Lorie P.

:yeah::yeah: All the hard work paid off!

i was just wondering if any of you wonderful pd nurse ever chart that your pt is sleeping? i never did when i worked in a hospital. i would chart, pt resting with eyes closed, resp even and unlabored with no s/s distress noted, or something along th...

take the time off to sort through your feelings and emotions, return when you are ready . so sorry for your loss!

my first episode of depression really hit me hard about 9 years ago. then 2 years after that i had another really hard 3 months or so. each time it was because i was too proud, stubborne, scared, and afraid to let any one know what was happening to m...

:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeatfirst of all welcome! since we can't give medical advice, you need to speak with your pcp and explain to him/her what is going on. please know you are not alone and realizing you need help is one of the biggest steps you...

lorie p. here aka nurse hobbit. i have posted in the general nursing forum and private duty forum aboyt being terminated from my job yesterday. it is a very long post and if one wants they can read it there. the main reason i am posting here is becau...

too many times i have seen myself not want to admit that i have depression due to the stereo-types. but once i admitted to myself, it was easier to get the help i need and needed. i am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. i f i don't...

:yeah::yeah::lol2::lol2: now go tackle and whip the beast!

welcome and you would be very surprised that the nurses that suffer and don't do anthing about it. at least you know you have a problem and are taking the right steps to help improve it. hang in there and know that we are here!:heartbeat:heartbeat

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap:

will do!

thanks so much! there have been many times in the past that i wanted to quit but never did due to always wanting to be strong, cared what people would think of me, didn't want others to know i was suffering with the " it's all in your head" issues, e...

hello to all you wonderful nurses who are members of this forum and having the courage to share your experiences. i have been a nurse for over 5+ years and was terminated from my job on 4-6-09, my post is on the following discussions; general nursing...

things are better today, talked with the docs and there is light at the end of the tunnel! just going to take the next few weeks to get better, take care of myself and take a long over due" mental" vacation!thanks so much for being such a great "cyb...

i have accepted i was wrong and i am doing the right things to get myself better. just remember, depression affects different people very differently, same as any other medical dx. glad to know you are doing so much better.

it was totally out of character for me, never have let the depression get this bad before. i am under the care of my physician and will be seeing a counselor next week. thanks for the advice and thoughts!

I will be talking to the DOCS tomorrow. She even remind me when the recruiter walked out of the room that No One would hear about this from her. She was very understanding even tried to get some lead way and called several people to help even the cor...

again you don't know me or anything else about me except for what i have shared here. so you can not say that pts aren't safe with me. end of discussion about this with you. forgive me if i seem at you but it is people like you that would cause some...

if it were left up to the rn, i really don't think they would report it. but the health care recruiter a very young person was all up set cause what i did was insurance fraud so she says. believe me, i did my very best to explain what had happend and...

i am kinda that way too. excpet sometimes you really think what you are doing is fine, when in reality it isn't. so at least i didn't hurt anyone except emotionaly and probably hurt myself more than others. yes, depression is still something that the...

thanks so much sue, i am taking it easy for awhile. please see my pm to you.

yeap know all about the heart disease/depression issues, have seen a doc for it several times over the last 10 yrs. just a couple of weeks ago could feel myself going down the dark tunnel again. new the meds weren't working. saw the doc on 3-31-09, g...

thanks so much! it is nice to know someone understands. things are pretty tense at home today. but the good comes with the bad.