pro life to work in ER OR OB

So then I am to take this that it must be ok to work with kids or adults who sin against God willingly by drugs/violence/what have you, but it's not ok to take care of women who choose to end a babies life (and so sin in your eyes). -again the problem with certain religious types of ppl. They think that they have the right to decide whether a sin is "big or little."
To me, this makes you the judge of what is acceptable in God's eyes vs. what isn't. To God, sin is sin. It matters not if the person has ended the life of a child or simply told a lie. In God's eyes, all things are equal, and "blasphemy is the only sin unto death."
I'm not attempting to start an arguement. I simply stand by my earlier statement that perhaps you should reconsider your thoughts to enter nursing. If you're unable to lay aside prejudice at the door when you clock in, then you're actually unable to be a good nurse.

I'm sure I will run into quite a few whom are pregnant, want to abort, or parents want them to abort, but my role is to make sure they understand all the risks and benefits, and to provide deep, emotional, one-on-one counseling with the teen to make sure this is what she wants to do. If I can save a life, it'd make my day. However, everyone has their own opinions, they're rights, and that's fine, but... I will NEVER be there when that takes place. If I'm picking and choosing patients, so be it, but this is completely against what I believe in. WWJD? In my eyes... wouldn't be to kill a child he just put in that mothers womb. Things happen for a REASON, who knows why, but to me if it's there, maybe it's meant to be. I was a young mother at 15, and while yes, it's been hard, I've got by. My daughter is following in my footsteps, looks up to me, is a great well-rounded child, and is going to be very successful in life. I hope to use my story as motivation for other teens down the road.

Sorry for going a little off-topic, but that is most definitely NOT your role as a nurse in a child psych setting ... It's not the staff nurse's role to provide "deep, emotional, one-on-one counseling" about anything, let along reproductive choices. As you say, everyone has their own opinions and rights, and it's not your job to try to change their mind.

If you want to be doing "deep, emotional" counseling, please consider pursuing graduate education as a psychotherapist. That's the appropriate level of training for that kind of practice.

Sorry for going a little off-topic, but that is most definitely NOT your role as a nurse in a child psych setting ... It's not the staff nurse's role to provide "deep, emotional, one-on-one counseling" about anything, let along reproductive choices. As you say, everyone has their own opinions and rights, and it's not your job to try to change their mind.

If you want to be doing "deep, emotional" counseling, please consider pursuing graduate education as a psychotherapist. That's the appropriate level of training for that kind of practice.

Well, the possibility to care for a post-op abortion pt is possible in ANY area of nursing. I've even seen it happen on peds. So.
I am personally against abortion. I am not Catholic, but I have nothing against Catholicism the way some in the southeast do. My views on religion are pretty tolerant since my own beliefs are contraversial. Anyhow- there are other things that go against Catholicism... so the problem is not so much caring for post-op abortion pts as it is how strict you are in general with your beliefs. I'm all for personal beliefs.... but there is a fine line in pt care- and eventually we all do something we'd rather not do. However, we had our beliefs and convictions before working as a nurse- so we make our own choices.
An absolute devout Catholic wouldn't even work in a hospital that performed abortions, D&C's, dispensed birth control, etc. If you are that steady in your conviction- I applaud you- but you're not going to find many places to work outside of a Catholic-run hospital.
Otherwise- there are ways around it, even in ER, OB, and OR. You just have to find the right place. If you live in a really large urban area.... it will be fairly easy in most regards beyond OB, if you can work in a strictly adult or peds hospital. For example- I once worked at a huge facility where peds and OB/women and infants are stand-alone facilites but still a part of the whole hospital complex- so most things you would have the biggest problem with never went to the 'regular' hospital. Each had it's own ED and OR. (By the way, this was in a Catholic-majority northeast state) I now work in a very small rural ER, so the same, to an extent, applies there. No abortion services exist close to home, and our OB unit doesn't care for post-op D&C's because most of our pts who need those are devestated at the loss of their child- it happens d/t fetal demise, so they are rarely placed on OB... and if so... again, fetal demise. Elective D&C's d/t birth defects and the like are rare in our hospital- they are usually sent to a speciality center but if not, they definatley don't go on OB. What few occur are usually a life and death situation- as in, Mom will die if something isn't done now. However, almost any ER will administer Plan B in some situations, so if you have a problem with that it may be tricky if your coworkers are not willing to administer it for you- even a Peds ER does this. I have a Catholic co-worker, and I have no problem with administering Plan B for her pts... but not all nurses are willing to do so. We have had a few pts who showed up w/ day one post-abortion complications.... she doesn't agree w. their decision, but doesn't let that impact her pt care. The choice was already made, she's not supporting it. She doesn't let her beliefs prevent her from saving someone's life- as that's judgemental and not very Christ-like.... her words, not mine.
As for OB.... again, even at a facility that doesn't perform abortions, all OB units I know of offer the Depo-shot post delivery if Mom wants it. There's also elective tubals which you'll see in OB and OR. So, if you are against all forms of BC, you'll have a problem.
So I think it can be done if you can find the right facility.

hmm you would not work for a hospital that dispensed birth control? Seriously we live in the 21 centuries,even public school have machine that dispense birth control!

IF, I did have a patient come in while working as a staff nurse that had this issue, what kind of nurse would I be to not give her the attention or advice she may need? If I had to stay after to talk to her, then that's what I would do. Where I'm from our nurses are compassionate and take the time to talk to patients and counsel them.