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81GyGuy
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Posted 1/3/2019 7:53 AM (GMT -8)
We often spend time here discussing doctors, especially urologists, oncologists, etc., and sometimes specific ones by name. But rarely do we ever talk about the nurses we have encountered during our respective journeys down this PCa path.

Perhaps we don't always think about it, but they are a huge part of our medical teams, but perhaps often don't seem to get the appreciation they deserve, almost as if they are working in the background.

I was thinking recently about my own now-seven-year experience with this PCa business, and while doing so realized my own good fortune in having had first-rate medical staff all along the way, at every stop, hospital stays, doctor office visits, etc. And in particular I recognized that of the, probably by now, dozens of nurses I have encountered so far along this way, every one has been a five-star practitioner and person in my book.

This short video, "I am a nurse," gives a nice, uplifting summary of what a nurse does, and indeed well describes all the ones I've had:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrazzq1zhpe

And here's one nurse (in urology at that) who pretty much expresses the positive outlook of the typical nurse, an outlook that I'm certain we have all seen in our own nurse experiences:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sarah+speicher+youtube&view=detail&mid=58abbcc185df9febe8ae58abbcc185df9febe8ae&form=vire

So when National Nurses Day arrives May 6, let's all give an appreciative thought to the angels of mercy who have provided all of us with the excellent care and attention that have made all of our journeys definitely less burdensome.

And if you happen to recall an especially helpful nurse from your own experience, please feel free to post about it below, providing her (or him) with the credit the person deserves.
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halbert
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Posted 1/3/2019 8:30 AM (GMT -8)
My daughter. Post surgical "Med-Surg" at Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY.

Did you know that nursing care is the single biggest budget line item at a hospital, and the only professional care that is not line itemed on your bill---it is included in the "room rate". Nurses groups are pushing for line items on your bills--so many hours of skilled nursing care (being aware that such a number would reflect not their hourly rate, but their hourly pay plus overhead).
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mattam
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Posts : 4124
Posted 1/3/2019 11:08 AM (GMT -8)
I don’t recall ever having a nurse who wasn’t kind, empathetic, and knowledgeable. They are able to function in this manner in a stressful environment. I think some doctors could learn a thing or two from nurses.
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Tim G
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Posted 1/3/2019 4:34 PM (GMT -8)
Nurses deserve all the credit they get. And more. A superbly written book about nurses and their importance is Theresa Brown's Critical Care

The most important person in healthcare is "The Team". Medical care is so complex and so broad that it takes a medical village to care for a patient.
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Vistacal
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Joined : Dec 2018
Posts : 42
Posted 1/3/2019 9:20 PM (GMT -8)
Could not agree more. Being cared for before and after RP impacted me deeply. The love and care and concern was stunning. I know these folks are paid but the heart behind it is priceless
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MG0351
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Posts : 342
Posted 1/4/2019 7:30 AM (GMT -8)
I have a very high regard for the Nurses....
I have been in the hospital numerous times....When ever i get admitted I have the wife bring me a big bowl of Hersey kisses....Everyone who comes in my room gets some from Nurses to janitors....
I once had a Nurse who later retired after being a Nurse for 50 years. She knew what ya needed before you did....
May God bless the nurses....
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logoslidat
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Posted 1/4/2019 7:48 AM (GMT -8)
I agree except for the ones in small town uro's offices...you know the ones...Nurse bleater to paraphrase Seinfeld's Soup Bleater..

sorry folks...I'm just allergic to shmaltz...a little no...release's reality for me...a bit of flavor
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logoslidat
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Posted 1/4/2019 7:54 AM (GMT -8)
mods why would the word be bleated out...bleated...great word..does facist...communist socialist bleat as well...ridickalous...political correctness gone a wry with no seeds Balderdash and Harumph google the concept of the "circle de politique" some day and educate one's own self...umm did I say humbug oooh nasty logo messing a sweet shout out Bah
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BillyBob@388
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Posts : 4855
Posted 1/4/2019 12:30 PM (GMT -8)
As a retired nurse- first as an Air Force Medic in the very early 1970s(yes, they are nurse like), followed by nursing school and several years as an CCU and ER nurse, followed by 36 years as a CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) and married to a retired OB nurse( we met when I was doing the epidurals for her patients who were having babies), I will first state my appreciation for my fellow nurses who take a lot of abuse by the system but keep on shining as patient advocates anyway. I will then, on behalf of my fellow nurses- say thanks to all of Y'all who appreciate the nurses!
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Purgatory
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Posted 1/4/2019 2:57 PM (GMT -8)
I agree, being married to a nurse for nearly 45 years. My DIL is also a Intensive Care RN, and teaches nursing at one of our largest tech schools. With all my medical woes, I often get better care and answers from their nurses, then I do from the doctors themselves
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