Elspeth

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1. Does anyone love their job?

   Elspeth replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I love my job. RN x 26 yrs + all sorts of areas (jack of all trades, master of none??). Whenever I stopped loving an area I have found a new one. Am currently working out-pt cardiac rehab and...

2. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

   Elspeth replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I agree that was quite an uncalled for insult...however.....even though it would have taken every ounce of self-control I ever may have I would have strived to NOT RESPOND, LOL! I think the guy was...

3. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   :chuckle I'm no golfer....but I'm a swimmer

4. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am lol....I looked up "angel" in The American Heritage Dictionary and way down there(after all the definitions we are relating to here I found.....under def #6: a. enemy aircraft; b.a radar echo of...

5. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   "It is my opinion that you must be selfless to some extent in order to care, if we were only self involved then we could not provide care at all! While performing tasks that releive pain, and sooth...

6. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   This discussion got heated....really hit some nerves. (I need some more coffee.) It's good in that we're thinking and hashing it out. For as many different personalities out there don't you think we...

7. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   "In no way do I think being called an angel could ever hurt the nursing profession because being called an angel is just that, a term. Yes! Exactly. :) "If I am called an angel, good for me ...If...

8. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   Good post; good points. Yes, you are right, It IS about me (each of us) in that we bring our unique SELVES to work and we are interacting with people who have specific needs.....But I still think I...

9. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

   Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

   One more thing and then I have to go watch E.R. (LOL) Nursing as a profession is NOT ABOUT ME. That's kinda the whole point for me. The day it's about ME (or whatever they call me, lol) I need to...

10. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    Elspeth replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I must be getting old, lol. Does this thread strike anyone else out there as much ado about nothing? We are so overly sensitive. In 25 yrs I've been called an angel from time to time and I have taken...

11. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    Elspeth replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    I love nursing.....have been an RN x 25 yrs and am very happy with my career choice. I can honestly say I feel proud to tell people "I am a nurse." Have always thought of nursing for me as more of a...

12. Angina question

    Elspeth replied to Elspeth's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks. I live in the south and sometimes the southern accents have a way of twisting words around(!). Don't you know I teach a class on ANN- GI- NA/ s/sx of MI :) so wanted to make sure I was...

13. Angina question

    Elspeth posted a topic in Cardiac

    I hope this isn't a silly question: how do you pronounce angina? Do you say "ann GI (long I) na" or "ANN guh nuh" ???? Or some other way?

14. "Clean" areas of nursing? Need advice.

    Elspeth replied to ideastoday's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think any of us started out LIKING gross stuff:eek: but you do get desensitized pretty quickly. Do you have a sense of humor??? It goes a looooong way, LOL. Good luck. I'm a BSN who readily...