ken1955

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1. Value of Nurses

   ken1955 replied to Theloneyoni1's topic in Activism

   I was not going to say anything but that one post pissed be off. Why do you think it was not appropriate for me to comment on nurses. I have been taking care of by many nice nurses. My older brother was a nurse many years ago ( When you guys got p...

2. Nurses Care in General

   ken1955 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all. This is just a thank you for all the good nurses in this world. When I first came on this site I did have a bad outcome with 5 nurses. If you remember I came on in 2014 and had a horror story about a male nurse forcing a catheter in me ...

3. How long can a patient go without urinating after receiving a Duramorph spinal?

   ken1955 replied to willyRN86's topic in Orthopaedic

   Not everyone pees the same. I had a heart ablation done on the 28th of November. the procedure was 9 hours. They put a catheter in for the procedure and it was taking out when I woke up. The 2 nurses one male one female told me if I don't pee wit...

4. How do people feel about male nurses?

   ken1955 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men

   I'm a male and I have had male and female nurses take care of me. I was just in the hospital for a heart ablation. It took a total of 9 hours. Before I had it I had to be shaved all over. I had a male nurse do it. He was just assigned to me. An...

5. How do people feel about male nurses?

   ken1955 replied to Natgurad's topic in Men

   It would be great for you. Your young and can learn a lot. I have ben in the hospital and I have had male and female nurses. They are all nice. Good luck Ken

6. How to decrease pain during foley cath or straight cath procedure

   ken1955 replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

   Hello all. Have not been on in a while Been in the hospital. Had a Heart Ablation. 6 hour procedure. What I would like to know is. Ok I have a stricture just before the prostate and I have to have a coude 14 F catheter if I have to have one. W...

7. Value of Nurses

   ken1955 replied to Theloneyoni1's topic in Activism

   I'm writing this today to give thanks to all the nurses in this world. I don't know if any of the nurses remember my post but in short I had a catheter force in me with the nurse not even telling me what he was going to do. I heard no kit open or a...

8. How to decrease pain during foley cath or straight cath procedure

   ken1955 replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the reply. They do the urojets in the doctors office when I have a scope done. The first time in 2014 they use nothing and believe me it hurt. He never even told me what he was doing. That was when I did not know I had a stricture. T...

9. How to decrease pain during foley cath or straight cath procedure

   ken1955 replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

   Hello all. I have not been on for awhile and I would just like to make a comment. As you know if you read some of my posts I had a very mad experience with a male nurse having a catheter force in to me without even talking to me but that is done an...

10. Urolift and implant replacement with issues

    ken1955 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I don't know if you can help me or not. I had a Urolift done in April of last year. Had a catheter for 3 days. urine cleared up with in 24 hours very little clogs. Yesterday had to have one of the implants replaced. The implant he replaced...

11. Foley Catheters

    ken1955 replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Hello all. Thank you for reading. As you know form some of my post that I am not a fan of catheters but working on it. I know sometime it is necessary. I had by gallbladder surgery on November 11 and did not need one because it was only a hour bu...

12. Foley Catheters

    ken1955 replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Hello all. Just checking and hoping all is well with all of you. As you know I wrote a few time about having a problem with a catheter. The problem was that they did not ask or tell me why. I will be having gallbladder surgery on November 9th and...

13. Foley Catheters

    ken1955 replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    All they had to do is ask me. And tell me why. I would have let them I know they were just trying to help. Not ever having one I was scare at that time. With everything that has been going on this year I have had many procedures done and all have...

14. Foley Catheters

    ken1955 replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Silver....Thank you for your reply most of the nurses were very good to me in the hospital. But things happen. I will never forget it but I do deal with it and try to help others so it will not happen to someone else. I did send another letter to ...

15. Foley Catheters

    ken1955 replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Thank you for writing back. Sorry I may not phrase things correctly. but all you have to do is tell me what your doing and why. At the time this was done I did not have a prostate problem. After seeing a urologist he found a stricture just before ...