NocturneRN

NocturneRN

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  1. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are also cultures in which it's considered truculent, or hostile, to keep one's eyes trained on another person's face. You can't just assume that this guy expects nurses to behave...

  2. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    z----As a matter of fact, I HAVE lived and worked outside the U.S. (though not in health care), and I know from experience just how tricky it can be to negotiate another culture, even with the help of...

  3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    NocturneRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You've just brought up one of my pet peeves: grown men with tattoos all over their arms, who whine like babies when they need an IV or a lab

  4. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i agree that it's good to learn as much as one can about another culture before becoming a part of it. but all the reading and studying in the world won't prevent some degree of culture shock, or...

  5. I need two people to respond to this question about nurses and attire.

    NocturneRN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Or "ice cream

  6. I need two people to respond to this question about nurses and attire.

    NocturneRN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Well, a lot more than the requisite two people responded, so I guess I'll respond, too. I like the way we do it in my hospital: the RNs wear white scrub tops, and any solid color scrub pants....

  7. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    z----You just pointed out that you learned this lesson in childhood. The doctor in question, being from a culture with different ground rules, obviously did not. He was conditioned, most likely from...

  8. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good point. Cultures differ in ground rules, not just from country to country, but also from region to region. And who's to say which cultures are right, and which

  9. Considering nursing but is it for me?

    NocturneRN replied to AniaK's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=AniaK;4503223]I'm 37 years old and need to change professions. Since I graduated high school until I turned 30, I was a legal assistant. At the age of 30 I became a real estate agent. This...

  10. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What? Where are you getting the idea that this man requires psychological counseling, just because he voiced some frustration to a nurse manager? Is that what you do with your patients, whenever they...

  11. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I agree that he needs to carry out his duties and save all those lives at stake. But what has that to do with the fact that he's uncomfortable with nurses looking him in the eye and (in his eyes,...

  12. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sounds like you're letting your unrelated past experience color your attitude toward this doctor. Let's be fair: we have no evidence that he's treated anyone like a pig, that he tortures his wife,...

  13. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i agree with most of what you said here, except for saying that we can "assume" the context of the doctor's remarks to the nurse manager. in fact, it makes no more sense to assume that than it would...

  14. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you. I feel strongly on this issue, because I've been on the other side, and know how confusing it can be to deal with a foreign culture that doesn't act or react as one has been conditioned to...

  15. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not calling anyone a xenophobe or bigot. But it's unrealistic to assume that this man, who came from a different culture and (in all likelihood) mastered a different language in order to practice...

  16. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most foreigners visiting or moving to the U.S. would certainly notice that Americans are more inclined than many other cultures to make and hold eye contact with strangers, and to show their feelings...

  17. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Absolutely. And the skills acquired thereby useful in dealing with foreign patients, too----not just foreign

  18. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I challenge you to spend six months living and working in Rome (or any foreign town or city), without once irritating, offending or confusing the natives through cultural misunderstanding. It's easy...

  19. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know what? You just admitted (however obliquely) that we don't have enough information to know for sure what was motivating the doctor's complaint. You're also attempting to read more into the...

  20. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No more so than it shows "intolerance" to criticize his attitude. We really have no way of knowing how rigid he was on this issue----whether he was complaining to the NM in hopes of getting some...

  21. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    it actually said nothing about him asking the nm to chastise anyone. it merely said he complained to her----the rest refers to how she chose to handle the

  22. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i'm wondering where you're getting the idea that americans "bend" more than anyone else, or that anyone expects them to. we're talking about a man who's uncomfortable with unwritten american...

  23. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    there are no "shoulds" here, except doing whatever is necessary to give the patient the best possible care. and, no matter how strongly you feel that foreign residents of the u.s. should act like...

  24. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, first of all, it isn't "MY" country, but "OUR" country. Second, who's asking you to "cowtow" here? That's an assumption on your part, and has nothing to do with the facts that were given at...

  25. I am an American.

    NocturneRN replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're absolutely right about that. But which is more important to you: making the doctor suffer for failing to grasp the finer points of American hospital culture, or working on better nurse/doctor...