Wheels28

Wheels28

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  1. Those Kind of Tears That Make Your Throat Burn

    Wheels28 replied to nursey246's topic in Nurses Rock

    What a beautiful story, I’m just a patient but nurses like you are why I respect and admire nurses as much as I do, many of you have big hearts, and are so humble about what you do. Be sure to take...

  2. Abuse in Nursing

    Wheels28 replied to stickit34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know why anyone would assault someone who is trying to help them, especially someone who is aware of what they are doing. By reading this board it seems like it happens often. As many times...

  3. Abuse in Nursing

    Wheels28 replied to stickit34's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a patient and someone who admires nurses I would totally support this! Make it in BIG BOLD print so they can't say "I did not see

  4. Patient Families

    Wheels28 replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    Maybe I'm odd but I would rather NOT have family with me in the room when I'm checked at the ER or hospital....reason I like my privacy, and sometimes they sometimes add stress on me. I maybe...

  5. The Value of AN

    Wheels28 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The value of AN as a patient for me at least has gave me some more insight as what a nurse goes through during a shift, that many people in society do not understand the importance of your profession,...

  6. More Than Just a Nurse

    Wheels28 posted a topic in Nurses Rock

    As a nurse you see people at their worst and try to comfort and care for them, doing your best for a good outcome for someone you don't even know, often times doing things that many people could not...

  7. Food in the ER

    Wheels28 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    Just a patient but..I have only been in the ER only a few times, I have never asked for food, drinks and neither have my family, I don’t know what is wrong with some people, whenever I’m in the ER...

  8. Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    Wheels28 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    To show appreciation to a profession that has always been good to me, that I admire and respect so much. Offer a pick me up and a reminder after a bad shift that there are people who respect and...

  9. Management hate

    Wheels28 replied to beckster_01's topic in General Nursing

    You are very wise and mature for 25. You are the type of nurse I would want to

  10. How do you brighten your patients day?

    Wheels28 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Just a patient, but I had a nurse who knew I was feeling down, I woke up and found on my tray table a "Get Well" card, every nurse on the unit signed it, each wrote something nice or funny in the...

  11. Compassion, easily lost?

    Wheels28 replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just a patient, but I can tell you from experience it is not that way everywhere, I have been a patient many times in the hospital, and have been on some great floors while recovering from my...

  12. A little too proud to be a nurse?

    Wheels28 replied to joyfullpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nursing is a great profession, one of the best in my opinion. Rock that nursing gear if you want. Caring for others is something to be proud of. If I saw that I would think that nurse must really love...

  13. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    Wheels28 replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How sad, when will people wake-up and understand that nurses ARE health care!! Nurses are already underpaid, overworked, and they want to take more from them?? Nurses GIVE so much yet they have to...

  14. It was a nurse

    Wheels28 posted a topic in Nurses Rock

    Who was the person to admit me... a nurse. Who prepped me for surgery and ease my fears... a nurse. Who held my hand as I went to sleep in the OR.... a nurse. Who greeted me as I woke up with a smile...

  15. Why Nurses Don't Want to Be Identified in Public?

    Wheels28 replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whenever I see someone in scrubs out and about my thought is never to ask them medical questions, it is to THANK them. I’ll wheel by them and say “don’t know if you are nurse or not but if you...

  16. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    Wheels28 replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don’t judge others on appearance, being in a wheelchair I know how it feels. I had a nurse who had many tattoos. She was a great nurse, I knew just hours after meeting her I wanted her to care for...

  17. Letters to the hospital about care

    Wheels28 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If a patient writes a letter to the hospital about the great care they receive from a nurse, does that nurse actually see the letter most of the time? I have only done this maybe like 3 times and once...

  18. Proof that Nurses and Nurse Aides are Angels

    Wheels28 replied to Baubo516's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have told more then one nurse this during my hospital stays, while I'm not a religious person I do think that some people are put on earth with the sole purpose of helping others no matter what is...

  19. I was always there..

    Wheels28 replied to jettynurse's topic in Nurses Rock

    Beautifully written, sums most nurses up. I have so much respect for nurses, always will. I will never forget the nurses who cared for me,they have done so much, always been there for me, showed...

  20. CNA'S the other half of care

    Wheels28 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hey CNA's thank-you for choosing to care for others who can't help themselves, many times going above and beyond what you are required to do. I have cerebral palsy and use a wheelchair to get around,...

  21. Poop in nursing

    Wheels28 replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    So thankful that there are people willing to clean others when they can't do it themselves. I only had to have someone clean me up a handful of times, but I felt embarrassed they had to do so, I feel...

  22. Just got fired -

    Wheels28 replied to blondebabe0625's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sorry you lost your job, You sound like a nice person. This is why Nurse or CNA would have to do something MAJOR and I mean MAJOR for me to report them, its sad that good workers get fired over things...

  23. Positive I'm about to get fired

    Wheels28 replied to TurtleCat's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm in a wheelchair and have cerebral palsy, I have been a patient many times in the hospital, I would NEVER EVER speak to a CNA or nurse like that, never even thought of it. I think if someone is...

  24. Are you married sweetie?"

    Wheels28 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a patient I never ask anything to personal to my nurses, I think what if their significant other passed away or they had an abusive marriage, I hate being asked if I have a girlfriend so why ask...

  25. Doctor's allow you to live, nurses make you want to live

    Wheels28 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Nurses have always been my favorite health care worker. They always kept me pain free, listened to my concerns when the doctor wouldn't, always showed so much compassion, Just to name a few. I had a...