This is not worth arguing about. I may not have effectively communicated my point in my original post as you and the OP have taken a defensive approach. Now I'm on my heels as you have taken the...
Read what I wrote and what SangriaSteve wrote and the way it was written... In no way was I trying to kick her while she's down and I didn't get that from SS. I felt it necessary to let her know that...
Probably make up is your best bet... Most hospitals have one kind of gloves they use. Wether it's blue or purple or clear is up to them. I've never seen anyone wearing gloves that are different than...
From a Mexican perspective... You can not change culture over night. It's inevitable, you will be judged by some Spanish speakers, they may assume you are a "POCHO" .Which is basically someone who...
Lots of great advise here... You have better things to worry about than some offensive individual. You did the right thing by going to the DON. Just know that it may happen again and that you must be...
I am not an RN, I'm a pre nursing student... However I do work in hospitals. I agree with most of you here... However, either way a family member can get my attention is ok with me. I feel I'm there...
I'm a pre nursing student and not an RN. However I have been in the healthcare industry almost 20 years. I like the concept. The RCFEs I have visited strive to mimick a home like environment and some...
I have several aquaitences in law enforcement. They tell me they ALWAYS let nurses off with a warning (for infractions of course). They say "you never know when you will need that nurse's help. What...
Although my initial comment was meant in humor. I was doing so out of ignorance... I took the time to Google Greenhouse Nursing and Wikipedia educated me....
30 years from now... Tribal tattoo guys will be in their sixties... And trampstampers should be ripe cougars. Shouldn't be too bad to look at. LOL. Now... 50 years from now they'll be in their 80s....
Cat... I can tell you are a caring person and that's why you feel like you should be doing something about your patient's bleeding. However, you also have to remember that when a patient elects to...
The way I see it... You have nothing to loose. It's like asking someone out on a date. She's either going to say no or yes. So why not just make the effort? Personally, I would gather all my...
I work in San Diego... In the heathcare industry... I'm not a nurse yet but I know plenty of them. The tides are changing when it comes to tattoos. I have tattoos and my tattooist tells me he has...