Pt having a "friend" over for "special nursing care"

[delphine22]

You know what I mean. . .a patient having someone of the opposite sex (or the same sex! that's happened too) that they are romantically involved with, spend the night (thankfully in a private room) and performing overt sex acts, to the horror of the poor CNA who has to come in and fix her tele leads, which have obviously come loose from all the activity.

I was horrified to know that not only does my hospital not have a policy against this, but the house supervisor told me I was not allowed to tell them to stop! These are sick people here! I understand people say they have "physical needs," but can we draw a line somewhere?!

[cracklingkraken, ASN, RN]

"Taking a dump" is "normal biology" too, but I would rather residents didn't do it on my nurse's station.

I think Laurie was being sarcastic...

[MORasks]

When one fails to make a valid argument and resorts to personal insults it clearly shows 1. One has no valid point, We need to remember (me included) that not everyone will have the same view 100% of the time. That's ok. Personal insults just shows weak character.

Completely agree!

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

When one fails to make a valid argument and resorts to personal insults it clearly shows 1. One has no valid point, We need to remember (me included) that not everyone will have the same view 100% of the time. That's ok. Personal insults just shows weak character.

yeah, I think this quote meets the criteria mentioned above:

" What other personal views would you like to jam down their throat?"

very disrespectful of you comparing another nurses opinion here to jamming it down her patients' throats.

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

False equivalence fallacy.... Look it up

Actually, it wasn't.

you asked what other personal views she had regarding inappropriate patient behaviors, and that was an example.

[liberated847]

yeah, I think this quote meets the criteria mentioned above:

" What other personal views would you like to jam down their throat?"

very disrespectful of you comparing another nurses opinion here to jamming it down her patients' throats.

Call it what you want, but this was not a personal attack like calling someone names.

[SHGR, MSN, RN, CNS]

You know those commercials that say, "ask your doctor if you're healthy enough for sexual activity"?

I feel like, if they put you on tele, that question is pretty well answered "no."

That was the question, right?

[TriciaJ, RN]

It's called "performance art". People who engage in sexual activity in places where they are likely to be seen by others are doing it for the "audience". They're probably not this randy at home; they're probably throwing dishes and getting restraining orders. Healthy (as in mentally and emotionally) people can enjoy a robust sex life without need of an audience.

Call me "judgmental" if you like, but really, how low do we need to go? Yes, we need to rethink the whole idea of visiting hours and what's appropriate outside the privacy of our own homes.

[Dewman]

I think Laurie was being sarcastic...

Ah... OK.

[Purple_roses]

OMG Sex!!! The world is ending!!! I'm so offended!!!! Please people, grow up and mind your own business!!!, if you want to believe like sex is a dirty thing, go ahead but don't hold everyone else to your Stone Age, goat herder's beliefs.... Vent over lol

But I think it's rude. There's a time and a place for everything. Healthcare professionals would like to do their jobs as efficiently as possible. Plus that's just an uncomfortable situation. I don't think the patient is a horrible person, but I do think policies should be in place to keep the environment as professional, clean, and comfortable (for everyone) as possible.

She believed she could, so she did.

[Emergent, RN]

A tactic some ideologies tend to take is to first claim to be open minded and tolerant.

Then, when others express differing perspectives, accuse them of hateful intolerance, and trying to force their beliefs on others.

After all, we just want to have consensual sex and people around here are so closed minded! Who are these nurses to want to suppress the free expression of something so high on my hierarchy of needs!? Bigots and zealots, that's what!

[Dewman]

Off topic, r/t your avatar, purple roses:

Saw a t-shirt with the saying:

"Keep calm"

Then there was an EKG showing a flatline... then

"OK. Not THAT calm!"

[TriciaJ, RN]

A tactic some ideologies tend to take is to first claim to be open minded and tolerant.

Then, when others express differing perspectives, accuse them of hateful intolerance, and trying to force their beliefs on others.

After all, we just want to have consensual sex and people around here are so closed minded! Who are these nurses to want to suppress the free expression of something so high on my hierarchy of needs!? Bigots and zealots, that's what!

Thank you. There's a lot of that on AN - people getting slammed for their opinions. The ones doing the slamming are always the ones claiming to be "tolerant" and "non-judgmental". Every. Single. Time.