HappyPepper

I once helped a nurse giving an enema... into lady parts. I was holding the patient on the other side, so I did not see where the tube was going. Only later when I leaned over to see what was going on, I was like, 'oh **** did she just put that in the wrong hole?' Confusing urethra and lady parts is understandable, but orifice and lady parts??

LOL I think he's saying that it's bogus if it's counted as medical error due to central line infection just because the patient happened to develop random infection, say UTI, right after placing a central line. Although... I have to say, we probably know enough to distinguish CLABSI from other infections. Surgical infections, wound infections, etc, for that matter. That's the point of doing cultures from various sites after all, isn't it? To find out the source of infection. If it turns out to be a CLABSI, or SSI, they are indeed medical error.

If anything, I would say it is a disease of overactive immune reaction. Like others have said, no need to worry about it. Good luck with nursing school!

As others stated, I wouldn't worry about it when you're not even officially diagnosed. I would like to add though, I encourage you to talk to a therapist or counselor when the need arises, rather than trying to deal with difficulties on your own. At least from my experience, most counseling services are explicitly confidential, except for cases with potential harm to self and others, of course. I live in CA, and never had to disclose mental health history to employers, nursing school or the board. I even went to see a therapist during nursing school when I needed help. It was the university counseling service but no one in the school of nursing had to know about it.

Could it be one is facial injury and the other is having a stroke?

As a new grad RN approaching the one-year mark, I am still quite excited. I think it depends on the perceived stagnation vs. opportunity for growth. I feel that my workplace offers great education and push for advancement -- not all my co-workers are happy about it but for me, it keeps excitement alive, even if it means extra work on my own time. Now having answered your original question... If you don't like critical comment directed at you, do not read any further. It seems pretty silly to label others "haters" for saying stuff you'd rather not hear, or to demand not to "follow" you. It's like screaming obscenities in the middle of public street and tell others to stuff their ears if they don't like it. I don't know you, but I encountered numerous revealing posts by you in just a couple of threads in the past few days, threads which seem to have blown in ridiculous proportions in their unpleasantness, in no small part with your contribution. Why am I even saying this I don't know... I guess I just want to say "tone it down." And for god's sake afford the same consideration that you expect from others yourself, instead of dismissing any critical comments as "haters." MedChica has a good point, even if I'm sure you don't like it. Part of your problem is your own making, based on what you revealed yourself. What you said about LTC... is there any chance that you're telling yourself those things as an excuse? It is an unknown that can be scary. I'm not saying this is the case with you, but here's my observation. Apparently you have a mood disorder and history of substance abuse. It is much easier and more comforting to shroud oneself in the brooding darkness because it is familiar. Motivating oneself to step out and muster optimism is so hard and takes too much effort, and so, one tends to crawl back in. I say this from my own experience. Whether you take it or not, I truly wish you the best.

Same here. I went through vocational nursing school while still being moderately depressed. Never disclosed my diagnosis nor suicide attempts a few years prior when applying for the license. I performed fine at school and work. As the years went by, depression lifted eventually, and no one knows about it other than my husband. Although this was in California, I don't imagine nursing boards being widely different from state to state. They're more concerned about criminal history. If you're on meds, you might have to disclose that on job applications, but you don't have to worry about that now. Good luck!