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| SuzieQ |
Posted - Sep 12 2009 : 7:08:34 PM
Just wondering if there are any nurses that's a farmgirl. I know that after a hard day (12+ hours) I love my days off to work in my yard. I can not say garden, because I just moved to the Dallas area and have not started a garden in the back yard. I am trying to figure out if I just need to do the raised beds technique or dig in the clay. I have always called my gardening my Earth Therapy, because it is cheaper (sometimes) than a therapist. |
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| Oggie |
Posted - May 20 2011 : 6:04:13 PM
Does being the family nurse count? My Aunt lived with us 9 years while I cared for her through gall bladder & breast cancer and eventually her death. Then I had to go take care of my father for 4 months after he had his decending colon removed. By the time he was nursed back to health he was without a colonoscopy bag and walking with just a cane at 87 (he's now 92). We and his Dr. call him the miracle man! Then there's my hubby who had foot surgery and they left the foot open to heal without scare tissue. I redressed it twice a day and took care of him for about 3 months. Now he has a collapsed foot so my gut tells me we will be doing that all over again! My sister who is an RN, but works as a school nurse, keeps asking me questions like I would know, lol!
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
www.thedewhopinn.com
"I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I'm with."
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." Both by Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) in the Movie Harvey
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| paulas party flowers |
Posted - Apr 29 2011 : 5:46:22 PM
hi everyone....i was reading all ur posts..i would like to tell you all, that I have the most respect and admiration for nurses..i feel you know as much as the drs...the drs are in and out... And there you are.. Picking up the pieces...making sure all is well with the patients...dont know how you could do it for so long..thank you..
beverly....i lived in marlborough,,my twins(now 35 yrs old) were born in framingham..what yrs were you there?
the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller |
| Joey |
Posted - Apr 26 2011 : 2:52:08 PM
I'm just wondering ...My DD just got a promotion. (Yeah!!) She will be supervising 5 people. She works at an auto auction. She doesn't have a college degree. I am, of course, so proud of her and happy for what this promotion will mean for her and her family...but here's the thing...I did 33 non-stop months of a diploma progarm to become a nurse. I put myself through nursing school and college. I have 38 years of experience in nursing and my daughter will now be making more money than I am. I know nobody goes into nursing for the money and I wouldn't trade what I do for anything (except maybe retirement) but dang it is discouraging when my auto mechanic makes 3 times what I do for his labor, and let's not even talk about getting the plumber to your house. I'm thrilled for Susan. I'm not taking anything away from her. She earned this promotion. She takes her job seriously and has worked hard for this promotion but dang! Joey
Well behaved women rarely make history. |
| Joey |
Posted - Apr 17 2011 : 9:35:24 PM
I agree that once a nurse always a nurse-retired or not, I think you never stop thinking as a nurse. Although I never really set out to be a nurse I have been a Psychiatric RN for the past 38 yrs and still going strong. I work half-time in the ER where we have a 6 bed admission unit and half-time floating thru the inpt psych units-geripsych, addictions, ped and adult units-all psych. I LOVE it and always have. Until this past year I spent 4 years as a travel nurse with 13 week assignments around the country. LOVE it and miss it so much. My DH & I would still be travelling but moved to Florida this year to help care for my 83 yr old father who is ill. I have not and know I could not do most of the nursing jobs all you medical people do and I SO appreciate all the hard work you do. Recent farmgirl but I am enjoying that too. Joey
Well behaved women rarely make history. |
| rksmith |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:56:54 PM
I'm a nurse of 8 years, 6 in long term care and 2 in pediatrics. I was raised on a farm and now have my own....LOVE it!!!!
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet--Dr. Kioni
http://www.mynsp.com/rksmith
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| CMac |
Posted - Apr 13 2011 : 3:07:38 PM
I'm a retired Nurse. Masters in Maternal Child. My primary practice was in newborn intensive care but also did relief work in L & D and Peds. It does become a huge part of who you are. Once a nurse always a nurse no matter how long you have been retired! I miss my last hospital the most. It was the city hospital for the indigent. It was more of a mission than a job. Loved the people, staff and patients alike.
Suzie- With limited time after such long shifts I'd recommend raised bed gardening. I do both and am converting to all raised beds a little each year. Read up on Square foot gardening and lasagna gardening. They both make good sense to me. I like the soilless mix in the Square Foot Gardening book.
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
Author: Henry David Thoreau |
| embchicken |
Posted - Apr 13 2011 : 2:29:20 PM
My mom has beenan RN for over 40 years. She has "retired" but still volunteers as a hospice volunteer. I just want to take this opportunity to thank all the nurses out there for all the hard work you do!
~ Elaine
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi
Farmgirl sister #2882
http://embchicken.blogspot.com
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| carolbrigid |
Posted - Apr 13 2011 : 1:47:33 PM
I just got a job as a nurse Companion. I have wanted to be in the nursing field for a long time now, and this is a step in the right direction and a foot in the door at the hospital where I will be working. I'm SOOOOOOO excited!! I'll be working in the Nursing Department. 
*~ Carol ~*
Farmgirl Sister #222
Walk tall, walk strong, but walk like a woman. |
| Rosemaryec |
Posted - Sep 24 2009 : 8:29:37 PM
I have been a nurse for 38 years and have worked in hospital, home care, and longterm care. As far as being a farmgirl...who knows?? I've gardened thru the years, but never on a large scale. Had a good-enough-for-me crop of tomatoes this year, but it's almost done. That's a good thing about living in Ohio...if the season didn't go well or you just got too busy, fall will arrive and til next year you can relax. We always get to start over living in the "zombie zones" this refers to living in an area with lots of change. Well...enough of my hello...I'm a little tired and love to read before I get to sleep. Good nite all farmgirls everywhere!!! Rosemary |
| Judy Gesaman |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 8:18:13 PM
I have been a critical care/ER nurse for the past 22 years and have loved every minute of it. I am a total adrenaline junkie!!! Nursing is my passion, it's a great feeling to know something you did today, no matter how insignificant I think it might be, impacted anothers life in a positive way. I have helped people live and I have been there when they did not survive. Nurses not only care for our patients, but also thier loved ones. Earth therapy is a great stress reliever/healing art. I love being outdoors all day on my days off working in the garden or just sitting on the porch enjoying being surrounded by all the wonders of nature! Sometimes we have to learn to take care of ourselves, "Physician heal thyself". Gardening and harvesting herbs is my healing therapy, unless you count mowing......I love to mow! No farm animals,so maybe not a true farmgirl, but I do have some big dogs! I have never regret my decision to become a nurse, it was my calling and my privilege to call myself a Registered Nurse! |
| SuzieQ |
Posted - Sep 23 2009 : 6:48:03 PM
Victoria, I grew up in Luling and dated the Gonzales guys when I was young (30 years ago). I just moved to the Dallas area and could not afford a large yard so I am going to try to do the sq. ft. method and hopefully fix the clay dirt here. I feel the same about nursing and farming. We get our people therapy and then get Earth therapy. |
| EastTXFarmgirl |
Posted - Sep 22 2009 : 12:28:02 PM
Hi Suzie,
Been a farmgirl all my life. Was raised on a farm, my 84 year old dad still farms. I left for a bit but bought my own farm a few years back and like a good old friend picked up where I left off. I worked with Perot Systems as a healthcare financial consultant for large hospitals for many years. Then a little voice from heaven talked me into going to the nursing program at University of Texas. It was a huge cut in pay, an unbelievable increase in work hours but I've not regretted it for a minute. Been a trauma nurse for 6 years. Becoming a nurse saved my son's life. But that's a whole story in itself. You laugh, you cry, but at the end of the day you say "I made a difference". I don't mean that just in nursing. As a farmer too. I can take a little seed and put it in a little mud and grow something that will bring nurishment to my family. I got the best of all worlds.
Victoria
Begin each morning with a song in your heart. |
| Julia |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 07:19:45 AM
Hi Arttie, Welcome to the forum!
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
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| princesspatches |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 04:18:17 AM
I am a Nurses Aide and Dementia Care Specialist. I actully work through the Activity Department. I work on the Alzheimers wing of a nursing home. So when I get home, I need therapy!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes entertaing them all day is harder than doing cares on them.
But you nurses (CNA's too) that do cares all day long get my complete admiration.......... YEA for nurses.
But I love my job. I live the farmigirl lifstyle. Cooking a nice dinner and sitting down with my kids at night for a 'simple' evening of reading or knitting is totally relaxing for me.
Arttie
Arttie |
| Julia |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 7:05:19 PM
I'm starting a CNA program on Monday, so I will be supporting nurses, does that count? 
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
#440
http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
| SuzieQ |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 4:26:14 PM
Wow, what a reply to me. Yes, Heather I did get moved. I see that you did too. Best of luck to you and finish school already. I am starting a new job in the Dallas area in ICU. I have been a nurse everywhere and settled in ICU and love it. I went to school at the age of 35 and got my associate degree and at 50 I just got my BSN. You are never to old and nurses learn something new with every patient. I am ready to retire, but being ADD I would get bored and in trouble to fast. I ordered my garden seeds today from Bakers. Hope to work on my raised beds this week. |
| Tapestry |
Posted - Sep 14 2009 : 12:44:49 AM
LPN happily retired after 32 yrs. My chosen field was always geriatrics.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
Look for rainbows instead of mud puddles
http://www.Tapestry2u.Etsy.com
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 8:32:07 PM
I was a surgical nurse too. For 17 years. It was and still is my favorite thing.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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| Lessie Louise |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 6:21:41 PM
I am a Labor and Delivery nurse for 22 years now (YIKES) ! I love being a farm girl, I love the idea of Earth Therapy. Patricia, good luck with nursing school, I have never regretted being a nurse. Suzie, I started raised beds this year and love it!
how sweet it is to love some one, how right it is to care |
| laurzgot |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 3:28:46 PM
I'm a semi-retired surgical nurse of 28 yrs. Loved it and also miss it.
Laurie
suburban countrygirl at heart |
| Beverly Gill |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 1:22:48 PM
I'm a retired....yikes....lets rephrase semi-retired nurse......miss it loved it.
Beverly Gill |
| Celticheart |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 1:05:30 PM
I'm a nurse and have been for 35 years, this year. Wow! I'm an old nurse. Gardening and all things 'farmgirl' are great therapy for caregivers. At least I think so. I also quilt and sew, knit and crochet, cook and can. Like I said, farmgirl stuff.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 10:35:34 AM
Hi Suzie, you moved??? Congrats. I hope you enjoy your new home.
Heather
http://somewheredownintexas-heather.blogspot.com |
| mellaisbella |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 10:34:47 AM
I am an RCW..... Resident care worker...although not a nurse, I do nursing care in a long term care facility. I LOVE my job:)
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
| ruenietwoshoes |
Posted - Sep 13 2009 : 07:26:45 AM
Well I'm getting ready to enter nursing school...We will wait and see how that goes! :)
<3 Patricia
sister.daughter.lover.knitter.best friend.quilter.hand stitcher.a cook.a soon-to-be-nurse.animal lover.mountaineer.facebook junkie.and a new blogger.and a lover of God!
I'm only 21! :)
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