SRNJIM

Hi, I am a 57 yo Student Nurse. I chose nursing in mid-life and am working as a Nurse Extern in the ICU of a regional Med Center. The "zibger" that gets me is when one of our pts die and their well meaning greiving family says, "I guess you must get used to people dying. I does not affect you anymore." WRONG!!!! AND, I pray God that I never "get used to it" True I don't break down and bawl, but if I ever "get used to it" that will mean I have become a heartless bastard and negate the very reason I chose nursing!!! Thanks for letting me vent!! Jim BTW, I like the combacks for we male nurses. :-)

Hi There, I have a slight hearing loss in the range and decible level of breath sounds. I bought an Gai Tronics and paid about $250.00. It amplifies great, but it amplifies EVERYTHING great! :-) I have a father who wears a hearing aid and he says it is the same problem he and many others have who wear hearing aids. WHat I am re-training myself to do now is to pick out the souonds I am trying to hear out of all the back ground noise. My advice is to buy a better Litman or equally good brand acustical scope and live with it. I have a Sprague acustical and it just doesent cut it. I am now saving my money for a Litman Cardiac II. I don't think I will ever be able to use my hi-tech electronic scope effeciently. Jim C. :-)