I'm an engineer, artist, mom, wife, and registered nurse. I work on an inpatient psych unit and live in Vancouver, WA with my husband Jeff and our menagerie of dog, parrots, cats, and a couple of corn snakes.
Archive for June, 2006
Thankfulness
I had a patient recently who will stay in my memory for many years to come.
He’s not an old man, barely middle-aged. He’s a homeless drunk, “frequent flier” on the hospital unit where I work as an aide. He’s admitted on a regular basis for various injuries and illnesses. Now he’s got cirrhosis and cancer [...]
Posted: June 18th, 2006 under Deep Thoughts, Nursing.
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