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I'm working hospice now and I have seen that too! It really shakes you up, doesn't it? Edit: I replied to the person who described a "glow" on the face of a pt that died; a minister. Sorry for misplacement and formatting. I'm not very techno savvy.

I have seen this as a hospice nurse. It's uncanny in the original sense of the word. I also had a nun at the sisterhouse look THROUGH me, get really excited, say "Oh, it's YOU!" and then lie back to die a few hours later.

Do not not not do it. I am a Christian and never say anything about unless I am asked directly or my student says something directly and privately. Not everyone is a Christian and many people feel any attempt at sharing faith is hard-core proselytizing. Unless you teach in a completely privately funded college, that can be considered mixing church and state. Remember, the Bill of Rights guarantees the ability to worship as we please, not to express religion as we please. No one can tear down your church-by witnessing, you are treading on their worship/belief system and metaphorically tearing down their church. And yes, atheism is a belief system. They have just as much right to think the way they do as we have to think the way we do. You will also lose the respect of every student & colleague who do not adhere to your beliefs if you do this.

One caveat: If you want to be an MSN in Maternal/child health, you had better know your Pathophys backwards and forwards. OB conditions can mask serious diseases you will need to be able to catch. Just sayin'

Well now that I've graduated, I find teaching jobs that are FT/pay anywhere near a living wage are few and far between. I'm looking to network and have given up on getting a decent job in academia. Anyone have any leads in the private sector? I have an MSN, NE emphasis, will take the CNS certification exam soon and next year am thinking about taking the hospice and palliative care ANP exam. My area of expertise is OB. I'm teaching OB clinical right now but only making 6 to 10 thousand a term depending on the class load. Full time at this world renowned institution of learning is a splendid 54 K a year in one of the most expensive areas of the state. Any ideas? I have to find decent work soon!

Peed on by a dead man... hmmm, I'd say you are in the front runners for grossest.

My mother said "Boliver Shagnasty" or if a person was really big, "Man Mountain Dean".

We have to explain pelvic rest means "nothing in there, nothing ON there and especially no orgasms' No orgasms for the threat of pre-term labour.

To find Christ in every person I meet.

Man, I shoulda proofed that last post-sorry for the spelling errors.

I had probelems with students doing inappropriate things and then saying "I never read/heard/knew that." I had a sheet made up with important data, all the things lk washington mentioned and had them sign and date it, saying they had read and understood it. They had a copy and so did I. The compalints and offenses dropped. I still had some crazy things go on, but it was greatly improved. Good luck.

I would have really wanted to yell, "Oh my gosh, a snake!" and proceed to whack the bejebus out of it.

Exactly-better 'n her, anyway!

These stories have made me feel less alone and a little braver... I am currently waiting for results on a sinus bx. I cracked a tooth; when it was pulled the dentist discovered a growth on the root that had destroyed an area of my upper jaw and perforated my sinus. Since then, it seems as though I am moving underwater and feel slightly stoned and disassociative all the time. The chances of actual cancer must be very low but all I can think of is how it will kill my mother, my husband and brothers, my kids, my dog even if I die. I'm only 51 and still have a lot of plans. I think being a hospice nurse makes me think of all my patients' worst scenarios and really, I'm overreacting. I hope I'm overreacting.

And this is why I love being a hospice nurse. Truly a privilege.