wymnwise

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1. Telling a patient/family that a mistake was made

   wymnwise replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   "I have been told not to tell a pt. about mistakes made by the doctor. I had a doctor once make a mistake concerning a surgery, but I never told the pt since I felt it was the MD's responsibility to explain it." Hmmm. If the doc does not tell; you s...

2. Interesting facts and observations.

   wymnwise replied to Ekklesia's topic in Male Students

   This is why hospitals should make it a point to keep an appropriate gender balance in emergency and surgical, PACU, situations. So, women will not be harmed or avoid care. It is about the patient, not care providers. Now, I would say, just insist o...

3. Interesting facts and observations.

   wymnwise replied to Ekklesia's topic in Male Students

   Well, that is obvious as women have been forced for generations to suffer nothing but male care. I just want to be told the truth, respectfully asked about training, and given some control and choices over providers and situations. When women are ...

4. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   Well, I can see it is you that has the issues. I have one issue, justice in the form of patient rights and autonomy. You on the other hand have a host of issues. You refuse to admit that women are being assaulted in hospitals; that hospitals refusal ...

5. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   Male nurse in earlier quote. "Well, my dear fellas, I've been circulating in a surgery room hearing meds and technicians pondering the nice teats, beautiful body and so on... of a 23 year old female pt." Ok, this is my final point. Female nurses/me...

6. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   Hmmm. To bad he did not have a female assist. Why are the docs protected but not the nurses?

7. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   It is true. Gender matters. It is a difference that makes a difference. Problem, gender is a social construct, real, but still cultural. Therefore, one cannot assume a universal gender reaction. Thus, be sensitive to gender, ethnic groups, and s...

8. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   hmmm. So this is in E.R.? Perhaps what is "unrealistic" is thinking one can go on acting like men and women are the SAME, that gender differences do not make a difference and not expect to have a problem sooner or latter.

9. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

   wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

   I think you have every reason for concern. The first reason should be that some of the women may not like it. What to do? Just very politely ask the women first and respect their answer. Do that and you should have no problem. Listen to an insens...

10. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    Hmmm. I ask for very little care, and do whatever I can for myself. Hell, nurses tell me, "hey we are supposed to do that for you." when I go get my own drink from the dinning hall. On the other hand if I had a nurse who had your attitude; I would de...

11. EKG on female patients

    wymnwise replied to bill4745's topic in Male Students

    " Sometimes experiences are what you make of them. It doesn't do anybody any good to only continually emphasize the negative." Hmmm. This statement says more about you than me. Just B.S. for rationalizing apathy, or a love of the status quo...

12. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    "What are we saying here? Male nurses should only have to do certain aspects of the job? One poster made a comment that he'll do all the heavy lifting. That's a joke in the ER and he knows it.....The female nurses I work with do just as much heavy li...

13. EKG on female patients

    wymnwise replied to bill4745's topic in Male Students

    I think the chest xrays at 17 yrs old, may well contribute to the fact that Female vets are twice as likely to get breast cancer. I do not know how they do it today; but decades ago the exam was humiliating and amounted to a violation of dignity and ...

14. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    wymnwise replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    What effect? To say that poor patients should have no rights, or no patients should have rights? Break? Not likely. Not until things change. With the world in the state it is in and the U.S. leading the way to the destruction of all our civil and h...

15. EKG on female patients

    wymnwise replied to bill4745's topic in Male Students

    Yes, and they treat us poorly. From the time you enter the military you are treated like a chunck of meat, the V.A. is no different. I feel for the women comming home now and in the future after the way they are treated; even worse than we were a few...