sharkdiver

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1. How do people feel about male nurses?

   sharkdiver replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

   This is a good point, and I don't disagree - but don't you suppose that there are similar subjects that males would be just as uncomfortable discussing with a female? It cuts both

2. How do people feel about male nurses?

   sharkdiver replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

   I never said that they couldn't. That said, as RNator alluded, there is a double standard. A female that requests same gender care, particularly if intimate exposure is involved, is almost always...

3. How do people feel about male nurses?

   sharkdiver replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

   I agree that the double standard you referenced does exist - all the more reason we need more males in the nursing profession, so the same sensitivities can be granted to male patients as

4. School Physical

   sharkdiver replied to CamilliaJGP's topic in Pediatric

   Not everywhere - several states have removed both the male genital and hernia component from their sports physical exam

5. Any advice for a new grad Male CNA

   sharkdiver replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Men in Nursing

   You might want to rethink this.... Whether you like it or not, instances of sexual abuse of patients by nurses and other health care workers do occur. If you don't think so, just google "Jeffrey...

6. LPN jobs in L&D??

   sharkdiver replied to kstevens24's topic in General Nursing

   This! My sister has worked in L&D most of her 30+ year career and is currently the L&D/postpartum nurse unit manager. We've discussed this in the past and they only hire RN's for L&D for...

7. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

   sharkdiver replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

   You have to look at the whole chronology.... 1. It started with an AAP policy endorsing pediatricians asking these questions. 2. Then, when some patients in Florida declined to answer, some...

8. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

   sharkdiver replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

   As I said way back on page one, you can ask, but the patient doesn't have to answer. A provider has no legal right to any information the patient doesn't choose to share. So instead of asking about...

9. When a patient signs out AMA...

   sharkdiver replied to Lev's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   1 2:10 pm by jrwest Quote from springchick1 Remind them that in most cases, insurance won't pay the bills if they leave AMA (assuming they have insurance). We were told we are not allowed...

10. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    sharkdiver replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Actually it's "bear arms"....or in the case of your pic, arm bears... Seriously, I don't think that anyone here will dispute the idea that keeping firearms and ammunition safely secured is a good...

11. Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    sharkdiver replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are certainly free to ask - the patient is also free to tell you that it's none of your business, or as Annie indicated they may just lie. IMHO, unless health care workers are thoroughly trained...

12. Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

    sharkdiver replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    AuDDoc: FYI, Federal law permits recording telephone calls and in-person conversations with the consent of at least one of the parties. See 18 U.S.C. 2511(2)(d). This is called a "one-party consent"...

13. Pts handpicking assignments, and refusing nurses of opposite gender?

    sharkdiver replied to jdub6's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There have been some very good comments on this thread. There is a very distinct difference between a patient requesting a specific caregiver and one who either "fires" a specific caregiver or...

14. What to do about refusing Dr. orders?

    sharkdiver replied to nancynurse0828's topic in General Nursing

    Whoever told you that is flat wrong - ask them to produce written confirmation of what they told you....and that they might want to consult the legal dept. In the U.S., a patient has the absolute...

15. Threatened by patient

    sharkdiver replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree - rarely will something like what was described happen purely out of the blue. What was the trigger