Best of Craigs list patient point of view

[Woodenpug, BSN]

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/mad/362759968.html

I have had good experiences with NP's. They are the only health care professionals who have ever mentioned tse to me as a patient.

I also noticed that in the end medicine gets the credit. Nothing wrong with that, just shows that we need to work more on educating the public.

"You not only had an outstanding bedside manner that more than a few doctors should acquire but you also showed genuine kindness and understanding that is so rarely seen anywhere today, much less in medical profession. Most of all, thank you for not judging and thank you for supporting me. "

[Captain Tripps]

I just love how the warning (that appears on every Craig's List posting) works out with the last line of this post.

So long story short, tomorrow is a Friday night, I have about five dozen condoms here and a clean bill of health. Anyone wants to go out for drinks?

• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Peace,

Tripps

[Woodenpug, BSN]

After reading the reply, I realized I never actually made a point.

Humor is a good tool in communicating with patients about sexuality.

I have to admit that my pt. teaching is limited to "you can resume normal sexual practices after you can climb three flights of stairs without becoming short of breath" and "Anal sex may not be safe for a while."

This is an adult woman who must have had several exposures to health care and nurses. She had only felt comfortable (about discussing sexuality) when she was seen by an NP.

She still considers nursing to be a sub-set of Medicine.

Does anyone, other than np's, ever do a full nursing history/assessment on healthy patients?

[Galore]

This sort of reminds me of when I had a scheduled appointment with my doctor for a physical. While I was there, I asked him if I could get STD testing because I had recently found out my longterm partner had been cheating on me. He said that if I wasn't experiencing any symptoms, there was no need! So even though I had the best insurance plan, I still had to pay out of pocket at PP, where at least the NP didn't make me feel stupid for being responsible and caring about my health.