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I don't look into it the way everyone else is. I don't even see it as "courageous" to back an employee. To me it's just, "The guy don't like such and such...oh well". I'm just saying as a society we're offended at every move someone makes. I will be a nurse soon and don't care that this guy feels the way he does. People make comments many times worse than this every second. Yes the business can do as they please and fire the guy and he should never have opened his mouth. I'm 'just saying'...his comments were really nothing to lose sleep over even though before reading this article, I could've have reasonably predicted what was likely going to happen. Every time someone makes the hair on the back of our neck twitch we get triggered and run for our safe space.

His comments were weak no matter how wrong people think he was. Sensitive insecure people are the only ones who 'go after' people like this. He showed disapproval of a few people from a specific group 'out loud' and so he paid the price. Poor decision making on his part cowardice on his employer.

His employer is spineless. Right or wrong society is weak and offended at every little thing...time to get over ourselves people. Nurse, cops, insert occupation here, people are going to disapprove of one thing or another. Accept it.

We need someone's expertise.

CI 'professional judgement' is so subjective it's sickening. The 'set up' of nursing school, including clinicals, is all about statistics. Clinicals were all about do the paperwork and get the information into the computer...at any cost...period. There were very few people who were actually good enough to do thorough assessments, care plans, paperwork, etc. without 'beating the system'. Most of the time the assessments were half rear ended and much of the information put into the computer (epic) were the same numbers used by whomever logged into the pt's file prior to your log in. When a CI/teacher/whoever lies, cheats, and steals from a student you simply shrug your shoulders as if you can't really explain anything and always...always blame the 'gray area'. The 'gray area' excuse is the default for any bs and crap a nursing teacher/instructor gives a student. Gotta keep that accreditation at any cost.

Long story short, I feel as if becoming a nurse is a calling for me as well. Pray about it and do what you have to do to make it happen!!

You're 'that guy' nobody wants to be around. I'll take my chances with your classmate.

I'm in nursing school and was told I was the best doctor this older woman ever had (all I did was raise the head of the bed). I thanked her and went about my way.

By today's standard of what harassment is my original statement makes sense. Women can be just as crude with approaches, comments, etc. but men must be men and deal with 'things' because....well....we're men and that's what we're supposed to do. Grew up around women my entire life, I'm in nursing school, etc. and I promise there is a double standard. I do, however, feel for the women who truly deal with some atrocious crap. I have seen instances where you have people who cry foul over trivial garbage and this does nothing more than water down the testimonies of the aformentioned example. This subject can only go so far on a website and comments will be redundant soooo...hitting the eject button on this topic. God bless everyone

'...nearly all women...'? I seriously doubt 'nearly all women' have been harassed in some fashion. If so, then it would be naive to say they are 'harassed' at a higher frequency than men.

You'll be okay.

You're fine. treat the patient. 'drug history not drug addict'...semantics. Beside the point however. Again, treat the patient. No, she should not have been written up. Counseled or 'told how it is' but not a write up. Too much flared up emotions in nursing.

Exactly!