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Hey All, Last night in my Communication class in college I was talking with my one of my classmates who was explaining to me about her chronic pain from a car wreck she had. She told me that a good pain medication will not make a hurting person loop...

flowerchild I believe you have hit the nail on the head with your post. But I have not idea what nurses can wear to set them apart from other service people that is professional looking and easy to care for, as well as not being too expensive. My g...

Heh! good one dv8rn!

I like to think that a person who might be described as "rude" or "aweful" may only be that way out of fear or pain. And that a good nurse can help a patient get thru those emotions, and then there true self shines thru.

Thanks Rapheal, if it were not for the Scouts, I would certainly not be the person I am today.

Ok Guys, I need some sage nursing advice regarding dealing with emotional people, as in when they are worried/concerned with either their child's or person health. I am now working at an answering service 2nd shift and a fair majority of the calls ...

Hey folks, Just wanted to say I had a call tonight at work from a kind nurse from a local hospital (I work at an answering service), and I mentioned that I knew I could not handle her job. She said she was looking to retire because she was worn out ...

Tonight I had a call that really bothered me. I can not really classify it as a drug-seeker or what. But I recieved a call from a person wanting their primary care doctor to prescribe a "nerve-pill" because they were having a hard time dealing with...

I think you have the right idea Audrey, because that is my gut feeling as well. I have caught myself stating to the parent that I am neither a nurse or doctor. But I will have one call them very shortly.

I did not mean to kill this thread lol. Sorry.

You are out in civilian clothes dealing with the public like at a store, and they out of the blue guess you are a nurse? I have done it once (been the person to guess they were a nurse lol).

Of our doctors that are numerically paged to call us back, we ALWAYS set a 15 minute recall to page them AGAIN if they have not called us back. I think part of me is just too concerned for the ill. Which is one reason I did not go into medicine. I...

Yeah, I have made it a point to hold all incoming calls when dealing a triage call. As soon as I get off the line with the parent I am finishing and rechecking the message. Then I print it out and hand write the phone number on it (it will be faxed...

What bothers me is that I would think it would be easier to dial 3 numbers than 7 if you know what I mean. If my child were in dire straits as canoehead described I would call 911 first and the doctor second. "Hmm, baby can't breathe and its 10 at...

as a patient i have had some male nurses who were better than some female nurses I have had. Not saying anyone of them were bad. I like what one person said about it not being male or female but of how good a nurse they are. And from the standpoin...

EXACTLY mystc42. I would love to have that much compassion for people... but i dont know that i would. Just a rare person.

[drops to the floor dead] WHOA!!!! That must have been a nice paycheck roxanne!!!!!

I felt very comfortable talking with her too, just not something I am used to either. I wish I could have reached thru the phone and given her a hug lol.

ok sorry for the non-nurse question, but what is an apical pulse? thanks.

This is something I am curious about too. I am now working for an answering service and I deal with triage nurses too since I work 2nd shift. Please reply. Thanks.

As one who has recently been looking for a job, there are some good points in here for me as well. Good thread I think.

That sent shivers up and down my spine reading that! Very sad, I could not have handled it.

Sounds like if I was in LTC, that I would want Pappy as my nurse lol! WAY TO GO PAPPY!

As far as waitresses and hotels, I think that is how the management is trying to protray their hospitals more and more nowadays. As a lay person seeing these commericals for the hospitals, you just know they are trying to make it seem more like vaca...

hmm, I have actually wondered about this lately when a person died in the hospital or the ER. I am now working for answering service where we often get calls from ER's to funeral homes to come pick up the deceased. I have personally already recieve...