lateblumer

oh....dentures in a depend, a graduate, a vibrator, photographs, syringes, and a male who could not get out of bed or dress himself had on a pair of womens panties.

My friend used Lemonheads and Warheads. If those two don't make you pucker, have the surgery!

I think that it is something that shouldn't even be considered from the start. Everyone knows about student-teacher relationships. My opinion is that it should remain a professional relationship until the schooling is complete. If it is real then it will still be when school is done.

I am offended by ANYONE who does not stand up for our profession. Letting others degrade us by portraying us as sex objects, bimbos, airheads, ect, means that we agree with their opinions of us. Personally, I am a single parent with two girls who both want to be NURSES. I am proud of the work that I do because I literally hold peoples lives in my hands, whether it be with a medication that is keeping them alive or the urgent call I am making to the Dr. who has no idea what is wrong with the patient, because he refuses to take time away from his golf game or boat to actually come in and see them. I commend all of us who continually say, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH! but clock back in the very next day to do it all over again. I used to like The View because of their diverse prospective on current events. But this has really changed my mind about the show. For someone to say "My sister-in-law is a Nurse" then turn around and portray us they way that she did, is a disgrace to both her family and our profession. Everyone I know has been in the hospital or had some loved one in an ECF , at some time in their life. Who was there for every ache, pain, c/o or whim? THE NURSE! Yet, still we suffer this kind of abuse. It is disgusting that people can show us in this kind of light and it be accepted as just plain fun. I worked hard to get where I am at. As I am quite sure most of you all have too. Maybe if enough of us STAND UP and say we will not accept this portrayal anymore, whether it be in fun or not, we will finally quit getting our butts rubbed from horny patients, and thought of as bed-bathing sex object and be treated with the RESPECT we all so rightly deserve.

There was a time when i would say that nursing was a career only for those that were called to do so. But recently at my place of employment, just about anybody can do my job. Our unit manager hires people who definately are not cut out to be nurses, but continue to stay on the payroll. These so called nurses know nothing of patient care, pain management, compassion or even how to read an MAR. one person in particular has had so many med errors, that the nursing assistants are calling her nurse kovorkian. It does no good to tell anyone about all this. It is noticed by everyone on our unit, but nothing is done about it. When i first started there, another LPN told me, " Anyone who can read can do this job." I refused to let myself believe it, however over time, i am beginning to believe she was right. I tell myself everyday, that i am there to make a difference, that i do make a difference, and will eventually make a difference. But if it keeps up like it is, I won't be in nursing very much longer. Thanks for letting me sound off. If your hearts not in it, then get out of it!