personal stories
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, MISCELLANEOUS, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, STORIES
“House Arrest”
It was a lazy monday morning in ER. I was not supposed to be in the morning shift but asked to do so since we have 3 staffs scheduled for ACLS training. I don’t have routine checking assignment since I’m not included in the original list of staffs on duty. For this reason, I voluntarily [...]
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Community, Personal Stories, STORIES
Surviving Brain Injury
He couldn’t remember me and that’s what brain injury does. It roars through the mind taking so much… the birth of a child, a wedding, vacations, and so much more. Memories that are ripped and forever gone. I looked at his face, the same one that I had known for years, but I was unfamiliar. [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Community, Personal Stories, STORIES
Taking Chances
Ang saya ko ng makapasa ako at magkalisensya bilang nurse.Pero sa lisensya na hawak hawak ko alam kong di biro ang responsibilidad na kaakibat nito, ibang-iba kasi ang trabaho..buhay ang pinaguusapan dito.Bawal magpacute, dapat seryusuhin ang trabaho. Lahat mararanasan mo: puyat, disappointments, nerbyos,saya at minsan naman masasaktan ka sa ibat-ibang klase ng reyalidad na makikita [...]
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COMMENTARIES, MISCELLANEOUS, Personal Stories, STORIES
I Love Nursing But Nursing Doesn’t Love Me….
Don’t be alarmed. I’m not just “another” nurse-writer trying to post all my grievances to wash away every bit of optimism left in your system. Given the status quo, it’s very easy to spot a nursing article complaining about the dismal conditions of the nursing profession here, there, and blah..blah..blah. I find articles like these [...]
