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GrnTea and TN Butterfly thank you so much for keeping us updated. I am so glad to hear ESME is progressing. Keep on ESME, can't keep a good one down...

Sorry to hear the news about ESME, I am drained so I can imagine how she must feel... My hope is "this too shall pass"! We really miss you ESME, of course my prayers are with you continuously.

Whoo Whoo!!! Go ESME, and thank you so much for this wonderful news. You are an angel for keeping us updated.

Thank you sooo much for the update, I kept coming to the thread hoping to see this. That prayer has been answered, and I know my prayers for ESME will also. Keep up the good fight ESME, you have lots of people rooting for you!

I am a patient sitter, something to help pay the bills while in graduate school. When I sit in a patient's room I have no problem doing whatever it takes to make that patient comfortable. For me it is a combination of wanting to help the patient in an embarrassing situation and also to help OVERWHELMED NA's and RN's. Caring for patients is a community effort, I am glad to be able to assist.

Nooo, say it ain't soo...

Hope you get back soon, you are truly missed. Please know that your wonderful and informative posts have been very enlightening to a person who is not a nurse, ME!! My prayers are with you and your family. Hope you are getting lots of hugs and plenty of pampering.

This was very powerful. I am not a nurse, but I have seen a person go through a seizure. Your words brought back the images. Thank you for relaying it with so much compassion.

Thanks Hopes1 and Probitas, this helps a lot.

I wasn't asking for any pertinent information, I just wanted a general understanding about what an appropriate group is.

HouTx, I am interested in getting contacted by recruiters, is the key to that joining LinkedIn groups?? That is not something I have done as yet. When you say "appropriate", I am curious as to what constitutes "appropriate". I am really trying to understand how to make the best use of my profile. Thanks for any feedback you can provide.

I also have a profile, and I am just as confused as you are about what to do with it.

Hmm, is that the "cost of living raise" us non-nurses used to get?? I am not a nurse, but I will say I have enough crust in me to be a COB. Crusty old bats are in every field!!!

Noooo, say it aint so...

I guess they made you an offer you could not refuse...

Exactly!! Make mines CHOCOLATE!!!

Well I am one of the ones who has benefited from those redirects. Please do not stop. I have used the search function, it's just that I have not learned how to pick my keyword right and so I am not always able to get the information I need... There is a wealth of information in those redirects, particularly on the clinical topics. OP have you ever by chance looked at one of those redirect threads just to see how helpful they are?? I really hope the redirect does not stop, it helps a search misfit like myself...

Thanks for the post OP, I needed a laugh today...

Well, I searched for nursing informatics and a ton of programs came up. Not sure if you are saying you have a RN and want to get a degree in nursing informatics?? Try checking American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) at Nursing Informatics | AMIA, maybe they have some information that can help you.

Is it possible that the patient has an increase in preload, causing the actin and myosin fibers to stretch so far apart that the heart has to work overtime to try to realign the fibers leaving less time for contraction which would cause a decrease in SV?? I am not a nurse, just curious.

Romans 1:16-17 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.

Psalm 61:1-3 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.

That is remarkable to go from one continent to the other and practice.

This was so very beautiful. I hope that you realize that your loving and caring attitude is making the patient experience far better than you could ever imagine. I am glad that you get lots of hugs, knowing that you are appreciated. I wish you the best and keep on doing what you do, it does make a difference. Be Blessed.