ErieSTL1980
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After nursing school I moved from Erie to St. Louis, MO. I realized I was too far away from family, etc. at holidays and whatnot. So, I am moving back to Pittsburgh, and have a job at Passavant. I am totally happy with the decision and excited about moving back closer to loved ones. All that having been said, I am currently working at a large hospital and I work on a thoracic sugery floor (that treats paitents who have a very high acuity). So my question is, how difficult is it to transfer from one UPMC hospital to another (such as Presby)? Thanks so much for your answers!
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In my time as a pt. in the past I have had both male and female nurses, and I really can't tell any difference between them. If I am sick enough to be in the hospital I just want competent, compassionate care...and, at that point, the gender of the nurse is of no concern to me.
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Let me start off by saying that I am gay. I do agree that the sterotype is probably d/t the fact that, historically, nursing is a woman's job (historically--not my view of course). I tended to buy into this stereotype when I started school (in my mind, I pictued at least 50% of the guys in my class would be gay). As far as I know only myself and 2 other guys are gay (out of about ~25 guys in my class). On the floor, the vast majority of male nurses I have encountered are not gay. (BTW, I hope I do not sound either disappointed or happy--I am not trying to express either).
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One of our books always uses 'client,' the other pretty much always uses 'patient.' Most of the NCLEX books use 'client.' Our instructor powerpoints are usually with 'patient,' yet our care plans call for 'expected client outcomes.' For a non-nursing perspective....my grandfather (who happens to be a doctor) got very upset when I called someone a 'client' say that only "laywers, insurance salemen, and hookers" have clients.
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Personally, I think 'reassigning' sounds way too "PC" for what is happening. I, too, have heard floating mostly (although this sounds like it is a choice by the nurse, not a procedure for short staffing).