defying.gravity

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1. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

   defying.gravity replied to remotefuse's topic in Relations

   I wouldn't want to place a judgment on you or the MD based on one encounter. I've seen the nicest professionals lose their cool at times and I've seen some of the crankiest professionals do and say things that are just short of saintly. It'd be gre...

2. Melanoma

   defying.gravity replied to pedspnp's topic in Advanced

   I would ask. I hope they will accommodate you. My best wishes to you for your healing and health.

3. clinicals

   defying.gravity replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

   lol! Definitely don't be impressed, I'm looking back through rose-colored glasses. If I really think about it, there were many times they were outside the door banging and looking under the door completely unconvinced that I deserved alone time. l...

4. Is This Behavior Inappropriate?

   defying.gravity replied to Arizona#1RN's topic in General Nursing

   My honest opinion is be careful about letting your co-worker get into your head space. For your own best interest, try to remove the emotional connection you have to her and try to re-focus on the here and now, as objective as possible under the cir...

5. clinicals

   defying.gravity replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

   It's been a long time since I was in nursing school so I can't really answer. There's a chance the agreement between your school and the clinical site is strict, which might explain some of the circumstances you describe. If you said you were not a...

6. Hippie Chick CNAs, etc

   defying.gravity replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   * Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" song playing in the background* .... Hippies? hm ... a few .... definitely lots of squares though ... "Every hippy is somebody's square."

7. I Hate People (my rant)

   defying.gravity replied to AlyaMF's topic in Relations

   Good luck with your therapy, AlyaMF. I respect your interest in self reflecting and correcting some of the aspects of your thinking that might be getting in your way of the success you want in life. Your wording is a bit intense, which I imagine is...

8. Calling diabetes experts

   defying.gravity replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

   lol .. indeed, Ilg ... barring the throwing juice at a nurse, I'm right there with you. I'm pretty sensitive to pt baseline as well due to my personal experience. I added some examples in with my previous insights (which were as you say, check base...

9. Calling diabetes experts

   defying.gravity replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

   Dogen, I would like to adjust the word "will" in my post to "can". Hypoglycemia can be a symptom, not will be a symptom. I should have been more careful in my post, there is a big difference between "will" and "can" and "can" is more appropriate. ...

10. Calling diabetes experts

    defying.gravity replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Good question (s), Dogen and Libby. Here is something that might help you with your questions: https://www.netcegroups.com/1024/Course_34651.pdf Diane Thompson is definitely a solid resource for any questions and concerns regarding diabetic car...

11. Calling diabetes experts

    defying.gravity replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Rebound hypoglycemia is a risk for diet controlled type 2 diabetics when on a course of corticosteroids or infection. The BS will trend up after eating, most likely, but the rebound hypoglycemia, which can drop pretty low and often unexpectently for...

12. Why so many tattletale nurses?

    defying.gravity replied to Butterflybee's topic in Relations

    If you google "Kathleen Bartholomew", you might find a lot of the answers you are looking for. Kathleen Bartholomew dedicates her career to researching, answering and helping with the questions you ask.

13. Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap

    defying.gravity replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Great article, the one you wrote as well as the one you used as a reference. I'm loving "Justina" right now. The "Justinas" of the world are the people I admire greatly and have always used as my own personal role models. A quote in the article t...

14. Your worst nightmare

    defying.gravity replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    That's a shame that happened. I'm having a hard time understanding why there was a missing ECG, that seems pretty sinister on the part of the facility, which surprises me for a London facility. London hasn't traditionally been as litigation laden a...

15. Are We "Glorifying" Nurses?

    defying.gravity replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who laughed reading that? Lot of extreme examples she used ... black/white thinking .... where are the shades of grey that most of us live and work in? Not the 50 shades, that's a whole other topic altogether.