Those darn "Elephants";>!
Sep. 12th, 2009 02:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mdehnersBeing a Retired Nurse who happens to have aids, I'm in an Interesting spot. With the exception of Male MD's, most Health Care workers consider me just that, one of their own with "It". This allows me access to opinions that the general public doesn't get. One "biggie" is a major reason for Burnout in the aids-Healthcare community.
It used to be simply that folks just couldn't take people they got to know(after all, it's not a quick Death)Dying on them all the time. With the Cocktail, this in the 1st WOrld is no longer a real problem. The real one, however is one that can't be stated in public.
You see, when it happened in the 1st World, it happened to Gay Men. We were just so glad when folks simply began admitting us to their hospitals(something that wasn't that unusual early on. My hospital, University of Utah Medical Center accepted it's 1st aids patient for the STATE of New Mexico, of which not a SINGLE hospital would accept him. I took care of him btw two nights...)that we made sure that our caregivers were made to feel wanted, respected and honored. Well, in most areas the epidiemic isn't all nice middleclass Gay men anymore, and those that are tend to Imitate other cultures now. Staff is treated like "The Help" at best and an Imposition at Worst. Our clinic now has a cop on residence during clinic day to prevent clients from beating up nurses if they "Dis" them by asking questions they don't wish to answer. We lost another nurse this week....
and they wonder why with rates increasing clinics keep closing...
Truth,
Pat
It used to be simply that folks just couldn't take people they got to know(after all, it's not a quick Death)Dying on them all the time. With the Cocktail, this in the 1st WOrld is no longer a real problem. The real one, however is one that can't be stated in public.
You see, when it happened in the 1st World, it happened to Gay Men. We were just so glad when folks simply began admitting us to their hospitals(something that wasn't that unusual early on. My hospital, University of Utah Medical Center accepted it's 1st aids patient for the STATE of New Mexico, of which not a SINGLE hospital would accept him. I took care of him btw two nights...)that we made sure that our caregivers were made to feel wanted, respected and honored. Well, in most areas the epidiemic isn't all nice middleclass Gay men anymore, and those that are tend to Imitate other cultures now. Staff is treated like "The Help" at best and an Imposition at Worst. Our clinic now has a cop on residence during clinic day to prevent clients from beating up nurses if they "Dis" them by asking questions they don't wish to answer. We lost another nurse this week....
and they wonder why with rates increasing clinics keep closing...
Truth,
Pat
