We no longer have a problem with smoking as our facility is smoke free. I tell my students to wait until after clinicals. I do know that some of them sneak to their vehichles during lunch breaks. I...
hawaiit, thank you for this most enlightening post and it helps me so much to understand. God made us each and everyone and did not make mistakes. God bless you! You have an intelligence and...
This has really been a hot topic. I hope we have all learned something. It is scary that some of you are nurses but others are probably awesome. I am awesome! Now, I am new here and never heard of...
Thank you for a much needed Belly Laugh!! Our hospital just became smoke free! Goes into effect Feb. 5th. Glad and thanks to God, I quit 5 yrs ago and I don't have to deal with it now! I never...
Perhaps you are right. I guess I have been sheltered too long. Live a quiet life and rarely debate these kinds of issues. I appreciate the insight I have obtained and I apologize for the use of the...
Bevi, I am so disturbed that based on a few sentences you have determined me to be prejudiced, weak, seeker of untruthes, etc, and etc. The fact is that you have done the same to me that you accuse...
TCJan. Thanks for your honesty.. I still have women who refuse a male nurse for baths. It is the old school and I respect them and get them a female. I intend to be a patient advocate as well as an...
Thank you! That is exactly right! This student got the chance. We have competitive admissions and we only take a handful of students each year. We had 65 test and we took only the top 18 (supposed...
WoW!! I knew this would get attention but I am really amazed at how much. I am the original poster. I confess. I needed to get other nurses thoughts and boy I did. To clarify a few things. first...
Communication fails at time via the written word as it lacks nonverbal clues. I find that happens often on these boards. Just miscommunication. My but nurses are aggressive! The first rule of...
I am savvy regarding cultural diversity and do not consider this a "cultural issue". I am concerned about this persons welfare and feel that he will be treated less than well at this hospital by both...
I really agree that there is nothing that should be done to prevent her from being a nurse. She says she will not use a bathroom. She is trying to become female by taking hormones, I think. I have...
I am a Practical Nursing Instructor. I have had a transgender accepted into my program. He/she is a cross dresser, presents as a female but has male sex organs. I had no control over this person...