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  1. How are you spending your retirement?

    Here am I back , still retired but stuck with emphysema & 24/7 oxygen still.Condition deterorating with difficulty combining walking & talking. weakness & fatigue playing catch. Ob the other hand I am always grateful to have been a nurs...
  2. Thanks Gwen for the info. Love all aspects of our mental potentials/pssibilities & unfortunately also malfunction. will check out the library. safta24
  3. you are absolutely right. a point I don't think I mentioned is the all imperative important one on one session to assess where your patient is & where you can reach him/her..
  4. lamazeteacher enioyed reading your posts plus you sound like you are right on top of the whole depression situations. enjoy your nursing skills safta24
  5. Finding an opening to motivate the patient into accepting an activity that they could enjoy seemed to me to be the most difficult task . Depression seems to engulf any positive ideation or positive activity & derails all. Very hard to commu...
  6. How are you spending your retirement?

    Hi I retired when I moved to be closer to my daughter & grandkids. i was so happy being a grandmother I never looked for a job. That's how I became retiredd. then I became on Ombudsman (always wanted to do that kind of work., loved being one. ...
  7. How are you spending your retirement?

    Good for you for using your retirement time as a tool to expand 7 express yourself in your travel & crafts . Sounds ideal. I enjoy ed retirement as a bonus to be able to volunteer a couple of hours a week in so many places. Life is indeed very ...
  8. Hospice: Knowledge and Wisdom Worth Dying For

    momatino If I were a hospice patient (near future) I would first of all want a nurse who can assess my situation & anticipate my needs mainly discomfort/pain needs & for those qualifications I believe an RN would be better than anyone else I...
  9. Hospice: Knowledge and Wisdom Worth Dying For

    It is a continuous pleasure & satisfaction to read what G-mo wrote. Wish all nurses felt the same way in which ever departement they work in. I know I did & the feeling sustained me these many years. I repeat it is so great to be a nurse. ...
  10. regarding age entering nursing

    mayana Good for you for your awareness at who you really are or who you want to be Nursing is the very best at all facets of its dedication to people who need help. Enjoy the process , all the way. Good luck safta24
  11. Elderly Suicide Is Not Uncommon

    nmsane Of course you are right. May we never feel too depressed to respond to therapeutic ways . best wishes safta24
  12. Elderly Suicide Is Not Uncommon

    So sorry for the loss of a loved one to suicide, I wonder about the possible guilt they might be feeling not to mention the abandon & rejection. Is suicide only a selfish gesture.? Death is so final & so sad.Hope you guys work through y...
  13. Hospice: Knowledge and Wisdom Worth Dying For

    Suspect had a very valid notation about the prevalence of God as part of comfort given. I can't imagine a person not rationalizing for himself reasons for whatever his conditon is. accounting for predictable causes of death or disease has to ...
  14. Tips For Human Beings Entering Nursing

    Nursing is not only a gratifying satisfying opportunity to serve mankind it is a lif e style, an autonomous direction to feeling worth the ride on this planet. safta24
  15. Hospice: Knowledge and Wisdom Worth Dying For

    How very sad for the family of that " best boy" I guess you must keep reinforcing your thoughts to how you are there for him & feel good about it, but I bet that is hard too good for you danissa. safta24