I was diagnosed bipolar 11 years ago and in that time I've gone years on meds and years off. Whenever I ask myself "Am I reacting like a 'normal' person here?" and find that maybe I'm not, I get back...
NoWhereNear replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing
To me a 10 is crazy mind-numbing think-you're-dying didn't-know-anything-could-hurt-this-bad pain. Basically I compare everything to the time I was recovering from major opened-like-a-trout abdominal...
NEVER worry about overreacting. My little brother had a cold that he was taking a long time to recover from and my mom was going to take him to the doctor, but he didn't want to go. She decided it...
You might want to consider Physician Assistant. It's more school than an RN, but it's still far less than for PreMed + Medical School. It's a nice compromise. "Are you more heavily drawn to the...
No, really! It's totally relaxing...You don't even have to breathe for yourself, they have fancy machines that'll do it for you! You don't have to get up to go to the bathroom, or eat or anything. If...
This is an article written by someone an internet marketing company to get people to fill out forms to go to the colleges promoted when you click the links in the article. Every time someone fills out...
A number of people have started as nurses and then became PAs. I'm actually considering doing something along those lines. My tentative plan is to get my ADN, then do the RN to BSN bridge while I'm...
I start my pre-nursing classes in the fall, but I suppose my reasons will still be the same when I actually become a nurse as they are now. Me: Born almost 3 months early, lots of time in the NICU,...
NoWhereNear replied to danissa's topic in Psychiatric
I have had a horrible phobia of headwounds for years. Just the insinuation in a movie (gun to someone's head etc.) was enough to make me dizzy, and my heart pound. Since I've decided to go into...
NoWhereNear replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing
Headwounds. I have a severe phobia of headwounds. Even insinuated headwounds in movies (someone with a gun in their mouth/held to the head) used to get to me. I've been trying like crazy to...
NoWhereNear replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency
Grace90: Yeah, my brother was challenged too, so we had a heck of a time telling when anything was wrong with him, because he wouldn't say anything. It took two days once to figure out that he had a...
NoWhereNear replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency
For the record, laypeople don't always know when it's an emergency. My brother was sluggish and just kind of out of it after getting over a cold. My mom tried to get him into their regular doc, and he...
NoWhereNear replied to SoonerTreasure's topic in General Nursing
I should preface this with the fact that I'm not a nurse, but I do have a LOT of experience with the ICU. My mom has been in about half a dozen times--the last time for almost a week. (diabetes, COPD,...
NoWhereNear replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing
I'll be starting my pre-nursing classes next fall, but have been talking to a lot of people and doing a lot of research. I've been told in no uncertain terms by one nurse I know (she has been in the...
I've always wondered why the potential long-term effects of surviving a suicide attempt aren't covered more thoroughly in suicide-prevention materials/classes. A lot of people (especially teenagers)...
NoWhereNear replied to PharmLover's topic in General Nursing
I was diagnosed as bipolar 11 years ago. The best advice I can give you is to work with a doctor to get on medications that work for you. I had some with awful side effects (My husband's favorite was...
Okay, so while I suspect Bluesnurse might have been able to find a slightly more delicate way of phrasing things, I don't disagree with her, and I find it utterly ridiculous that people think those of...
Well, I'm pre-nursing and while I appreciate the concept of getting to learn time-management and a little bit of everything by doing Med/Surg, I'm a little intimidated. The hospital I will most likely...
Okay, I can't help myself...I have to reply to this. Yeah, "Renown" is pretty silly, and I still find myself referring to it as Washoe anyway, but it could be worse: When they were working on the...