Anxious Patient

Anxious Patient

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  1. Why isn't there's a Men's Health NP specialty

    Anxious Patient replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    So the aptly named hysterectomy was the procedure originally intended to "cure" this hysteria, I guess.

  2. I was slapped by a doctor!

    Anxious Patient replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you can anonymously report this incident on the doctor rating website, RateMD.com. It would warn potential patients what a jerk this guy

  3. I was slapped by a doctor!

    Anxious Patient replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    After reading this story, I tried to put myself in your shoes. My gut reaction would be to slap him back in self defense. Well, brave of me to say that as I'm not a new nurse. But it would be funny to...

  4. I know this might sound ridiculous, but

    Anxious Patient replied to Sadiegirl1122's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on the patient end, and since participating on this forum I've learned so much. Some of these threads should be required reading for patients before they enter the hospital. You're all my...

  5. assisting techniques dvd

    Anxious Patient replied to tarat's topic in Operating Room

    I'm on the patient end, but I have seen the Cine-Med videos, and they are all very interesting. Just so you know, they have a 30 day free trial, which gives you plenty of time to view all the videos....

  6. Should Nurses Accept Gifts from Patients?

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a discussion in Medscape Nursing about this. http://medscapenursing.blogs.com/medscape_nursing/2008/05/should-nurses-a.html Here are some of the nurses' opinions: When offered a gift for...

  7. Patient hand-offs

    Anxious Patient posted a topic in General Nursing

    I subscribe to a patient blog - A recent discussion centered on patients who were upset that they had an appointment with their doctor, and ended up instead being examined by a PA or NP, feeling that...

  8. Dealing with smells...

    Anxious Patient replied to lvmama's topic in General Nursing

    My God, if anybody deserves hardship pay, it's' nurses. Lay-people have no idea the "crap" you have to put up with. If anybody I know dares to put down the value of nurses, I'm going to xerox this...

  9. Indian Nurses to Solve Nursing "Shortage"

    Anxious Patient replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    The article linked stated that the Indian nurses would be paid equivalent to their U.S. counterparts. Considering that Indian doctors receive about $20,000 a year in India, no wonder Indian nurses...

  10. Limit to the Number of People in the OR??

    Anxious Patient replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    As I'm on the patient end, I'd like to know if the patient is informed that a high school student (job shadowing) will be observing the operation. Personally, as my 2 operations have been gyn related,...

  11. Patient Modesty

    Anxious Patient replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    This was elective surgery - an abdominal hysterectomy due to cancer. The hospital was a 950 bed tertiary facility. I only met the surgeon once (referred by my gyn) a week before surgery. The place...

  12. Patient Modesty

    Anxious Patient replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    At the teaching hospital where I had my surgery, the general consent form was presented to me just before surgery. The form included vague paragraphs about patient photography, medical student...

  13. question from a surgical patient

    Anxious Patient replied to AilanMedici's topic in Operating Room

    What about medical students being allowed to practice pelvic exams on anesthesized patients. Couldn't that be included in the pre op teaching that the poster is questioning? Or is that still being...