ArleneD

ArleneD

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  1. Do the squeamish survive?

    I have to make a final decision about taking classes toward an ADN (classes start in January.) When it comes to needles, blood, and trauma situations, I'm very apprehensive. Is this normal for...
  2. Caps anyone??

    I work on an ortho floor and do a lot of patient transfers. I wouldn't wear a cap because it would be too hard to keep it propped on my head, and my graduation pin would simply injure my patients....
  3. Battered Nurse Syndrome

    WriteStuff, Been there - done that! Essarge was right when he/she?? said these signs and symptoms are present in every career. Once you get to the point of experiencing these symptoms, it's very...
  4. Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome

    JenKatt and Tim, Thanks so much for the information. Although I haven't seen any improvement, I'm still hopeful. I'm not as tired as I was a couple of days ago, and my ear pain is gone. My husband...
  5. Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome

    Hi, everyone! Last Tuesday I had what I thought was an insect bite just inside my ear. On Wednesday paralysis started on the right side of my face. Thursday morning it was worse, so I went to the ER...
  6. brainless comments?

    I think we all need to lighten up and see a little humor in everything rather than beating each other up so much. If we need to correct one of our colleagues on a post, can't we do it tactfully?...
  7. Do the squeamish survive?

    You did all that and couldn't take cateract surgery? Go figure! This venture should be interesting to say the least. Best wishes on your BSN,
  8. Do the squeamish survive?

    These responses are just the shot in the arm - LOL - that I was hoping to get. I watched the trauma show on t.v. last night filmed at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. I tried to imagine myself at...