As seems the norm on these forums everyone pounces on the OP for being judgemental and a jerk yada yada yada. Then they start making judgements on the OP, very ironic and hypocritical. Then they, who...
I'm currently a nursing student and while my passion is to help people feel better I find myself going in with mixed feeling towards certain patients. The patients I am referring to have sicknesses...
I am starting clinicals this coming fall semester and was wondering; which stethescope should I get. I want one that is good yet still reasonably priced. Any
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The reason I started this thread is to see if other people struggle with the same or similar feelings. I did not post it to state what I think and argue that I'm right no matter what, if I felt that...
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newnurse66 Thank you for telling me that, it gives me hope that when i'm in a similar situation I can try and do the same. I understand you probably dont feel the same as I do but what I mean is maybe...
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Thank you to the posters who instead of judging me for my feelings are telling me that I can do my job properly in spite of what I feel internally. Yes, I know I shouldn't feel that way, no, I don't...
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Please point out to me where I SAID I would treat them differently. You seem fixated on the notion that feelings and actions cannot be separated. As for rethinking my proffesion, guess what, what you...
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So either you mean to tell me that you have no biases or pregideses which is nearly impossible or that you act on them because as you said it is not possible to put your feelings aside. People put...
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wow onaclearday Your outlook on patients as cash cows for the hospital is really fantastic. I'm going into nursing to help people, not make money for hospitals. I would rather noone ever get sick and...
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roser13 I guess I feel this way because of the notoriety of these substances and the fact that people abuse them anyway. While you make a valid point with the speeder and the STD I cannot know if this...
I'm not sure about whether or not it will help you get into the program, but if you can get as much out of the way as possible especially if it's an accelerated program. Nursing courses can be very...
What I cant understand is how people who know and see first hand what smoking can do to a person still smoke. Sure you can say for the average joe "ignorance is bliss" but medical professionals don't...
If you are taking these courses outside of the nursing program make sure that the school you plan on going to accepts online credits for a&p. I know some schools will not accept credits if you do...
While I agree that smoking is bad and very hypocritical when done by people in the medical field, you can't base acceptence based on bad habits. At orientation at my school they told us that whether...
I'm currently taking A&P 2 and my prof. told us to eat the book which she meant seriously. For the Anatomy part I bought anatomy flash cards which really helped me memorize alot of the...