Kince

Hello all, I'm working part time with the local ambulance service and as a dedicated employee have had a wonderful opportunity to study the finer details of the ED waiting room paint job and interior decor. By this I mean, I generally spend 2-3 hours per green-->amber patient being triaged before being relieved. This is a duty I see as necessary, as certainly (in my region) leaving even a green patient in the waiting room without signing them off would legally be considered abandonment. I'm just wondering how the ED's in your areas of the world handle stretcher bound patients. Do the paramedics and ambulance personnel wait hours being triaged? Do you have a special stretcher bay so the crews can hit the road again? I was in the ED for 6.5 hours today with a green patient. It was so busy, infact, we ended up having our patient treated while in the stretcher, we transported the patient ourselves to CT scan, and then only then upon completion did we offload to an emergency treatment room. I'm interested to know. Especially from the big centres where volume is high.

I guess my point is....we've never pondered the idea of using the term male florist...well because we're outsiders (well most of us) to the florists world. So maybe the male florists are sitting on another message board using nurses as their example of a non-gender specific career title. So maybe its such a big deal because we make it such a big deal. I've got no problem associating the word nurse with a function instead of a gender...and I would say the public for the most part is as apathetic as they could be. Just my two cents. And I raise you four cents!

an interesting point, though not very relevant. Ever heard of anyone saying "Male florist?".....there are far less male florists...but it just seems normal to call them florist no matter what the gender. This argument hasn't produced any alternatives to the title of nurse. Does anybody have any ideas?

Hello All, My brother and I have recently decided to travel to Ireland for a year. We have a 1 year work visa lined up for this time. I am currently in a Bachelor of Nursing program here in Canada and will be taking a year off for the trip. The reason I am posting today is this: In Canada we are able to work as Health Care Aids (aka. Nursing Aids) after our first year of Nursing. Is there any sort of program for student nurses to get work in and around Cork? If not, does anyone know of any opportunities in Cork (and surrounding area) for student nurses? I am basically looking for any health care opportunity in Cork City. My brother has work lined up here and I would really like to get some experience (even a little) with medicine in Ireland. I appreciate any info.

Good responses by all, thanks for the input. I've never been uncomfortable with a female doctor or nurse performing any sort of invasive exam/treatment but I can definitely see where one would. I find it troubling that patients cannot seperate health care necessity from sexual/social worries. I was wrong in saying nursing was the only are effected by this. We're at a point where male med students are being asked to wait in hallways during pelvic exams on OB/GYN rotations....oh well....

Does anybody have any experience as a Nursing Officer with the Canadian Forces? I am considering applying as an officer (and as a result being funded) and am extremely interested in talking with anyone who has experience with the Canadian Forces.

I'm fairly ignorant in this area as I'm just a student so you'll have to excuse me...but why does it matter whether the nurse is male or female? Would this be a problem with Doctors or another type of health professional (not dominated by females)? Would the Pt be as selective or insistant on having a practitioner of the same sex?