If we had a conservative nurses forum

[FLmomof5]

Would anyone post in it?

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???

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

yep, i am! i have absolutely no idea:confused: how i ended up being as liberal as i am when i emerged from a family and extended family that wasn't conservative, but conservative. i think the stork dropped me on the wrong doorstep by mistake. as you might imagine, some family events become very lively when my other couple of (shh!) equally liberal cousins and our spouses, are there too.

the good news is that there haven't been any murders yet.

your family experience mirrors mine . . . .just switch the liberal/conservative labels.

i have always felt that someone dropped me into the wrong family but it is more than politics, although that is huge.

and yes, there are some equally conservative cousins and spouses and fortunately for me, one brother.

i saw my dad yesterday - he's got chronic health problems and a new one has cropped up (20 lb weight loss, bowel trouble). he is an avowed atheist, a liberal union guy who does not like what obama is doing.

i put him on our prayer list in church this morning. he'd roll his eyes at me if he knew.

steph

[sharpeimom]

i saw my dad yesterday -

i put him on our prayer list in church this morning. he'd roll his eyes at me if he knew.

steph

he's on our prayer list now as well. i just sent an im to the friend who coordinates the list.

it's so difficult when our parents age enough and grow infirm enough that roles reverse. i've

been there. it really is so hard not to usurp too much control while doing what must be done.

my cousin is going through what you are with her mom (my mom's twin sister) now and let's just say

she isn't giving up easily... is that diplomatic enough?

hugs,

kathy

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Thanks Kathy - I palpated his abd yesterday. Has me worried. Constipated for a month off and on - he basically lives on laxatives and is afraid to leave the house for fear of an accident. He refused to go to dinner with us last night.

And he made his usual "I'm an atheist" comment, which we all ignored.

steph

[Saysfaa]

"it likely only seems like there are more "liberal" nurses because they may be more vocal."

and

"from what i have observed, there is actually a substantial but quiet proportion of conservative-minded people in healthcare who simply do not talk about it in a work, or even mixed social, setting."

i agree.

i think one of the reasons in both cases is that the liberals dominate education and the media which results in slogans and catch phrases from the liberals vs definitions and extensive explanations from the conservatives. even when conservative get a liberal who will stick through it and try to understand, it is a lot of time and work.

i thought i was far in the minority until i started (gently) talking about it more. it has turned out that a lot of the people around me are conservatives also - they just weren't talking about it because they assumed they were far in the minority.

i'm not particularily interested in a conservative forum in allnurses, though.

[d'cm]

"... one of the reasons in both cases is that the liberals dominate education and the media which results in slogans and catch phrases from the liberals vs definitions and extensive explainations from the conservatives."

LOL. You got to be kidding. btw, it's explanations, not explainations.

[Saysfaa]

Thanks for noting the spelling. I originally phrased the idea differently, although I do tend to make spelling mistakes anyways.

Grammar and punctuations mistakes too, sometimes. Especially when I think I'm just talking informally.

Oh, and no, not really kidding. Perhaps I've been unlucky in which liberals I've talked to.

And, yes, I know it is not proper English to end a sentence with a preposition. I'm from the midwest, I consider it dialect rather than improper.

[justashooter]

conservative here. lots of libtards in my waters.

[tralalaRN]

conservative here. lots of libtards in my waters.

I have a sweet daughter who is mentally retarded. It is EXTREMELY offensive to families to constantly have this type of language "retard" "tard" "libtard" out there - especially among those who are supposed to be professionals in the health care delivery system.

[d'cm]

"LIBTARD"? Never heard that before. justaShooter, it sounds like you consider Every liberal mentally challenged. Now that IS offensive.

[GHGoonette, BSN, RN]

Regardless of the country where you cast your vote, or which political party you support, once your political debate degenerates to offensive name-calling, you yourself should be regarded as an offense by the very party you claim to support.

I would hope that every conservative supporter would be justly incensed by such denigrating labels, justashooter. Such comments bring your party into disrepute.

[dp1200]

Justashooter, I'm a staunch conservative also and disagree with virtually everything our federal government is doing, but I have to agree with some of the previous posters who called you out on using the term, "libtard". It's not constructive and does not help us in trying to get our points across.

If we don't want to be called "mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging rethuglicans", than we we have to keep it civil too. :)

[dabearrn]

Non-religious Conservative here!!

Teaching in academia, so I have keep it quiet.