What do you do for a living?

[Jeni 85 0]

Lots of nurses on the forum!!!! YEA US!

& soon to be nurses too!!! :whoo:

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

& soon to be nurses too!!! :whoo:

Very true!

YEA ALL OF US!!!

[Hilary 0]

I am a school counsellor in a primary school. I originally taught French in high school, then primary school, and finally when I wanted a change, trained to be a counsellor.

[Sula 0]

I was in law enforcement for 14 years then went back to college and became a social worker. Now I'm a clinical social worker with my own practice. I really enjoy it.

And, it seems, I always have friends who are nurses!! Always.

Sula

[Daisalana 33]

That's so weird... outside of the forum I don't know ANY nurses!!

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Edit to add... my mom was a nurse until I was about 8 and my g'ma was a chief lady nurse whatever that is until she retired.

[katschai 0]

I probably have one of the most unusual jobs. I hire and train people (many are actors) to portray patients so that medical, nursing, pharmacy, etc students can practice interpersonal and clinical skills on people portraying an illness instead of practicing on people who are ill. They are called standardized patients. If anyone remembers Seinfeld, the episode when Kramer is an actor at a medical school and is assigned gonorrhea as his disease, well that is the TV version of this work. To get their license medical students must now pass an intensive standardized patient exam. They are evaluated on communication skills, history taking, physical exam, displaying caring and concern. This national exam just started 3 years ago. So if you ever saw a physician with terrible bedside manner, he/she probably did not do well on the SP encounters in med school. Med schools have been using SPs since the late 1960's. The most rewarding sessions are when students have to give bad news and they really learn from the SPs how patients truly feel when a physician, nurse, etc has to deliver bad news. We hope our students walk away enlighted, more thoughtful and better health care providers.

[Melissadrw 0]

I am a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist or CNMT for short. It is a really cool job. Nuclear medicine is a form of radiology. I do stress tests and gastric empty studies and bone scans to name a few of the exams. I work at the hospital where I was banded. I just celebrated my 5 year anniversary at the hospital.

[peggy1011 0]

I'm an RN working as a disability nurse consultant for an insurance company.

[Freebird 0]

I am an at-home Radiology Medical Transcriptionist. I absolutely love my job. I do not have to get dressed, drive to an office, put up with office politics, or put up with supervisor's that promise, promise, promise and NEVER deliver. I live in Wyoming but work for a company in Pennsylvania and transcribe for a hospital in Michigan, all over the internet.

[CrochetGranny 0]

I am a retired "Systems Consultant"; another way of saying systems analyst/computer programmer. I liked my job but I LOVE my retirement!!

[OH Juli 15]

I probably have one of the most unusual jobs. I hire and train people (many are actors) to portray patients so that medical, nursing, pharmacy, etc students can practice interpersonal and clinical skills on people portraying an illness instead of practicing on people who are ill. They are called standardized patients. If anyone remembers Seinfeld, the episode when Kramer is an actor at a medical school and is assigned gonorrhea as his disease, well that is the TV version of this work. To get their license medical students must now pass an intensive standardized patient exam. They are evaluated on communication skills, history taking, physical exam, displaying caring and concern. This national exam just started 3 years ago. So if you ever saw a physician with terrible bedside manner, he/she probably did not do well on the SP encounters in med school. Med schools have been using SPs since the late 1960's. The most rewarding sessions are when students have to give bad news and they really learn from the SPs how patients truly feel when a physician, nurse, etc has to deliver bad news. We hope our students walk away enlighted, more thoughtful and better health care providers.

That is awesome. What a great job.

[kity 2]

I am a teacher, 6th, 7th and 8th grade English Language Development AND 6th grade Math/Science. I will begin teaching teachers getting their Master's degree at the end of Oct.

[NONNI 0]

I am an Administrative Assistant for a large Insurance Company in Houston TX. I love my job!!

Banded 2/16/07 292/218/180

Dr. Eric Wilson

:funscale:

[Jenne 0]

I am a physical therapist (yes, really) and I specialize in breast cancer rehab and lymphedema therapy. I, too, love my job, but definintely feel that I stick out due to my weight -- all of my co-workers are slim and fit! Can't wait to be one of them....

[vgerbus 1]

I work in a lawyer's office doing mostly transcription work. They represent the insurance companies so it is pretty interesting.