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  1. Essential Oil Overkill

    trytounderstand replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    In all my research on essential oils, you have to be so...so..careful. While I have found peppermint oil in a carrier helped with nerve damage and migraine headaches, I am still very careful. You...

  2. Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    trytounderstand replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Patient dignity and privacy should be protected at all times! I have had and have had family exposed that was totally unnecessary in medical procedures all because someone did not take the time to...

  3. Personal Hygiene: An Era Gone By

    trytounderstand replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    As a child I remember all moveable furniture, rugs etc were moved into the sunshine for a day during early spring to kill the winter germs. Even in the winter we were told to stand on the porch and...

  4. Bad experience as a patient

    trytounderstand replied to Haarlem's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't understand why can't they go back? Shouldn't they be able to see their family member as soon as possible and as long as there are no difficulties be with at least one family member? Why...

  5. What are your Thoughts on Bedside Reporting?

    trytounderstand replied to Phoenix16, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The patient needs to know exactly what you are saying about them when they are being discussed with another nurse or doctor. There may be things that need to address or questions that the patient...

  6. Male Student in OB Rotation

    trytounderstand replied to dreblanco's topic in General Students

    While understanding what you are saying about women being victims of rape. Male patients should not be discriminated against if they do not want a female nurse or doctor seeing their genitalia. Men...

  7. Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    trytounderstand replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    I as a patient do not respect nurses who cuss and talk about me or another patient in a negative way or talk about each other in a negative way, which I have the personal experience of watching two...

  8. Getting urines quicker

    trytounderstand replied to er4lisarn's topic in Emergency

    As a patient, I always expect to give a urine sample when I enter the er. The same as I realize I may be asked for one when I go the doctor depending on my symptoms and what they need to rule out. I...

  9. Treatment of vulnerable patients

    trytounderstand replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience as a patient I have had to be stuck more than 3 times for them to get an iv in or even blood drawn. Especially if I have not had enough fluid beforehand. I would be more worried...

  10. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    trytounderstand replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    Again I apologize for getting off the subject. I more than appreciate when a healthcare provider gives me the information that I need and allows me to take this information and help make an informed...

  11. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    trytounderstand replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I apologize if I have wandered from the gist of this thread. I am not sure what you consider spa experience. I expect to receive respect when I enter a hospital or doctors office. The...

  12. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    trytounderstand replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    In watching how my parents treated their healthcare providers with respect, I learned to respect the person in the white coat and of course the nurses, who today, are usually in scrubs rather than the...

  13. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    trytounderstand replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    Bad Customer Service is also negative for patient's health. When you have patients who will not willing go for medical care because they know their dignity is going to be thrown to the winds by...

  14. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    trytounderstand replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to say this customer service is not nonsense when you are being paid by the patient's insurance and from the patient's own

  15. Avoiding versed?

    trytounderstand replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have seen nurses totally disregard patient dignity even when they are awake. Actually had it happen to me. I can imagine what happens when you are asleep. Until the last few years I did not even...

  16. Avoiding versed?

    trytounderstand replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If the patient has said no it is

  17. Avoiding versed?

    trytounderstand replied to offlabel's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am not a nurse but I can tell you that there are patients who hesitate even going to a doctor or having a procedure done because of losing control to strangers. As far as having to change your...

  18. Intimidated Nurse, Informed Patient, and WebMD

    trytounderstand replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize if I have offended anyone. But this experience broke my heart in more ways than anyone can ever understand to see the broken look in their eye and to know how embarrassed they were for no...

  19. Intimidated Nurse, Informed Patient, and WebMD

    trytounderstand replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    Remember in most cases the spokesperson is only wanting the best care and is concerned for their family member. While I realize that some family members can come unglued and may be seen as being in...

  20. Intimidated Nurse, Informed Patient, and WebMD

    trytounderstand replied to rnccf2007's topic in General Nursing

    As a family member who may have been viewed as being in the way I feel that I need to weigh in on this. Recently, I saw a family member totally stripped of their dignity by icu nurses for no medical...

  21. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    trytounderstand replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As I stated in my post, I have great respect for the nurses, doctors, cnas, medical tech actually anyone in the medical field for what they do and if they have a true calling. There are some that I...

  22. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    trytounderstand replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not a nurse. I also grew up in a time when we were taught to respect doctors and nurses in general. Mainly because most of them were and are people who had and still have answered a higher...