steplightly22

How about the guy who comes into your er with a tennis ball stuck up his rectum, and swears he does not know how it got there!!!! :clown: Thanks...it is so nice to know, we really aren't alone!!!

Get your RN.....NOW!!! Don't waste your time becoming an LPN.....They are being phased out, and I actually made more money being a CNA! It depends where you live, but in NEP we are on our way out, and can only really get well paying jobs in nursing homes...which is fine, if that is what you want! If you are going to pay the money, get your RN, or even better go into respiratory therapy! Or Radiology! I love nursing, and have been a nurse for over 20 years, and have trained many new RN's only to have them become my supervisor, because I don't have RN after my name.... not bitter, just honest... They are darn good nurses, they just took the time to get the paper.....good luck!!! It is the toughest job you will ever love, next to parenting!

I think it depends where you are, as to what people call you! When I first moved to rural PA, it was not uncommon to hear the nurse addressed as Mrs. Smith or Nurse Smith. But we also stood when the doctors came in! We also gave up our chair to them. Now, I go by my first name, and rarely do people ask what my degree is. I introduce myself as Mary Smith, I am here to work with you today! I also try to put people at ease. I know how frightening it can be in the er, or same day surgery. I say to them... "Hello! I am Mary Smith" I am here today to travel through this experience together. I tend to be politically incorrect...So! If I say or do anything to offend you, please call me on it immediately...! How would you like me to address you? What can I do to make your time here go more smoothly? People tend to open up to this, and you can tell if they are more inclined to a formal or informal approach... I also promise nothing. I tell them right up front.... Ask me anything, and I will find someone who knows the answer to your question... as nursing and medicine is a practice.... where we all learn together!!!

Dear Wheels: I understand your concern, but fear not!!! You are not a burden.... We have many frequent flyers...and you cannot help but establish a relationship!!! Like some others have said, we often feel, when you must return, that we have failed! Our training is aimed at wellness, and healing! When someone has a chronic condition, it is hard... you become attached, and that can be dangerous...! You cannot be objective in care, and sometimes leads to not doing the right thing...you can care to much...! It also endangers our hearts, which, believe it or not, do get broken.... so do not fear...it is love, that you are seeing... because lets face it... if you had your choice, you would not be at the hospital!!! Talk with someone, social services, or a teaching nurse, or someone on staff you trust.... get your feelings out in the open...so you all can deal with them, and give you the most quality you can have!!! Be well!!!