Nurse2BStacey

kstec - I truely understand and agree with your feelings. And thank God the mental illness that runs in my family affects females later in life and we have never had to deal with childhood mental illness. But I would not hesitate to medicate if it ...

Sorry - I know better than use NEVER, ALWAYS, ONLY in any sentence relating to the medical field. But please let me rephrase - SOMETIMES meds are very necessary in the treatment of mental illness. My mother was dx'd with agoraphobia / panic attack ...

I have to say that I do agree with the fact the far to many children are overmedicated at the parents request. But therapy will NOT correct a chemical imbalance. It requires meds to correct and allow some people (children included) to be able to fu...

Here's my history: I get the aura sensation at least once a month, streaming lights, eye floaters, ringing ears, the "whole 9 yards". Can't tell you how many ENT, Eye Dr, Neuro visits I have had since age 12 (I am now 41) only to be told there is n...

I AM NOT GIVING MEDICAL ADVISE - JUST MY OPINION GO SEE YOUR DR ASAP!!! As a fellow student, I can tell you that there is NO way to control migraines with diet and rest right now (at least for me, I realize everyone is different)!!! You need to seek...

By not admitting it's depression (if that is indeed what you have) you are only harming yourself. Please don't let the old school thinking that depression means you are crazy or less than a full human stop you from seeking help! You need to be in t...

I think your fear and worry are healthy at this point. I would be much more concerned if you were not scared at all. Your anxiety will keep you on your toes and focused on details. I start my second semester in August, and I feel just as anxious as I...

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This is exactly why we can't work on our own family members. Way to close to home, and too personal. Emotion caused you to pass out - the not the sticks. You were feeling for your baby - - instinct is a very powerful thing in a mother.

I am a 41 yr old mother of 1 9 yr old and a 18 yr old bonus son (step son) I work 40+ hrs a week in an HR Dept of a 1700+ employee medical facility, try not to miss a little league game (not always possible). Just graduated one from high school an...

I have a step-son (18) and a 9 yr old son and a big ole 44 yr old baby (DH ) This is the hardest thing I have ever done. But just like child birth, you soon forget the pain. Just finished (should I say squeaked by) my first semester. Never though...

If I may make a suggestion here... I am VERY fortunate that my DH is understanding and does pick up a lot of my slack around the house while I am in school. BUT...when he does start his gripping that I am not spending time with him, I simply let him...

It may seem a little elementary but our fundamentals textbook had a great chapter on this subject, as I am sure most fundamental books would!

Be VERY careful with this advice! At our school we sign agreements that we can record the lectures with the instructors approval, but we can not use that tape against the instructor or the school. And you also have to consider if you really want to...

Please don't think I was suggesting that this instructors behavior is acceptable. It is so NOT ok, but it is what it is! And unforturnatly there is not a lot we can do about. Believe me - what does not kill us makes us stronger. And once you are ...

Not trying to scare you off, but it sounds like this lady is trying to prepare you for nursing school. Most of the stuff you just discussed happened to us our first semester of nursing school. In order to succeed you have to have a sponge brain and ...

I can honestly tell you that you have to get over the embarrassment if you truely want to be a nurse. I am a first semester student and my second day of clinicals I had to do an In and Out Catheter on a male patient. Not to mention baths every clinic...

As a first semester nursing student, I can honestly say that I don't have time to worry about what everybody else is doing or saying. It takes 100% of my time and brain cells to survive this roller coaster ride that I have embarked upon. When in clin...

I am not a nurse yet but have my own strange hospital experience. 10 months after I was married, my Father-In-Law passed away suddenly. He was in a coma for 24 hrs after being admitted to ICU before he passed. During a private visit with him, I begge...