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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

  16. Male Nurse Interactions

    sharkdiver replied to MikeRN84's topic in Men in Nursing

    1sttime, There are a couple of separate issues here I think are getting intertwined, and they really need to be addressed separately. This might get a bit long, but I will try to be concise. The first...

  17. trouble understanding thoracic pressures

    sharkdiver replied to zacarias's topic in Pulmonary

    Actually, assuming that the airway is open, the pressures are equal at both the end of inspiration and end of expiration - simple law of physics...the airway is an orifice, and when there is no flow...

  18. Male nurse midwife

    sharkdiver replied to Eyalslevy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not for much longer I suspect. In 1990, 22.4% of all OB-GYN's in the US were women - by 2010 the number had increased to 49%. Further, in 1990, 49% of all first year OB-GYN residents were women - by...

  19. How to prevent falls

    sharkdiver replied to Karolyte's topic in Orthopedic

    All valid and excellent points. A patient has the absolute legal right to refuse any test, treatment, medication or procedure without prejudice to any other needed care - hospital policy does not...

  20. How to prevent falls

    sharkdiver replied to Karolyte's topic in Orthopedic

    Actually it's not that tough. If the staff won't listen, don't waste your time and theirs arguing - go over their head. You pick up the phone and call the patient advocate and find out who is the...

  21. Hard Time Dealing With Patient Rights

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

    This is absolutely incorrect. A competent patient has the absolute legal and constitutional right to refuse any test, treatment or procedure for any reason they may choose, without prejudice to...

  22. My patient does not comply.

    sharkdiver replied to aricklefs's topic in Patient Education

    THIS! (emphasis added to quote by me). One of my pet peeves is the term "non-compliant". By definition it implies that medical staff have some legal authority to require patients to follow their...

  23. Air vs. Oxygen for breathing trt

    sharkdiver replied to bnurse1988's topic in General Nursing

    Yep - that's why we had a 10 minute hard limit on the bottom time on the 10/80 trimix. We preplanned it very carefully with appropriate safety reserves. Sorry for sidetracking the

  24. Air vs. Oxygen for breathing trt

    sharkdiver replied to bnurse1988's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you have them on high PPO2 levels for extended lengths of time, I wouldn't worry too much about oxygen toxicity. For example, because they see the highest concentrations of O2, the lungs and...

  25. Guys, do you take this personally?

    sharkdiver replied to bethannie's topic in Men in Nursing

    Actually, that's not quite accurate. The patient always has a choice, and still has the right to postpone a procedure and request rescheduling that allows for same gender care. Hospitals always say...