psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't imagine they would be interested in a UA. Do they want to make sure they don't have any leukocyte esterase in their urine? I'm not a legal expert, but I imagine they don't need a warrant to...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I said in my last post, that no one questioned the veracity of certain accounts…well, I doubt the veracity of this one. If it is true, they you need to contact the NM of the ED--not an internet...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Part of the issue is that a few individuals participating in this thread have been involved in an experience (either as a pt or an observer) and saw (or were) a male that was exposed and felt such...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, on every Press Gainey survey received by patients in the US, there is a section where pts. can rate "the nurses cared for my dignity" (I forget exactly how is is phrased) and then there is a...
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    Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

    psu_213 replied to onconewgrad's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm with you on both counts on this one! At my current job, we are usually fine a pharmacy gets up stat meds in a timely manner to the ED. At my previous job, on a PCU, not so much. Had a patient...
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    How to diffuse a situation involving dissatisfied/angry patients

    psu_213 replied to jchongmeeluk's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the biggest thing is to let them talk without interrupting them. I have seen when nurse let the talk and the pt./family member usually feels better. I have seen situations where the nurse...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, it is technically not a "wing", and, true, it is technically not all male patients, but my hospital does have a dedicated urology unit. It happens to be one of the nicest in the hospital--all...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1. As I said before in another thread…there are creeps in all professions. There are nurses who are creeps, doctors who are creep, teachers who are creeps, lawyers who are creeps, etc. They make...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you only need to look at the website and its mission statement(s) to realize this is not a news story. This is not an unbiased account of what happened. The website's purpose is not to...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have offered some logical, passionate arguments for your point of view. Sorry to say, you have jumped the shark on this one. Yes, it is truly indefensible, but there is absolutely no way that...
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    White pants concerns

    psu_213 replied to YourLocalAsian's topic in Men in Nursing

    I never had an issue with solid white boxers or briefs under white scrub
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    So dietitians can now write orders: Denial of rights.

    psu_213 replied to puravidaLV's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That was nice of you to look. However, I don't think we will ever get to the bottom of this without more specifics. I realize the OP can't post everything that happened here, but we need a bit more...
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    My best friend is now a patient on the floor I work on

    psu_213 replied to EmergencyChocolate's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    First, I agree about trying to get a temporary transfer off the unit. I understand that this person is your best friend and that they would not turn you in…however, it only takes one accusation by...
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    Dvt resulting in amputation

    psu_213 replied to shan03's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    At my previous job, I worked on a PCU, where we did a head to toe assessment on each patient each 8 hours. One supervisor there commented (I forget the context now) that PCU nurses struggled when...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If the person does not have a head injury or anything else that makes him possibly impaired (drugs, etOH, etc.) and the patient steadfastly refuses the rectal, then, no, the doctor cannot do it, and...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I plead guilty here! I prefer the convenience of not being assaulted by a violent criminal. Before some screams "not all prisoners are violent," if prison guards bring in a prisoner in handcuffs and...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe in the some of the traumas you witnessed, police did not need to be there. If so, that is wrong of them. However, how do you know what it going on in "many hospitals in this country?" No one...
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    Charge nurse unnecessary comments

    psu_213 replied to thevez's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yet anything amusing autocorrect (it has happened to it all). My
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Love it! Especially since, in the end, keeping patients fully clothed is way more important than saving their
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately you keep offering sweeping generalizations that are not always true. Sometimes they have to be there. I think pretty much everyone would argue that the man who fell should not be left...
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    So dietitians can now write orders: Denial of rights.

    psu_213 replied to puravidaLV's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh it was... (sorry for the snark
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    So dietitians can now write orders: Denial of rights.

    psu_213 replied to puravidaLV's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too am quite confused about the vitamin part--it seems to really have nothing to do with the OP or infection control issues. However, I have a big problem with the shepherd's pie comment. If it is...
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    Charge nurse unnecessary comments

    psu_213 replied to thevez's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I liked this entire post, but I wanted to comments on these parts. My first thought is that when the charge made these comments is that she was joking. If that is the case, I'm not going to defend...
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    Dvt resulting in amputation

    psu_213 replied to shan03's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It depends on the unit standard. I would not necessarily check more often then that, but I would educate the patient about the S/S of a "new" clot. Since this clot sounds arterial, my guess is that...
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    Male modesty double standard

    psu_213 replied to caregiver111's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Justina Pelletier may have PTSD, however, is there anything to suggest that her basic dignity/privacy was violated by expose of her genitals or by performing of some sort of an exam of the genitals...