blue heron

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1. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

   blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

   I haven't been here for a while--I've been working nights, and trying to get my house and yard in order. Yard work is therapy for me, so this has been good. It is also therapeutic to be able to find things indorrs LOL. I've also d/c my antidepresant ...

2. Holiday time!!!

   blue heron posted a topic in General Nursing

   well, after all that has, and still is, happenning in our lives, we are actually going to get away for a couple of weeks!!!!:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: It has been about four years, so we are really looking forward to the break. My question is--...

3. ? for nursing students

   blue heron replied to ibmaryann's topic in Student Assist

   All of the above, as well as know the format your papers have to be in--AND know it! ie APA or MLA. Ours had to be all APA, and we have some profs who are REALLY sticky about the format. It is sooooo anoying to lose marks for such stupid things. Also...

4. Need a good Careplan book

   blue heron replied to TRINI_RN's topic in General Students

   Nursecadet, the book that saved my butt on Care Planning is Concept Mapping: A critical-thinking approach to care planning by Pamela McHugh Schuster, 2002, F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia. I did not understand the process until I read this book. I ...

5. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

   blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks everyone- Daye, your message brought tears to my eyes-good tears-and yes I am trying to remember to take care of me in all this too. Mad09-pot is definatly a factor for our son, and he has finally admitted it and is addressing it. Insight is s...

6. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

   blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for the links. We have both CMHC and Schizophrenia offices here in our city, and I have contacted them. Our hospital also has a support group for the families that we will be attending. I did not know about the mood disorder sites--and as I de...

7. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   blue heron replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   Nothing like a captive audience!!!

8. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

   blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

   A quick update, as I have been having trouble with this web site letting me on. We admitted JN two nights ago. and I have been crying off and on ever since. no real sleep the first night, went to my Dr. yesterday to talk, and get something to help me...

9. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

   blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks every one. Just coming here and seeing your posts is a help right now. Wolfie, its good to hear from you, and thanks for your prayers. You always have sound suggestions, and a compassionate heart. This is a road that is not going to be easy, ...

10. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

    blue heron replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks for the info and suggestions. Both the GP and the psychiatrist discussed admission with our son, but chose not to do so at present. They did tell him and us, under what circumstances to go to ER. He would likely be certified if that happened, ...

11. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

    blue heron posted a topic in Psychiatric

    On Monday evening I recieved a call from our 24 year old son, who was living in a city about 6 hours drive from us, asking that I come get him now, that people were after him and wanted to kill him. He had felt threatened last Nov and in fact went mi...

12. Im sorry, but light stomachs please do not read!

    blue heron replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    onconnurseRT, how awful for you all. As to the question of how long certain viruses can live outside the body, we were recently told in class that Hep C can live on inanimate objects for 14 days. I'm not sure about Hep A or B. HIV is only seconds out...

13. My son tried to kill himself tonight

    blue heron replied to Haunted's topic in Psychiatric

    Haunted, I'm so glad your son is in such good hands. That alone will help. I read your comment about being strong, and I just wondered if you really eqate crying, and needing help from others as not being strong? I sort of doubt it, esp with your ex...

14. Can someone explain PTT, aPTT, and INR?

    blue heron replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you for the teaching and the links!!!!!! Awesome. ?

15. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    blue heron replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    As a student nurse, I have seen quite a few good and not so good nurses, and I don't care if they're an LPN or RN, if they'll teach--I will learn. On one rotation, the nurse on the floor with wound care training was an LPN, so I followed her on her r...