Imagine S3 Geralt Getting His Ass Kicked Then He Gets Knocked Out And He Wakes Up To The People Who Just

Reblog if you’d be okay if your friend came out as transgender

let’s see how many transphobics we can weed out

These aren’t my tweets, but I saw this and thought it could be helpful. ✨Girl Power✨

“I’m a doctor. We get all the glory. And credit. And guess what? We only deserve part of it. I started out in medicine in the mid-80′s, volunteering at an ER. And the biggest shock to me was learning how much of what happens in a hospital is nurse territory. Doctors will see you anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes a day, depending on how sick you are. And the rest is the nurses. They’re the ones making sure you get your pills and checking that your vital signs aren’t dropping. They make sure you don’t fall down and break something. If you start vomiting, doctors will run out of the room and the nurses will rush in. They change your wound dressings and start your IV line. They’ll bring you a warm blanket. And clean disgusting things off you. Even if you’re drunk. Or delirious. Or mean. And through all of this they try be friendly and positive. Even though you aren’t their only sick patient. I respect nurses. I learned early on that they’re key to being a good doctor. You piss off the nursing staff, and you’ll have a miserable career at that hospital. Respect and treat them well, and you’ll never regret it. They’re as important to being a good doctor as your medical degree. Maybe more. If you come out of medical school with a chip on your shoulder against nurses, you better lose it fast. Because they will make or break your training, and often know more than you do. Be nice and they’ll teach you. A good neurology nurse is often a better inpatient neurologist than some doctors I’ve met. I remember a guy named Steve, who was an intern with me a long time ago. We were only a few months out of medical school, and as we were writing chart notes one morning a nurse came over and asked if he’d go listen to his patient’s heart. With icy contempt, and not even looking up from the chart, he said “I don’t have to listen to his heart, because I looked at his EKG.” They ain’t the same thing, dude. If he’d listened he might have noticed that the patient had developed a loud murmur in the last 24 hours. When the attending caught it a few hours later, Steve got chewed out. If he’d taken the nurse’s advice, and listened, he wouldn’t have gotten reprimanded by the residency board. Here’s a quote from “Kill as Few Patients as Possible” by Oscar London, MD: “Working with a good nurse is one of the great joys of being a doctor. I cannot understand physicians who adopt an adversarial relationship with nurses. They are depriving themselves of an education in hospital wisdom.” Those doctors are also depriving themselves of friends. On a difficult day on call, sometimes all it takes is a sympathetic nurse to temporarily add you to her patient list, steal you a Diet Coke from the fridge, and let you cry on her shoulder for 5 minutes. It doesn’t make the day any less busy, but helps you absorb the punishment better. What got me started on this? While I was rounding this weekend, a grateful patient’s family brought the ICU nurses a box of donuts, and so the staff was picking through them. One said, “Oh, this kind is my favorite, it has cream filling.” And a patient in one of the rooms yelled, “Hey, babe, I got my own kind of cream-filled dessert in here! Come have a taste!” You say that to a waitress, and you’d likely get your kicked out of the restaurant. You say that to a co-worker, and you’d be fired and/or sued for harassment. You say that to a lady in a bar, and you’ll likely get a black eye. And what did the nurse do? In spite of the patient said, she went in his room, turned off his beeping IV pump, and calmly told him that he would not talk to her that way. And I admire that. Nursing is a damn tough job. And the people who do it are tougher. And somehow still remain saints.”

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Angela Ar (via

theitunurse

)

This makes me feel good.

(via adenosinetriesphosphate)

Maki Naro @ The Nib

“I’m a doctor. We get all the glory. And credit. And guess what? We only deserve part of it. I started out in medicine in the mid-80′s, volunteering at an ER. And the biggest shock to me was learning how much of what happens in a hospital is nurse territory. Doctors will see you anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes a day, depending on how sick you are. And the rest is the nurses. They’re the ones making sure you get your pills and checking that your vital signs aren’t dropping. They make sure you don’t fall down and break something. If you start vomiting, doctors will run out of the room and the nurses will rush in. They change your wound dressings and start your IV line. They’ll bring you a warm blanket. And clean disgusting things off you. Even if you’re drunk. Or delirious. Or mean. And through all of this they try be friendly and positive. Even though you aren’t their only sick patient. I respect nurses. I learned early on that they’re key to being a good doctor. You piss off the nursing staff, and you’ll have a miserable career at that hospital. Respect and treat them well, and you’ll never regret it. They’re as important to being a good doctor as your medical degree. Maybe more. If you come out of medical school with a chip on your shoulder against nurses, you better lose it fast. Because they will make or break your training, and often know more than you do. Be nice and they’ll teach you. A good neurology nurse is often a better inpatient neurologist than some doctors I’ve met. I remember a guy named Steve, who was an intern with me a long time ago. We were only a few months out of medical school, and as we were writing chart notes one morning a nurse came over and asked if he’d go listen to his patient’s heart. With icy contempt, and not even looking up from the chart, he said “I don’t have to listen to his heart, because I looked at his EKG.” They ain’t the same thing, dude. If he’d listened he might have noticed that the patient had developed a loud murmur in the last 24 hours. When the attending caught it a few hours later, Steve got chewed out. If he’d taken the nurse’s advice, and listened, he wouldn’t have gotten reprimanded by the residency board. Here’s a quote from “Kill as Few Patients as Possible” by Oscar London, MD: “Working with a good nurse is one of the great joys of being a doctor. I cannot understand physicians who adopt an adversarial relationship with nurses. They are depriving themselves of an education in hospital wisdom.” Those doctors are also depriving themselves of friends. On a difficult day on call, sometimes all it takes is a sympathetic nurse to temporarily add you to her patient list, steal you a Diet Coke from the fridge, and let you cry on her shoulder for 5 minutes. It doesn’t make the day any less busy, but helps you absorb the punishment better. What got me started on this? While I was rounding this weekend, a grateful patient’s family brought the ICU nurses a box of donuts, and so the staff was picking through them. One said, “Oh, this kind is my favorite, it has cream filling.” And a patient in one of the rooms yelled, “Hey, babe, I got my own kind of cream-filled dessert in here! Come have a taste!” You say that to a waitress, and you’d likely get your kicked out of the restaurant. You say that to a co-worker, and you’d be fired and/or sued for harassment. You say that to a lady in a bar, and you’ll likely get a black eye. And what did the nurse do? In spite of the patient said, she went in his room, turned off his beeping IV pump, and calmly told him that he would not talk to her that way. And I admire that. Nursing is a damn tough job. And the people who do it are tougher. And somehow still remain saints.”

—

Angela Ar (via

theitunurse

)

This makes me feel good.

(via adenosinetriesphosphate)

Regarding the Amazon Rainforest

I barely have followers here, but here we go:

The Amazon Rainforest has been burning for the last 16 days straight. The Brazilian government says the wildfire is caused by the winter itself, since it doesn't rain a lot there... in a rainforest. It is actually, partially true. Winter is indeed a dry season and wildfires may happen, specially close to the Cerrado (a brazilian biome similar to the african Savanna), but what they're not telling us is that:

The deforestation has increased 80% since last year

The native peoples and animals are being slaughtered for their lands (legally protected green areas)

The government is hiding and lying about scientific data, saying that environmentalists and NGOs are communists trying to destroy the nation. They are brainwashing people to think that sustainability is terrible for the economy

Our Minister of Environment is couldn't care less about the environment and is only there to support the livestock producers and give them what they want. The President and his Minister won't put a single dollar on environmental safety

The wildfires are just so huge that its black smoke and ashes reached the skies of São Paulo, a state over 2.000 kilometers away from the Amazon.

We are hostages or our own government

I could just keep going all night about how our environment is being threatened by this new government. We need every single help we can possibly can.

Please don't let this go unseen. Search for yourself, talk to people about it, make noise, be angry and be scared. Let the world know about it and demand action. This is not about Brazil, is about the planet. The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most important biomes in the world, being responsible for the climate, rains, biodiversity, carbon sequestration and life itself.

hi! Your notes are really helpful so thank you. Anyway, I've unsure of my sexuality and im really unsure if it's a phase or not. Any tips?

My dear lgbt+ kid,

Being unsure is natural and normal. Everyone who identifies as lgbt+ has felt unsure at one point. It’s a road of discovery for everyone and sometimes the road is a long and bumpy one - and that’s okay!  

- Give yourself time. Take a deep breath and remind yourself that it’s okay to not know. You may have heard stories from people who “always knew”. Don’t let that confuse you. While there are people who knew from a early age on and their experiences are valid, it’s in no way a requirement for being lgbt+ to have “always known”. Don’t rush, you have plenty of time to learn about yourself. You’ll figure it out!

- Learn about different labels. You don’t need to know every single term and what it means. But it can be helpful to read lists with explanations of different identities. You’ll find those floating around tumblr or on lgbt+ websites and even Wikipedia has them. This can be especially helpful if you feel like you don’t fit in either of the “big two”, gay or straight. Maybe you’ll read the explanation of one term and it’ll instantly “click” but even if not, it’s always helpful to know what a beautiful diversity exists in this world!

- Talk to supportive people. Tumblr can be a wonderful place for that. It’s often helpful to talk to people who identify as lgbt+ (especially if there’s that one label you think you might be - people who proudly identify with that label are often more than willing to help clear up any questions you might have!) Important: Ask others for advice, not for solutions. Only you can know for sure who you are and which label is right for you.

- Allow yourself to “play” and experiment. You don’t have to choose a label and stick with it right away. You can “try on” a label (even without coming out - just using it in your head). If it doesn’t fit, you’ll notice! 

- Be gentle with yourself.  This is the most important advice. Don’t beat yourself up. No matter which label you ultimately decide fits best (if you want to choose a label at all), you are wonderful and you are important and you are real. If you find you’re actually straight, you’re wonderful and it was in no way wrong to wonder if you are not. If you find that you are lgbt+, you’re wonderful and it was in no way wrong to wonder if you are. So, relax and take care of yourself and be patient and loving with yourself.

With all my love,

Your Tumblr Mom

PS:  I have a “Questioning” tag where you may find some helpful posts!

Rape Escape

Easy and very effective

Requires nothing but your body

Includes attack

Sarah confirmed her next book will be CC3

Just in case anyone still had doubts, she confirmed it in a new interview with LiveTalksLA (don’t click on it if you haven’t finished HOSAB because there are spoilers). She said she couldn’t leave us hanging after that ending, that’s why CC3 is next.