AngelSpirit

Looking at your Avatar I couldn't help but ask what gender are you? Just Kidding! :chuckle

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Very Good! :)

It looks like this thread had more of a psychosocial focus than a pathophysiological one. Interesting. It seems that even the "little things" in life can be a source of such anxiety and fear. -AS

I would think that would be contraindicated but that is just me. :chuckle

hellllllo nurse aspiration- high risk, secondary to spider in throat?! potential for injury, high risk for airway obstruction?! and... kacylynnlpn risk for severely flipping out and being scarred for life!!!!!!! very nice. the two posts reflect both a clinical and personal response to this event. i thought it interesting on how we can react to something based upon the potential emotional response of the provider. i wonder if the ed staff was able to remain professional in front of the patient or did they let their emotions get the best of them during the removal procedure. you just never know what is going to come in through those doors and sometimes i have a difficult time being prepared emotionally for that contingency. -as

"There was a nasty looking black spider attached under the fold of the vallucula at the epiglottis!" Anybody care to offer up a nursing diagnosis for this?

Thought I would share this from my journal reading today.... http://www.medscape.com/medscapetodayhome?src=nlpromo -AS editted--this older post quoted the whole article, which is a violation of copyrights.

Interesting. To get fired one would think you would have to violate a written policy or risk getting sued for wrongful termination unless of course you are a contractor working at the the pleasure or convenience of the employer. But then again you did say "stealing" and that is a crime.... -AS

On what grounds?

Welcome to the real world. I hope you find your "happy" place as this is just a mild example of what's out there. I guess ignorance is bliss for some but you are not going to change human nature. Life is what you make it and dealing with difficult people is part of it. Unless she has broken a law, hospital policy, written guidelines such as "thou shall not be a weasel" or other such thing there really isn't much you can do about it is there.... -AS

Hold on to the job you have until something better comes along. Always keep your eyes and ears open for other opportunities (even in good jobs). I would also learn from coworkers on how to best cope with difficult supervisors and/or situations. See what strategy works best in your setting and adopt it quickly. Learn from the success and failures of other staff members. -AS

Ditto. Just makes good sense. -AS

I was not responding to you (there are other posts in this thread). If you read all the posts you will see some responses that in my mind are not appropriate or rational. I was honest and civil with my response to the OP and I can see that some people have problems with that. I also see a number of erroneous assumptions (my feelings about male nurses = bullying, discrimination, bad behavior, etc). I clearly stated that I try not to let my feelings prejudice my behavior. However I will say that in light of some of these highly emotional responses my "feelings" have not changed and probably have been strengthened somewhat. I am not comfortable around male nurses and clearly there are other people who feel that way.

rofl! don't worry i would never ask you to help me with anything. i don't need a man to help me nurse. and from what i can tell (at least where i work) i am not alone in my opinions. i would also remind you that i brought a civil tone to this discussion. some of these responses have been much less than that.

if the op is "trolling" then i am sorry to have gone through the trouble of posting my response on how i felt about male nurses. i shared my "feelings" on that subject and have read nothing here that changes my mind (although some of these posts have made me question my point of view but after talking with some other coworkers i realize that i am not alone in my convictions). i am still uncomfortable with male nurses. and from what i can read in other posts (to include the one on legislating patient choice for nurse gender) i think society as a whole still questions the role of men in nursing. https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=100775

From a friend at work. However after posting my first comments today I don't know if posting or answering honestly is such a good thing. Maybe from now on I should just tell people what they want to hear and move on. My friend tells me I am so opinionated and she laughs at the responses I got to my first post. Oh well...

I was raised in a very structured environment with a strict caste system. Men have certain roles as do women. I hold to those beliefs and value system. If I changed my beliefs whenever somebody disagrees with me then I don't see how that would be very helpful. I was asked to share my feelings and I did.

I have read all the posts and have chosen not to reply. I have not advocated in any way that your positions and/or feelings are wrong but at the same time I am not going to compromise my convictions either. The question I responded to in the original post was clear enough and so was my answer. If you don't like my answer then that is your right but I am not going to change my opinion based upon how other people respond to me. I will formulate my own opinion based upon my own experiences and I see nothing wrong with that. I joined this BB yesterday because of a friend's recommendation and posted my first comments today. It was the first post I saw. If I can't remark honestly then I am wasting my time. And I might add that the OP requested (and I quote) "please share your feelings..." which I did.

Okay. I will suppose your post is an honest one so I will give an honest answer. I still don't like the idea of "male" nurses but that is just me. I will also say even though I don't like working with men I try not to let that prejudice my behavior. If I have a choice I will choose not to work with men. If I don't have a choice I try to make the best of the situation. I don't hate men - I just don't like working with them in certain situations. Call it a "cultural" thing but I just can't deal with men in nursing. It just seems very wierd to me and I am not comfortable with it at all. I hope I don't offend anyone but that is how I feel. -AS