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  1. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    With 89% of the nurses on this thread believing they/we CAN impact the outcome health/healing for patients----can you share what kind of things you do to assist/help/facilitate this

  2. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great example---congratulations on Good-Great

  3. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse430+yrs It could be possible for some; that doesn't make them a victim or put blame on them IF that is their choice. We all live at conscious and subconscious levels in our lives. The conscious...

  4. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse430+yrs. "Saying they didn't have the will or attitude to cure themselves would be blaming the victim"----is not my quote! Please do not take what I said out of context----Yes, there have been...

  5. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse430+yrs: The challenge and the problem is - our medical "advancements" do not for the most part include metaphysical, spiritual or emotional "prescriptions". In the spiritual area--the "treatment...

  6. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Great disucssion! The Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy recently present a report on physician CME's and Effectivenss of CME. Here's the results: Results: Of the 68,000 citations identified...

  7. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    :nurse:Nurse430+yrs For the most part that sounds like a good idea! However, let's say you are a Cardiology Nurse for 10 years---should you be expected to pass the OB-GYN section? Or should one be...

  8. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse430+yrs: Regarding your quote: NO it is not a pathetic attempt to explain away the "failure" of non traditional medicine. Frankly there have been more killed by traditional medicine than...

  9. The Power of Positive Thought

    nurse430+yrs replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Power of Positive Thought --IF first learned by nurses and THEN taught by nurses to patients will have a GREAT impact on health care (which is not really health care but disease care)....

  10. Could you all please help me by answering some questions???

    nurse430+yrs replied to renbertos's topic in General Nursing

  11. Nurses and Weight Loss Surgery

    nurse430+yrs replied to NurseExec's topic in Health, Stress Management

    ......Congratulations on the weight loss, not only on the weight loss but on changing all of the chronic disease patterns. Curiosity....what are you thoughts about so many in the nursing profession...

  12. Nurses and Weight Loss Surgery

    nurse430+yrs replied to NurseExec's topic in Health, Stress Management

    On the survey there is not the choice of: No, I have not had surgery. .....???What is the purpose of this

  13. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Professional reponsibility--gives me the shivers...it sounds like you want to leave it up to the individual???? So then, how do you get people (nurses) to take continuing education programs to keep up...

  14. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds good; Medscape does provides a wonderful array of Continuing Education programs;that meet the need for CE's...but not necessarily specific to the specialty the nurse may be practicing. When...

  15. Should Continuing Education for Nurses be mandatory in all states?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Brian! I think continuing education should be mandatory in ALL states. I feel and believe strongly in evidenced based continuing education. Education that truly demonstrates LEARNING; not...

  16. How do you address your patients?

    nurse430+yrs replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Always address them by Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. until you know what THEY prefer; most people do not like being calls "sweetie".. ..if I'm ever in the hospital...and ...one of you "youngins"..call me Sweetie...

  17. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    nurse430+yrs replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Another funny: Many years ago....+20 I had a new diabetic patient. He was "going through some challenges in accepting his diabetes". AND everyday I was assigned to him to help him with his diabetic...

  18. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    nurse430+yrs replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Cute: I think this website should have a contest...vote for the funniest....

  19. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    nurse430+yrs replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Please note: I am posting this story in the most delicate way possible without intentionally giving offense. Many years ago a young man in his early 20's arrived in ER unconscious (this was the...

  20. Dissertation on hospice and compassion

    nurse430+yrs replied to dhway's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i'm curious: you state in your survey: most research would suggest that hospice workers should be burned out, yet many studies have found that they are not, and in fact report very high job...

  21. Nurses--Nurses-Life and death

    nurse430+yrs posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Question: do nurses after 1 ++???years of experience feel differently about death/life than what they did in the beginning of their career ----Regarding what they believe and feel about...

  22. Death stories?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nurse430+years Thank you for sharing your story. What a wonderful testimony to life of your father. A server...in life and in death. I agree with what you say about "near death awareness begin...

  23. Death stories?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nurse430+yrs wrote: You father was fortunate to have you with him as he passed on; Changing colors is normal; when you are close to a person you have a sense of the timing of things (that is your...

  24. Death stories?

    nurse430+yrs replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    nurse430+yrs Deaths in 3's; yes, I worked a Cardiac Step Down Unit for many years; we always knew that within 3 days there would be 3 deaths; we just didn't know who. Sometimes it was a surprise...

  25. Fired within hours of being hired

    nurse430+yrs replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    From Nurse430+yrs: Personally, I find it ridiculous that you were "let go" on the first day for not being able to micturate. Look at it this way: if this is the way the organization handles...