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1. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked some in pediatrics in the past and enjoyed it greatly but decided against going completely into the field due to a bad experience I had in clinicals in nursing school. Silly, I know, but...

2. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   I learned a lot being there for sure! Thank you very much for your kind

3. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you very much for your reply. You are right. I didn't harm her. I just struggle to think that I upset her in an already difficult situation. I've come to realize more the last few weeks that I...

4. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   You are right. As I mentioned to the other poster, I had given her the lasix 5-10 minutes ago and she had used a purewick previously with me, so I wrongly assumed I had a few minuted to get things...

5. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. I really appreciate

6. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply and advice! You are right that I need to take it less personally. I'd like to clarify a few things. I actually did ask the doctor. I did not pretend to check. The doctor told...

7. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply. As I said, I offered her a purewick as she has used many times before (including the last time I took care of her). She insisted she wanted a bedside commode so I said I...

8. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply. I know you are right. I just feel like I don't know how to let it go because I could have handled it better. I think that if I was more patient like I normally am it...

9. I need your advice/opinion desperately

   throwaway1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm truly begging for advice. I am sick to my stomach. I can hardly sleep. I was tossing and turning into the early morning and had to call off work today. I had just gotten on shift yesterday and...

10. Stress and Work Guilt

    throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you very much for your support and your kind words! I am feeling much better now after restarting my meds. I also checked in yesterday with the resident on-call and he said no issues with any of...

11. Stress and Work Guilt

    throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you! I just restarted my medication yesterday. I was very stable on it. In the past, I have had some outside pressure to get off of my medication, and I let it get to me. I wasn't ready. So...

12. Stress and Work Guilt

    throwaway1 replied to throwaway1's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. The book you recommended looks like exactly what I need right now. I'm ordering it.

13. Stress and Work Guilt

    throwaway1 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    So I have a history of severe, anxiety, depression, and some OCD. I got off my meds a few months back and as expected had some issues but thought I was doing okay for the most part. I've been doing a...