tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post1900366293226726877..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: A journey long and strange.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-31914107441483520802009-05-14T07:23:00.000-07:002009-05-14T07:23:00.000-07:00Let's go for another five. I'm ready for the book...Let's go for another five. I'm ready for the book to come out, so post when it's ready. I'll save up to buy a copy or two for my nurse-buds.<br /><br />Thanks for putting it all out there for us. You're the best.<br /><br />And BTW, good luck on that remodel. I've got one going now that's 50% overbudget and 200% over schedule. But who's counting? May yours go well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-8400701165673945152009-05-13T17:15:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:15:00.000-07:00thank you for posting this. your patients might n...thank you for posting this. your patients might not communicate this to you, but you are making a difference, in the lives of the patients and in the lives of your blog readers.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376509101442664834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-63269644826893737992009-05-09T17:45:00.000-07:002009-05-09T17:45:00.000-07:00You GO, girl! ^5sYou GO, girl! ^5sBeauty Wonkettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202819929740434746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-47081485632176261662009-05-07T09:17:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:17:00.000-07:00You were there then...you are here now. Many years...You were there then...you are here now. Many years passed inbetween, but who's counting. I'm very proud of who you have become, and very happy that you are here now. Congradulations on your 5 years.Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082117789532521656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-75032348499123750602009-05-06T20:14:00.000-07:002009-05-06T20:14:00.000-07:00A huge thank you.
I just became a nurse at the ag...A huge thank you.<br /><br />I just became a nurse at the age of 39 after having multiple other careers. I'm overwhelmed and terrified at all times when I'm not delighted or bewildered by a patient, another nurse, a doctor, a therapist, a family member, or some mixture of all the above.<br /><br />I'm just scared. I realize I don't know what I'm doing and that people must think I'm not very smart.<br /><br />And then I realize that most people in this field have been where I am. You are one of the people who make me remember that. <br /><br />I thank you for all that you do. It means a lot and helps more than you know.Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447566763139743519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-257171530868568902009-05-06T17:47:00.000-07:002009-05-06T17:47:00.000-07:00wow, congratulations. i've been a nurse 16 years a...wow, congratulations. i've been a nurse 16 years and still would never want your job. thank God for you and the job you do (i'll take the oncology patients).AzRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364192305637307983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-69555134810170539392009-05-06T10:41:00.000-07:002009-05-06T10:41:00.000-07:00I'm a newcomer to your blog, but it's wonderful re...I'm a newcomer to your blog, but it's wonderful reading and refreshingly frank! Thanks for sticking with it. It's inspiring to a potential nurse - not in a "ooh passionate" way but in a "hey, here's what to expect" kind of way.Kimhttp://www.prosaicparadise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-7717825398464660342009-05-06T06:36:00.000-07:002009-05-06T06:36:00.000-07:00I love to read what you have to say.I love to read what you have to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-84049616925787577062009-05-06T03:49:00.000-07:002009-05-06T03:49:00.000-07:00Congratulations.Congratulations.#1 Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357845504444464397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-746845729613915192009-05-05T23:19:00.000-07:002009-05-05T23:19:00.000-07:00Life is good, yes?Life is good, yes?woolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-77894516444132814442009-05-05T21:56:00.000-07:002009-05-05T21:56:00.000-07:00I'm an oldtimer and have done such a variety of nu...I'm an oldtimer and have done such a variety of nursing, its hard to believe. Its great to hear from someone who is outside my current small nursing world. I just found this a few months ago and enjoy it greatly, as well as some of the blogs you've linked to. Love your politics and honesty. I may need to start blogging. Things I think tend to pop out of my mouth at inopportune times. Maybe if I blogged honestly I would learn to shut my mouth.yellowrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141138894202543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-5544428242075632032009-05-05T20:28:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:28:00.000-07:00Cool.Cool.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-60061501336593820932009-05-05T19:11:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:11:00.000-07:00Congratulations, both for your career and your blo...Congratulations, both for your career and your blog! :)Deanna Bland Hiott PhD, MSN, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229020466888617645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-64135300184983979992009-05-05T18:17:00.000-07:002009-05-05T18:17:00.000-07:00Also, since you started this blog I've read gotten...Also, since you started this blog I've read gotten to words like "diuresing" and actually know what they mean. And you've held my hand. Lots and lots and lots.<br /><br />And I love you. Lots and lots and lots.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-68265454746827824962009-05-05T17:24:00.000-07:002009-05-05T17:24:00.000-07:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-37572533189559006412009-05-05T17:02:00.000-07:002009-05-05T17:02:00.000-07:00Yours is one of the few healthcare blogs I really ...Yours is one of the few healthcare blogs I really want to read. Congratulations on five years and keep on truckin'. The patients need you and we need you too.Dr. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776830530694403715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-32859522432632962162009-05-05T16:50:00.000-07:002009-05-05T16:50:00.000-07:00Wow - I've been researching Nursing blogs and read...Wow - I've been researching Nursing blogs and reading what you all have to say while considering signing up for an online nursing program...<br /><br />I am continually shocked by the incredible level of honesty that Nurses seem to offer the world in general. <br /><br />It's scary, and yet enticing, to read blog posts like this one... can I really handle this? I'm not sure...Tiffany - Potential Nursing Studenthttp://www.americansentinel.edu/healthcare/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-91097622027267937962009-05-05T15:42:00.000-07:002009-05-05T15:42:00.000-07:00"five years of loving what I do, both work-wise an..."five years of loving what I do, both work-wise and blog-wise"<br /><br />Thank you, God! I was frantically reading this post, fearing that you were announcing the end of this blog.<br /><br />Phew. So glad you are merely marking the milestone.<br /><br />L'chaim - (clink)<br /><br />R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-493209132183460272009-05-05T14:50:00.000-07:002009-05-05T14:50:00.000-07:00Wonderful post....Wonderful post....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-49565645541021508472009-05-05T14:35:00.000-07:002009-05-05T14:35:00.000-07:00I hardly ever comment, but can't let 700 posts pas...I hardly ever comment, but can't let 700 posts pass without saying thanks. I haven't worked in a hospital for more years than I care to remember, but I read your blog, and miss the daft, cynical, twisted, bitter and fantastic people that I used to work with. <br /><br />It is entirely true that you rock. And you have fine taste in beer.<br /><br />PixiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-8254424875757429722009-05-05T12:20:00.000-07:002009-05-05T12:20:00.000-07:00Thanks for staying around, and unbeknowst to you, ...Thanks for staying around, and unbeknowst to you, guiding me through my first year and a half in the ER after 9 years of nursing. <br /><br />You rock.steph6138noreply@blogger.com