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She. She used to recount the episode by zealously insisting that she was nearly overtaken in his car following a failed first date. She used to say that if the subject came up. She had no real reason to volunteer the info. Back then she was young and...

George and MarthaNight time briskness slapped me in the face as I climbed in to my car for the familiar trek to work. It was my third scheduled night shift but only the first I had felt half way healthy enough to attend. I had called ahead to prepare...

I attended this program developed and fine tuned by nurses. Has helped me immensely with "bad" and good babies.....Great for delivery, motherbaby and nursery people who encounter surprises and situations that are, unfortunately, NOT surprises, every ...

hi there from the usa....i was interested in making a flyer for a nursing project and thought it might be nice to indicate how much nurses appreciate each other...if anyone is interested, please let me know how to say ( and spell) " i love being a nu...

what are some of the most ridiculous or outrageous things patients have asked of you? i am nurse one of two nurses with 4 patients the other night in delivery. place was hopping. i answered the light of one of the other nurses patients, who was a ver...

It reminds me of the query "what came first, the chicken or the egg." Do you become a good nurse because of your life experience, or does your life experience make you a good nurse? I just don't know. What follows is a bare rough draft of my feelings...

just wondering if anyone has done any traveling to exeter new hampshire and if so, how was it..i have a friend thinking about it and she wants to know what to expect...thanks

It wasn't professional. It wasn't healthy. It wasn't encouraged and it certainly was not expected of a "professional" nurse. I probably lasted six months. Here is a true account of a patient I met (and was destined to meet) one weekend morning during...

What follows is a true account of my relationship over many years, with one such physician and when he retired, we both finally figured out just how special we had been to each other all along the way. Time for a Gentle ExamJust over twenty years ago...

It can be worse because not only are you charged with caring for older people and their physical, emotional and psychological changes; you are tasked with dealing with some of the same issues WHILE caring for others. The other night I drew some blood...

hi massachusetts nurses! am a graduate (1981) of new england deaconess hospital school of nursing in boston, and was wondering if anyone else went there or knows someone who did...would love to start planning a reunion......

i wondered if it was a good idea to start this topic, but something tells me everyone has some story or event to relate regarding a doctor or other staff member... you know how sometimes those doctors can get ridiculous and say or do things to really...

I just want to thank all of you for sharing your experiences, so raw and personal, with me. You are truly such brave and resilient people. I am proud to be part of the AllNurses family with you. There is some peace in disclosure, at least for me, and...

James is your angel and I am sure he is smiling and hugging you close from Heaven....What a beautiful tribute to your brother......

Absolutely beautiful.....Sometimes we touch others with our hearts as well as our hands. This elderly gentleman is probably humming along with you from heaven....Thank you for sharing these poignant moments, and as one who sang to my dad while he was...

I would approach her and mention you were thinking about what she said but you are more interested in what she didn't say. You could ask for specifics and then let her know that if she has any concerns with your reports she should talk to you directl...

Absolutely on point and thank you so much for a great article.....

I do talk about it all the time but do not know if people at my current facility have checked it out. I have noticed that now I have been fortunate to have had an article selected that is highlighted, that they are starting to express interest in goi...

Awww..Thank you everyone.....I will try some of the advice and I know that at the moment, things are just due to what I mentioned, because during the time I am off or manage to catch up with sleep, it is much better. Unfortunately, I am not at a plac...

This is such an amazing story and reminder to all of us who even occasionally or not on purpose, make those judgements...Congratulations on your well deserved first place and thank you for sharing it with all of us. What an amazing memory and legacy ...

But you have all those things....You have packed them in your heart.....Thank you for such a beautiful piece....

"Loving Nurse" is most certainly the best name for you. I have seen many things, but never an autopsy. Even in death, through your eyes this young woman was advocated and remembered. May everyone be as fortunate to have a caring person such as yourse...

Tips On The Transition from Studentnursewold to Realnurseworld Almost thirty years following the nerve wracking September morning I entered nursing school, I am often reminded of the first lecture and introduction. That's because it was the day I...

I Hate You, Heart Attack... I hate you, heart attack... You robbed us of our lives together without either warning or reason.. Like a ferocious storm on a dead calm sea, you snuck in and overtook everything in your path, including the life we had bef...

Awww, thank you....I am still in touch with James, who had a pancreas transplant and is now free of diabetes altogether......