nursy_ann

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1. What should I do????

   nursy_ann replied to nursy_ann's topic in Hospice

   Finally, the wound is so deep we can see the coccyx bone and there's an infection. The doc came and said it is ok to treat the wound he said that is what we call in french gangrene. he said the infection is eating the flesh and it's a question ...

2. What should I do????

   nursy_ann posted a topic in Hospice

   we have a patient in terminal illness. he has a wound at the coccyx. I decided to treat the wound but the boss (who's not a nurse) told me not to treat it. she said the doc decided not to treat it. what do you think about that???? Is it normal to l...

3. feeling guilty

   nursy_ann replied to nursy_ann's topic in General Nursing

   It would be a good idea to trade this patient but the other guy working with me decided i don't know why that he won't nurse this patient anymore. and....I don't want to talk about my situation to my boss. Recently he showed the door to a few peopl...

4. feeling guilty

   nursy_ann posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm back from work and I can't sleep. I feel guilty and I need to know if it ever happened to you too.... I'm able to see a lot of things but when I see someone with MS lying in bed ....I can't act properly. I mean I'm not able to talk and look at t...

5. How many of you are depressed?

   nursy_ann replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

   hi I did a depression 2 years ago when I worked with ppl with alzheimer. A lack of experience made me sad about their situation. I bagan to think : Why am I treating them? I'm going to be like this in a few years! I didn't want to live if it was to...

6. need your opinion

   nursy_ann posted a topic in Geriatric

   Last week one of my patient a 83 lady. who was in the unit for abdominal pain had a blood pressure:234/67 She's well known to have high BP and medication help just a little I was use to give her catapres po when her BP was higher than 220. firs...

7. Corporate NH:profit vs.care....

   nursy_ann replied to iii_cessprin_ii's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a senior home for 1 year now and everytime I ask the boss (who is not a nurse nor a health professionnal) to buy incont. pad for people who are not really incontinent during the day she say it is too expensive to buy pull ups for night and ...

8. moving in the US :will I find a job???

   nursy_ann posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm finishing my nursing course here in Quebec city, Quebec , canada and I'm planning to move with my fiancee in Colorado. I worry about : will my diploma will be fine to work there? Sometimes I guess WE're better to move in the english part of can...

9. where do u go to school?

   nursy_ann replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in Canada

   college de Sainte-Foy, Quebec for me

10. Is it possible for a Bipolar person to become a psych nurse?

    nursy_ann replied to magaroon's topic in Psychiatric

    I would like that every nurses hava the same thought that you about the subject. My teacher made me fail my psy training because she say I can't help people if I have a psy problem I agree with her that in the beginning of this term I was on a do...

11. nurses and psy problems

    nursy_ann replied to nursy_ann's topic in Psychiatric

    hi thanks for the answers...it encouraged me a lot because at the beginning of this term I told my teacher I was on medication for a depression and since that moment she had been looking at me all the time searching some kind of comments to tell me ...

12. nurses and psy problems

    nursy_ann posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi I'm a nursing student and my teachers used to say that it is impossible to help others if you have a depression or any psychatric trouble. I have a question.....is it possible to be a nurse even if you have a bipolar dissorder (II)? Wanted to kno...

13. odor of cigarette

    nursy_ann posted a topic in General Nursing

    Someone asked me that question and I just don't know if it is possible. Is it a pathology or ....? -------------- I have a problem and would appreciate it if anyone can offer some help or advice.Recently I have begun to smell the odor of cigarette ...

14. Kahler disease??????

    nursy_ann posted a topic in General Nursing

    did you ever hear about Kahler disease???? what's that? where can i find more info about it???

15. Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

    nursy_ann replied to nursy_ann's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you took the time to answer me.Thank you so much It was interresting and encouraged me. before to read at your answers I was sure the only treatment would be blood transfusions. Thanks again xx Ann:kiss