secretspectrum

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1. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Male Circumcision Ineffective in HIV Battle According to New Future HIV Therapy Report Promoting male circumcision in Africa is risky and dangerous and could lead to more HIV infections, warns a new paper published today in the May issue of Future HI...

2. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes, it sure seems like it would make sense for the parents to at least be there to comfort the baby during painful procedures. I think the amount of siblings that would be done would decrease.

3. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There are many similarities between female circumcision and male circumcision, in regards to culture's justification for both of them. In both cases the reasons for doing so is cited as hygiene, appearance, and decrease in sexual pleasure. (Decrease ...

4. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The arguments for female circumcision and for male circumcision are very similar. In both cases, hygiene, appearance and decrease in sexual pleasure are given as reasons for doing it. (Male non-religious circumcision was popularized in the U.S. as a...

5. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think the real point is that it is just plain unethical to cut off someone's body parts when they themselves cannot consent. If people want to get extreme body modifications when they are an adult, that is no one elses business. They should just b...

6. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Also, the original poster of another thread said that after watching a circumcision she was "glad she was born a female." The sad truth is that she is lucky she was born a female in a country that doesn't practice genital mutilation on it's girls as...

7. The Circumcision Discussion

   secretspectrum replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As nurses, we have tremendous collective power and influence in the medical field. Every interaction we have affects the outcomes of patient's lives. While nurses do not take the Hippocratic oath, since we are working "under" doctors it applies to us...

8. They want me...maybe

   secretspectrum replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think you should def. ask about the newborn nursery job. To address a couple of other things you said- I don't think small hands would impede your ability to do cervical checks. If you did get hired in that area, maybe you could tell them that y...

9. I passed! Yay! Brand new RN

   secretspectrum replied to secretspectrum's topic in NCLEX

   I used NCSBN, some Saunders, and also watched the ATI videos that my nursing school made everyone purchase. I also took a lot of computerized practice questions to get a feel for it. I felt like pharmacology was my weakest point, and I did get sever...

10. Ncsbn

    secretspectrum replied to Mytonezucs's topic in NCLEX

    I thought NCSBN was good. The site navigation can be frustrating at times, but the content is great.

11. I passed! Yay! Brand new RN

    secretspectrum posted a topic in NCLEX

    I passed at 75 questions! Any questions on study materials I am happy to answer. Basically I studied until something changed in how I was looking at the questions and the answers. Something finally clicked with the studying, and I felt done.

12. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

    secretspectrum replied to paula77720's topic in NCLEX

    Did anyone use ATI at their school? I still have access to their questions, and was wondering if they are good, or if I should stick with Saunders?

13. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    secretspectrum replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to do CNA type stuff, then nursing school will be absolute hell for you.(It was for me) Also, if you have an excellent sense of smell, nursing may not be for you. There's lots of other jobs where you can help people, or take care ...