Patsy M

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1. End Of Life Issues---The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

   Patsy M replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent article! I was a long term care nurse and am now a hospice nurse, and your comments about the desires of families, moves, upcoming weddings that people are being kept alive for are all about the family member, NOT the patient. As a caregive...

2. End Of Life Issues---The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

   Patsy M replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent article! I was a long term care nurse and am now a hospice nurse, and your comments about the desires of families, moves, upcoming weddings that people are being kept alive for are all about the family member, NOT the patient. As a caregive...

3. Got No Job? Come be an RN !

   Patsy M replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   Kudos to you for being able to separate yourself from your patients...everyone needs to at some point...patients can be very needy!! You have very lucky cats!!

4. Got No Job? Come be an RN !

   Patsy M replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I think it's fair to say that there are really good compassionate nurses, there are clearly technically skilled nurses, there are nurses who are reliable, some not so much, some articulate and bright, and well, somebody had to graduate last in their ...

5. Tips on dealing with the demented patient in the ER

   Patsy M replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   Of course if available get a current copy of their medication list....something new may be triggering adverse reactions as well

6. Fired After 50: Epilogue

   Patsy M replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   My heart goes out to you! We do, as nurses, tend to eat our young. I hate that it happens, but nursing has become a field heavy with managers. They don't always have the best people skills and they don't always practice the right judgment. All I will...

7. Fired After 50: Epilogue

   Patsy M replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Wow...I have two jobs...one 32 hours weekly with call, one 24 hours weekly with call.. I just turned 53 and sometimes wonder if I will ever stop working!! I love both the specialties I do, but considering dropping back at the end of the year to 16 pl...