theoldsicilian

theoldsicilian has 12 years experience and specializes in ICU/ED.

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1. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

   theoldsicilian replied to david18's topic in Men

   :) as a RN with dual degrees one in educationa and the other in nursing i understand your musing. teaching both patients and other nurses new to the career is enjoyable. i find that my patients listen more intently to the subject because i can bring...

2. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

   theoldsicilian replied to david18's topic in Men

   i have found no loss of respect from my colleagues or patients. i recently was suprised wit a basket of goodies from a nursing unit. they were very appreciative of my always responding to the unit when help with iv's was needed. they said it's your ...

3. When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

   theoldsicilian replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   Dove you say it seemed the other rn was trying to convert the patient, but you weren't there for the entire converstion and don't know how the patient received this. it is all too possible that the nurse and the patient were discussing religion and e...