I just have to ask this one, because we have a newly-just passed boards-older male nurse that works on our med surg unit, and when our OB unit is short staffed, we pull from the med surg floor to help us. Well, last week we were short 2 different noc shifts and this new nurse was pulled to work back in the OB unit.
Needless to say, he let it be known that he did not like it back there and was even making sneering comments about having to JUST ROCK babies all shift! WE all got the impression that he thought it was beneath himself to float to OB!!!
I find this interesting, because we have 2 other male nurses.. one on medsurg and one from ER that have no problem floating to help us. THey actually enjoy the change of scenery on occassion!
Was just curious if anyone has a male nurse that regularly works on their unit and if so what do your pts think of it!!! I had a young good looking single male RN with my first baby when I was 19, and I was very uncomfortable with HIM changing my chuxs and checking my stitches!!!
I know of a med-surg nurse who is male that LOVES to be floated to OB. They assign him nursery, PP, and surgeries when he goes. He is just the cutest guy with the babies. When he does float over, the following day he always stop by to make sure his "baby" is doing ok. He says he would love to be an OB nurse, and if he were sick he would want to have an OB nurse care for him than the nurses on our unit...
About cathing a person of an opposite gender, this came up recently in a conversation I had with an OB nurse. I got an order to straight cath a male patient and she asked if I was going to do it. I said, "yes, he is my patient." "But he is MALE. A male nurse should do it." Well, I did it and the patient didn't complain.
The female not being allowed to cath a male patient thing is so strange to me. Here almost all nurses are women. so many times having a male cath a male, isn't even an option. I guess it just goes to show you haw silly peoples hang ups about gender really are.
I know that some nurses were squimish about cathing the oposite sex but never heard a word from patients about it.
I've never been cathed but have had a vasectomy and the nurse who prepped me was a women. I was actually more comfortable with her then with the doc who was a man.
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Yanno, re-reading this thread, I am incensed about something: any charge nurse who would deliberately assign a patient who has KNOWN religious objections to a male nurse caring for her, is both UNPROFESSIONAL and UNCARING in my eyes. She does a grave disservice to both patient and nurse and should not be employed in OB. THAT IS JMO, but I feel STRONGLY about it. I would report it if it occured on MY unit, believe me.
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Smiling, you beat me to it! What kind of a leader would do that kind of assignment? Boo!! Hiss!!
Now, to the guys in OB- I was head nurse in the mid 70's in a Chicago suburb, and was sent a male nurse (with experience) to cover a night shift opening. As my night shift was somewhat clickish, I was concerned about how they would accept him. It took about a week. Then he became the big brother. Some of them were single or single moms and called him to fix stuff or move stuff. He was sort of a Woody Allen type, so he didn't threaten any of the dads. He, most important of all, was an excellent OB nurse. I had nothing but praises about and for him.
I also worked with a fellow who started working OB in service. He also was very good, and really knew his ob. I learned a lot from him and I had many years experience.
We had an OB nurse manager in Colorado Springs who also was excellent. He left us to go to NYC! What a loss.
Needless to say, I don't judge my co-workers by their gender any more than I do my doctors. So long as they know what they are doing and do it, I'm happy.
Judy ann, right on!!! Gender doesn't matter. As long as the nurse is caring proffesional, and knowelegable(I know this one is not spelt right) who cares???
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I know of a med-surg nurse who is male that LOVES to be floated to OB. They assign him nursery, PP, and surgeries when he goes. He is just the cutest guy with the babies. When he does float over, the following day he always stop by to make sure his "baby" is doing ok. He says he would love to be an OB nurse, and if he were sick he would want to have an OB nurse care for him than the nurses on our unit...
About cathing a person of an opposite gender, this came up recently in a conversation I had with an OB nurse. I got an order to straight cath a male patient and she asked if I was going to do it. I said, "yes, he is my patient." "But he is MALE. A male nurse should do it." Well, I did it and the patient didn't complain.