shellsincanada replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing
I almost passed out during my surgery rotations. The smells of the skin being cauterized was the final straw. This surgeon used the cautering tool to open the incision. But the worst was the...
shellsincanada replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing
BTW, like something like 1 in 4 women - I have experience childhood sexual abuse myself. It is something you need to get therapy for or it comes out much later in life ( in my case panic disorder and...
shellsincanada replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing
I realize this is a trauma but he NEEDS to get this done. Like I said ( and I fully stand by this) dying isn't the solution- he can't wait. I would tell a woman who isn't comfortable with a man who...
shellsincanada replied to SrChristine's topic in General Nursing
Actually I AM feeling overpaid and underworked (right now) I came in on my day off for a shift at double time. There really wasn't that much work today imo. I LOVE my job So for 63 bucks an hour for...
shellsincanada replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing
So you would rather do nothing then have a female assist in the procedure. So if it is cancer you realize you will end up sicker and probably dealing with more female nurses and doctors. And don't...
shellsincanada replied to allantiques4me's topic in General Nursing
here in winnipeg there was a case of a botched circumsision that the parents ended up raising the boy child as a girl. The most interesting part of this was that this boy had a twin brother and...
Well I have seen a couple of hypovolumic shock in my career really but tons of septic shock. i don't work emerg and suspect tons of people are not able to be stabilized or die in the feild with this...
I'd say hypovolumic but personally I have seen way more septic shock( I deal with lots of wound care - in home care with non compliant people who have nasty infected wounds among other reasons) I...
shellsincanada replied to BeHappy!'s topic in General Nursing
I don't know maybe the dr was thinking a patient would be a child since you work in a pediatricians office? a 5 1/2 foot bookcase would do more damage to a child then an