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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    goober replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I know I've already made a post on this topic, but have had a strange experience since that I feel like sharing. I currently work in a private rest home for the elderly while I am training to be an...

  2. What the heck is fibromyalgia??

    goober posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys, My Dad has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I've done a little bit of net research about it... but what Ive been able to find has been vague and im becoming frustrated by not knowing...

  3. opinions of young people as nurses

    goober posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm a student nurse, and hold 2 jobs: 1 in a health care assisting role and 1 in a pharmacy. i have discovered through clinical placements and associated experiences that age appears to be basis...

  4. I'm the nosy lady in walmart. Woopsie.

    goober replied to Indy's topic in General Nursing

    The fact that the woman keeps doing this even though its obvious that it is hurting her child is disturbing. I would have called her bluff, taken her phone and had social services there in a...

  5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    goober replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    One of the weirdest things that has happened in my nursing so far ( im still a student) happened on my very first night as an HCA on a med/surg ward, and an elderly gentleman was one of my patients....

  6. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    goober posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys, I had a very interesting discussion with a work colleague today based on a topic he saw on another forum. It turned into a very heated argument amoungst staff members and so I would be...

  7. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    goober replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    Its interesting that you put yourself in the pt's position. in the place of the pt I would agree with you that I wouldnt want my nurse to refuse me anything based on what HE or SHE beleives

  8. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    goober replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    Thank- you!! I was beginning to think I was the only person who thought

  9. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    goober replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    I have recently been reading some research on this phenomena. It is actually classed as a type of bullying and apparently is rampant amoung nurses. The research I was reading stated that this is the...

  10. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    goober replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that our rights are important, but how can you make the call to let your beleifs over ride that of your patients?? If there came a time when u had to choose between your beleifs and that of...

  11. opinions of young people as nurses

    goober replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input. Your advice is good, although I will definately be taking the fight rather than making myself appear older!! I prefer that people take me as I am. I understand that there are...

  12. My mom does not want me to become a nurse

    goober replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I had a similar problem with my Dad not wanting me to become a nurse. My Dad said that if I was going to do anything in health care that I should be a doctor. I decided in my last year of...