Restless Nurse Syndrome Question of the Week

Restless Nurse Syndrome Question of the Week March 26, 2008

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Dr. Turbatus,

My brother talks to stuffed animals like they are real. It was kind of funny at first, but it just kept getting worse, what should I do? He used to have friends at work, but now it seems like he has no interest in them.

Please help,

Confused in Idaho

Dear Confused in Idaho,

I have seen this before. You are right to be concerned. What is happening in this case is complex and not everyone understands it right away so I will try to make it simple for you to understand. Your brother is suffering from Nofriendleosis. It is more commonly referred to as boring friends disorder. This condition usually manifests itself in the nurses desire to meet new friends. Unfortunately, if the nurse is in the same location for too long new friends are very difficult to find. Consequently the nurse creates new friends in her, or his in your brother’s case, mind. I have commonly seen this come about through making dolls and stuffed animals talk, but in extreme cases I have seen it manifested through the use of a drawn on hand puppet, consider your brother lucky.

That is why travel nursing is so vital to the treatment of Restless Nurse Syndrome. Travel nursing jobs take nurses to new locations and open them up to new people and places. I strongly suggest you get your brother on a treatment of Lacidem and travel nursing. Visit RestlessNurseSyndrome.com to learn more and see the case study where we look at this particular Restless Nurse Syndrome s ymptom.

Sincerely,

Dr. Turbatus

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