Dinatg

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1. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   "Try and joke about my ability to eat an entire pizza by myself, and I am not laughing with you. " Good that you know there's a difference. ""See you at your next amputation, Betty!" Of course I don't want that to happen, and if I allowed myself to t...

2. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   "Or you can spend your life filled with hate, anger, and pain. You choose. " No. The choice is between keeping my guard up or letting people walk all over me. Honestly, I'm not liking where this is going. Quite frankly, if this is how nurses act, th...

3. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   That last post is at Kitiger by the way.

4. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   Seriously? You're giving me advice from an organization that advocates a father's right to beat his children and a man's right to beat his wife?

5. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   Forgiving someone who isn't actually sorry just sets you up for more abuse.

6. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   Yeah, if you can laugh at a patient's problems, then they must not be serious.

7. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Students

   So have there been times when you've been the patient, and you felt better because a pro used humour?

8. Squeamishness

   Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Nursing

   It's more about actually touching.

9. "Sharing Humour"

   Dinatg posted a topic in General Students

   So in class today, the teacher confirmed something for me: when medical professionals make jokes, it's not to help the patients like they claim, it's really for themselves (providing some distance between themselves and the patient). I'm still upset ...

10. Squeamishness

    Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so when I go to clinical, how long do I have to get comfortable with things before teachers, staff, patients lose their patience with me?

11. Squeamishness

    Dinatg replied to Dinatg's topic in General Nursing

    I meant specifically that I'll have to deal with patient's privates (peri-care, catherization, etc.)

12. Squeamishness

    Dinatg posted a topic in General Nursing

    All right, I'm in school right now, I'm still a bit uncertain about getting up close and personal with patients. Someone told me that they thought it would be unlikely that lots of people would be comfortable with that right off the bat. So how did y...