So sorry you are facing this. There are no words that can convey the agonies loved ones experience.
My most recent related experience with a COVID patient was in a support role for a family as mechanical assistance was stopped for the patient a...
Stringer replied to EmptytheBoat's topic in Hospice
Late to this thread, but a couple of points:
Squeeze a bag full of liquid. If there is an exit point, forceful expulsion will occur. The definition of projectile vomiting does not depend on cause. It is a simple label for a physiological even...
Welcome, Prodigal. It sounds like you're taking a healthy chunk of responsibility. There's a lot of story in the little bit you posted; lots of "wreckage" along with its pain and grieving. Hang in there. I'm not particularly religious, but in my ca...
Hi tanthalas and all, I dropped out of pre-med (biology major) half way through my senior year. I was already a RN, making top grades, and pretty much been invited to apply to a couple medical schools. Why did I drop out? I realized I was doing it b...
Stringer replied to Diamond Nurse's topic in Recovery
Thanks for sharing your story. ...cunning, baffling, and powerful. You've had some major losses that have to hurt. Glad you're here. Keep coming back to your Higher Power, whatever that means to you.
I resent daily moral dilemmas presented by management structures (ultimately shareholders) that require the pretense of patient centered priorities in order to reduce legal liability, but care only about money concerns. They might as well demand tha...
Hi Ryan, I don't remember what it was like to be 34. I'm closing on 53 and would do it again right now. Go for it. I agree with other posters that you will probably have more options and better compensation if you go for the RN first. I worked my...
First profession for me. 32 years ago it was pretty rare. I was working nights as a janitor. I had dropped out of high school because I was living on my own and needed to support myself. Nurses on the surgical floor befriended me, convinced me I ...
Stringer replied to BeachBayNurse's topic in Recovery
Personally, I never needed to be abused in order to need a fix. I know that the stresses of our profession contribute to and trigger a lot of dysfunction. A lot of what you point out above seems to go along with a higher rate of addiction problems,...
Hi and thanks for your post. Ultimately, even if others here think you do or do not have a problem, only your decision will end up having any weight. I'm not sure if anything I say applies to you, but for me, I maintained the notion of "controllable"...
Stringer replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Recovery
thanks for sharing. wow, it really must be difficult when you start so young. that carries a whole other level of psychology with it. i didn't start until i married a smoker. i quit smoking so many times... although i did not bring it up in na/aa...
Stringer replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing
I don't think they are accomplishing what they hope or think they are. I don't think they are pure evil either. Also, an incidental problem is that health care entities themselves resort to paperwork and other nonsense to fix problems. "Contempt," I...
You Rock. Seeing an Admin be forthright here has a lot to do with my joining this Web site, and this forum in general. I have been watching allnurses for some time. Your post brought me through the door. Thank you!
Hi all, I'm Stringer, and my primary qualification is narcotics addict, but as most of you probably know, the addictive mind won't turn down many opportunities to include just about any repeatable behavior into the web. My experience includes alcoho...