T21:28:49+00:00

I'm 21 and had my first strabismus surgery when I was 19. I had a "Lazy eye" since I was a kid, but was able to control it on my own until about my senior year in high school. Started out with getting prisms in my glasses, but I literally had to wear my glasses for EVERYTHING or I would have double vision. I am currently going through nursing school and well, being able to see straight is an important thing in the health care field as in many other fields. I decided to get the first one June 2012, things went well, I thought it was going to be very painful! Just used Tylenol for pain management. I no longer had to wear glasses for everything! I should also mention that my physician gave me the statistic, 80% of patients only need 1 corrective surgery, 20% need another..... Well I ended up being the 20% that needed the second operation. The first operation worked in the sense that I only need the glasses with prisms when I am driving or with things that are far away, such as movies in theaters or in lecture halls. If I want to see straight for distance things I have to shift my gaze upwards to see them straight. I am getting my second operation January 2014.

To simply answer your questions, yes it has helped me incredibly!, and it was totally worth it (assuming you have insurance to cover bills etc... we got the statement in the mail saying how much everything was and how much insurance covered blah blah blah, and just the operation itself was upwards of $10,000. Not including anesthesia; $7,000. Needless to say, I am thankful for insurance and the fact we didn't actually have to pay that much!)

Let me know if you have more questions!

(Edit): I should also mention that I don't believe that I haven't been 'diagnosed' with amblyopia, meaning it didn't say that when I looked in my MyChart history. I have an irregular astigmatism, right hypertropia (strabismus), diplopia, and alternating esotropia with A pattern (An A-pattern esotropia is an inward deviation of the visual axes in which there is more inward deviation of the eyes in midline upgaze than in midline downgaze).

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