An Old Nurse's Journal

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

I began working as a CNA at Mom & Pop Nursing Home after graduating from the LPN program in January 1984. It wasn't long before I moved into a position as the MN LPN.

By March I began working at Weed Rover Township Hospital in the psych unit.

The above edited cartoon is one drawn by my younger brother. He said he believed it was what I looked like at work.

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

On my first day on the psych floor I was to shadow Jen. Jen and I worked together for the 2 1/2 years I worked psych at WRTH.

Jen was a Nervous Nellie who reminded me of a little banty hen, so I called her "Jen the Hen.

This is an edited cartoon of Jen from April 1986:

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Jen and my paths crossed years later when she was a patient of mine, diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

She had no recollection of me or ever having been a nurse.

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

I saved money to pay for the LPN program by working several odd jobs.

One job was installing a chain-link fence for a lady who, years later, was a patient of mine.

This is a drawing with notes from a journal from the Summer of 1982:

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

Here's an edited cartoon I made in May of 1990, a short time before I graduated, where I equated the four levels of consciousness to the four semesters of the RN nursing program.

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

Well we sure don't want to read my "old nurse journal". ((Grins))

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Well we sure don't want to read my "old nurse journal". ((Grins))

Actually, Sally, I'm sure we'd all enjoy it you shared some of your old nurse journal with us!

Just use fictitious names, euphemisms, and GP rate the saucy parts!

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

Some of the saucy parts, can not be "GP'ed

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

Well I did hypnotized a fellow student nurse, and walked into our swimming pool

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Some of the saucy parts, can not be "GP'ed

Well then, Sally, perhaps you could find gainful employment as a 1-900 Nurse!

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Well I did hypnotized a fellow student nurse, and walked into our swimming pool

I dealt with a delusional patient who did the same thing!

This patient believed he was Jesus and actually walked on water!

(He did have the wherewithal to wait until Winter.)

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

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