Pattyo

Pattyo specializes in Emergency.

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1. WHY do so many people hate nursing? Sigh.

   Pattyo replied to RachealAnne's topic in General Nursing

   I love being a nurse! I became a nurse at age 47 (been one for 10 years), after a successful career with higher status and more money. I get more satisfaction in one day of nursing than I did in 20 years in my other career (research). Every career...

2. Strangest thing taken from ER

   Pattyo replied to cookienay's topic in Emergency

   That's amazing...I guess they never got to the part "Thou shalt not steal"

3. The Patient I Failed

   Pattyo replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Relations

   While she did not have the DNR she wanted, I believe in her dying days she knew that there was a nurse caring for her with love and compassion. You did what you could do, and that was a lot. Thank you for expressing so eloquently a pain that many of ...

4. What do you like/not like about ICU nursing?

   Pattyo replied to Pattyo's topic in MICU

   Thanks everyone for your answers so far. I learned two things: 1. ICU nurses have a sense of humour. (I don't like poop in any area of nursing, but there's good and bad in most things) 2. I love the idea of developing close therapeutic relationshi...

5. What do you like/not like about ICU nursing?

   Pattyo posted a topic in MICU

   Hello everyone. I am considering ICU nursing and have read many posts here asking related questions, but none that ask what do you like and not like about ICU nursing? Thanks for your thoughts.