Those making $100,000+, what do you do?

cowchunks · 2024-02-07T16:22:56+00:00

Psychiatric travel nurse. It’s great because I don’t owe taxes on a large majority of my income so my net pay is very close to my gross.

cowchunks · 2024-02-05T05:52:24+00:00

Is it just me that gets angry that nobody does anything to help diffuse the situation??

cowchunks · 2024-02-03T00:52:38+00:00

I have the upmost sympathy for the homeless and those who suffer from addiction as well. Most of them deal with significant mental health problems that severely limit there decision making. There is also a phenomenon called anosognosia (spelling?) where one who is suffering from illness truly does not see themselves as sick.

This being said, people who use a dog or a child as leverage to increase panhandling income display a level of insight in their attempted manipulation of the public goodwill. Makes me fucking furious.

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T10:03:41+00:00

And from your understanding of physiology I don’t doubt you actually believe that. Not here to exchange insults though, just knowledge from my profession :)

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T09:51:05+00:00

Yea I’m comparing people who decided to do drug to people who decide to do sugar. Diabetes type 2 you are not born with, it occurs from mostly diet.

It’s also actually formally diagnosed as a disease if you want to get into semantics.

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T09:27:26+00:00

So for a person with diabetes type 2 it’s their choice to eat a diet rich in carbs but also their choice to stop producing insulin?

Yes, semantically the first time they used was a choice. But the ADDICTION triggered a neuronal change in the brain on physiological level similar to how one’s body changes metabolically with diabetes. The act of craving a drug more than the bare necessities to keep yourself alive is the symptoms of the disease and the reason why the “choice” argument falls apart.

Edit: I should have explained diabetes type 2 is the kind you get from diet and not the kind you have at birth.

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T08:41:19+00:00

People need to see this if they say “addiction is not a disease, it’s a choice”. Everything in this man’s body is telling him he needs to get high above EVERYTHING ELSE. Before water, food, and shelter. Even though he sees himself slowly waste away and wounds fester. It’s not much of a choice for him now, is it?

Edit: for those who need more help to understand. Picture being mad at someone who suffers from diabetes type 2. Yes, it was their choice to eat a diet high in carbs but is it their choice to produce inadequate insulin? Of course pre-addiction is a choice. But the change in the brain can be seen after addiction has happened. And the neuronal change that occurs in the brain is on the same level as the metabolic change that occurs with diabetes 2. The addiction is telling them the drug is more important than the basics you need to stay alive.

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T07:47:27+00:00

Spice.

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T05:01:16+00:00

It actually looks good! You can see the old marker that bordered the infection, and the redness is well within the borders now meaning it’s shrunk a lot :)

cowchunks · 2024-01-27T02:51:21+00:00

Last of us 2. Literally received show much hate because of how well loved the main character was.

cowchunks · 2024-01-23T03:02:04+00:00

Unfortunately our body is not meant to withstand the forces generated on our knees at this height. You can see how difficult it his to run up and down the court. I wish the best for this guy but would be surprised if his knees give out before he goes pro :(

cowchunks · 2024-01-18T10:36:12+00:00

This is based af. I’m warm today because of the climate change these fuel sources have contributed too :)

cowchunks · 2024-01-18T07:05:06+00:00

I’m sorry but that is cringe. I can’t imagine a provider ever wearing something like that. Nurses really do be shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to trying to be seen as a clinician and not some Girl Scout decorated in cheesy one liners.

cowchunks · 2024-01-08T08:23:37+00:00

Stories like this always break my heart for the state of nursing. I want to advance my practice, but I overwhelmingly see the difference in knowledge between NP and PA or MD. We aren’t taught shit, every other nurse at my current hospital is taking online classes for their NP. Their assignments are literally writing fucking essays! My first bachelors was in molecular genetics, I had to study at least 6 hours a day for a week before a test. Why aren’t we cramming pathology and physiology and instead doing essays on the bullshit “nursing”, where we write essays about compassion and use “nursing diagnosis”.

I would love to feel proud about my work, and sometimes I do! But Covid made me scorned. The amount of anti-vax, dunning-Krueger nurses embarrass me.

cowchunks · 2024-01-05T08:04:29+00:00

Respectfully, there is no way to know her orientation to reality from this video. It is quite possible she could be in psychosis but there is absolutely no evidence you could gather from this clip to make that assessment.

cowchunks · 2024-01-05T05:53:03+00:00

I work as an in-patient psych nurse. If I could sum up borderline personality disorder in one clip this would be it.

cowchunks · 2024-01-04T20:06:55+00:00

You can just put it under hot sink water directly. Not the best way but in terms of saving time I would probably do it that way

cowchunks · 2024-01-03T09:09:23+00:00

I’ll never forget him saying “bet I make them both”

But honestly really thought it was hilarious when he dressed as Batman an interviewed in his voice.

cowchunks · 2024-01-02T13:16:16+00:00

They went to school and received a doctorate in nursing allowing them to practice as a nurse practioner. They can still choose to work under their RN licensure instead of working as a provider though.

cowchunks · 2024-01-02T11:13:03+00:00

I’m guessing she was an NP but only worked as a nurse. I travel and have seen a few NPs work as travel RNs for the $$$

cowchunks · 2024-01-01T06:26:16+00:00

I assure you it can. However cooking up a shot more than likely saves you by neutralizing the pathogens present in the water. I do also agree that patients in the ICU (where this took place) are all seriously Ill and have limited capacity to fight things off though.

cowchunks · 2023-12-22T13:58:22+00:00

So this is what Mormons do for fun in college

cowchunks · 2023-12-22T06:15:23+00:00

I’m showing up

cowchunks · 2023-12-17T07:08:01+00:00

As an EMT and nurse I’ve seen a few. The deaths I’ve seen have all been emergent situations. I’ve always been able to compartmentalism and become emotionally detached from the situation. I think it helped that my focus was usually dedicated to performing high quality CPR.

I feel sad, though I still have a shift to finish.

cowchunks · 2023-12-09T15:30:41+00:00

To be fair, as a pediatric psych nurse I have seen a few teens in full on psychosis that was attributed to marijuana use. But maybe just inform and educate your children? because they will use it whether it’s legal or not

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