nella-pea

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1. Am I too emotional?

   nella-pea replied to nrs2bme's topic in General Nursing

   I think "Do you have real compasion" should be the first question on any nursing school application. If you're like me, and your sympaty can bubble up in an instant and you cry when you read any "Chicken Soup" book, I can offer two thoughts: ...

2. Terribly rude orientation

   nella-pea replied to Kayzee's topic in General Nursing

   I am a "senior nurse", 21 years worth, and it's something that I'll never understand. New nurses aren't growing on trees, by any means, and the people who DO go into nursing are doing so usually because of their desire to help people. If we then to...

3. How many of you married doctors?

   nella-pea replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Honey, if you EVEN want to have some semblance of a life of your own after you get married, don't bark up that tree. You'll have the $$, but you'll also have total responsibility for the kids (diapers and all-nighters when they're babies, band pract...