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Top Model... hubby and I roll our eyes everytime we see Tyra. She is over the top. Her whole talk show is about how great she is and how horrible the guests' problems make her feel. Ugh. It would make a great drinking game.

Alias...never watched it.

American Idol...watched the first 2 seasons.

Besides, it is b-ball season. Our nightly routine is to lie in bed and watch (the hometown team) with our laptops at the ready.

Ahh, married life... :laugh:
 
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don't know if any of you have been following the hullaballo in the Gas forum but I'm kinda pissed now that they have a "private" forum.

Damn the high-horse nurses 😡 🙁


*edit* And this is coming from someone who looked into CRNA and applied for nursing school. This is a pre-med/med forum, keep it like that. Don't pick a fight and stay over at allnurses.com where they openly bash SDN as well. We don't go over there and pick fights. 😡

/rant
 
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mshheaddoc said:
don't know if any of you have been following the hullaballo in the Gas forum but I'm kinda pissed now that they have a "private" forum.

Damn the high-horse nurses 😡 🙁


*edit* And this is coming from someone who looked into CRNA and applied for nursing school. This is a pre-med/med forum, keep it like that. Don't pick a fight and stay over at allnurses.com where they openly bash SDN as well. We don't go over there and pick fights. 😡

/rant
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Whoa - how have I never heard about this?
 
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I used to post on this Christian website but I got tired of the continuous flame wars and stuff that used to go on with other websites. What the hell is the point of all that crap? If you disagree with what someone writes, don't read it. It's a free country.
 
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Apparently, I didn't read enough about this. I caught a few postings like last week or do, but I didn't keep up with the discussion...dang.

I agree with you Anastasis...if you don't like it...DON'T FRIGGIN' READ IT! Why hasn't a mod banned them?
 
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TypeA said:
The Daily Show is hilarious tonight. I mean, it is usually good, but this is ROFL hilarious.
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I find it funny from time to time when the focus is not on politics (he's too partisan for it to be funny for me). I enjoy his celebrity interviews and I used to love it when Steve Carrell was a correspondant that interviewed people about the wackiest stuff.
 
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TypeA said:
Apparently, I didn't read enough about this. I caught a few postings like last week or do, but I didn't keep up with the discussion...dang.

I agree with you Anastasis...if you don't like it...DON'T FRIGGIN' READ IT! Why hasn't a mod banned them?
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But I'm one of those people who stare at train wrecks - I'm over at their site reading what they posted and checking out the thread that pissed them off.
 
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TypeA said:
Apparently, I didn't read enough about this. I caught a few postings like last week or do, but I didn't keep up with the discussion...dang.

I agree with you Anastasis...if you don't like it...DON'T FRIGGIN' READ IT! Why hasn't a mod banned them?
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It's like a bunch of silly girls over there!
 
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megboo said:
I find it funny from time to time when the focus is not on politics (he's too partisan for it to be funny for me). I enjoy his celebrity interviews and I used to love it when Steve Carrell was a correspondant that interviewed people about the wackiest stuff.
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My favorite stuff is the political crud. Whether or not I agree with him it is absolutely hilarious the way he presents it....great delivery.

I usually zone out when the interview begins. Tonight is Dennis Quaid and he is really feeding into the whole political segment that preceded his block. Unusually enjoyable for an interview segment.

I don't really know what to make of Steve Carrell. I can't tell if he is actually the arrogant jerk that he presents himself as or it is just a comedic facade.

Do you find him arrogant?
 
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TypeA said:
My favorite stuff is the political crud. Whether or not I agree with him it is absolutely hilarious the way he presents it....great delivery.

I usually zone out when the interview begins. Tonight is Dennis Quaid and he is really feeding into the whole political segment that preceded his block. Unusually enjoyable for an interview segment.

I don't really know what to make of Steve Carrell. I can't tell if he is actually the arrogant jerk that he presents himself as or it is just a comedic facade.

Do you find him arrogant?
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🙂

I see it the other way around! I find Jon Stewart to be the arrogant one and Steve Carrell to have the best delivery. Probably because my sense of humor is more like Steve's.

I think I'm just turned off by the whole Hollywood-media political spin. I think I'm just turned off by Hollywood in general right now (especially with the ****oo celebrities out there now).
 
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I think I'm headed to bed too - I've had my fill of the whiny little jerks and the venom spewing Nurses. You think GAS forum was bad - go take a look at what they're saying in allnurses.com - or don't, I'm actually sad I wasted my time reading that. :barf: Apparently we're all ego-centric jerks because we want to go into medicine instead of nursing. 😡
 
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Anastasis said:
I think I'm headed to bed too - I've had my fill of the whiny little jerks and the venom spewing Nurses. You think GAS forum was bad - go take a look at what they're saying in allnurses.com - or don't, I'm actually sad I wasted my time reading that. :barf: Apparently we're all ego-centric jerks because we want to go into medicine instead of nursing. 😡
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Yeah, I read a thread that NPs were posting about how they think they should do surgery and that docs are such a waste.

Yeah, good luck with that.
 
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megboo said:
🙂

I see it the other way around! I find Jon Stewart to be the arrogant one and Steve Carrell to have the best delivery. Probably because my sense of humor is more like Steve's.

I think I'm just turned off by the whole Hollywood-media political spin. I think I'm just turned off by Hollywood in general right now (especially with the ****oo celebrities out there now).
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Are you talking about Steve Colbert? Or Steve Carrell from the "40 Year Old Virgin"? I only saw Steve Carrell being interviewed...never his delivery from the anchor chair. I don't like him. Steve Colbert I like.
 
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Anastasis said:
I think I'm headed to bed too - I've had my fill of the whiny little jerks and the venom spewing Nurses. You think GAS forum was bad - go take a look at what they're saying in allnurses.com - or don't, I'm actually sad I wasted my time reading that. :barf: Apparently we're all ego-centric jerks because we want to go into medicine instead of nursing. 😡
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Yeah allnurses.com just bashes SDN. We never bash them ... its sad.
 
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megboo said:
I like it - my dad is a CRNA. He's a riot to shadow. Thank God he just loves his job and not worried about a title 😉
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Your mom's an MD, correct? Does anyone ever give your dad a hard time? What a confident guy! How cool is that?? Give him a high five for me!!
 
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TypeA said:
Are you talking about Steve Colbert? Or Steve Carrell from the "40 Year Old Virgin"? I only saw Steve Carrell being interviewed...never his delivery from the anchor chair. I don't like him. Steve Colbert I like.
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Yeah - Steve Carrell. I haven't watche dthe daily show as much as I used to when it first came out. Those were the good 'ol days 😉
 
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Dude, I really don't want to go to class or lab. In my micro class everyone is giving disease presentations which are as boring as hell. I don't give a rats ass and would rather have my professor lecture about this. *sigh*
 
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TypeA said:
Your mom's an MD, correct? Does anyone ever give your dad a hard time? What a confident guy! How cool is that?? Give him a high five for me!!
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Yeah, mom's an MD (she was a nurse for 10 years, though). No one really gives him a hard time except the hospital for contract reasons. He's been working there for about 28 years now.

He's always trying to recruit nurses to go into rural anesthesia. Might be something I consider if I don't get into med school 😉.
 
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We had ANTS this morning all over the kitchen! They were coming from the front door. My husband woke me up at 6am because he had to leave and we needed to get them cleaned up.

*sigh* One of the drawbacks of Spring. Hopefully they won't come back - I've sprayed everywhere now! Stupid sugar ants.
 
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dude, good money in that and they always need people.


There are some great CRNA's out there that get bad mouthed by this whole power controversy that has taken hold over the past 5 years or so (at least since I've been monitoring these fields - I'm sure its being going on longer). I don't see them any different than NP's in their field as they have additional training and most work under a physician anyway. I see why doctor's might feel threatened as they are "less liability that doctors" (although higher for the nursing profession) and supposedly cheaper to have around than MD/DO. But I don't understand the hubris of some of these students/CRNA's.

And I was reading another thread that said something about RN's calling the shots. Unfortunately these days, there is quite a bit of that that goes on. I have witnessed it first hand and honestly, although the RN's no the patients, they might not understand the whole situation. There are some that are but they don't threaten the doctors about it.

It seems that the roles are starting to be blurred and I can understand why both sides are upset, but I have to side with the doctors in stating that there should be clear distinctions with the nursing professions ESPECIALLY for liability reasons. And that is the only thing that I am distinguishing. 🙂
 
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It is gorgeous out today!! Definitely top down day!!! I have a funeral this morning though. But, after that!!!!
 
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Nurses (of all types) have a horribly difficult and most of the time thankless job. But, many times that is because of how patient's see them...not doctors. The few times I have been in the hospital (for surgeries), I have been so grateful for the nurses. The doc just saunters in for a minute or two while the nurses put up with my questions. I rely on them to be better than my doc at that point. I hope the doc can cut...but I want them to take care of me!!
 
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Have a good day all!
As my dog says (ok, so we do the voice for her).. "Kisses to all and to all a good kiss" 😍 :laugh: 😍

Adios for now.
 
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Mushy & TypeA:

We're all on the same wavelength! I too feel there should be distinct boundary lines for liability reasons, and so as not to confuse the patient. Many patients want to call my dad "Dr." because of what he does, but he just laughs and says "that's my wife!". He completed his training in Des Moines, and was even offered a spot at DMU to get his D.O., but was completely happy with nursing. Besides my husband, he's the most secure man I know! :laugh:

My mom and dad have a very good approach to the whole nurse/doctor separation IMO. Being as my mom was a nurse for a long time she knows the thanklessness and crap that can go into being a nurse so she treats her nurses with respect. My dad, seeing the crap my mom had to endure through med school, has a lot of respect for her as an MD. The neat thing is watching them confer about patients and asking each other advice/opinion because each of them has their niche. Plus, even though my dad is a CRNA, he's been working in ORs for 28 years and has seen a thing or two and his input is very valuable.

You are right that there is good money in it - my dad said in the area he works a new grad can start at $150K. That's really, really good IMO. If the Anesthesiology Assistant program was available in IL I might have gone that route instead of opting for med school (but believe me, I'm happy where I'm at!!!!) and nursing working toward being a CRNA is a viable option for me in the event that I don't get into med school after 3 tries (better be only 1 try!).

Personally, I want to be close to medicine. No, I want to be in the middle of it, up to my elbows in it. If it's not in the cards as a doc, then it will be some other route (e.g. nursing) because speech therapy, while a GREAT career, is not for me.

*whew* long-ass post!
 
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