Reply #45: This what you are not understanding

[inthebrain]

The fact that no one was upset doesn't matter. It's the issue that someone COULD get upset or that she could have upset one of em.

You still have to treat it as if she DID. Frankly , because if SHE DID one of them could have coded. Myself as an agnostic, would have been EXTREMELY upset by a nurse doing that to me. I would not have been comfortable with that nurse nor would I be comfortable in that institution for having complained about that nurse. I don't know if she has friends on staff that may neglect for complaining.

And that's another issue. The fact that no one was upset is difficult to prove as there could have been many patients upset by this but kept quiet because they are not comfortable with it. Being an agnostic or an atheist carries a lot of baggage for many people who are not.

And yes, if I was someone that had an MI I probably would have coded as I don't like people pushing their religious practices on me. I'm not even comfortable with people saying "god bless you" when I sneeze despite the fact I know they are trying to be polite.

My wife is much worse than I as she is an atheist will take someone task on the spot for even the mention.

Also, me being a nurse, I can not fathom doing what this nurse did. It's completely against the basic guidelines of practice. In religious and spiritual matters the patient is the one that decides what they want.

Not the nurse.

She should be lucky she just got suspended. Many places fire on the spot with no questions asked. In an instance like this they would.