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Forty Years of Nursing, Stories of Life
Hello, my name is Susan, I am a registered nurse with a large variety of nursing experiences. I have been nursing for forty years. I have a sub-specialty in orthopedics, cardiology and alcohol and drug withdrawal and rehabilitation. I have also worked in most fields of nursing, and I am currently working in emergency medicine.
I love nursing. I have had the most amazing career in all different fields of nursing. I have met so many people. Wonderful dynamic and talented physicians, excellent technicians, memorable patients and so many friends along the way that I feel truly blessed
Many different emotions come into play when I think back over the years. Some memories are beautiful and very endearing while others are outrageous and some even make me feel the anger I felt at the time. Some are very humorous and cause me to laugh right out loud with the memory. Some other memories are even shocking and a bit disturbing.
No matter what, people are people and it takes all kinds to make the world go round. And most of those people, sooner or later, turn up in the hospital with one complaint or another. And that’s when I have been able to meet so many different people with all types of problems.
Some we were able to help, others may have had little hope, while some had nothing physically wrong but were dealing with different psych or substance abuse problems. But they are still all people deserving of respectful and loving care.
The purpose of this blog is to share these memories. A kind of tribute to the many people and events that have occurred in my career. Now I do want to give a mild warning here. I will be honest with how things occurred. Sometimes things could be a bit crude, or graphic, or even bloody. Or maybe you might not agree with some of the choices I made. But I will still record them here as honestly as memory serves me. Also none of the names mentioned in this blog will ever be the person’s actual name. I will also change other non relevant details to make the event less recognizable so as to protect the anonymity of the people involved.
I also want to impart any knowledge about diseases, conditions and health and wellness. My experience will help you learn about the things that could potentially affect us. Hopefully will you will live long healthy lives and if anything I tell you helps in that journey, I will be continuing in my role of nurse and caregiver and it will make me happy for us both.
All the stories, tales and quips will be true life and as accurate as memory serves. All the medical information will be researched and as accurate as possible, but nothing on this website should be utilized as medical treatment or in lieu of your physician and his care. This is not a clinic or hospital or advice center. Just information and entertainment. So settle back and enjoy memories of forty years of nursing.
