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Hello fellow nurses, I am looking for your input in this issue...:I recently started working at my first nursing job, and I had an awful experience with a nurse from occupational health that misinterpreted my PPD test. The first encounter was filled ...

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 f...

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 ...

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 co...

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, es...

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 ...

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 j...

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 prov...

"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 patien...

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

Thank you. I will consult a lawyer, but not on matters of violation of patient rights, but on American citizen rights instead, as I felt discriminated based on my native origin. This will happen after I leave the hospital though :)

Meriwhen, management has to get involved each time someone writes a report about you. This is protocol.

Just beachy nurse, Read above, the meeting went excellent! They like me a lot

MunoRN, since I have a list with all my vaccinations from birth until now, if the BCG is not on there, I did not receive it. Assuming I received it is not sufficient proof. From a legal point of view, you cannot prove anything.

The occupational nurse violated my right as a patient as she did not exert compassionate, respectful care, did not practice active listening, did not take my concerns into consideration. When I met with her the first time, I requested the blood test ...

Meriwhen, You misinterpreted my words. "Losing my temper" was a methapor/figure of speech. The conversation was all about I am right/You are wrong going back and forth between us, hence her saying she felt insulted I doubted her intelligence. I alre...

You do not know what country I am from, and I will not divulge it as it would be an identity identifier for myself. In addition to this, few Americans know what happens in Europe in actuality, and few have been there to see it with their own eyes. I ...

Just beachy nurse :) Thank you for your support! May Jesus bless you for all the days of your life! Be thankful you walk and breathe, and can eat by yourself. Being grateful should be part of everyday`s state of mind and soul!

Saying that people from Eastern Europe get the BCG is discrimination, you cannot generalize your patient. Your patient must be treated in a holistically way, and not being put in the same boat with all other people that come from the same region. In ...