ActualNurse

ActualNurse

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  1. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Thank you Rose Queen, for clarifying that calling me an old bat was meant as a compliment not an insult. The way I see it, this whole tattoo debate is what is wrong with the nursing profession today....

  2. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, you got to call me a crusty old bat and it was not deleted. How does that work? Strong people build each other up rather than tearing each other down. Obviously you have some grudge or chip...

  3. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am not a crusty old bat. Yes I am getting older everyday and so are you, Rose Queen. I could call you a few names too, but I will refrain from doing

  4. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Dear Rose Queen, It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out my responses and comments. But thanks for the lecture, Professor. You must be a professor as well as a rose

  5. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So I dye my natural grey hair color. So would I get fired for that? Or would I get fired for looking too old, having prematurely grayed? Glad I don't work there. Sounds very restrictive. Oh and...

  6. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes exactly. You don't have one, don't want one, not your thing, but you are not labelling or judging people's competency based on your personal

  7. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are allowed to share your opinion. You didn't say you would not hire this person or that you would harrass her in the workplace. That is the difference between being judgmental and expressing an...

  8. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes we are totally on the same page. I have found that I have had the misfortune to work for some rather narrow-minded, superficial managers who care more about how things look on the surface than...

  9. Odd interactions

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do think this behavior to staff is abuse of the

  10. Odd interactions

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes I totally agree that doing these activities to attract the attention and handling by staff is inappropriate and disgusting. I had a male patient who was always asking for suppositories. He would...

  11. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have been coloring my grey hair for years in an attempt not to be discriminated against by employers. There are so many abusive bosses out

  12. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just the use of the quaint term elderly is pejorative. Lumping adults into a category called elderly is pejorative. It is ageism which is rampant in our

  13. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Who sounds like this guy doesn't want to look after patients with tattoos either. Wonder what other prejudices he has. I have often said the nursing leadership is terrible, run by a bunch of...

  14. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, this is totally the important thing. "Elders" are more open minded than many people think. Some are traditionalists. Some are not. Not fair to label them all as one thing. I think this is...

  15. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What I care about is how the nurse does his or her job, not what they look

  16. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Love that

  17. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But all "elders" are not as close minded as this. I think people have a right to be individuals. I deplore the current trend in nursing to turn us all into robotic task-oriented clones. I want...

  18. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think any of these things is unprofessional. As for what the "elderly" think, that is a whole other topic. Now that I am officially "elderly" I hate that word. It is a loaded word, kind of...

  19. Tattoos in Nursing

    ActualNurse replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I personally am not into tattoos but I know many people view them as body art. It doesn't bother me when I see nurses with tattoos. I have been a patient and had nursing assistants with tattoos but...

  20. Correcting Others mistakes?

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I would report these things. You are an advocate for your patients. Their safety and well-being comes before anything

  21. Correcting Others mistakes?

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    It is actually a good thing she was there to see what the CNA was doing. Such lack of hygiene is disgusting and an infection risk. Very bad care. I would report that to the manager and perhaps...

  22. Odd interactions

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well when I took my nursing diploma course many years ago at a Catholic hospital, we were told that sexuality is one of the basic "needs" and we should respect and recognize that. So masturbating...

  23. Odd interactions

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had many drug-seeking visitors who can't understand why they can't have their relative's meds. I tell them to go to the drugstore and buy themselves some

  24. Odd interactions

    ActualNurse replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient like that too. I was trying to maximize her independence. One of the other nurses did all this personal care for her and then the patient expected it. The nurse needed to be needed...

  25. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    ActualNurse replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I think most nurses are colonized. When MRSA first became a recognized entity, the hospital where I worked tested all the staff, then suddenly stopped. I believe the specimens were coming back...