MFlash

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1. Anxiety on switching careers

   MFlash replied to MFlash's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your reply. Most the time I feel like it is my calling. I have this huge desire to learn more about the body and illnesses and to be able to help people. I have been an EMT for a few years and actually worked part time for a rural am...

2. Anxiety on switching careers

   MFlash replied to MFlash's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for reminding me not to focus on the loss. Your reply was precisely what I needed to hear.

3. Anxiety on switching careers

   MFlash posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi I have just recently started to get anxiety about this major career change. I will be starting the RN program in August. I have been with my current employer for 18 1/2 years. They have agreed to let me go part time while in school. I am 51 an...

4. SRNA wife about to loose it......

   MFlash replied to Laughing Gas's topic in CRNA

   Consider hiring someone to come in once a week or everyother week to clean. I pay someone $50 every two weeks to come in for 3 hrs. She does a fantastic job and it saves me a ton of time and gives me a break. The cost of sanity is priceless.

5. Death and Dying Hospice Care Assignmnet

   MFlash replied to BRENEE''s topic in Hospice

   My experience with Hospice has been on the receiving end. Both my father and my sister were taken care of by Hospice. My advice is to talk softly and directly to the patient and the family. Use lots of eye contact and touch the patient if the illn...

6. Please share with me your experiences with this....

   MFlash replied to *LA*'s topic in Hospice

   I had a very different experience but my experience is in the same category (mind boggling). My dad died on February 15, 2005. Just before he died he was in a state of euphoria. One of the things that he said to me was that he could see pretty yel...

7. I failed med-surg!!!

   MFlash replied to dawn30's topic in General Students

   Please let us know if you are able to appeal this. This is just awful. Here is some positive energy coming your way.

8. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

   MFlash replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight

   Hey, I know people with Phd's that can't spell. ....deal with it!

9. Thank You!

   MFlash posted a topic in Hospice

   To all of you Hospice nurses out there. I want to say a heart felt thank you! I just recently lost my father and then within three weeks of my father's death my sister passed away. Whew. It's been a tough month. My father had been under Hospic...

10. ER nurses compared to EMT's

    MFlash replied to Dinith88's topic in Emergency

    So my question to you is ....did you take the opportunity to remind the EMT why he should put the pt on 2L of 02 rather that 4L or did you snap at him/her? Keep in mind. EMT's go through a few weeks of crammed training. Nurses get a couple of ye...

11. Is this normal for a Dr.?

    MFlash replied to hotnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Trust your own instincts. You know it is innappropriate behavior. If you are the young mom, then perhaps a re-evaluation of your boundries and an appropriate response is in order. If you are not the young mom, then pay attention and choose your ma...

12. 38 too old for school?

    MFlash replied to akanarn's topic in CRNA

    Hey Bluebirdinc I am happy to see there is someone out there older than I am. Thanks! I'm 50. I am on the waiting list but I am taking the patho class now so I'm making progress. (the school fills the empty slots with people on the waiting list) I'v...

13. 38 too old for school?

    MFlash replied to akanarn's topic in CRNA

    Thanks for making me laugh!

14. 38 too old for school?

    MFlash replied to akanarn's topic in CRNA

    I am laughing! I am now 50. I am finished with my pre-requisits and am now currently waiting to get into nursing school full time. I will be quitting a full time job to go to school again. Are you you to old at 41? Not likely!! :) By the way, w...

15. Meet the Fockers

    MFlash replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    There are two ways to look at that. One is the belittling way (which until the generations change it will be there) and the other is that Gaylord loves nursing and refuses to do anything else although he has the grades to become an MD if he wanted. ...