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The last surgery I had, I got a satisfaction survey form in the mail a couple weeks after I got home. If they send one to you, you should copy your OP, staple it to the form and send it back to them. Heck, if they don't send you one, write them a letter, anyway. That's absolutely ridiculous. Next time, hopefully there isn't a next time, but you will have to advocate for your patient - yourself - like you would any other patient. Hope you feel better soon. I had a hysterectomy 16 years ago. You will need the entire six weeks to recover. After two weeks, you'll think you can do things, but you will tire very easily. Don't overdo it, it is very bad - believe me. Rest now, so you won't be forced to rest longer later.

Thanks for the explanation Pat Pat. Here I thought this was some technical medical question for some strange phenomenon "mysteriously" affecting male genitalia as well as females'. Geez. That's what I get for thinking... :monkeydance: :uhoh21: :wink2:

Yes, I realize the thread is about sexual arousal, but I was wondering what enzyte enduced meant. So, what you're talking about is arousal that occurs after taking a medication designed for that purpose? So, why do women have it? Not, that anybody would notice. I was thinking it might be some sort of arousal brought on just by being close to somebody - physically - or maybe because of stress, or a shared stress. I don't know. When I don't know what something means I can come up with a whole lot of definitions on my own.

Dumb question... I mean I "know" what it is, but what EXACTLY does "enzyte induced" mean? Extremely curious, especially since jov says women get it, too.

OMG! Your faces! LOL! I might pee myself now!

Give yourself a break. If you want to do psych, do psych. You only live once. If later you find you don't like psych, do something else. Even though you only live once, you'll probably live long enough to change your mind, and your life, many times. Good luck.

In my real life, I'm an artist and I'm studying to be a nurse. I don't waste much time dreaming dreams anymore, I just do them. :wink2:

If you're going to go to school M-F 8 -4, when will you work? When will you study? When will you see your baby and your husband? When will you sleep? How long will this schedule last? You might need to put your ends closer together for awhile. Can you get financial aid to help? Good luck!

God would surely inspire someone to make a sick person feel safe and whole. He works through everyone, whether you agree with them, or not.

I'm in chemistry and I was very afraid of the math. But, you know what? It's really not hard. I just have to clear my brain and tell myself I'm going to figure this out, no matter what. Sometimes, I have to look on the Internet to find different ways of solving the problems that are in the book. It's all a matter of finding someone, or something, to explain it in a way that it clicks. Still, when I see a really big number, or a complicated looking formula, my brain wants to shut it out, but I tell it, (my brain), "Stop. Look at it. Figure out what it means - in words." Then I can "see" the number, where I couldn't see it before. Sometimes, you do have to talk to your brain. It seems like it would be redundant, but it really does work. Now, if I could just convince my brain I'm not hungry all the time...

What's a "nursing leakage?"

Why couldn't the hospital explain what happened without violating another patient's privacy? They could explain without naming names. Could you imagine waking up after surgery to find you have no limbs and the hospital saying, "Yes, we cut off your arms and legs, but we're not going to tell you why." What a crock. No, patients don't need protections from the big corporations anymore than workers do, because we know the big guys have all of our best interests at heart. They always do the right thing and we just need to accept that. /sarcasm

Ok. I see what you're saying. I wasn't looking at it like that.

I've been reading this post from the begiinning and that's when he made mention of his addiction. In reference to someone talking about this man discussing private marriage business on here... This probably is just me, but I think it's a little weird two men have recently come to this forum to do just that. (The last one was about his wife's drug addiction and her stealing meds.) Is it just that people find nurses easy to talk to, or what? I mean, I think it's really cool people feel they can open up a bit in here under psuedo-anonimity and we can all offer our advice and opinions. It seems weird, though, to have two men who are so open about their problems in such a short period of time, both who seem to be receiving the short end of the marriage stick. (I'm sure if their wives posted, they'd appear to be on the other short end of the stick! It's that old "perspective" problem.) I haven't been around this board long enough to know. Is this a common occurence?

[quote=nuberianne whoa time out!!!!! i just got out of the military a couple of years ago after spending six years active duty in the military. i had both of my kids during the last couple of years so i do have a small clue of what i am talking about . by the way i am a girl also :wink2:. my husband who i was not married to at the time kept the kids while i was out to sea. i of course realize that fathers are just as capable of taking care of their kids just as well as mothers. i did not mean to imply otherwise. however, i think the main point of my post may have been missed. although this is 2006 there is still a natural tendency for mothers to want to raise their kids except in extenuating circumstances. all i am trying to say is the original poster's wife seems like she has something else going on that he is not telling us or she is not telling him. as i tried to state before i can totally understand if the wife wants to get away from him and move in with her family. i just don't understand why she would move to be with her family and leave her kids behind. no harm, no foul and i agree with you in the maternal instinct area. it doesn't always work that way, but i'm sure, statistically, you're right.

If she was the man wanting to separate and get a job in another state would you be saying this? Men and women are in the military and many of them are single parents. I used to be one. (I'm a girl, by the way.) Having kids in the military does pose some special problems, but being in the military does not preclude you from being a good parent, nor does being a man. Which parent the kids spend the majority of their time with, after a divorce, if the time is not split exactly down the middle, is a matter for a family discussion and compromise. It is not dependent on occupation, or gender. If the military member is deployed, many times the absent parent is happy to step in, many times the children need to stay somewhere else. Hopefully, not somewhere where somebody only takes them because they "have" to, whether that be with a parent, or not. I feel for the OP as my own son has just gone through this mess. He is in the AF, so was his wife. They are divorced now. He did everything he could to hold their marriage together. His wife was not so willing to work on the relationship. She had other things going on. No matter how hard my son tried, it wasn't enough, but sometimes people have to go to the ends of their own ropes in order to satisfy their own feelings. The need to feel they did everything they could have done to "fix" things before letting go. I agree with the many posters who have told the OP to let his wife find her own job and I will add the old cliche' that sometimes to hold on to something, you have to set it free. It's very hard to do. For some of us, it is not part of our genetic makeup to trust the universe enough to know we don't need to clutch onto everything that has landed in our hands, but it can be learned. It took me a long time to figure this out, myself. To the OP - as I said earlier, I hope things work out between you two, but do your best to trust things will be right, no matter how they turn out.

Luke AFB in AZ is a pretty nice place and you would be able to use your retirement benefits there. (We do.) If I were your wife, I'd apply where-ever I thought I might want to work and see which opportunities present themselves. I hope things work out between you two. Good luck.

Weird. Do "real" doctors leave their prescription pads laying around? This is a possibly very dangerous situation.

I love this thread. One, for the great information regarding dementia and two, for the wonderfully explicit example of bullheadedness. Brain anomalies are so fascinating to me! :wink2:

Thanks, Cynthia! If you want, I can PM you my email address...

RGN1 - Too funny and probably too true! LLG - Thank you. This is exactly the type of information I was looking for. I'm a pre-nursing student at Arizona State University. They teach "evidence based practice" in the nursing program. As I've been reading about it, for this presentation, it seems so common "sensical" to me. I'm just having a hard time wrapping my head around the logistics of the whole thing. It seems, and you have stated, there is a time constraint on nurses and, I would think, any new patient-specific treatment would be directed by the doctor, anyway. Right? On the other hand, NREMT-P/RN, has given an example of a procedure changed through apparent research by an association and then implemented in the field. Isn't this just "normal?" I mean why would that be different than anything done in the past? Is EBP more than a trendy buzz word? Is it really making a difference in patients lives?

Thanks. I guess what I'm looking for is people's personal experiences with it. I found some very helpful information about it here. It makes perfect sense to me. I guess I'm looking for more information on how it is put to use logistically. How are nurses practicing it as opposed to doctors, or should I say, in conjunction with doctors? Are nurses doing research on the problems of their patients and making decisions for their care in addition to what the doctors are doing? Also what makes it different from the way medicine has always been practiced. I can read all the "textbook" information on it, and I'm doing so, but I'm looking for real life experiences. I suppose I'll change my topic heading to "What is it to you?" Thanks again.

Sorry, if it's a silly question. My group signed up to give a presentation on Evidence Based Practice. We are just starting to research it. I'd like to hear as many ideas, definitions and pros and cons about it as possible. Is it new? Is it the industry standard? Do they use it where you work? Do you like it? Why, or why not? Thanks for your help!

It's really tough to start out in a new program, a new semester with new people to get to know and new rules to remember, but you can do it. Remembering to turn off your cell phone, or your pager, could be likened to remembering to perform a certain procedure a certain way so as not to kill your patient. Take a deep breath. Focus on what you need to do to get through each day, or minute. Study hard, complete your assignments and don't worry about Cruella so much. Oh, and remember to turn off your phone before you go to class.

COST ESTIMATE FOR THE NURSE ASSISTING PROGRAM * Registration Fee /Course Fee 30.00 HCC Courses (4 Credits x $60.00, Maricopa County Resident) 240.00 NUR156/157 Nurse Assisting Courses (4 credits x $60.00, Maricopa County Resident) 240.00 Fingerprinting fee Cost will Vary 60.00 Textbooks Approx. 90.00 Urine Drug Screen 33.00 Uniform and Clinical Supplies Cost will Vary 100.00 Physical Exam and Immunizations Cost will Vary 100.00 Total Estimated Cost of Nurse Assisting Program $893.00 http://nursing.gatewaycc.edu/NR/rdonlyres/CA2F6324-5691-44C5-9689-67BB21C9584B/1765/GWCCNurseAssistPacketSumrFall06rev206.pdf (This is for Gateway Community College, but the costs should be fairly similar at all Maricopa County community colleges.)