safta24

safta24

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  1. How are you spending your retirement?

    Here am I back , still retired but stuck with emphysema & 24/7 oxygen still.Condition deterorating with difficulty combining walking & talking. weakness & fatigue playing catch. Ob the...
  2. Thanks Gwen for the info. Love all aspects of our mental potentials/pssibilities & unfortunately also malfunction. will check out the library.
  3. you are absolutely right. a point I don't think I mentioned is the all imperative important one on one session to assess where your patient is & where you can reach
  4. lamazeteacher enioyed reading your posts plus you sound like you are right on top of the whole depression situations. enjoy your nursing skills
  5. Finding an opening to motivate the patient into accepting an activity that they could enjoy seemed to me to be the most difficult task . Depression seems to engulf any positive ideation or...
  6. How are you spending your retirement?

    Hi I retired when I moved to be closer to my daughter & grandkids. i was so happy being a grandmother I never looked for a job. That's how I became retiredd. then I became on Ombudsman (always...
  7. How are you spending your retirement?

    Good for you for using your retirement time as a tool to expand 7 express yourself in your travel & crafts . Sounds ideal. I enjoy ed retirement as a bonus to be able to volunteer a couple of...
  8. regarding age entering nursing

    mayana Good for you for your awareness at who you really are or who you want to be Nursing is the very best at all facets of its dedication to people who need help. Enjoy the process , all the...
  9. Elderly Suicide Is Not Uncommon

    nmsane Of course you are right. May we never feel too depressed to respond to therapeutic ways . best wishes
  10. Elderly Suicide Is Not Uncommon

    So sorry for the loss of a loved one to suicide, I wonder about the possible guilt they might be feeling not to mention the abandon & rejection. Is suicide only a selfish gesture.? Death is...
  11. Can't say I underwstand why docs would object or not like patients dying at home? Isn't focus on care at this terminal point? Whom would one call if a patient dies at home? Who all can pronounce...
  12. regarding age entering nursing

    Nursing is not just a job it is a life style , all ages would welcome the opportunity I'm sure.
  13. regarding age entering nursing

    TansyD Good for you, age is secondary to all that matters, the time will pass by no matter waht & instead you will be gaining the opportunity to be a great nurse. congratulations on y9ur...
  14. How are you spending your retirement?

    Neonatal13 By all means have a serious daily to-do-list & goals Learning , any gregarious activity has productive end gains & is good for you. Keep training your brain & your retirement...
  15. regarding age entering nursing

    in reference to entering nursing at later ages. Way back I entered nursing at 23 while the others in my class were new high school grads. As our clinical experience progressed so did my opinion of...
  16. Don't even want to go there, but interesting reading
  17. Thanks , I didn;'t notice the date, I'm sure the situation is no longer as mentioned.
  18. Something doesn't sound quite right. The LPN at present giving care should be thrilled at the idea of being involved with the hospice authorities., hence being assured that their care will be...
  19. Warning Nurses! Holding It All In Can Kill You!

    good writing you guys
  20. How are you spending your retirement?

    got messed up need to answer the latest post, sorry safta24 by the wy I love being retired too. do regret though that I couldn't really go bak to work. too stuck with emphysema. since I'm here I so...
  21. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Thank you for reinforcing the comfort of hearing how morphine used liberally will help patients at the end of their life.
  22. Goxy What good insight into your nursing in Serbia. Thank you . Hope someone does latch on to your invitationt to continue to compare practives.
  23. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    scooter & all that are concerned with the giving of morphine amy your advice be superimposed to all nurses * docs. I for one feel better for all this
  24. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Edward , Good to know there are nurses like you around the world. Thanks season's greetings
  25. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Appreciate reading your concerns regarding using too much morphine. As an RN (retired) now with severe emphysema I am hoping & praying that my future nurse will be one to make sure I am in no...