ECKPowers

It's really no different than an x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or CT. Scan. It's their body. It's just an area where a picture might not usually be taken. As a patient I've taken pictures of some pretty cool bruises, it's kind of a trophy. LOL. My husband ...

There are no words....

LOL By all means! I just said it one day and it stuck...

That's assault. Unwarranted and unwelcome touching in a threatening manner is assault. I wouldn't talk to her. I'd speak to charge nurse, house supervisor, administration and law enforcement. Most facilities have a no tolerance rule regarding assaul...

Your compassion drove you to document this mans pain and suffering. Perhaps not only did you help him but I'm sure whoever did this has done it before. Now social services and law enforcement will be able to deal with those who commited such horrific...

Thats just shag nasty. Tell that woman to send her mom to Walgreens for some wax! Nurses have better things to do.And it's still shag nasty!

In the past few months I've heard of Ob's actually scheduling C-sections for convenience. A friend of mine recently went to a local OB when she found out she was pregnant. At the first appointment the doc informed her he would schedule a c-section w...

It just seems to me that natural birth would be best for Mommy and baby. I would also think that if a mother had to have pain relief (medicine) for post C-section pain, then her milk would be worthless. The baby needs the milk. And mommy needs to be ...

Again, my only experience is as a patient. So I offer my two cents worth with my own grain of salt. LOL In laymans terms, medicine is a constantly evoloving entity. Practices that were acceptable and demanded ten years ago may not be the same practic...

I suppose this counts under this section. I had to get my port flushed yesterday. I went to the oncology clinic (as usual) and I heard another patient growling yelling at the nurse. Of course, being the nosey person that I am, I sat quietly listenin...

It's not illegal. And it's NONE of our business what she does. She asked about legality. Not everyone's personal moral opinions.

Now that annoy's me. We are talking about understanding of foreign accents. Not race or ability. Sheesh. Why do people always play the race card? It's NOT about race. It's about whether I as the patient can understand what the nurse is saying. PS. ...

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I have many MD's that are foreign born. If I don't understand them I ask them to please ask someone else to come and see if they can understand it and relay it to me. It's NOT a big deal. But everyone is making it a big deal.

Thanks. You all are right. It's not a prejudice at all. If I were to go to Wal Mart and I couldn't get help from the beauty section, because she ONLY spoke Spanish. I would be forced to seek out someone else. That's a place where I expect the employe...

Not a nurse, but I said it.

My ONLY issue as a patient is this: if I can't understand you I will nicely ask to speak to someone else. It's not personal. It's MY health. MY body.

Hiondfa Ligfoasdfkasd fkadl godaoqweruc dnasdirll gjuiasdovnm aleirakdn! That's what I hear when a heavily accented person tries to speak Engilsh and fails miserably. I need to understand my medical professionals. It's imperative to my health. An...

Cause they don't want to slap a co-worker when they can't understand them?

W:OW! And we are back to you putting words in my mouth. I said patients should be able to understand and trust their nurse. When the nurse is unable to communicate well with his/her patients they appear uneducated and unprofessional. And as a pati...

I wasn't saying or implying you were. Something you wrote reminded me of something else. Sheesh! When I call my husband Egghead it sometimes reminds me to pick up eggs at Wal Mart. Man.

"Just a patient"? Subconscienc slipping of the tongue? I may be " just a patient ", but us " patients " keep nurses in jobs. ********** My own spelling at 3 am is horrific ************** Subconscious even! I have even heard nurses complaining about ...

^^ That reminded me of another aspect of foreign born nurses that I hadn't mentioned. The incorrect grammar issue. Not only is it difficult to understand the accents, the horrific and incorrect grammar is a barrier as well. Using correct grammar is ...

Perhaps it's just best to put it simply and plainly. I, as the patient, want a nurse I can understand and that knows what he/she is doing. Before a foreign born nurse starts a job here, they should be able to fully speak English and know US Policies ...

Patients have the right and the need to understand what the nurse is telling them. It's sometimes a life and death issue. A good nurse is a good nurse. It doesn't matter where he/she came from. A good nurse would also know, to make sure his/her pat...