Ninjateagan

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1. Chest hair

   Ninjateagan replied to Ninjateagan's topic in Men in Nursing

   I appreciate the feedback. I too think it is silly that my school regulates whether our chest hair is showing. I could see in a clinical setting how that might be considered unprofessional to some,...

2. Chest hair

   Ninjateagan posted a topic in Men in Nursing

   I am a student nurse with an assignment to post a question online, so this one popped into mind... The school I attend requires male students to cover their chest hair with an undershirt if their...

3. Should nurses be able to pull chest tubes?

   Ninjateagan replied to Ninjateagan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   The RN that I was working with in clinical that day did pull it. She had never pulled one before and did not know facility policy regarding pulling a chest tube (which is a definite NO, to all...

4. Should nurses be able to pull chest tubes?

   Ninjateagan posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Hi! Im a nursing student and during clinical I was put in an odd situation of being asked by a physician to pull a chest tube. I am from the state of Idaho (idk what regulations other states have) and...