Daughter helped save a life today

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Tikiman

Lucky man and a fine young woman. You should be very proud.

The things I value the most in life are not purchased, they are blessings.
I will try to earn them before I leave.

[Frankie the Fink]

Looking at that picture, I think I have an irregular heartbeat - may require hospitalization

Its nice when your grown kids finally land in a profession they love and excel in. After several career "dead end" spots, my 44 year old daughter is now a VP with Citibank and is digging it so far..

[GTOguy]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Looking at that picture, I think I have an irregular heartbeat - may require hospitalization

Its nice when your grown kids finally land in a profession they love and excel in. After several career "dead end" spots, my 44 year old daughter is now a VP with Citibank and is digging it so far..

Agreed. I see sooooo many 'failure to launch' kids these days it's refreshing to se successful, grounded young people. Is it coincidence that they're the ones with conservative parents?

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

Agreed. I see sooooo many 'failure to launch' kids these days it's refreshing to se successful, grounded young people. Is it coincidence that they're the ones with conservative parents?

That's only part of it. When our kids were babies Baby Doll read a study of successful people, and researched what their parent were like. Almost as a rule, the mother was nurturing, and the father was borderline dictatorial.

Both my kids are successful.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

That's only part of it. When our kids were babies Baby Doll read a study of successful people, and researched what their parent were like. Almost as a rule, the mother was nurturing, and the father was borderline dictatorial.

Both my kids are successful.

That is exactly how I grew up.
Mom was Mother Teresa.
Dad was Benito Mussolini.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

That's only part of it. When our kids were babies Baby Doll read a study of successful people, and researched what their parent were like. Almost as a rule, the mother was nurturing, and the father was borderline dictatorial.

Both my kids are successful.

So, you're a dictater..... ex. Yaddie said GTO's dictated sweaty

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

So, you're a dictater..... ex. Yaddie said GTO's dictated sweaty

Your mind went there, not mine.

[LilRedCorvette]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

My youngest, Meghan, blessed with three daughters, works on CCU floor.
Youngest RN on floor, they waived the 3-year work history, as she did her clinicals there.
Been full-time for almost two years, learns something new everyday, likes the challenge.
This AM a patient coded, her charge nurse grabbed her and advised she would do more than observe.
Doc told her to straddle the patient and give compressions, very physical, she did excellent, doctor commended her, the patient will live to enjoy another hospital lunch.

Great feeling to know your children are in a career they love, and making an impact.

I take no credit, her mom did all the heavy lifting.

And yes, here she is, great kid, her smile is her best asset!!

As someone who has survived a full-code…thank your daughter for choosing (and excelling at) the profession she did.

[Mr Hole]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

You are very accurate!!
She has lost some patients over her first two years.
One was very difficult, as was admitted without life-threatening conditions, took a turn for the worse, died in front of her when the code was unsuccessful.
This really wore on her, she cried for a few days, sleep was difficult.
Patient was younger, had 20-something daughter always at her bedside, daughter was devastated.

I still remember attending my wife's Nurse Pinning Ceremony when she graduated in 1989, we were dating at the time.
The speaker for the ceremony was the dean for the college of nursing, and she told a story that a student once asked her was it normal to cry when a nurse loses a patient.
Her reply was when you stop crying, it is time to stop being a nurse--I will never forget those words.

My wife was a High Risk OB Nurse for 35 years. She has seen things that are just imaginable. Babies born with horrific deformities.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by LATB

That is exactly how I grew up.
Mom was Mother Teresa.
Dad was Benito Mussolini.

Ha ! Teacher told my parents in a parent-teacher's meeting that I might have ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) which would require pharmaceuticals. Later that evening Dad called it "daydreaming in class" and cured it with a single application of his old Marine Corps belt. A medical miracle !!

My granddaughter is a 16 year old Battalion Commander in Navy JROTC and has been invited to visit both West Point and Annapolis this summer. She's in charge of 1/3 of her school's cadets (commanding 90 students). Her parents and I decided when she was in the 8th grade to snatch her out of public schools; they are a joke now.

[sublime1996525]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

I wish you daughter the VERY BEST!!

Nurses are special.
Wifey has been a nurse for 35 years, pediatric intensive care.
Middle daugher has been a nurse for 2 years, mothers and babies.
Youngest has been a nurse for 2 years, cardiac care unit.
Oldest daughter is a medical lab worker.
M-I-L was a nurse for 40+ years, retired now, and ignoring all doctor's orders.

Great job by your daughter and the rest of your family. My GF is a peds neuro-trauma nurse. With staffing shortages and burnout, it's a tough time to be a nurse.

[Don Rickles]

A downside to being married to a nurse is that IMO, they become somewhat desensitized to seeing the human body.

Seen one, ya seen um all....

[Millenium Vette]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

A downside to being married to a nurse is that IMO, they become somewhat desensitized to seeing the human body.

Seen one, ya seen um all....

Or maybe, she's just seen better....

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

Or maybe, she's just seen some ugly ass....

A few stories over the years, not better but bigger!

[GTOguy]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

So, you're a dictater..... ex. Yaddie said GTO's dictated sweaty

Nonsense. Just because Yadkin can't be my parent doesn't mean he can't be a life-coach and role model to me. I'm learning a LOT about steel sinks this week. Carry on.