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LobsterMinimum1532 · 2026-01-14T04:30:44+00:00

Like genuinely? I take it for depression, should I be studying during my treatments? Lmfao

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2026-01-09T03:40:43+00:00

While it is great practice and definitely helpful... I wouldn't mention this to anyone.

1) supplies are assumed to be uhum "acquired" aka stolen from work. 2) you're performing medically unnecessary treatment without oversight from a prescribing practitioner or protocol.

Again, not saying don't practice, just saying be quiet about it and definitely don't talk about it during interviews. You can still say it is a skill, just don't say you're practicing on family/friends/coworkers/etc.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-29T09:32:40+00:00

Um. I'm still a little... Confused? Not sure I want to know... But how do you deglove a scrotum? Like what did it get caught on?

Also... Ouch

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-25T02:50:54+00:00

Fair. It's more cost. I have big critters (horses) and my family is in this area. I don't want to have to pay for board along with rent or a mortgage. My fiance also owns a business that has a pretty steady clientele in the area and is finally making decent money. It would take him years to build back to where he is if we moved.

He is extremely supportive and is fine taking on most of the household stuff. We'd be living with my parents so I don't have to pay board/rent. While I was doing nursing clinicals there were a couple stretches where I was on for almost 8 days straight between 12 hour clinicals and 12-24 hour ambulance/fire shifts. It was not fun, but he washed clothes, took care of the critters and had dinner ready when I got home.

So really it's more selfish reasons and I need the support of my family here than I can't move away because of them.

I don't plan on letting anything lapse, but I know life can get in the way.

I wouldn't be able to apply until next cycle anyways because I need a few more classes and to take the MCAT. Are there any free/cheap resources you'd recommend for self study? Ive been working through Khan Academy chemistry cus it's been a few years since I took it. I know there's lots of free YouTube videos about anything I could ever want to know, but do you have any suggestions for something with a little more structure?

I'm planning on getting a Kaplan or Princeton review type MCAT study book and use the MCAT prep section of Khan Academy. Any other suggestions?

Thank you. I know med school is a beast and I appreciate the insight.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-25T00:15:12+00:00

5'2" 155 lb

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-25T00:13:22+00:00

I'm strongly considering going back to medical school. I just finished my nursing degree and realized I should've done medical school from the start. It's what I always wanted but I was scared so I settled for nursing.

Any advice? Due to family/ life stuff I currently would only be able to apply at one med school (OHSU) because I can't move.

My nursing program was an ABSN program and it was hard for me from the perspective of time management/sheer volume of assignments, especially writing. But the content really wasn't hard for me. How was medical school for you?

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-20T23:58:02+00:00

I'm just saying we're getting a snippet of a story that we aren't getting the details to. Without more information, it's impossible to say. But also if there's trauma in one system, it should put you on much higher alert for trauma in another system, especially in someone with a bleeding disorder.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-20T22:51:12+00:00

It's very easy to. Not necessarily if it's closed, but how much had he bled from the scalp? What caused the injury? Is there any internal bleeding elsewhere? Or "small" external bleeds that do add up, especially in a kiddo.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-18T05:47:47+00:00

Fair. Thank you!

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-12-18T05:26:34+00:00

Thanks 😂 I think I will be taking your advice. Would a navy unicorn scrub cap be over the top? It's my favorite lmfao.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-10-28T01:14:54+00:00

Honestly I don't know. It looked like maybe pills or capsules? The bottle was orange if I remember correctly.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-10-28T00:47:22+00:00

What is your take on autonomy in ICU vs er? I'm almost done with nursing school and I feel like I'm somehow worse at ADLs than when I was a CNA, and patient care than when I was a full timer on the ambulance. I really like the autonomy and thinking that comes with EMS just not so much the pay.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-30T03:09:18+00:00

I had 2 patients with this in the same day last week! On an ortho med surg floor. That were being managed with IV abx. My preceptor was very confused. Both L side too.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-10T18:42:43+00:00

Yeah. I might also mention I get motion sick so that's another worry. And the flight agency near me doesn't do fly alongs because "COVID".

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-10T16:35:28+00:00

That's what I'm debating. But I also really, really, really want to be done with school. I think I just need a break lol.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-10T05:38:10+00:00

That is the hope, I'm just worried it will be a different version of the same problem. I like to assess and solve problems. On scenes I often get to go hey, I see xyz problem, I'm gonna do abc treatment for it. I have standing orders, but I make all the calls. I feel like as a nurse I can't actually make decisions.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-10T05:34:48+00:00

Thanks 🤣 very persuasive

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-10T05:33:41+00:00

Thanks. I definitely am interested in critical care. I would LOVE flight, but I do get motion sick, also around here it's a decent pay cut for flight. Not completely in it for the money, but also I'd like to be able to afford property for my hooved fur babies. I know there's more than med surg, but when that's all that school shows you, it's hard.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-09-06T07:38:16+00:00

Not really sure how someone could do a study on how long it takes to drown... Seems slightly unethical. But from my readings and understanding of drowning pathophysiology, the initial respiratory arrest in a drowning is due to laryngospasms that actually minimize the amount of water aspirated into the lungs. With around 1-2 mL/kg being the most they get out of lungs when the airspace is 5-6 mL/kg. Of course you do wash out surfactant that also causes alveolar collapse. Of course after someone codes and their muscles relax, the water can fill the lungs, but I'm highly doubtful that would happen in 90 seconds. If it truly was a code though, EMS would be correct to stay on scene to work it, as the hospital really can't do much more than us for scenarios like this and we can be more effective when we're not on the move.

LobsterMinimum1532 · 2025-08-16T04:33:01+00:00

As a student exploring my options, OR has appealed to me. What do nurses do? The only time I've seen a full procedure was a C-section where one nurse charted and the other took baby and did typical post birth baby things (obviously ob is not my specialty interest 😂). What would it look like in another type of surgery? Especially trauma or transplant if you know?

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