[TweetiePieRN]

Originally Posted by newgrad2004

How long ago? Most schools I have heard do not for the same reasons. Your school, while its good you got to practice on real people before going to the hospital, but the practice itself is scarey for the schools safety.

This year...back in Feb 2004. We had to sign waivers and such.

[Rhoresmith]

We had to do sponge baths on each other you could wear a swim suit or shorts and a tank top. We had a girl who c/o in another class the semester after us and she was told this is a REQUIREMENT you either do it or fail. We also did subq,subdural and IM shots on each other. IV were also practiced on each other, all this was done in the last two semesters. You will not be any more embarrassed than the person you are bathing and you have so many other things going in your head so fast you won't have time to think about this after it is over. We did not do personel care (perineal care) only raised shirt up and washed stomach and back. It is good practice for someone who has never done it. Good luck Rhonda

[linfull]

Originally Posted by Chaya

We did not do sponge baths but I think that was due more to the messiness than out of modesty. We did do exams on each other in "lab" which involved stripping down to the underwear and putting a johnnie on over it. It felt a little weird at first to let all those sweet young thangs see my middle-aged flab and gut but I figured if they could look at that and not lose their lunch then I could deal with it too... I will add that a batch of brand new underwear was purchased and that the old legs got shaved more religiously than at any other time before or since!

[ItsyBitsySpider]

There is absolutely no way I would participate in this. Since when does "not rocking the boat" get anyone anywhere? If you feel strongly about this, there is a way to go about letting the right people know without burning bridges or being marked as a bad student. I still don't get how this will help you be a better nurse in any way. Good luck to you!

[jenrninmi]

Originally Posted by studentnurse74

I heard we would have to inject each other with saline. Is it no longer allowed?

We practiced injections on eachother just this past year.

[truern]

Keep your eyes on your goal...and suck it up

jmho, but it pays to fly under the radar

[Nurse_Ben]

The guys in my class had to wear shorts and gave eachother bed baths w/ backrubs and all. It was kinda weird. I think the girls were more worried than us though.

[twarlik]

Originally Posted by truesn

Keep your eyes on your goal...and suck it up

jmho, but it pays to fly under the radar

Yes! I totally agree! Just do it and get it over with!

When we did baths during the first semester, I ended up paired with a girl. We just chatted the whole time and before I knew it, it was over. Have fun with this because it will be one of the easiest things you learn in nursing school!

[epg_pei]

Bed baths, SC and IM injections, physical assessments...I figured, you're going to see and be exposed to a lot more than that in your career, so you might as well get used to it asap

[Energizer Bunny]

I'm at the point where I don't really care what I have to do as long as it helps me learn how to do what I need to do to pass. DId that make sense? I'm tired.......