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OBNURSEHEATHER

1,961 Posts

Oops! I forgot to add that I called you a ratfink because you reek of one.

Heather

nascargirl381

30 Posts

Gomer, I have been reading your previous post and I have one question for you are you really a nurse or just a nurse wannabe?

OBNURSEHEATHER

1,961 Posts

Originally posted by nascargirl381

Gomer, I have been reading your previous post and I have one question for you are you really a nurse or just a nurse wannabe?

I think it's a shame that we have to be so paranoid here, but I'm glad to see that we're getting good at sniffing these people out. I haven't checked so many profiles and read so many old posts since I've been here!

Heather

Gomer

415 Posts

Last I looked...real nurse...going on 30 years...why would you ask?

Again Heather, why the name calling? Have I done something of offend you?

nascargirl381

30 Posts

I have to admit I am new here and I am glad I FOUND IT I have been glued to this webiste for days now, to bad people have to ruin it and now we have to watch our backs at all times

OBNURSEHEATHER

1,961 Posts

Originally posted by Gomer

Have I done something of offend you?

Ya think?

March onward with your evasive replies. Ignore the matter at hand. Play coy. I don't really care.

Toodles.

Heather

OBNURSEHEATHER

1,961 Posts

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Heather

BrandyBSN

820 Posts

Its a rough situation all around. Yes, there have been people who have been punished greatly for expressing their opinions on this site. It is extremely sad, and something that many of us have really taken to heart.

I would love to keep people with destructive agendas out of this board, but realistically, I am not sure it is possible.

I think we have all been affected by the events suffered by our fellow posters, and has made us all HYPER-sensitive when it comes to non-nurses taking part in these forums. While I completely feel that care is necessary when posting to keep things within the legal realms of confidence, I do hope that these forums remain open to nurses, Pre-post-and-current, and persons that are interested in the field of study.

I believe the registration License requirement has been discussed with Brian before, and he at the time said (sorry if I am misquoting you brian) that he had no intentions of making this a closed "nurses only site". Knowing that altered registration is not possible, what are some other avenues that we can pursue to help ourselves feel safe to express our thoughts without fearing penalty?

Suggestions?

Brandy

l.rae

772 Posts

Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER

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Heather

Heather.....tell us how you REALLY feel!!!!!LOL:roll

Specializes in Trauma acute surgery, surgical ICU, PACU.

God, all we need is an other angry thread about "nice people" vs the tattletales - yeah it happened, and it sucks, but can't we drop it already?

I visit several BB sites, and this is the only one that is so paranoid. YOu think people being evasive, not wanting to "let it all hang out" is unique to this site? You think other sites on the internet don't have people who post under different usernames?

If you are looking for a place where you can trust everyone, get off the internet entirely.

Guardedness is the way to be in online communication. Period.

Maybe some people learn that the hard way and get burned - and yes, it's okay to be angry about that. But you don't have to take it out on everyone else.

Figaro's Mom

48 Posts

Originally posted by Debbie5

Gee... I never thought about all the possible problems that could arise from these nursing sites. I have found this particular forum to be very informative. I have to admit - I'm only a pre-nursing student as of now. My intention is to enroll in nursing school but that's at least three semesters away. It's sad that it's gotten to the point of needing to use such measures to ensure safety.

Same here. I have so many prereqs to get out of the way first, before I can enroll as a nursing student. So the idea of getting a student ID number to check if I'm a nursing student wouldn't work for me.

*starting to feel quite unwelcome around here* :o

Q.

2,259 Posts

Specializes in LDRP; Education.

In Gomer's defense, I have seen him/her around before in the past and am fairly confident that person is not a ratfink and is a nurse.

Gomer, what probably happened is someone from the employer assumed that the poster was say, Susan Smith (an example) and confronted her at work, and rather than denying all of it, Susan got defensive, admitted to it without thinking, assuming that freedom of speech was protected.

What they should have done is deny all of it.

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