SafetyNurse1968 BSN, MSN, PhD

Education, Informatics, Patient Safety

If I were in charge of the universe, there would be staffing ratio laws and unions in every state and you'd get written up for NOT taking your breaks.

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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I teach a course called Digital and Information Literacy and we've been talking this week about how differently people behave online as opposed to in-person. I'm reading this last string of comments...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree – we now know that gender is nonbinary, meaning it falls on a spectrum. The chance of being born in the US with external genitalia that doesn’t match the textbook definition of...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for reading and commenting. The answer lies in what you can objectively determine. It's not always possible to determine that a person who identifies as male, was born with female genitalia....
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like DeeAngel is saying that if she has a choice and can plan ahead, she does not want a male nurse. I don't think it's fair to assume that this would also extend to physicians, since as a...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear! how could I forget Malik? OP brain is turning to
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    As always, thank you for correcting me! male nurses on shows I mentioned: Grey’s Anatomy: Tyler Christian Scrubs: Paul Flowers ER: had no luck here- help me out! I’m old, so this was the one I...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Chief Complaint "Over the last few months I've been increasingly exhausted. I thought maybe I just needed some time off, but now that I'm actually taking a break from work, I've been feeling worse...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Since it would be illegal for me to verify the existence of male genitalia or to confirm a Y chromosome with my students, I cannot answer your question. The term "identify as male" is used out of...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Such a strange dichotomy - that you can put in a foley on a med surg floor without a chaperone, but can't on an OB/GYN floor. That'd definitely a
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for bringing up the existence of transgendered nurses. Several readers have commented about my use of the term "identify as male" - I use that terminology out of respect for those who were born...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't even think about the rest of the movies - it's been years since I've seen them. Thanks for pointing out Focker's success in later movies. As far as being victims, I hope I didn't paint that...
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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks so much for reading and commenting - here's the solution! This patient has Addison’s disease caused by damage to the adrenal glands as evidenced by the abdominal CT. This primary adrenal...
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    Do male nurses face gender bias in nursing education?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so grateful when folks read my articles and comment. Disagreement seems to make for a more interesting conversation! I completely appreciate what you said about the "nursing shortage" - I came so...
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    Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    Hey OP (original post) - I'm going to comment from the perspective of someone who has been terminated several times. It was devastating. I lost not only a job, but felt like a terrible person. I...
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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Awesome! Thanks for
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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Hey there fearless CSIs! I have more information for you! Lab and imaging results just came in - check them out and be sure to enter your guess in the private Help Desk! Laboratory Test...
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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

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    Fantastic! So glad you read and
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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

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    Oh that’s even better! Thank you so
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    Case Study: I'm too tired to walk the dog...

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    I’ll be posting labs in a few days! Do you recall where you saw the other case? I’ve been working up several cases for my pathophysiology students- trying to be original and
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    Gender Bias in Health Care

    SafetyNurse1968 posted a topic in General Nursing

    NOT JUST HURT FEELINGSBack when I was working on a master’s in molecular biology, I compared my exam results with a male student (I was the only female in the class). I discovered that though he and...
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    Gender Bias in Health Care

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    Thank you for pointing out my error. I appreciate your thorough
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    Gender Bias in Health Care

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for reading my article and sharing a personal story. It's stories like these that make the numbers feel a bit more real. What ideas do you have for changing up this
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    Gender Bias in Health Care

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. It sounds like you are having a frustrating experience with healthcare. The point of the article was to show disparities that exist towards women. These statistics certainly don't negate...
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    MVA, EMS didn't use a backboard!!

    SafetyNurse1968 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I thought pulling her truck out to block traffic was unsafe was because I was concerned about her safety. I took a wilderness first aid course about 15 years ago, so my knowledge of...