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  1. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    Works2xs posted a topic in General Nursing

    During my current rotation (I'm a student) in OB, something kind of struck me as odd about how my postion was being represented to the patients. Let me explain a bit... During my initial med-surg...

  2. The 'Image' of Nursing

    Works2xs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I beleive that the poll question was couched in the following terms: "... occupations rated for their honesty and ethical standards" I don't want to get off on a rant here... .. but I don't think...

  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    Works2xs replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because there are large sales of these drugs, it's somehow "proof" of a negative impact on sensitivity, etc. in circ'd men? "Intact" men don't use these drugs? Was there a study showing a...

  4. Take action, or not?

    Works2xs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently struggling with a bit of a dilemma. There's a particular doctor (I work in the OR) who seems to think it's perfectly acceptable for him to walk up to various female nurses and kiss them....

  5. Take action, or not?

    Works2xs replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    Good point, and good info. I'm in some definate need for spending a bit of shoe leather figuring who relates to whom and what political influences are at play in the workplace.

  6. Take action, or not?

    Works2xs replied to Works2xs's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm in that Thanks for your

  7. Posters that are not nurses

    Works2xs replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    In a "General" forum, any post is an invitation to others to make comments. Perhaps there should be a "vent" forum for folks to empty their proverbial spleens with some expectation of NOT soliciting...

  8. Posters that are not nurses

    Works2xs replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, folks get on here to vent. However, there are many "vent" threads that are humansituations that just happen to occur in a nurse setting. Even though the setting brings a definite context, it...

  9. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    Works2xs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid that you've made an incorrect assumption. I wasn't endorsing any of the inventions to which you refer. I was responding to the OP's question regarding the use of "customer" in place of...

  10. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    Works2xs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't know what assumption you think that I've made. I know that management of any organization can be boneheaded. I know that such boneheadedness is often expressed by poorly implemented...

  11. Patient as Customer model of healthcare

    Works2xs replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    There are 2 fundamental flaws with the resistance to looking at patients as customers. 1. People who end up sick and in the hospital aren't there because it's a good time. It's not like they are there...

  12. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    Works2xs replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps having chronic pain all her life, she's learned coping mechanisms that allow her to function at something near normal levels. Maybe, even though she masks the outward signs, she's still...

  13. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    Works2xs replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    What enrages me is a prevailing culture that has created an atmosphere where you feel criminal just for asking for pain relief. It has done a wonderful job in creating an environment where some...

  14. What is Nursing Informatics?

    Works2xs replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    It's an attempt to get an IT professional at a nursing

  15. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    Works2xs replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    Started when I was 44. Best danged thing I ever

  16. The Circumcision Discussion

    Works2xs replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And that's the weakest argument against. It's amazing that you actually believe there's a comparison between a circ and a loss of a limb. That's right up there with the great "foreskin industrial...

  17. Patient Modesty

    Works2xs replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Hmmm. Just in the short span of time that I've worked in the OR, I've had several occasions to witness patient concern regarding modesty. This has ranged from the Muslim woman asking for an all female...

  18. The Circumcision Discussion

    Works2xs replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The idea of having circumcision as an item in the orificenal for fending off HIV infection rates in high rate areas is tempting. However, I think some fairly big problems would have to be wrestled...

  19. The Circumcision Discussion

    Works2xs replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seems odd that the most vociferous voices against circumcision seem to ignore these non-trivial health impacts. Having undergone the procedure in my infancy, I can say that just for the reasons noted...

  20. medical marijuana

    Works2xs replied to blueberrybon's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you want to approve the use of a drug that can be grown for free when you can force suffering people to pay thousands of dollars a year for an alternative? It certainly would be a shame to...

  21. A step towards "universal health care" run by the government?

    Works2xs replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    "H.R.6420 Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain medical care providers that fail to provide a minimum level of charity medical care, and for other...

  22. What's special about male nurses?

    Works2xs replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    Change the question. Imagine for a moment that nursing was a male-dominant profession. What benefit would there be in bringing in more females? Broader insight to the people being served? Different...

  23. The Great Double Standard?

    Works2xs replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    Every time I see this sort of thread open up, there is always opinion on what amounts to two different subjects. Subject one: What the patient wants - yea, verily. If a patient is more comfortable...

  24. Has this happened to anyone else?

    Works2xs replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    First time I had an MRI, it didn't bother me. However, a few years ago I had to have one and I was totally freaked. Had to reschedule and have it done under sedation. Don't know if I was more...

  25. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    Works2xs replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    Nursing school was hard. Demanding. And ultimately a great experience. If it were easy, then completing it wouldn't have been much of an accomplishment. Add to that the great people that I met while...