Anxious Patient

Anxious Patient

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  1. Should the illness of an "important person" be revealed?

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    This article is about Steve Jobs, founder of Apple computer, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and who is being very private about his illness. The author believes that the shareholders...

  2. I have a confession to make

    Anxious Patient replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I had to sign some forms, then waited about 2 weeks for permission. Those notes were from my initial meeting with him. He's my oncologist for the past 5 years and I feel I'm in good hands. I...

  3. I have a confession to make

    Anxious Patient replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    As a hospital patient I was curious about my medical records and made the offical request to see them. There was a clerk from medical records in the room with me the whole time. I'm sure I was...

  4. questions on versed usage

    Anxious Patient replied to J.R.theR.N2b's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering. What would happen if the patient wasn't given versed before surgery? Would they then remember and actually feel everything that happened to them while being operated on? Why aren't the...

  5. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/magazine/04wwln-ethicist-t.html?_r=1

  6. A PA muses about getting older

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    a funny article written by a physician assistant about the trials and tribulations of getting older.

  7. Themed Hospitals and Hospital Themed Restaurants

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21215 There's a restaurant in Arizona called The Heart Attack Grill, with the waitresses dressed as nurses. See menu photos here:...

  8. Nurses: we do seduce our patients

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    From a survey in England: From the comments section:

  9. Nurses: we do seduce our patients

    Anxious Patient replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I also think the article was sensationalist. Lord Mancroft obviously has an ax to grind against NHS nurses. And because of his peerage, he gets the spotlight when using the bully pulpit. But, judging...

  10. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    Anxious Patient replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know how you nurses do it. After reading so many of your stories, your humanity leaves me humbled. Your patients are indeed blessed.

  11. My 9 year old patient was raped and required surgery

    Anxious Patient replied to ssouthernyankee's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sexual child abuse is horrendous enough, but the brutal rape of a 9 year old leaves me speachless. How could she ever lead a normal life after this. I hope that monster gets vigilante justice. What a...

  12. New Patient Member

    Anxious Patient replied to ECKPowers's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ECKPowers, I'm a patient also. Besides being informative, it's fun here too. Some of the nurses are a real kick. And learning what they go through dealing with hospital politics, moody doctors,...

  13. Paramedics accused of molesting patients, how to prevent this charge?

    Anxious Patient replied to emtj's topic in General Nursing

    So, emts are trained and have authority to perform pelvic exams in the back of ambulances???

  14. Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

    Anxious Patient replied to frellyou's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I hope my nurses or doctors don't let me know I made an @$$ of myself while under. I don't have a problem that caretakers get a chuckle privately or on forums like this at patient antics, but I...

  15. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    Anxious Patient replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    Since this thread has some humerous comments, thought I would give a link to this funny article: Boob News Roundup: The Power of the Mighty Breast...

  16. What's the "real deal" on these Carribean Medical Schools?

    Anxious Patient replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    This N.Y. Times article makes the case that U.S. med students might be squeezed out of clinical training in New York because of the influx of Caribbean med students. New York Hospitals Create Outcry...

  17. hospital loosing medicaid/medicare funding

    Anxious Patient replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    Teaching hospitals are paid by Medicare to train physicians. If they lose this funding, they can't pay the student doctors. The hospitals actually make a profit from Medicare, in addition to getting...

  18. Video surveillance of hospital workers for hand hygiene

    Anxious Patient replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how this system will address patient privacy. The camera will obviously be on during intimate procedures in the patient's room. Plus the patient's face will be easily identifiable. And who...

  19. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "The US Department of Health and Human Services announces a new proposed rule aimed at protecting health care workers who object to abortion or birth control from having to perform their jobs."...

  20. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    Anxious Patient replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wonder what happens if an unconscious patient arrives in an emergency room bleeding to death, and the only physician on call is a Jehovah's Witness who opposes blood transfusions. I see where the...

  21. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    Anxious Patient replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is an interesting article from the Washington Post on the subject: Protections Set for Antiabortion Health Workers http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/08/21/ST2008082103218...

  22. Do surgeons intimidate nurses?

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    The Husband of a Patient who accompanied his wife into the OR during a C-section recounts his observation of real fear from nurses towards the surgeons when a sponge went missing as the woman's...

  23. stitches

    Anxious Patient replied to ROCKONTULL's topic in General Nursing

    I had surgery in a Los Angeles hospital. When I had my staples removed, a nurse was allowed to do it, but I couldn't leave until a doctor came to check for infection or

  24. PHOTOGRAPHS with cellphones

    Anxious Patient replied to embarrasingfield's topic in General Nursing

    . Just curious, if these wound photos were used as evidence in litigation, wouldn't the patient's face have to show too? Otherwise how can a photo of just a wound be proof that it comes from a...

  25. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    Anxious Patient replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    thevicarofblue....what a fascinating story. Who would have thought such wonderful medical care in Panama. Yes, we in the U.S. have much to learn from other countries, in many fields. (gentle hint for...