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.