Comments on: Complications

By: JLo

JLo — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 04:29:01 +0000

We had a pt in our icu with guillain-barre syndrome. We all did a wonderful job of nursing him back to health, (well he was sent to a rehab facility from us, were he continued to progress to amost normal) , but he was rather emotionally draining and demanding. It took a was difficult for ALL of us. Someone recomended reading the book “The patient in room 10″ about a women that had a year long hospitalization with guillain-barre. I found the book also emotionally draining and found the women to be a master manipulator. I understand that some instuctors are making this required reading for students, i dont think this is a good idea, it will widen the gulf between the new and the “old” nurses , I can still remember being new and thought the old nurses were cold and uncaring , now i that i am an old nurse i see what they really were, still caring but gaurded a little more for self preservation, other wise there would be no “old” nurses left. isnt there better reading out there to give a student a pt view of care?
(sorry about the grammer,spelling etc, its late or early, what ever

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:02:30 +0000

I also loved that book I read it while going through nursing school and it gave me an unique perspective to balence the often impersonal lectures. When you’re learning ABOUT nursing but are not actually in the ACT of nursing you tend to forget the patients are people and not case studies. This book helped me not to do that

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:34:44 +0000

I loved this book also, so glad to find another nurse who enjoys reading these types of books. other canidates, the house of God, Kill as few patients as possible, by Oscar London and the wounded healer or is it healing the wounds?

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:59:08 +0000

“book report” is a great idea! May we add our two cents if an when we find something of intriguing value?

By: heather

heather — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 19:32:26 +0000

I really enjoyed that book too! :)