ECKPowers

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1. Patients and cell phone cameras

   ECKPowers replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   It's really no different than an x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or CT. Scan. It's their body. It's just an area where a picture might not usually be taken. As a patient I've taken pictures of some pretty cool bruises, it's kind of a trophy. LOL. My husband ...

2. Pt./Family Comments that Leave You Speechless

   ECKPowers replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   There are no words....

3. Pubic hair

   ECKPowers replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

   LOL By all means! I just said it one day and it stuck...

4. Vent: Embarrassed during change of shift.

   ECKPowers replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

   That's assault. Unwarranted and unwelcome touching in a threatening manner is assault. I wouldn't talk to her. I'd speak to charge nurse, house supervisor, administration and law enforcement. Most facilities have a no tolerance rule regarding assaul...

5. A Patient Made Me Cry Today

   ECKPowers replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Relations

   Your compassion drove you to document this mans pain and suffering. Perhaps not only did you help him but I'm sure whoever did this has done it before. Now social services and law enforcement will be able to deal with those who commited such horrific...

6. Pubic hair

   ECKPowers replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

   Thats just shag nasty. Tell that woman to send her mom to Walgreens for some wax! Nurses have better things to do.And it's still shag nasty!

7. Scheduling C-Sections for Convenience Nurses Thoughts?

   ECKPowers replied to ECKPowers's topic in General Nursing

   It just seems to me that natural birth would be best for Mommy and baby. I would also think that if a mother had to have pain relief (medicine) for post C-section pain, then her milk would be worthless. The baby needs the milk. And mommy needs to be ...

8. Scheduling C-Sections for Convenience Nurses Thoughts?

   ECKPowers posted a topic in General Nursing

   In the past few months I've heard of Ob's actually scheduling C-sections for convenience. A friend of mine recently went to a local OB when she found out she was pregnant. At the first appointment the doc informed her he would schedule a c-section w...

9. Dangerous nurses

   ECKPowers replied to funmom's topic in Relations

   Again, my only experience is as a patient. So I offer my two cents worth with my own grain of salt. LOL In laymans terms, medicine is a constantly evoloving entity. Practices that were acceptable and demanded ten years ago may not be the same practic...

10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ECKPowers replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

    I suppose this counts under this section. I had to get my port flushed yesterday. I went to the oncology clinic (as usual) and I heard another patient growling yelling at the nurse. Of course, being the nosey person that I am, I sat quietly listenin...

11. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    ECKPowers replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    It's not illegal. And it's NONE of our business what she does. She asked about legality. Not everyone's personal moral opinions.

12. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    ECKPowers replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Now that annoy's me. We are talking about understanding of foreign accents. Not race or ability. Sheesh. Why do people always play the race card? It's NOT about race. It's about whether I as the patient can understand what the nurse is saying. PS. ...

13. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    ECKPowers replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    *Eye Roll*

14. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    ECKPowers replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have many MD's that are foreign born. If I don't understand them I ask them to please ask someone else to come and see if they can understand it and relay it to me. It's NOT a big deal. But everyone is making it a big deal.

15. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    ECKPowers replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. You all are right. It's not a prejudice at all. If I were to go to Wal Mart and I couldn't get help from the beauty section, because she ONLY spoke Spanish. I would be forced to seek out someone else. That's a place where I expect the employe...