Help me to be a better nurse

[Guest guest]

Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August.

As part of this semester I am to give a presentation on HIV. I would

like to

focus on " how to be a better nurse to the HIV patient. " . Is there

anything you would like to tell a graduating group of nurses? Any of

your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My project is due

05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much obliged!

Please email me at skibabet@...

[Guest guest]

Be a human being at all cost. You’re

going to run into quite a few people who will only complain about how bad they

feel or hurt or how afraid they are. Hold their hand. Help them feel

comfortable. I’ve watched hundreds of friends die over the last 25 years.

It isn’t pretty and it can be very, very lonely and painful. No matter

how bad your day has been, theirs has probably been worse. Do what you can to

lessen their pain – both physical and emotional.

C.

San Francisco

From:

PozHealth [mailto:PozHealth ] On Behalf Of C

Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005

10:49 AM

To: PozHealth

Subject: Help me to be

a better nurse

Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August.

As part of this semester I am to give a

presentation on HIV. I would

like to

focus on " how to be a better nurse to the HIV

patient. " . Is there

anything you would like to tell a graduating group

of nurses? Any of

your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My

project is due

05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much

obliged!

Please email me at skibabet@...

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Be a human being at all cost. You’re

going to run into quite a few people who will only complain about how bad they

feel or hurt or how afraid they are. Hold their hand. Help them feel

comfortable. I’ve watched hundreds of friends die over the last 25 years.

It isn’t pretty and it can be very, very lonely and painful. No matter

how bad your day has been, theirs has probably been worse. Do what you can to

lessen their pain – both physical and emotional.

C.

San Francisco

From:

PozHealth [mailto:PozHealth ] On Behalf Of C

Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005

10:49 AM

To: PozHealth

Subject: Help me to be

a better nurse

Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August.

As part of this semester I am to give a

presentation on HIV. I would

like to

focus on " how to be a better nurse to the HIV

patient. " . Is there

anything you would like to tell a graduating group

of nurses? Any of

your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My

project is due

05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much

obliged!

Please email me at skibabet@...

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Hi CC

Tell them that the first priority for a patient is to get well from the current problem. That requires taking meds, being proactive, tell the caregivers exactly what the problem is, what reactions they are having. Don't hesistate to voice a concern if something doesn't feel right, whether it being a part of your body or if you are concerned about the medical profession's course of action.

The next thing is to prepare the patient for a long life. This also requires being proactive, but also controlling one's life. Manage stress, but stay challenged. Reduce as much as possible the problems with job, money, living situation. Prepare long range solutions to problems. Stay with meds, avoid drugs (the recreational kind), and exercise regularly and eat right, or as close to it as possible. You probably can't tell your nurses this, but if the patient doesn't like their doc, change docs. I've "fired" two primary, two proctologists, and three dermatologists, before i got to my current team, all of whom i've had over five years each.

Basically, help them thru the current problem and get them thinking long term. I'm 61, been poz for 22 years, undetectable, and with 500 t's, and never been hospitalized with an OI (knock on a VERY LARGE piece of wood).

cheers edward

[Guest guest]

Hi CC

Tell them that the first priority for a patient is to get well from the current problem. That requires taking meds, being proactive, tell the caregivers exactly what the problem is, what reactions they are having. Don't hesistate to voice a concern if something doesn't feel right, whether it being a part of your body or if you are concerned about the medical profession's course of action.

The next thing is to prepare the patient for a long life. This also requires being proactive, but also controlling one's life. Manage stress, but stay challenged. Reduce as much as possible the problems with job, money, living situation. Prepare long range solutions to problems. Stay with meds, avoid drugs (the recreational kind), and exercise regularly and eat right, or as close to it as possible. You probably can't tell your nurses this, but if the patient doesn't like their doc, change docs. I've "fired" two primary, two proctologists, and three dermatologists, before i got to my current team, all of whom i've had over five years each.

Basically, help them thru the current problem and get them thinking long term. I'm 61, been poz for 22 years, undetectable, and with 500 t's, and never been hospitalized with an OI (knock on a VERY LARGE piece of wood).

cheers edward

[Guest guest]

Hi CC

Tell them that the first priority for a patient is to get well from the current problem. That requires taking meds, being proactive, tell the caregivers exactly what the problem is, what reactions they are having. Don't hesistate to voice a concern if something doesn't feel right, whether it being a part of your body or if you are concerned about the medical profession's course of action.

The next thing is to prepare the patient for a long life. This also requires being proactive, but also controlling one's life. Manage stress, but stay challenged. Reduce as much as possible the problems with job, money, living situation. Prepare long range solutions to problems. Stay with meds, avoid drugs (the recreational kind), and exercise regularly and eat right, or as close to it as possible. You probably can't tell your nurses this, but if the patient doesn't like their doc, change docs. I've "fired" two primary, two proctologists, and three dermatologists, before i got to my current team, all of whom i've had over five years each.

Basically, help them thru the current problem and get them thinking long term. I'm 61, been poz for 22 years, undetectable, and with 500 t's, and never been hospitalized with an OI (knock on a VERY LARGE piece of wood).

cheers edward

[Guest guest]

Many public (and/or White funded) clinics have budget problems and sometimes patients continually see a nurse or PA. Please make sure your patients know that they always have the right to see their doctor if they want to.

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:48:44 -0000 "C " writes:

Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August. As part of this semester I am to give a presentation on HIV. I would like tofocus on "how to be a better nurse to the HIV patient.". Is there anything you would like to tell a graduating group of nurses? Any of your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My project is due 05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much obliged! Please email me at skibabet@...Welcome to our PozHealth group!If you received this email from someone who forwarded it to you and would like to join this group, send a blank email to PozHealth-subscribe and you will get an email with instructions to follow. You can chose to receive single emails or a daily digest (collection of emails). You can post pictures, images, attach files and search by keyword old postings in the group.For those of you who are members already and want to switch from single emails to digest or vice versa, visit www.yahoogroups.com, click on PozHealth, then on "edit my membership" and go down to your selection. The list administrator does not process any requests, so this is a do-it-yourself easy process ! :)Thanks for joining. You will learn and share a lot in this group!NOTE: I moderate, approve or disapprove emails before they are posted. Please follow the guidelines shown in the homepage. I will not allow rudeness, sexually explicit material, attacks, and anyone who does not follow the rules. If you are not OK with this, please do not join the group. Forward this email to anyone who may benefit from this information! Thanks!In Health, Vergel (PoWeRTX@...)List Founder and Moderator

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[Guest guest]

Many public (and/or White funded) clinics have budget problems and sometimes patients continually see a nurse or PA. Please make sure your patients know that they always have the right to see their doctor if they want to.

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:48:44 -0000 "C " writes:

Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August. As part of this semester I am to give a presentation on HIV. I would like tofocus on "how to be a better nurse to the HIV patient.". Is there anything you would like to tell a graduating group of nurses? Any of your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My project is due 05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much obliged! Please email me at skibabet@...Welcome to our PozHealth group!If you received this email from someone who forwarded it to you and would like to join this group, send a blank email to PozHealth-subscribe and you will get an email with instructions to follow. You can chose to receive single emails or a daily digest (collection of emails). You can post pictures, images, attach files and search by keyword old postings in the group.For those of you who are members already and want to switch from single emails to digest or vice versa, visit www.yahoogroups.com, click on PozHealth, then on "edit my membership" and go down to your selection. The list administrator does not process any requests, so this is a do-it-yourself easy process ! :)Thanks for joining. You will learn and share a lot in this group!NOTE: I moderate, approve or disapprove emails before they are posted. Please follow the guidelines shown in the homepage. I will not allow rudeness, sexually explicit material, attacks, and anyone who does not follow the rules. If you are not OK with this, please do not join the group. Forward this email to anyone who may benefit from this information! Thanks!In Health, Vergel (PoWeRTX@...)List Founder and Moderator

orbit38@...

[Guest guest]

Many public (and/or White funded) clinics have budget problems and sometimes patients continually see a nurse or PA. Please make sure your patients know that they always have the right to see their doctor if they want to.

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:48:44 -0000 "C " writes:

Hi. My name is CC and I am a nursing student due to graduate in August. As part of this semester I am to give a presentation on HIV. I would like tofocus on "how to be a better nurse to the HIV patient.". Is there anything you would like to tell a graduating group of nurses? Any of your thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated! My project is due 05/02/05 so an immediate response would be much obliged! Please email me at skibabet@...Welcome to our PozHealth group!If you received this email from someone who forwarded it to you and would like to join this group, send a blank email to PozHealth-subscribe and you will get an email with instructions to follow. You can chose to receive single emails or a daily digest (collection of emails). You can post pictures, images, attach files and search by keyword old postings in the group.For those of you who are members already and want to switch from single emails to digest or vice versa, visit www.yahoogroups.com, click on PozHealth, then on "edit my membership" and go down to your selection. The list administrator does not process any requests, so this is a do-it-yourself easy process ! :)Thanks for joining. You will learn and share a lot in this group!NOTE: I moderate, approve or disapprove emails before they are posted. Please follow the guidelines shown in the homepage. I will not allow rudeness, sexually explicit material, attacks, and anyone who does not follow the rules. If you are not OK with this, please do not join the group. Forward this email to anyone who may benefit from this information! Thanks!In Health, Vergel (PoWeRTX@...)List Founder and Moderator

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