Airina Desuyo

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1. A Terminal Case of Being a Nurse

   Airina Desuyo posted a topic in General Nursing

   These past weeks had not been very pleasant for me: I had unfavorable encounters in my workplace with first, a patient, and then one relative of a patient who both bad-mouthed me. Then last night, to top it all, I had to extend my duty for another ei...

2. Top 8 things I hate about being a nurse

   Airina Desuyo replied to Airina Desuyo's topic in General Nursing

   Im in the Philippines Yes I bet we have a lot of guardian angels, good thinking!

3. Top 8 things I hate about being a nurse

   Airina Desuyo replied to Airina Desuyo's topic in General Nursing

   thank you!

4. Top 8 things I hate about being a nurse

   Airina Desuyo posted a topic in General Nursing

   Wondering why I chose eight? Each entry represents the standard eight hours nurses like me spend in one shift. Standard, eh? I frankly used the number because I need one; otherwise, if I add up all the extended hours, this list could go on forever. S...

5. A patients' curse: a hospital blackout tale

   Airina Desuyo posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday was just one of the most depressing shifts of my life; in fact it was so depressing I had a hard time thinking of the word. I was on a PM shift (2-10PM), and the lights suddenly went out right after our rounds. Yes, it doesn't take a geniu...

6. Acing the NLE (Nursing Licensure Examinations)

   Airina Desuyo posted a topic in General Nursing

   This goes to my good friend Jamie Lane who will be taking the Nursing Licensure Examinations on July 2-3, 2011. Good luck to you and to the rest of the 126, 826 future registered nurses. Exactly one year ago, I was one of those agitated nursing gradu...