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This is a very thought-provoking look at the limits of modern medicine, and a reminder to think about what you want to happen to yourself in this situation - advance directives, discussion with family and friends, is important. Also understanding what is "reasonable."

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Very helpful resource on ECGs

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Excellent resources!

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"Nursing school doesn't really teach you how to be a nurse, it just gives you a glimpse into the world of nursing and the NCLEX gives you a license to learn. If you're smart, you'll learn something new every day of your career. If you're very smart, you'll learn how to handle those moments when you're very, very stupid."

This is cool - I saved it from Readability - it was written in green Comic Sans on AllNursing.com's website with too many colorful flashing ads - horrible. But Readability makes it... erm, readable!

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This is what we learned in my medical ethics class should never happen - the patient's wishes should be paramount. Why couldn't a DNR be written? I don't understand how this could happen!

Apparently, from the comments, it happens a LOT. Here is what my ethics instructor said about it:
"Yep, and if the family wanted to they could sue the daughter who clearly mislead the EMT's.  Such a tragedy.  What goes into the chart is often what the family tells them.  It takes time to retrieve records.  And they only get retrieved if they're being looked for."

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