mhb23

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1. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   mhb23 replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   I have enjoyed reading your intelligent posts on this subject. I am 45 years old and was diagnosed in 2001 after a year of therapy. I had academic problems all my life, getting A' and F's, but I never considered ADHD as a possible diagnosis because I...

2. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   mhb23 replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   Sorry, this is just not true. Check with your doctor.

3. Communicating with aphasic patients

   mhb23 replied to mhb23's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the reply. this patient with aphasia, as is often the case, is able to vocalize some simple responses .. he says yes and no frequently. but, unfortunately, often the response is inappropriate. one can see that he seems to be desperate to g...

4. Communicating with aphasic patients

   mhb23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I'm doing some informal research on means for effective communication with patients with recently aquired aphasia (i.e., post stroke). I was recently assigned to my first post-CVA aphasia patient and found myself feeling a lot of empath...