If we had a conservative nurses forum

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Would anyone post in it? :clown:

I looked forward to being a nurse for so long....my second thoughts aren't because of nurses eating their own (I have never seen that!) or hours or mean docs (haven't seen that either)... it is because the only conservatives I have met are my fellow military vets.

The vast majority of nurses I have met (or been attacked by) have been liberals who treat me like I am insane because I am a conservative! Wow!

So....out of curiousity, how many conservatives are on this board???

Specializes in pediatrics.
Forgive my ignorance (I was only alive for 2yrs of his presidency! lol!), but what are baby doe laws? I've never heard of them. :confused:

Here's a good link to what the Baby Does laws were about. At the same time Reagan was pushing this through, he was also cutting services to the disabled. Ironic, as this law has created a population of severely disabled like we've never seen before. This law is still in effect today.

http://www.pediatricservices.com/prof/prof-01.htm

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Specializes in ED, MICU/TICU, NICU, PICU, LTAC.

I, too, was wondering - as some of the PP - why you would feel more comfortable in a "conservative only forum"... is intelligent debate something you would wish to avoid? I'm about as left as I can possibly get, and have no problem voicing my views and discussing them with non like-minded individuals *shrug*

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Enjoy this forum , express your opinions , expect others to give their views , they may be different from yours . It is far better to be exposed to alternate views of the world , rather than coddle ourselves only with people who agree with us , sometimes those of a different opinion say some thing to shake us out of our complacency that we are right !

I have found in my work life that my alternative views (as a conservative) in healthcare are bashed. These are also bashed by our associations-which is why I am not a member of something that doesn't represent my viewpoints as a nurse.

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Specializes in ICU, OR.

A proud, southern conservative to add to your list:)

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Im a conservative Student Nurse, I start LPN school next week. My views are conservative but that does not mean I would automatically vote Republican. I am hoping we have a third party candidate for the next elections.

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It's good to shake up your paradigm once in a while! I'm shaking mine up by reading this forum as I'm not terribly conservative on most things, and downright liberal on others. A little friendly debate is good for your brain :smokin:

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I don't care for conservative or liberal lines of thought while I work. It has no place there for me. And this is coming from a previous political writer for MSNBC's Newsvine.

I follow my nurse practice act, the ethics rules for the company I work for, and I don't let my personal and political beliefs get in the way.

That way, no one bothers me either way. What I believe about abortion, guns, and law is irrelevant as I'm doing the duties of my job within my scope.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Just seeing this thread. I am conservative :)

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Want to inject conservative wisdom....just post away on any topic involving nursing + healthcare in this section.

Pure political discussion see AN Central's US Politics forum.

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Specializes in M/S, Travel Nursing, Pulmonary.
How do you know that? I've been working as a RN for a year, and except for maybe 2 or 3 exceptions, I don't have a clue who is a conservative or liberal?

Here is another conservative BTW.

Yeah, that was my question. How does it even come up? I'm too busy with patient care to bother going around asking if people are right or left wing.

And that is my advice. Don't bring up your political views at work if liberalism is so toxic to you. What is your focus when you are at work? Proving abortion is bad or taking care of patients? Being a good employee or convincing people "back to basics" schooling is the answer to our education problems? IDK how "conservative vs. liberal" even comes up.

BTW, just wanted to interject: While we are nurses and on the clock, we are neither liberal nor conservative. We are whatever our pt. needs at the time. Our role is to support pt decisions and moderate for them. Whether I agree with said decision at the time or not, be the decision liberal or conservative, is heresay.

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Specializes in Telemetry, Case Management.

Conservative here!!!!:D:yelclap:

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I, too, was wondering - as some of the PP - why you would feel more comfortable in a "conservative only forum"... is intelligent debate something you would wish to avoid? I'm about as left as I can possibly get, and have no problem voicing my views and discussing them with non like-minded individuals *shrug*

Why must you make the assumption that "intelligent debate is something you would wish to avoid?" thereby labeling the OP in a passive-aggressive manner? I don't really think that was called for. Why can't it be we just like to discuss some things we have in common? Must everything always be up for debate???

:nurse:

mc3

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