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Lovely article, and this former nursing professor really appreciates the words and the learning curve that motivated them!!

Let's see....poor English skills, inability to handle feedback, and if I had to take a guess, I think the OP is from a country where there are very rigid social classes. I believe that the OP feels that she is being insulted by people that she feels...

I must be getting old. Suddenly the fact that males have a penis and only females can become pregnant (current SCOTUS case) are addressed by some as "discrimination". Take it up with G-d or Mr. Darwin, depending on your belief system, but for the l...

Enjoy....I am sure I, umm, 'borrowed' it from a bigger brain and more prolific writer than myself!

Sounds like you have the spinal tenacity to stand up to crazeee people, but if you find yourself buying into the madness, I suggest you read or buy the book "Boundaries" by Dr. Henry Cloud. Great ideas on keep the insanity of others out of YOUR life...

You find it "disturbing" that other professionals may have a different opinion than you??? I find THAT more than a little disturbing...

Well, since nurses and other health care personnel can ONLY get this (or any other) virus by "breaching protocol", it is clear that these expensive suits and other equipment are MUCH to valuable to 'waste' on hospital employees.....[end sarcasm font]

Well he gets an "A" for effort....but the instructor should have told him that is a reflex acting on muscle...the cremasteric reponse!!

^This.

Gee, OP, did you ever go by "Zuzi" in a previous life???

The Washington Post ran a Pullitzer prize-winning article on this titled "Fatal Distraction", and it is worth a read for anyone concerned about this subject. As mentioned, parents are from across the educational and socioeconomic scales, and most are...

This is analogous to the exam dream many have in school...going to take a final only to find out that you did not go to class all semester OR that you cannot find the room for the test!! I don't think this is terribly worrisome, just your brain proce...

It is fine...you are stuck on biology. Not everyone can see past that which is visible to the eye. ...and then it is a quick dodge to misogyny and class baiting. Oh well, you can only manage to use the tools you have. Peace....

THIS is where you fail to note the difference between that which is verifiable by science, and that which is a matter of faith. Once again, you do not know when a human receives a soul. IT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. Whether a blasto...

Your example is an "error" or a "miscommunication". There is no scientific method for proving ensoulment or personhood. It is a matter of faith, and the Court has ruled that those who hold this belief, REGARDLESS of your opinion, may not be forced t...

This is one of the many points that are zooming right past many people, both in general and on this thread. It does not matter when YOU believe an embryo is ensouled and human (if ever). What this SCOTUS decision held was that those who DO believe ...

First and foremost, this OP needs to be congratulated for being such an involved and caring patient advocate!! That said, let me state that I spent a decade in hospice, and feel strongly about not prolonging the dying process, especially with aggress...

GOOD FOR THEM!! If only more hospitals, OB's, and Midwives would stand their ground against women who are "tired of being pg" or have social events that need their attention more than their baby's full term gestation!!! My second child was born at 41...

Take it from a former OB nurse....your current state of health means very little. Pregnancies are all VERY different, and much of what happens during and after conception is a crap-shoot. Sure, being healthy, immunized, the right weight, full of Foli...

"Life Below Zero" and all permutations of "House Hunters".....and yes, I know that the latter is "heavily edited" and arranged for amusement and suspense!!

I think this is an excellent point.....I was 35 when I graduated as a brand new nurse, but had over a decade of previous work experience, including management.... AND I was also hired where I did my preceptorship. At a certain age, most of us know...

I totally agree that monitoring V/S to get numbers is not important with those who are actively dying (and I do hate that term, like they are riding a bike in laps around the room, but until we come up with a better one-since I don't think CMS will t...

Jill, debt collectors lie, threaten, and play emotions like a harp....they will say ANYTHING to get you to pay. Please read this Fair Collections law (this is federal, some states have even more stringent laws to protect consumers) http://www.ftc.go...

I have to disagree....a ponytail is fine for work, but not for an interview. It is too informal, and looks childish on young nurses in particular. A bun or French Braid is much more sophisticated and professional. I admit to being older, and old scho...