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  1. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes, Tenebrae. Perhaps we'll be reading Confessions of a forum provocateur in 2016 OP, you asked a question and have received several replies from different posters. My own answers (#33 and...

  2. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    This is where our experiences differ. I'm surprised that you say that it's always the girls getting hurt. The head injuries and ICU stays that you mentioned, were they really all girls? You see, it's...

  3. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, what I'd likely have done if I had the information that you had available to you regarding the previous trips I would have contacted (or more likely discussed a joint plan of action together...

  4. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak for myself. What you're seeing is not a lack of compassion. I'm not even sure where that came from? I'm wondering about the nature of your posts, that's what's making me ask many...

  5. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    It's the same in my country. But was isn't legal is for a eighteen-year-old to give alcohol to a sixteen-year-old. Where did the girls get the alcohol from? By the way, did your scenario take place in...

  6. Loco-Parentis

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    In all honesty I think that the above is what causes me concern, rather than this: Why are these trips allowed to take place year after year if the usual outcome is ICU stays etc.? I don't care and...

  7. I'm a sexless nurse

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? Being a heterosexual female things sometimes "go off" when I stand in front of a member attached to a male who I find attractive. To date that has never happened with a patient. I can't...

  8. I'm a sexless nurse

    macawake replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    This quote sums it up quite nicely. Seriously OP, it's a medical procedure. As a patient it would cause me stress or even creep me out if the nurse performing the catheterization was awkward about...

  9. Importance (or not) of social ties in workplace

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This describes me rather well :) I appreciate a friendly workplace and am blessed with mostly good coworkers. I couldn't work with a bunch of backstabbers as I have a habit of calling them out and...

  10. Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    macawake replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    You don't seriously believe that anyone in this thread feels differently, do you? Of course this is a decision that only OP can

  11. Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    macawake replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure whose post/s you consider loaded with emotional content, but I think that many or even most actually are calm in nature even if there's no clear consensus. I know that I was thinking...

  12. Procedure on this? Nurse and her abuser

    macawake replied to CMarieRN87's topic in General Nursing

    (my bold) From your previous posts I gather that you live in a smallish town. Does everyone in town know that your abuser is a convicted pedophile? (These things are usually difficult to keep secret)....

  13. You will all probably hate me for this

    macawake replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    I do think that the OP is food for thought. After more than two hundred posts I don't see the "two sides" of this debate ever seeing eye to eye. I've only read a couple of pages in total but that's...

  14. IS THIS TRUE???

    macawake replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't understand this sentiment. Playing make-believe for 15 minutes is nothing at all like being a real patient. I don't think a person can fully comprehend the feeling of vulnerability or...

  15. Weird Job Shadowing Experience

    macawake replied to SookieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll say. OP, your story is weird. I understand how you might feel hurt by some of the comments you've received but I must admit that I'm having a hard time believing that this actually took place as...

  16. IS THIS TRUE???

    macawake replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that I find basic touching frightening, it's just that I never had the desire or see a rationale to touch my classmates or be touched by them. Why on earth would I want to have a classmate...

  17. IS THIS TRUE???

    macawake replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    You and me both. Not only would I've not have made it, I wouldn't even have wanted to try. Pretty much every procedure comes with risks to the patient. Ethically we should always weigh these risks...

  18. You are not a nurse...

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

    (partial quote) Legal issues aside, my personal philosophy is this: If something a coworker, friend, partner or family member says or does bothers or annoys me, I figure out exactly how important the...

  19. Death of a Dream

    macawake replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Red Kryptonite, few of your posts have a "meh" or neutral effect on me. I agree with you on many things and I think that you're a smart person with a sense of humor. Sometimes though you write things...

  20. Which pain meds together???

    macawake replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm not a US nurse and our orders aren't written the same way as yours. But if I interpret the above correctly you're supposed to give the morphine every twelve hours and the oxycodone every four...

  21. Complacency in Healthcare

    macawake replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    Banterings, I wasn't going to respond to your latest posts since this thread had mercifully dropped down to page two. (Sorry OP, there's nothing wrong with your post/thread. I enjoyed it. However the...

  22. Complacency in Healthcare

    macawake replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    I was simply trying to convey to you that if your goal is to have an impact on healthcare professionals, attempt to inspire ethical behavior among them and be a champion of mistreated patients, your...

  23. Complacency in Healthcare

    macawake replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt that OP lied to avoid a conflict. Why do you immediately jump to the least flattering interpretation possible? I feels like you're on a crusade and healthcare professionals are the enemy. I...

  24. How to handle a coworker who is giving poor care

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

    Let the proper authorities worry about that. It's their job. If you're actually witnessing abuse you have a legal and moral obligation to report it. In my opinion you should also step in/say something...

  25. Flushing JP Drain

    macawake replied to mugs's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I know from reading your previous posts that you are a new nurse working in a subacute rehab facility. You've asked several questions on how to do various procedures. I realize that AN can be a...