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Questions About Nurses (Q&A)

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I've been asked 5 questions about my interactions with nurses. I have had many dealings with the medical system over the last half of my life. So I decided to answer them here on the blog instead of my YouTube tag channel. Here they are, feel free to use the questions for yourself. 1. What is your opinion on nurses who work in hospitals? I just got out of the hospital and a number of them where in charge of my care. They where all attentive and caring people. Yes, they do actually talk about people behind their back (I know 2 nurses personally), but when dealing with you, they are very professional and treat you with respect. To be honest, at least where I live, they are very overworked and I can’t understand how they don’t just loose their minds on some of the people the need to deal with. I have a great respect for them. 2. Do all nurses treat their patients well? Not always, there was one in a care home my mother was in, and she was a hellish person with the worst possible attit...
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Records From My Trip to the ER on October 1, 2025

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The following is a transcript from my medical files from October 1, 2025 in the ER. Names have been edited out or redacted. Formatting is altered as well, but not the content other than the names. PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT: · History: 58-year-old male Presenting to the emergency department with primary concerns of general weakness. The patient is feeling dizzy, diaphoretic, and generally weak starting today. States the last time that he ate was yesterday. Has been having some nausea, but no vomiting. Denies any fevers or chills. No chest pain or shortness for breath. Denies any abdominal pain. No recent changes to bowel or bladder function. Has been taking his medications as prescribed. No history of diabetes. It is not on any insulin or other diabetic medications. EMS found a patient with a glucose of 2.1. Was given 250 cc of D5W. Normal saline bolus also started Past medical history:  Hypertension, chronic back pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, heart failure. The patient is on Entresto. ...
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