tmaloney58

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1. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   Much like you have a retort to every point? In any case, to quote Edward Gibbon: "I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect." That being said... I have nothing further to argue with you.

2. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   I wouldn't consider asking a caregiver to cover me up after I had been exposed for over a half an hour after assessments had been done while multiple people (not related to my care) wandered in and out of the area I was in to be a "there, there now a...

3. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. You make a good point. And I'm sorry if my friend's tactics rubbed you the wrong way. Unfortunately, however, I wasn't aware of her "tactics" until after I posted. I have "spoken" to her about that. That being said, however, since you a...

4. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Mi Vida Loca (and others)... I actually appreciate your concern regarding personally identifying myself. I don't think that came across in my last reply to you. So thank you. However, personally identifying myself was never my concern. I shoul...

5. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for pointing this out, however, it's kind of an academic discussion at this point. Especially since I had already received a call from the Director of Nursing and quality assurance/customer satisfaction at the hospital where I had the expe...

6. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   Apparently (unfortunately) not everyone in the profession can figure that out. Otherwise it wouldn't have happened in the first place.

7. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   Caliotter3... Why wouldn't I? Use my name that is. Or at least the first initial of my first name, my last name and my year of birth (which this year is also my age). It's pretty much the same username I use on the boards that I post on within my...

8. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   amoLucia and VivaLasViejas... No, I'm not "snookering" anyone. I'll cut and paste part of my reply to Fiona59, which you quoted above, here: I did cover myself several times. When I was able. Unfortunately I wasn't in any shape to do that, or advoc...

9. Male Patient Modesty Question

   tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

   Caliotter3... Agreed. Still, a "second opinion", or the opinion of members actually in the profession never hurts. Especially considering my desire not to subject myself to further embarrassment by addressing an issue directly with the person(s) w...

10. Male Patient Modesty Question

    tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to thank everybody for their replies and suggestions. As I replied to Fiona59 earlier, I joined here, at the urging of an ED trauma nurse friend of mine, just to discuss/ask this. Her answer to me was the same as many of the replies I ...

11. Male Patient Modesty Question

    tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    Mi Vida Loca and Vanilla Bean... Thank you for your suggestions. A letter or e-mail may be the way to go. Because it was embarrassing and would probably be even more uncomfortable and embarrassing to discuss it with someone at the hospital in pers...

12. Male Patient Modesty Question

    tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Fiona59... I did cover myself several times. When I was able. Unfortunately I wasn't in any shape to do that, or advocate for myself, most of the time. I was kind of counting on the people taking care of me to do that for me at the time. And ...

13. Male Patient Modesty Question

    tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ItsThatJenGirl... I don't want to get anybody in trouble. And I'll get over it. So no, probably not going to say anything. Other than ask my question here. Like I said to Mi Vida Loca, I have been in the hospital several times before and have...

14. Male Patient Modesty Question

    tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    Mi Vida Loca... I wish I had of had somebody like you taking care of me. Somebody that remembers, or has had the experience of, being a patient as well as a provider. I think maybe sometimes that gets forgotten. When I was brought to the ED I def...

15. Male Patient Modesty Question

    tmaloney58 replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    I did say something. On multiple occasions. I got the standard "I'm a professional, I've seen/done it a thousand times and checking out your "junk" isn't of interest to me" reply. Still doesn't explain why the curtains were left open (in multiple ...