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On the basis of "only bodybuilders need apply" which often translates into men

Tiffy RN, It is what it is, can`t change the way she feels about me, I can only work on myself, the rest is up to God. Thanks for your reply!

I know you hate foreigners honey, but chill out...this country would not exist if it wasn`t for the immigrants that populated it. And listen, at my graduation ceremony, the masters graduates of science in engineering, and computer science, were all foreigners, mostly Indians, so say a thank you prayer for all the exquisite minds that come to your country to make it flourish!

I do love the fact that my thread has become surprinsingly popular ! haha

NO, I am not missing the point of the question. Maybe in my culture that question is absolutely inapproriate. And MAYBE, if you elect nursing as a career you should prepare yourself to provide culturally appropriate care.

Why Spanish people tend to be late for appointments or even skip them without notifying the provider? It is not because they are being impolite, it is part of their cultural practices, and now you have a clash of cultures: the one who believes being late is totally rude, and the other one who believes they have all the time in the world, and love living in the present instead of the past or future. None of these cultures is wrong or right, but both should try to make an effort to understand each other.

I realize that it is hard for you as Americans to understand that having a list of mandatory vaccinations in a country does not mean that the parents took the child to the clinic to get every vaccination. The schools there do not forbid a child to come to school if he/she is not vaccinated. It is a totally different world there, but there are many positives also:)

mariebailey, European countries are not strict on vaccinations like you guys are here. If parents want to vaccinate their child, then they take them, if not they don``t, and often times they forget to keep appointments. Eastern European countries, especially, are not keen on preventive medicine. They go to the doctor when something hurts. Hope this helps, you have to understand the culture also, it plays a major factor into their health. You can have statistics about other countries laws, but you cannot know how people live their life there unless you go experience it for yourself. I appreciate you guys doing research about these things, however I cannot say I am proud about "our" - developing countries- lack of understanding the importance of preventive medicine. Unfortunately, these countries have a long way to go to reach the Western health literacy level.

Guys, nobody is trying to validate any feelings. I have the LORD for that, he is faithful and forever loving! I do not go longing for people`s acceptance, I already have my acceptance from the one who shed his blood for me! He is the way to true joy and happiness. On top of this, I was curious if I can encounter some maybe Christian nurses here, that love the Lord and want to share his love to others through this thread. Clearly, no born-again Christians around here...:) That`s ok!

Meriwhen, The nurse asked if my mother was alive to further ask me if she would be able to provide information on the BCG vaccination. In my opinion, a simple question like "Can you ask your mother about it? would have been fine, the extra question just annoyed me.

If the patient tells you they have not had that vaccine, and is not cognitively impaired, alert and oriented X 3, you go by what they tell you. You do not negate the health history the patient tells you. Doing so, is exactly what the opposite of providing compassionate care is. No, you got that backwards. Asking a 20 year old if her mother is still alive leads her to thinking "Why wouldn`t she be alive? She is only 50 years old, for God`s sake!"

"Is your mother still alive?" - best answer I could think of: "Why wouldn`t she be?"

MunoRN, Lets respectfully agree to disagree. Please do not further reply to my topic, I only wrote here to vent and look for support, if you cannot offer this, ignore it.

Again, saying that people born in European countries have most likely received the BCG vaccination is not accurate, firstly assuming is not best nursing practice. I certainly hope that you do not go by practicing nursing with assumptions about patients, you need subjective and OBJECTIVE data to conclude your nursing assessment. How many years has it been since you have taken a refresher course in foundations of nursing? Maybe you still have the textbook, please review the assessment tecniques, it would def help you! Off note here, yes I did not receive compassionate care, one of the first questions I received was "Is your mother still alive?" = NOT therapeutic communication. I am only in my twenties, this question was not appropriate I have never heard of a nurse asking that of her/his patients, maybe you can start with "How is your relationship with your mother?", otherwise it sounds like you assume that the patient`s mother is dead already.

True, that is a good idea, I would ask my primary care provider about it. Thank you.