young female nurses and male patient nudity

Your gf will have to shower patients. But she has to be professional about it. Think about it fromt eh patients perspective as well, decenty is always preserved and its not often she will have to look down there in young men so you wont have to worry about that.

Its only in nursing homes that registered nurses dont shower people....so dont stress about it to much. THe first time anyone has to shower a patient is always an awkward moment, no matter how much theyve seen...

starting off with ladies will probably be a good thing.

but the other thing that bothers me is that seeing so many naked males may make her then look at myself and just see just another penis or just another naked guy, it wont be as intimate or such a sacred thing anymore. to me nudity is a sacred thing between partners not just somehting people see every day up close.

have any off you found you have lost a little bit of intimacy or excitment when you see you partners naked? be truethful about this and think back to before you were a nurse and had to see this everyday

i realise its an issue that i may have but its due to the belief and the understanding from what i have seen of what may happen.

also how many patients would a student nurse be asked to shower? 2 a week? 2 a day? 20 a day?

Ok well unfortunately in the world of nursing your gf is going to come across situations where she will be faced with male nudity, whether it is showering or changing/checking catheters, assisting with toileting and getting dressed etc. It is the role of the nurse to give holistic care to patients whether they are male or female. I dont know what kind of ward she is working in as in I dont know where it is or how it is run but being a surgical ward I assume they dont have PCA's or the like to do these kind of jobs. Even so, it is still the role of the nurse to do showering and things like that. Every placement I have been on has involved this.

I understand it may be hard for you to get your head around this but her role is strictly professional and it is something she is going to have to get used to in order to be a nurse.

If you both look at it from the perspective that it is professional and there is nothing else to it then I am sure you will be fine

Haha dude if your GF though that as a nurse she wouldn't have to shower people then she's in for a shock!

I'm a nursing student (final year) and typically on a morning shift on placement I would shower between 2 and 4 patients or wash them in bed if they can't shower. Now lets just take a moment to consider your average patient - yes a lot of them will be male, a lot of them will be over 65 and all of them are very sick and you are there to care for them. I see penises all the time, not just as work either - my house and housemates aren't too worried about say, walking into the bathroom when someone is showering. It doesn't matter how many naked men I see at work, it plays no role in how I see or treat someone I'm in a relationship with. It like childcare workers that wipe kids bums all day, or doctors who work in gynaecology - when it's within work it's anything but erotic, and if anything it makes you appreciate your own partner more.

Often on a surgery ward there will be more younger patients than some other wards, so yes your GF could be assigned a 28 year old footballer BUT... young patients generally only have one thing wrong with them, they can generally wash themselves or shower themselves. If someone young was needing help washing their genitalia you can be sure that they are very, very ill - perhaps unconscious or multiple injuries.

So yeah the reality is your GF will probably be washing crusty old men.... but think about it... that crusty old man could be your grandad, unable to wash himself and embarrassed and ashamed that he's just been incontinent and lying in his own urine. If that was your grandad, wouldn't you want someone as lovely as your girlfriend to come and quickly change his sheets, was him in a professional manner and have him sitting up dry and comfortable by the time his family came in?

Your GF will probably come across some confronting experiences, she'll need your support. She doesn't need you being jealous or suspicious about her at work because where you might be imagining Gray's Anatomy type situations in reality she's probably cleaning up some person who is dying and has just had diarrohea all over the bed.

Of course it happens where male patients are innapropriate at times towards female nurses..however it is usally older patients and it is usually linked with other reasons such as dementia or something similar.

I think the thing you are going to have to remember is that this is her job and it wont change how she views you. It might pay for her to sit down and have a talk with you and give you some information that might help you....like for instance things we are taught in lectures about respect and professionalism and not having to accept or put up with innapropriate behaviour.

As someone else has mentioned it seems to be a big issue for you and not her. If it is such a big issue for her then she needs to have a really good think about her career choice and if she really is going to be able to handle it...cos it will be a big part of her role as a nurse.

I think perhaps you need to address your issues becuase it would be terrible if it got in the way of your relationship.

No body can be forced into doing anything they dont want to do but t he thing your GF is going to have to remember is that while she is on placement she has a duty of care to the patients she is looking after, even as a student nurse, and she will have to put their needs as a priority. If she is uncomfortable with showering then perhaps it might be a good idea to shower with her buddy nurse so she is not on her own.

Some nurses you get buddied with on placement can be lovely and some not so much but if she has problems she needs to speak to her preceptor or clinical teacher (depending on which she has on placement) and air her concerns.

I hope she finds what she wants to do.

Are you sure your girlfriend doesn't like it or is it you influencing her decision with your low self esteem?

You are obviously young and insecure and have no knowledge whatsoever of a professional health care setting.

I feel for your girlfriend, what a waste of a degree. All that hard study and at the end of it she has to worry about an insecure boyfriend who's only concern is for himself.

I think what really is worrying you is that she may compare nude male bodies to yours. This shows lack of self esteem and maturity on your behalf.

Would you prefer she worked somewhere where she is hidden away from males? like childcare so there is less risk of her dealing with other men?

You sound jealous and controlling and you are projecting your insecurities onto your girlfriend at the expense of her future career.

Tell me i am wrong.

Dude your soo funny,

No nurse is ever above taking a patient to the toilet or giving a shower. You have really stired up some nurses on this one. Any way she doesn't have to go into that area, she could get through her study and become a (DON) how about meternity, I mean it is not a shut book career it branches off into so many different areas. It will be easy to change into child care but why when you can help save a childs life. It is sad that your so closed minded about it all i mean one your letting her down by not supporting her and two she just may hold it against you latter. I've been nursing for over 13yrs and trust me there is no dick like your mans. Wake up sunshine I work on the goldie and one day might have to toilet you lol its not fun and games out there...

wow so i come back to check the forum and these are the replys i get?

one i never said i didnt support her if thats what she wanted to do, two i was asking for information not your judgment or opinions on how i should run my life or relationship.

she is the one who wasnt comfortable with the career and what she had to do in it, she is the one who decided it wasnt for her.

before youse blaber on get your facts right.

i guess some of you are bitter old woman, and i do hope i never get stuck with some of you as nurses. to all those who answered and gave their thoughts respectfully thank you.