Comments on: the gay patient http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html a nurse blog. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:18:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: kristy http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-76538 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:25:09 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-76538 when we become nurses, we become advocates for everybody!!. Whether thay are gay, black, white, asian, young, old, or a criminal they are in our care and deserve non judgemental equal care. Jokes such as these demoralise our profession, if you cant trust a nurse than for christ sake who can you trust. For a nurse that should know better and set an example, he deserves to be deregistered. when we become nurses, we become advocates for everybody!!. Whether thay are gay, black, white, asian, young, old, or a criminal they are in our care and deserve non judgemental equal care. Jokes such as these demoralise our profession, if you cant trust a nurse than for christ sake who can you trust. For a nurse that should know better and set an example, he deserves to be deregistered.

]]> by: Gay Male Doc http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-54199 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:48:19 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-54199 Had this been a women and the orders were written for vaginal digital penetration this would have been rape. Unwanted/warranted penetration. This case is no different, not only should he be fired he should be prosecuted. Arlene I hope I never wind up under your care. Had this been a women and the orders were written for vaginal digital penetration this would have been rape. Unwanted/warranted penetration. This case is no different, not only should he be fired he should be prosecuted.

Arlene I hope I never wind up under your care.

]]> by: SB http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-53997 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:53:31 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-53997 All I can say, is that there is way too little humor in nursing in general, and in hospitals in particular. I agree with Arlene that nurses need to "lighten up" and put some humor in their professional (and maybe personal) lives. But where do we draw the line between humor and whatever one wants to refer/call this behavior? Just something to think about.....I am going to cut and paste the order and put it in my "save/Humor" file and email it to some friends though. All I can say, is that there is way too little humor in nursing in general, and in hospitals in particular. I agree with Arlene that nurses need to “lighten up” and put some humor in their professional (and maybe personal) lives. But where do we draw the line between humor and whatever one wants to refer/call this behavior? Just something to think about…..I am going to cut and paste the order and put it in my “save/Humor” file and email it to some friends though.

]]> by: angelbev http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-53070 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:02:43 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-53070 unbelievable!!!! I love pranks. They can relieve stress and tension. BUT..a patient should never be the target! You did good reporting him. He should not be a charge nurse! unbelievable!!!! I love pranks. They can relieve stress and tension. BUT..a patient should never be the target!
You did good reporting him. He should not be a charge nurse!

]]> by: Oriented X3 - All the Nurses who Blog... http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-37036 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:08:01 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-37036 [...] No more fun for May: May is telling us that fun has left the building. This is a very interesting thread starting with her story of the gay patient. Thought provoking, with lots ofcomments. If blogging is about starting a conversation, then this is a conversation that should not be missed. I love About A Nurse because May always makes us wonder what we would have done in her shoes. [...] […] No more fun for May: May is telling us that fun has left the building. This is a very interesting thread starting with her story of the gay patient. Thought provoking, with lots ofcomments. If blogging is about starting a conversation, then this is a conversation that should not be missed. I love About A Nurse because May always makes us wonder what we would have done in her shoes. […]

]]> by: Debbie Huff http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-35738 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:23:31 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-35738 A young man, ill, with the potential for a fatal diagnosis, is made the butt of an ill spirited potential physically harmful practical joke by the caregiver delegated to supervise the other caregivers? Have I got the gist of that? And you solicit input. The charge nurse has no business in nursing, period. You need to work on your backbone. Heart is useless without a spine. A young man, ill, with the potential for a fatal diagnosis, is made the butt of an ill spirited potential physically harmful practical joke by the caregiver delegated to supervise the other caregivers?
Have I got the gist of that?
And you solicit input.
The charge nurse has no business in nursing, period. You need to work on your backbone.
Heart is useless without a spine.

]]> by: Whitney http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-35420 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:34:22 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-35420 I am actually glad to see that everyone else on here is as outraged by this as I am. I also have one of the sickest most perverted senses of humor of anyone I know and I think that this is horrible. The guy is sick for crying out loud, not a time for you to make fun of his suspected lifestyle. What if he had seen the chart? That nurse should have been reprimanded to say the least and I applaud you for being outraged and saying something. A hospital is not the place to play irresponsible practical jokes, not to mention the time it wasted while you were trying to figure out what was going on! I am actually glad to see that everyone else on here is as outraged by this as I am. I also have one of the sickest most perverted senses of humor of anyone I know and I think that this is horrible. The guy is sick for crying out loud, not a time for you to make fun of his suspected lifestyle. What if he had seen the chart? That nurse should have been reprimanded to say the least and I applaud you for being outraged and saying something. A hospital is not the place to play irresponsible practical jokes, not to mention the time it wasted while you were trying to figure out what was going on!

]]> by: arlene http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-35409 Thu, 31 May 2007 23:55:14 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-35409 i hope that talking to your manager gets you what you want...do you know what it is you want from talking to him/her?...or what you expect to accomplish by the report?...think about that. i hope that talking to your manager gets you what you want…do you know what it is you want from talking to him/her?…or what you expect to accomplish by the report?…think about that.

]]> by: Nurse M http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-34849 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-34849 Orders are legal documents. That isn't a joke- that is not appropriate for the job. Although it is a bit funny, but still entirely inappropriate. Orders are legal documents. That isn’t a joke- that is not appropriate for the job.

Although it is a bit funny, but still entirely inappropriate.

]]> by: focusing on the PATIENT » about a nurse http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-34584 Wed, 30 May 2007 02:28:59 +0000 http://www.aboutanurse.com/2007/05/what-is-wrong-with-being-gay.html#comment-34584 [...] it was a few days overdue, but i did it. a few hours ago, i set up an appointment to talk to our nurse manager about the incident that happened last week. [...] […] it was a few days overdue, but i did it. a few hours ago, i set up an appointment to talk to our nurse manager about the incident that happened last week. […]

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