Roy Fokker BSN, RN

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    ABC.com nurse's blog

    Roy Fokker replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    Artistic liberties? What a scandalous
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    The comment regarding my age and experience aside - That well worded post was completely wasted because you have not paused to really consider my position.My "right" to be a OB nurse? I never posted...
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    Atheist or Agnostic?

    Roy Fokker replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be pedantic: But that would be a Hindu nurse.Hindi is a language. Sorry, it has always bothered me for some reason. Not slighting you at all :) Back to your regular
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    Developing Speed

    Roy Fokker replied to brotherbear's topic in Men in Nursing

    Speed for it's own sake harmful. The objective is to work on method. It will be done faster when it is done more methodically. The secret to developing method - repetition. Nothing builds method like...
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    Male + Nurse = Murse

    Roy Fokker replied to awilhelm's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nurse works just fine for me
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    Atheist or Agnostic?

    Roy Fokker replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry. Didn't mean to come across as snarky or sarcastic at all. Meant to say "friend"
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    Guess What?? I got ACCEPTED!!!

    Roy Fokker replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the madhouse!
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    Atheist or Agnostic?

    Roy Fokker replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    "Fundamentalism" isn't a factor really. You're probably right - but I still don't think geography plays a very significant role. Unreasonable people abound
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    Atheist or Agnostic?

    Roy Fokker replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry pal. That's a "myth"
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    No it's not. It's neither - it's 'irrational'.If I say "I'm afraid of black women taking care of me. It makes me uncomfortable" - am I afraid or prejudiced? Strange men touching female privates = fear...
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    HELP! Ink on school uniform

    Roy Fokker replied to arlenan's topic in General Nursing

    Even alcohol didn't work? I'd recommend CCl4 - but I'm afraid you won't have a uniform left Ok - all jokes aside - have you given thought to one of those "detergent pens" that they keep advertising?...
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    But why is one "sensitivity" and the other "prejudice"
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    People don't choose to be male or female any more than they choose to be black, white or brown. So if it was a female nurse but the patient still refused if she was black/white, would it be ok? If a...
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    Y'know, this thread got me thinking: Why stop at Male/Female? What if some patient were to say "I will not have a white woman doing that to me me". Or "I will not let that Muslim do this proceedure"....
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    Not to distract from the direction of the thread: but the very first Nursing school was opened in India in 250 BC. Only men were considered "pure" enough to be nurses. [Charaka, Vol I. Section xv] I...
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with you. It is ALL about the patient - I ought to have clarrified my post earlier, so let me take this opportunity to do it now.The reason I provided examples was that people don't...
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    male nurses in OB

    Roy Fokker replied to newnurse33's topic in General Nursing

    Should we have female cops? Firemen? Engineers? Contractors? Cab drivers? Railyard workers? Should female nurses be allowed to cath or clean male private
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    Atheist or Agnostic?

    Roy Fokker replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Do I feel like a fish out of water? Not really. We rarely - if ever - discuss religion. If it does comeup, we each participate as much we desire and leave it at that. It mostly just comes to "So are...
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    Starting Phlebotomy Cliniical need some shoe information

    Roy Fokker replied to Taxminia0311's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks buddy.Sorry to disappoint you - but I'm still a student. I start precepting in ER ... Smilling GP :: Thanks
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    Starting Phlebotomy Cliniical need some shoe information

    Roy Fokker replied to Taxminia0311's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm looking for comfortable shoes too. But them Shox are a little outta my pocket range... Any other options? I start ER in about 2 weeks time and will certainly be working at least 3 12s a
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    Womens interest in male nurses

    Roy Fokker replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good post
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    Forced cheerfulness a hazard to your health

    Roy Fokker replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Decent article. Spoiled only by the presence of this needless sentence: A silly stereotype if I ever saw
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    Getting Along- The Union Debate

    Roy Fokker replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Untrue.A Republic isn't a place where the "will of the majority" runs free. The will of the majority is always balanced against the need (rights) of the individual. You don't have that in a democracy....
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    how many guys hear this?

    Roy Fokker replied to bell47's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The stupidest thing, IMHO, is how people go for the whole "gay" thing.Naturally people "assume" that all those 'female nurses' are heterosexual. I mean really (though I'm not gay) even if I was.......
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    Womens interest in male nurses

    Roy Fokker replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I completely agree there Tweety