Clementia

Clementia

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  1. Depression is terminal??

    About a week ago, someone started a thread to discuss the Brittany Maynard assisted suicide case. The discussion became rather heated, and one of the posters tossed out a comment that disturbed me greatly. This poster suggested that patients with de...
  2. I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    I don't care whether Heidi is too inexperienced to know better, too in love to see the probable consequences, or too self-absorbed to care about any consequences. I don't particularly care about any mitigating circumstances in the MD's life, either....
  3. Please help me understand

    Just to clarify -- I don't believe anyone in a domestic violence situation "deserves" to be harmed, much less "wants" it in some twisted way. I'm just trying to understand the situation, as much as possible, from the insider's point of view.
  4. Please help me understand

    Some time ago, the topic of spousal abuse came up on this site. A member told us the story of her abusive marriage. When she was eighteen, she met an older man who told her that he had abused other women in the past, but things would be different w...
  5. Car Metaphors

    Chevrolet -- Can Hear Every Rod, Valve, Or Lifter Every Time.
  6. Top 5 Do's Top 5 Dont's

    Do's: -Develop a personal shift schedule that works for you. I used to draw up my own worksheet every shift, where I jotted down all the little details I needed for each patient -- blood sugars, vitals, turns for total care patients, etc. -Develop a...
  7. Iron Lung Wards

    My grandmother graduated nursing school in 1947. She used to tell stories of a polio epidemic that hit sometime in the '50's. The hospital where she worked was so full of children in iron lungs that even the hallways were lined with patients...So g...
  8. rant

    Yes! There is a conspiracy! Didn't anyone tell you? We all meet at midnight in the secret war room in the hospital basement... Seriously, though, I hear you. It's terribly frustrating when you work so hard to help patients, using treatments that ...
  9. Caring for Obese Patients

    I admit that the obese are not my favorite patients. I'm not going to label someone as "bad" or "irresponsible" or "lazy" because they happen to weigh 350 pounds. But when you work on an ortho floor, as I did, then a 350-lb patient who's just had j...
  10. It sounds to me like the OP is simply frustrated with patients who are rude and demanding, and who don't choose to realize that one nurse cannot give meds to fifteen or twenty people at the exact same time. Admonitions to "put yourself in the patien...
  11. Transgender Nurses - experiences/opinions

    I think the units I've worked on wouldn't have a problem with someone who was transitioning, as long as that person did a good job as a nurse or aide. Myself, I admit I would find the whole situation unusual (but then I'm from a small-town Midwester...
  12. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

    I never address anyone as "honey" -- or as "ma'am" or "sir" if I can help it. I just look directly at the person and say something like, "Hello, what can I do for you?" It's respectful, doesn't step on anyone's toes, and keeps me from having to re...
  13. Nurse Survivalist

    How do you boil water in a styrofoam cup (without a microwave)? You get a fire going, then push aside some of the burning wood so you have a clear spot next to the fire. Fill the Styrofoam cup almost to the brim with water, then set it in the clear ...
  14. Evolution and Nursing

    I believe in special creation. That said, it would be nice to see how origins relate to nursing in the first place. Whether you believe that you were created by God, evolved from a soup of sterile chemicals, or emerged from sea ice under the licki...
  15. Nurse Survivalist

    Hmmm... Big plastic garbage bags (emergency ponchos/shelter/storage, etc.) Isolation gowns, to keep me warm and shield me from spattering blood and gore. Masks to filter out the toxins floating in the tainted air. Blankets. Bottles of irrigation solu...