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  1. Health care reform: what it means

    middleager replied to mscranton's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are some very good aspects of the bill, unfortunately IMO the bad outwieghs the good. First off the bill was passed with blantant bribes and vote buying (Lousiana deal 300 mil, Nebraska 200...

  2. I'm so embarrassed

    middleager replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    Ottawarn. If you go back and read my post I said "of course not" regarding nurses and the naughty nurse costume. (By the way I was recently at a halloween party where a young RN dressed the naughty...

  3. I'm so embarrassed

    middleager replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    Ottawarn And the the women who are into submission, S&M etc evidently represent the majority of females as well. If a male was making these type of sexist comments and stereotyping females they...

  4. I'm so embarrassed

    middleager replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    tyvin, I can not believe you would make such a sexist statement. I am a NORMAL-MATURE-HETEROSEXUAL-MALE and I assure you being forced to have a young woman bath me in a hospital is hardly a fantasy...

  5. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    Cul2 I would agree 100% with you that having someone you know do these things is more embaressing than having someone you do not know. If all things were equal other than that I think the vast...

  6. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    I find this fascinating and eye opening. diane227 you did not practice on another student during nursing school but your instructor watched you do your first bath on a patient. I think this issue to...

  7. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    Esme12 I would say as well you are the kind of nurse everyone would want and to be honest I have been blessed to meet more than a few like you. My mother was in a local ICU, the intial diagnosis from...

  8. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    nurse156, a really great point. If the intent of having students do this is to teach not only the physical aspects, but to teach techniques for easing the concerns and insecurities that patients and...

  9. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    While I did not say they would be termed for not wearing a bathing suit, I have termed trainees for not being able to complete the skills needed in their job area such as accurate accounting or poor...

  10. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    Esme12 I appreciate your points but I still disagree, no I haven't seen my employees nude, but then again (1) as I understand the requirement was bathing suits and shorts not nude and at our company...

  11. Nursing school: Bizarre practice in learning to bed bath..

    middleager replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Students

    I realize the site is mainly for nurses, but perhaps the view point from a patients perspective might help a little. I know hearing what you all say is very helpful to me in understanding and...

  12. Nurses, Clients and Power

    middleager replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It has been sometime since there has been any activity on this thread. I hope it isn't dead. While I understand the purpose of this site is not intended to provide a platform for non-nursing people...

  13. Nurses, Clients and Power

    middleager replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    A big thank you to the moderators of this thread the opportunity to discuss this subject with professionals from the nursing community and the patient population are rare, especially at this level....

  14. Trauma Naked?

    middleager replied to mark90's topic in General Nursing

    I am just in the looking into stage of nursing, about to finish one career and looking for somewhere to finish my working years. I am really interested in nursing as I have such a high opinion of what...