It's her placenta for heaven's sake. A friend of mine had a homebirth and buried the placenta under a tree in the yard. Weird 4 me but an important part of their spiritual pathway. Who is hurt?...
I precept new grads a couple of times a year. It doesn't matter whether you have 5 minutes experience or 10 yrs dialysis is a whole new field. I embrace new grads as well as oder nurses that have...
I worked with a Filiponi nurse years ago and at that stage she had to undertake 8 weeks of supervised practice for no remuneration. I don't know if she ever got her licence. It is easier for others...
I think male nurses are different because we tend to talk in plain language! I can recall an incident where one of my female colleagues was asking a confused old man if he "wanted to go for a wee?"...
I agree with DeLana. It's hard to tell if anyone will like renal work. Two qualities/skills are a must though. You need good assessment skills and need to be a skilled
Thankfully my facility has a zero violence policy. Crap is just not tolerated and the higher ups (by law) have to enforce this policy. As for the infected catheter. That guy will just get sicker...
Default Re: How are male nurses perceived? "My experience has been that they are perceived the same as females...by ability, not the hardware under the uniform. Your statement about the "very senior"...
My experience has been that they are perceived the same as females...by ability, not the hardware under the uniform. Your statement about the "very senior" nurse may answer your entire...
Farkinott replied to globetrotter's topic in General Nursing
Thankfully if I feel I cannot deal with a patient because i have issues with who they are or what they have done my organisation accepts that and I wil be reassigned. If you loathe someone and can't...