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  1. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    rn/writer -- You're analogy is quite close, I do agree. It's just that there are few comparisons to how we feel about out bodies -- especially the symbolic significance of certain body parts....

  2. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I think it's interesting that so many are assuming that there's a small, very small percentage of people who would opt for same gender OR. I do think they are a minority, but I think it's a...

  3. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Scrubby -- I asked you to give me a reasoned, rational argument and you did. You make some good points. And I'm not challenging that. You presented your position well. I want to make clear that...

  4. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    "If the shoe fits...It could be a value judgement based on reason and evidence more than it is on emotion." Okay -- then use reason and evidence to back up your statement? Let's hear your case. It's...

  5. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    "The whole idea of same gender teams is absolutely ridiculous." I wouldn't use the word "ridiculous." That's a value judgment based as much on emotion as anything else. We might say it's unworkable...

  6. Nurses, Clients and Power

    Cul2 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    "This is where the medical profession goes wrong, who fault is it that you have 7 patients certainly not the patients fault and I suggest you take that up with your employer" Gepdar We can...

  7. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with both advo-kate2 and sirI. The issue is being discussed here. But perhaps we should be asking different questions. Assuming that we'll all basically on the same page regarding patient...

  8. Nurses, Clients and Power

    Cul2 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I must say that this discussion demonstrates why there needs to be more communication between caregivers and patients. Patients need to understand more about how hospitals work and how important...

  9. Modesty Issues

    Cul2 replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Let me try to sum up what I believe the issue is, for me at least. I believe that the majority of doctors, and especially nurses, do look out for patient modesty and work hard to protect their patient...

  10. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    but I left out the incontinence bit, or the fact that there may be 10 people in the room as the cleaning process occurs." canoehead -- Please, give me a good reason, a good medical reason why 10...

  11. Modesty Issues

    Cul2 replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Alright. Let's get back to the original question: "Looking for words of wisdom from those who are more experienced with prepping a pt for surgery or catheterizing adult male pts with modesty issues....

  12. Treating the Muslim patient

    Cul2 replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Here we go again with a comment like this: "If there is a sensitive issue, the person can have someone of the same sex be present. However, I don't think the patient should get to pick the sex of...

  13. Modesty Issues

    Cul2 replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    You need no medically trained people to represent patients. That sentence should read: "You need some non medically trained people to represent patients." Another point. When this modesty issue...

  14. Modesty Issues

    Cul2 replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    "You don't think people in the medical field were patients before they gained knowledge in their field?" Let's talk about Mark Twain, poetnyouknowit. Here's what I mean: In "Life on the Mississippi,...

  15. Modesty Issues

    Cul2 replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    i don't have too much to add to what donmd has said. he's said it well. but to respond to squirrelrn71's comment: "ultimately these posts don't bother me, because they come from people who aren't...

  16. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    Cul2 replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Certain professions in general, nursing in particular as one of those professions, have paid dearly for a too relaxed attitude toward the psychological importance of tradition and traditional...

  17. Doc beings medical student without permission

    Cul2 replied to BETSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some good responses advocating for patient privacy rights. But where does an attitude like this come from: "So although it seems like its a violation of their privacy, they have actually signed away...

  18. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    What criteria are used to insert a foley cath? Is it the length of the surgery, the type of surgery, a combination of both? Are there other factors entering into this

  19. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    canoehead -- Now that's a reasonable answer. I've little concern with the OR's "aggrivation" or their concern for responsibility over personal property. How valuable can a pair of underwear be? And...

  20. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you, brownbook, for your thoughtful response. I beleive most, I say most, not all -- most patients are reasonable. That's why I posed my question the way I did? Give me medical, scientific...

  21. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    Cul2 replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Someone who had an eye operation, recently asked me why they had to be completely naked under the gown. She was out completely for the operation. She asked if she could wear her loose briefs and they...

  22. The Great Double Standard?

    Cul2 replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    I realize this is an old thread that's starting to open up again. I did comment in it a 2 years ago. But reading it again, I came across this comment: 'Try these on for size: "I don't want a black...

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

    Cul2 replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    "I have never had a male patient refuse me caring for them..." Whenever I read a statement like that, I always wonder about its interpretation. I certainly mean no discrespect here -- just wondering....

  24. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    Cul2 replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    One of the big issues in this area -- rarely talked about openly (outside the office) -- is this: In clinics, especially, and it hospitals to some degree -- male doctors and often male nurses are...

  25. Is it possible to arrange shadowing a nurse...

    Cul2 replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    In all these posts, although HIPAA requirements are mentioned, I read nothing about obtaining patient permission for a shadow. Now, you're response might be, Of course we get patient permission-- I...