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  1. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    leemacaz replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Interesting.....the exact same feelings have been expressed by many males as well....they feel they get put down for asking for same sex care providers....(find a urologist with male nurses if ya...

  2. Q+A piece: Men in Nursing and why there are no grants for men pursuing nursing school

    leemacaz replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    As much as more nurses are needed, I fail to understand why there are not more grants for both sexes...actually for all areas of health

  3. Not allowed to say "I was busy w/ another pt"

    leemacaz replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that there are those folks who do not care how sick someone else may be...they want attention Right Now...yeah, I have seen that...really felt badly for the nurses...save a life or pander...

  4. Not allowed to say "I was busy w/ another pt"

    leemacaz replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt if my family or myself would need to be tazered...I can't imagine a better reason for a nurse to be unable to answer a call button than if the nurse was with another patient....It always...

  5. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    leemacaz replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Nursing Students

    UH??????? guess the fact that I have learned to trust nurses further than doctors cause they usually have an answer...know what Not to do often, and what To do at others...without causing more pain or...

  6. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    leemacaz replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    One of the criteria that seems to come up again and again is "quality of life"...this is different for each person..as to when life is no longer "life". Can pain be taken care of by meds...can the...

  7. some younger male nurses.....

    leemacaz replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you all will look..you will see that a lot of the comments on others behavior....are saying the same thing..just from a different corner of the room..As tough as Ruby Vee comes across she is only...

  8. Gay Nurses... help!

    leemacaz replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am not a nurse or etc., but am someone who might wind up in a hospital as a patient..... I do not want to know about anyone who might be my health care providers sex lives! Although I would prefer...

  9. Epidural & post-op pain management

    leemacaz replied to Jemma's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Please excuse an ignorant question I guess..but are Foley's an automatic with an epidural?..I did not know until recently that many (if not all) general anesthesia pts get one while

  10. Male Nurse Insert a Foley

    leemacaz replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Out of curiosity, what do you do if a patient refuses a foley? I am sure few if anyone really wants one....I know that there are times one is considered necessary...What do you do if a patient only...

  11. Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    leemacaz replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have had a chance to observe seferal male nurses and P.C.'s in a local hospital..a couple are a bit on the effeminate side.( effeminate does NOT always mean gay and masculine does NOT always mean...

  12. Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    leemacaz replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I wish the best of luck to you guys....Ya gotta have a real optimistic outlook to start a whole new career...bet it keeps ya young. I admire

  13. some younger male nurses.....

    leemacaz replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    My Mom had quadruple bypass two years ago...and she hada rough go of it...kidneys really went to heck... I stayed at the hospital 22 hours every day .for nearly 6 weeks..There were all ages and both...

  14. Hospital question

    leemacaz replied to youknowhowwedoit77's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am afraid materialism, fear, and political correctness...and a not so great economy gives institutions of all natures license to operate by the robber barron mentality.... Maybe times will have to...

  15. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    leemacaz replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    From a perspective by a possiblr future patient and one who has had several family members whose passinf was not far from your experiencelet me say: I do not consider the relief of pain as using...

  16. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    leemacaz replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    :up: I feel for those of you who get stuck with less than reasonable students. The more I read the more I wonder if I ever want any of these future nurses anywhere around my family...or anyone...

  17. Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    leemacaz replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Aren't there nursing programs in Clovis and down in Silver City as well? It seems like UNM could expand its nursing program....Had two cousins and a couple of friends who graduated and became doctors...

  18. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    leemacaz replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It is my hope that I will be able to have male nurses and P.C.'s and techs. if the need arises....but hospitals near me have a hard time getting and keeping enough nurses period...let alone finding...

  19. Male Nurse Insert a Foley

    leemacaz replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thankyou for explaining a bit why a catheter might be necessary..although I would prefer a male do it for me if I were unconcious I would just hope that I was not used as a demonstration for a...

  20. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

    leemacaz replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Hey if I am not 99 but still have no quality of life...and all kinds of problems with whatever (Physical)...I can only ask that if I can't sustain life under my own steam...it is time to "go...

  21. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    leemacaz replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I assume this is tongue in cheek. Guess I am just a killjoy.....not really impressed by our current cultural

  22. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    leemacaz replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    And maybe a way ..to keep from admitting his embarrassment..still I am not for a patient abusing a nurse anymore than I am a nurse doing so to a

  23. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    leemacaz replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    You are obviously a credit to your profession...and a very compassionate

  24. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    leemacaz replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    Thankyou....you said a lot for a lot more men than most realise. I have avoided doctors for 40 years...now I find I have to go. The health care folks are in that job by choice...I am a patient just...