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  1. Advice on creepy doctors?

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

    I have to disagree with this advice. None of us here know enough about the predatory physician to know if he'll be scared off by intimidation/flexing of muscles. We have no way of knowing how he'd...

  2. Advice on creepy doctors?

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

    It always saddens and somewhat angers me to see a woman ask a question like yours. Of course you aren't overreacting. Assuming you're not secretly attracted to the guy and actually want to have an...

  3. Bad Supervisor

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

    Are you seriously saying that your supervisor is stupid enough to put this part in writing? I'm not in the US and I don't know which the appropriate party is to whom you can file a complaint regarding...

  4. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    macawake replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you've noticed but the title of this thread is: Taking care of DNR patients. The point? ( OP subsequently (after reading responses here) created a thread titled: Taking care of DNR...

  5. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    macawake replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that they are rude, but I'll agree that they are direct. To be honest with you my post doesn't reflect the moral/ethical outrage I felt when I read OP's initial post. I was deliberately...

  6. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    macawake replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    I actually find your post insulting. Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me that you're implying that posters don't think for themselves but take their cue from some leader figure. My opinions are...

  7. That nagging feeling...

    macawake replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Always trust that nagging feeling. I believe it's a mix of instinct, experience and subtle/intangible signs. It has never steered me

  8. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    macawake replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    DNR means that a patient doesn't wants any medical interventions done once they have actually DIED. It doesn't mean that they wish to be tortured while they're still alive. Shortness of breath isn't...

  9. Haldol IV?

    macawake replied to RelleyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    OP, this is something that I was wondering about when I read your post but I forgot to ask you about it in my previous post. Did the physician (or you) have any theories of what happened to the...

  10. Haldol IV?

    macawake replied to RelleyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    As I understand it higher doses or intravenous administration of haloperidol seem to be associated with higher risk for QT prolongation and Torsades de pointes and that's the reason why it's not...

  11. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    You know, I've read enough of your posts on AN to believe that you genuinely care for and advocate for your patients and that you believe in treating all your patients ethically. What I don't...

  12. Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

    macawake replied to AKarpi's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well, this should be interesting... (You seem to be new on AN so you may not know, but this is an oft-debated topic). OP, I don't know if this is a homework assignment, if so I find the question a...

  13. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    I understood what question you were responding to. I reread my response to you. I never said that I believe that you support wrongdoing. This part of your post made me think that you don't: What I...

  14. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    If fear of litigation prevents a person from doing the decent thing and admitting wrongdoing and apologize sincerely for treating someone very poorly and likely causing them distress, something in...

  15. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    Oh my.. I have to wonder if you aren't being deliberately argumentative/quarrelsome? Muno mentioned the BON. Their phone number isn't 911. What we are discussing as far as I understand, is whether...

  16. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    I don't think that anyone wants to criminalize free speech. As I understood brandiep, her post was a comment on (and perhaps an emotional response to) the fact that a nurse called a patient it. While...

  17. Do you need a tb and an x-ray as part of your physical?

    macawake replied to WE~DO~CARE's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that I understand. First of all, are you saying that if you don't take perfect care of yourself, that fact automatically renders you incapable of caring for someone else? What about the...

  18. Do you need a tb and an x-ray as part of your physical?

    macawake replied to WE~DO~CARE's topic in General Nursing

    We can't give medical advice, but personally I wouldn't worry a bit about the stochastic health risk (the probability of cancer induction/genetic effects of ionizing radiation) from one or even...

  19. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    Does it really matter if it's against the law or not? One act bruises the body, the other bruises the psyche. Either act inflicted on a patient by a healthcare "professional" is deplorable from an...

  20. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    Well, I'm a female who identifies myself as a female. If I was called it by my nurse and other nurses and patients laughed I too, would in all likelihood blow a fuse. Your patients' reaction to this...

  21. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    macawake replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, you're such a strong presence here on AN. You've given so much of your time, knowledge and kindness to many posters here. I hope to see you back soon again. Take care, you're in my

  22. How to prove nurse looked up my medical record

    macawake replied to Marmolada's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A bit of a tangent but I'm curious. OP, are you in the US? Who's "the doctor", the nefrologist from a different hospital? Is s/he your doctor? Is it possible that this doctor (the mutual friend) has...

  23. need help with med math ati

    macawake replied to blahzx's topic in General Students

    Be mindful of your units. When you divide 24 hours by 6 hours, what you're trying to figure out is how many 6-hour time blocks "will fit into" 24 hours, right? The answer will be that six hours fit...

  24. How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

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

    APA was the only easy thing about the research paper I wrote for my BSN. Out of the ten 50-60 hour weeks I spent doing mine going through a zillion abstracts and articles, statistical analysis and the...

  25. Want to be a nurse, just no butt wiping or other yucky stuff please

    macawake replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Don't fret :) I'm sure that he'll be here as soon as he catches a whiff of this