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1. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   If you have had a kidney infection are you willing to share words to explain how you felt and your experience? Your emotions or distress at the time. You can also add words on behalf of someone who has had a kidney infection. Like a friend or relativ...

2. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   This word cloud is for a homework assignment that I am doing along with another nurse. It can be difficult to find people who have had kidney infections since it isn't really a long term event or related to an underlying problem usually. Our idea was...

3. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   NO this is not for anyone to purchase anything! Please do not do that. The link was just from a google search to show what a word cloud is...just to give an example because not everyone knows what it is.

4. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   This is similar to a recent post of mine that was confusing, so I'm reposting more clearly. If you have had a kidney infection are you willing to share words to explain how you felt and your experience? Your emotions or distress at the time. You can ...

5. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   We are looking for words (adjectives) that describe how a person feels...words about their experience: (I think my post is confusing) but here are some words that we have gotten so far...you can use these or add some new ones... Excruciating, Agonizi...

6. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   That is exactly my point! Your words matter though... thanks :)

7. Win $100! June 2015 Caption Contest

   swellnurse replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Really, Ralph? For the imaginary sand on my feet since I can't get time off to go to the beach?

8. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in Student Assist

   We are looking for words that adults or older children would use to describe their experience. When talking to people who have had them they usually say "Oh my g.., I thought I was going to die. I felt horrible." So words like miserable, horrible, fe...

9. What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

   swellnurse posted a topic in Student Assist

   OK...beyond the textbook description. Have you had a kidney infection or can you describe in 3 words what a kidney infection/acute pyelonephritis feels like? I am collecting words to build a word cloud (you can google to see examples) to share with p...

10. Should urine catheterization hurt?

    swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Esme12 That is what I've heard from other nurses who do a lot of caths...particularly peds. But in literature (up-to-date) and in lay press articles from time-to-time there is a suggestion or down-right statement that catheterization in young...

11. Should urine catheterization hurt?

    swellnurse replied to swellnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm mainly asking about the small/little ones for cultures. Is that the main difference for pain? French/size?

12. Should urine catheterization hurt?

    swellnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you do a lot of catheterizations? Especially in-and-out for urine culture? When catheterizing for a urine culture, should the patient feel pain? What is your real-world experience? Do some patients simply experience pain for no explained reason or...