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Kitchell

				          
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        			    February 23, 2004 - 5:20pm			  			

			
			
I am an RN student and I would like to know what the nurses who care for you could do to better help you? I'm anxious to get your feedback! Please reply! 


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amaizeing

				      
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May 28, 2006 - 8:28pm

			
Re: What can nurses do to better help you?
			
Wow. I just looked at the date of your post. You're probably not a student anymore, but maybe the question is still valid?


I've not been through a huge amount of medical treatment, but I did to through brain surgery and successive radiation therapy and chemotherapy. The only issue I have had at all with my nurses, and this is very minor, is that they seem to be very limited by their specialty. What I mean is that the nurses in the radiation therapy office never seemed interested in just how my head was doing (scar healing post surgery). I mean, I know it's not directly related to their office's therapy, but they were the only nurses I was coming in regular (daily) contact with...do I really need to have my wife be the one to check my scar for proper healing and ingrown hairs?


Again, a minor point probably, but probably just comes with a bit of time on the job, not looking at the big picture.



			
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Edward W

				      
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October 30, 2010 - 7:52pm

			
What to do ?
			
If you are still watching this site or not I don't know. But for anyone who wants to know the  answer to this question ? The answer is "Be pleasant". There is nothing as bad as being in the hospital and having a nurse be unpleasant.

 Once when I was in a Dutch Army hospital (appendicitis) the original Nurse Ratched came in my room.and snarled at me.

 So girls a little smile helps a long ways



			
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