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  1. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    macawake replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It’s actually not happened even a single time as I can recall, in nurse-to-nurse conversation in any of my workplaces. I’m Swedish and according to Wikipedia Sweden is “one of the world's most...

  2. Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

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

    Cool. If you haven’t already thought of it I’d like to share a personal tip with you. I find that reaching the bottom shelves in a fridge, is just so much easier with your feet. You don’t have...

  3. Nurses being forced to go back to school

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

    I respectfully beg to differ. Given a choice between a nurse who genuinely cares about her or his patients and one that is educated and competent, I sincerely hope and actually believe that most...

  4. Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    macawake replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Was “none of the above” one of the options when answering this question? I haven’t watched Grey’s Anatomy in years, but I don’t remember any nurses in it. Just doctors doing pretty much...

  5. first nursing job offer but no benefits?

    macawake replied to loveteenamarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What do you mean when you say that you’ll be all alone in the OR? What type of procedures are you going to be performing? I assume this is something well within a nurse’s scope? What kind of...

  6. Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

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

    OP, after contemplating your question for a wee () bit I’ve come to the conclusion that the answer to your question should be based on probability. If the chance that the next person to use the...

  7. Have you ever convinced yourself...?

    macawake replied to RN403's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm.. The only time I've convinced myself that I would catch/caught something (norovirus ) from a patient was when I was subjected to an unplanned, highly involuntary, explosive vomitus shower (very...

  8. Do you have (or are you) a bully queen of the ICU?

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

    She does sound like a genuinely unpleasant person from your description. Those exist in all professions. She and I would in all likelihood have some ahem, issues that we needed to resolve if we were...

  9. Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

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

    I don’t have any strong feelings on the seat issue, I actually prefer that both men and women put the LID down before they flush The Straight Dope: Does flushing the toilet cause dirty water to be...

  10. UNDERWEAR (Yes, underwear)

    macawake replied to nycnurse92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On a slight tangent, maybe it’s just me, but I find the mentioning of briefs and the local Piggly Wiggly in the same paragraph hilarious Somehow Albertsons or Shoprite would have been better...

  11. UNDERWEAR (Yes, underwear)

    macawake replied to nycnurse92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think there’s a huge difference from a patient's standpoint, between being naked and wearing underwear. A lot of patients male and female, feel vulnerable when they’re naked. Most people...

  12. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    macawake replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I’m aware that my grammar is atrocious. At times it even grates on my nerves English is only one of the six languages that I know. I only truly master three of the six, English isn’t one of them....

  13. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    macawake replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The question was genuine. Where do you draw the line? As you can probably surmise from the second paragraph in my previous post, I don’t think it’s consistent with a sound nurse-patient...

  14. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    macawake replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ok. Interesting. So if I understand you correctly, you as a nurse would be willing to be a presence in a part of your patient’s sex life? I understand that you aren’t actively participating but...

  15. Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

    macawake replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What's the point of being on telemetry if staff do not first of all ensure that the leads are attached at all times? It also seems quite reasonable that staff respond to the patient's room if a less...

  16. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    “Now there is talk…”?!? Where? By whom? You don’t mention a source at all. If you can find something that isn’t Infowars, Breitbart or Before It’s News (or some close relative to the...

  17. On Negative Feedback

    macawake replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with this and I think that it’s the reason behind many of the misunderstandings and unnecessary drama seen in internet debate. Facial expressions and body language can’t be seen and tone...

  18. More Examples of posting on Facebook and getting fired

    macawake replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I don't think that it matters one way or the other if it's fair or rational to judge a company based on the opinions expressed by a single employee. Personally I don't think that it is....

  19. General workplace/personal life separation

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

    If personal relationships in the workplace is negatively affecting patient care or is disruptive then it needs to be addressed. If it isn’t affecting patient care then it’s simply something that...

  20. All Men Shift

    macawake replied to kalevra's topic in Men in Nursing

    Calling unreflecting stereotyping a "guy discussion" is in my opinion an insult to men. I know for a fact that most men are capable of a much higher level of intellect, maturity and balanced analysis...

  21. Women and control with a male nurse

    macawake replied to apnurserock's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have actually met several patients who don’t seem to mind a male OB/Gyn but for some reason don’t want a male nurse. I’m not sure why that is, and in all honesty it doesn’t make much sense...

  22. More Examples of posting on Facebook and getting fired

    macawake replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree that we don't represent our company when we're off-duty, and that we have the right to do and say what we wish (within the law) in our own time. I think the problem is that what we...

  23. So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    macawake replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if HR has even half a brain and/or half a heart this decision is the only reasonable one. Brain = They’ve recently had two nurses quit, do they really need a third one to join the other two?...

  24. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, it hasn't. The outbreak is still actively going on in West Africa and it will take at least several months (likely longer) to control and stop. The trend is still in the wrong direction....

  25. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    macawake replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Good news :) Several media outlets are now reporting that both Dr Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol have recovered from their infection and have left Emory Hospital. Ebola patients Kent Brantly and...