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  1. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Did you mention the word abstinence? No. Did I claim you mentioned the word abstinence? No. Were you in your post indirectly alluding to abstinence/ refraining from having pre-marital sex? I believe...

  2. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sex Ed should include more than just anatomy. The concern that you mention isn't supported by the available science. It is in my opinion solely motivated by cultural and/or religious beliefs. The...

  3. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    macawake replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, you started a thread and called other posters nasty. You then go on and respond to a poster with whom you disagree and also have a previous post history of disagreeing with, by calling her...

  4. Nursing And Precision Proton Therapy (Part I)

    macawake replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all let me just say that as a physics nerd and the sister of a radiation oncologist and a radiation physicist, I appreciate your post and look forward to reading your second post describing a...

  5. What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Benefit? Because causing discomfort or even pain for your sexual partner is such a turn-on... One reason that lady partsl lubrication exists is to facilitate intercourse. I would imagine that a dry...

  6. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    macawake replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    That's a very equitable and practical solution. Since OP's night nurse had arrived, that meant that she could more easily devote time to chasing down the DON than the nurse who was still carrying her...

  7. Heavy Assignments and Overtime

    macawake replied to freework's topic in General Nursing

    You're a woman after my own heart OP, with a heavier assignment charting will take longer. This isn't rocket science and management are well aware. They are just trying to make you run even faster...

  8. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    macawake replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is that after telling the nurse on the other unit that you couldn't work the night shift is to; stick to your guns. You'd already explained your position, no need to initiate contact....

  9. To tell or not to tell?

    macawake replied to nursingRN123's topic in General Students

    The second sentence in the above quote sums up my feelings on this. I expect that professors are internet-savvy enough/cognizant of today's technology to find out what information is available on the...

  10. Awg the hackers/ spam at it again

    macawake replied to sallyrnrrt's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my... Gibberish, gibberish, gibberish... Newcastle University... Gibberish, gibberish, gibberish... Southern Cross University... Mega facepalm... Someone needs a new hobby. Here are some...

  11. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    macawake replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I think that you need to take a deep breath and try to look at this more objectively if you can. If you reread your original post in this thread you'll realize that you didn't mention one word...

  12. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    macawake replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure what to make of your post. Is the question "did they take advantage of the situation by smiling at you", a serious question? I can identify many risks for both the nurse and the patient...

  13. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    macawake replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I haven't. If an ex-partner or his new partner was assigned to me I'd approach my manager and ask her/him to assign the patient to someone else. Unless I was the only available nurse within a...

  14. Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    macawake replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Arghh, this is in all honesty a bit frustrating :) I still feel that some posters aren't seeing what the SRNA discipline decision signifies. My interpretation is that the nurse isn't primarily...

  15. Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    macawake replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    (my bold) Even if there are other differences, I don't think that any difference between the nurse and others, besides holding a nursing degree is relevant. It is the fact that she is a RN that...

  16. Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    macawake replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am a staunch supporter of free speech. However if I interpret the decision made by the SRNA correctly, the problem isn't the fact that the nurse criticized the facility but rather the way she did...

  17. Nurse tells summer volunteer to not refer to the unit as "We"!!

    macawake replied to djasc112's topic in General Nursing

    I have a problem with this approach. First of all I think that silence in this case looks very much like tacit approval, so unless a person approves of the displayed behavior I think that they need to...

  18. Nurse tells summer volunteer to not refer to the unit as "We"!!

    macawake replied to djasc112's topic in General Nursing

    OP, this is the first time you've made a post here on AN and you haven't listed your profession. Are you a nurse on this unit? Did you say anything to your coworker (?) when she said what she did to...

  19. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

    macawake replied to purplegal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't say that I do. For about the first year or so after graduation I would often feel a bit nervous /self-conscious around nurse and physician patients, but that feeling has gone away as I've...

  20. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    macawake replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, you've received more that four pages worth of replies to your post. Any thoughts you wish to share? I'd be very curious to know what the PA's tone of voice was when he said that nurse's are...

  21. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    macawake replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Considering how you've chosen to express yourself, how do you picture this thread developing? You've essentially launched a "broad-brush" attack on a number of nurses that you've likely never met in...

  22. I WOULD NOT recommend Brookdale

    macawake replied to Slyder's topic in School, College Programs

    Is "math" test medication dosage calculations? If it is I agree completely with Horseshoe. Letting students pass with merely 90% is the same as saying that it's acceptable to potentially kill every...

  23. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    macawake replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    If you're uncertain why the whiskey was ordered you can always ask the prescriber for clarification. I'd treat it the same way as I would a more traditional order; i.e. get clarification if something...

  24. Overweight Healthcare Workers

    macawake replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your post. We know from previous threads on the same topic that weight seems to be a highly emotional, contentious subject. I'm surprised at how some posters who I normally regard as...

  25. Would it kill you to say thank you?

    macawake posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a vent It's not an original one, this has been griped about before In another thread I've been posting in, a long-time member who often answers questions and posts helpful advice posed...