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  1. Rules for the ER (long)

    68RN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    It was hard for me to read to many of these posts, as I was one of those patients who frequented the Er regularly for girdle like pain around my midsection.This went on for several years and I was...

  2. Lupus

    68RN replied to katheriner's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!! I cannot believe the number of responses!! I,too, have autoimmune problems. I have been on disability for 3 years and also received ssdi on the first go around. For years I would have pain...

  3. Nursing- Your health- Burnout- Research ??

    68RN replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    I do think working years and years short staffed with rare breaks always in the "fight or flight" mode does a horrible number on one's health. i used to explain how I felt while running the...

  4. MedicalZebra Update

    68RN replied to MedicalZebra's topic in General Nursing

    So very saddened to hear of your loss!! May your many memories together help you in the days ahead. Sincerely,

  5. ER episode on Thursday

    68RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone see the Thursday night episode of ER? It was a very well done show about a down and out alchoholic who shows up in ER with bleeding esophageal varicoses. He has alot of flashbacks about his...

  6. Why do I allways feel guilty??? (Parent nurses)

    68RN replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not feel guilty. If I were a patient, I would not want a nurse that was on a long working stretch. Fatigue plays a major factor in mistakes in nursing. When I worked nights, there were...

  7. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    68RN replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    There was a recent episode of "House" in which a patient told the young doctors that he had not urinated in over "24 hours". it really struck me that there were no nurses around and that this should...