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1. House, MD last night.....AAAGH!

   peacemover replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

   I loved ER in its earlier days- except the stuff that happens in one episode (particularly their "holiday" episodes) is a collection of years and years of crazy stories jam-packed into an episode or...

2. Diversity Awareness in healthcare

   peacemover replied to peacemover's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   That is great to hear. It is certainly a goal to be present and available to pts, families and hospital staff on a consistent basis- I think that sets a positive example and also lets the staff know...

3. Diversity Awareness in healthcare

   peacemover replied to peacemover's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   That is great to hear, SN! As I mentioned previously I have deep respect and admiration for hospital nurses, because you folks have such a multitude of vital responsibilities in caring for patients,...

4. Diversity Awareness in healthcare

   peacemover replied to peacemover's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I think the "Golden Rule" as you quoted, is certainly part of it. (by the way, here is a poster with the golden rule in about 12 different faith traditions): That is certainly a great place to start,...

5. Diversity Awareness in healthcare

   peacemover replied to peacemover's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Interesting- particularly the first case you mentioned. It seems that in that case the barrier was overcome, in part, by making assurances about the competence of the nurse. The second case seems a...

6. Diversity Awareness in healthcare

   peacemover replied to peacemover's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Good observations, NR. As it turns out in this particular case, the policy that should have been followed by the manager was, in effect, to inform the patient that all caregivers on the...

7. Diversity Awareness in healthcare

   peacemover posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I am a hospital chaplain at a 500 bed hospital on the east coast. One of the areas that my department has been doing a lot of advocacy work on, in addition to patient and staff care, has been...