witch2eyescat

Exactly! The best way to earn trust is to say what you are going to do, and then do only that. I've seen female nurses just jump right in without telling the pt. what they are going to do, and then you see the pt.'s face full of surprise when they start getting washed.

Exactly what ^^ said, who cares what the PCA said. Just do your job with utmost professionalism. I myself have said those words, "I wouldn't let a male nurse or doctor see me 'down there' " but that is only my distrust as having something happen to me when I was a kid by a trusted male family member. It's possible she may have had a similar experience. Now, after having conversations with my student nurse friends about this, that it's OK to have my opinions, but not OK to impose them on others, like she did to you. Best wishes to you, we need more men in this profession.

In my second year, I had to stop working almost entirely, and I was only working two shifts per week totalling 9-10 hours, and if I tried to read or study at work, it never failed that a customer would walk into the store. I also had to drop clinical chem halfway through the semester as I was failing badly, took it in the summer, failed it, then RETOOK it this year and finally passed it. I know classmates that would work more hours then I did, and had awesome marks, so depending on the person it is do-able. Best of luck! :)

I laughed so hard! What a stupid interview question to ask a nurse, or any health care provider I think. That sort of question is usually asked while interviewing a candidate for Clair's or Stitches clothing stores for teeny boppers, and it makes me angry and annoyed that I may be asked this sort of question after I graduate from my program. I am a casual PSW during the summer, and I wasn't asked this during my interview. I was asked questions that referred only to patient safety (thank goodness!) So if you don't mind, Mully, I'm going to print out your first post about this, and keep in handy for when my next interview comes. I may reword it somewhat lol, but that question has no place in an interview. Someone wrote that it's all about saving lives every day, keeping pt.s safe and helping them heal, and interviews for positions in the health care field should only be about pt. care and safety. Yes, doing extra little things for the pt. and family are important and should be done, but when a pt. complains about me checking their brief every hour or two during nites I just say, "it's my job and I would hate to leave you in a soiled brief, plus a soiled brief can cause skin breakdown". Thank you Mully, for posting and it's something I would have been totally unprepared for in giving an answer.

Hi, I'm in 3rd year, they still make us do this crap in Self & Others.