To be completely freaking serious, I was eating when I saw this and choked on my food then upchucked all of it. The seriousness of how pissed yet entertained I am cannot be expressed.
I sure do. I've actually had people like this breathe right in my face while struggling to help them into and out of gurneys, cars, beds, etc. I want to say I've even gotten sick a couple days later from that, but considering all the germs floating around any given hospital, there's no way to be sure.
Still, if pictures like this actually affect people, and they're not just being drama queens as usual, well...let me just say it gets a lot worse. Although, there are always the upsides, like helping restart someone's heart. :)
I wouldn't call that a soft side, that's just paying the bills. My wife and parents are the only ones that see my soft side, and that's when I'm with my child.
Edit: I'm an orderly. I have my RN pre-reqs, but wasn't able to get into the program by the time I got a son and house to take care of. I'm planning on going and getting my EMT license so I can upgrade to ER tech, and of course someday get into the RN program when life is a little less hectic.
Edit #2: Ask away. I don't mind talking to a real person on here.
To conserve my comment count, I'll answer as many questions as I can in this comment.
#1: I'm 31. I'll be 32 next Jan. Not that it matters, I'm already married. ;)
#2: Too many things to count. Recently, I had to stand guard for a violent psych patient for 2 hours before the cops responded, while he did things like drink his own pee from his urinal and poop on the floor. Much more commonly, I see untold numbers of genitalia that I'd rather not have, and in all my years, only 1 pair of boobs that were pleasant. The owner had a nice personality, too, which was a breath of fresh air.
Not to mention smell it...
Still, if pictures like this actually affect people, and they're not just being drama queens as usual, well...let me just say it gets a lot worse. Although, there are always the upsides, like helping restart someone's heart. :)
Edit: I'm an orderly. I have my RN pre-reqs, but wasn't able to get into the program by the time I got a son and house to take care of. I'm planning on going and getting my EMT license so I can upgrade to ER tech, and of course someday get into the RN program when life is a little less hectic.
Edit #2: Ask away. I don't mind talking to a real person on here.
#1: I'm 31. I'll be 32 next Jan. Not that it matters, I'm already married. ;)
#2: Too many things to count. Recently, I had to stand guard for a violent psych patient for 2 hours before the cops responded, while he did things like drink his own pee from his urinal and poop on the floor. Much more commonly, I see untold numbers of genitalia that I'd rather not have, and in all my years, only 1 pair of boobs that were pleasant. The owner had a nice personality, too, which was a breath of fresh air.