Specialties Ob/Gyn
Published Aug 27, 2002
NurseDianne, ADN
264 Posts
Hardknox
237 Posts
I hate to admit how old I am but when my first child was born in 1962 the resident did all the exams rectally. There was a fear of contamination when doing lady partsl exams. Not being a nurse and being VERY young, I was appalled when he examined me this way, probing though the wall. I thought the rectum was a one way street and I had never heard of an enema. It was very painful. I got my first enema on admission. What a night.....I swore I'd never get pregnant again. However......
OBNURSEHEATHER
1,961 Posts
Ewwwww....
Heather
delirium
629 Posts
Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER Ewwwww.... Heather
I second that.
Remind me of this thread when I start talking about wanting to be pregnant again, Heather.
And the bone separation one.
Swiftee
66 Posts
Wow!
I have never heard about that before! I guess ya learn something new every day.
mother/babyRN, RN
3 Articles; 1,587 Posts
Me neither, but in my ever ongoing quest to find the damn spines, that seems to me to be a way to do it! Will ask our OB chief what he thinks about this rectal exam business. I KNOW he is old enough to have heard of it, but until now, I never had...YUCK and OUCH!
mark_LD_RN
940 Posts
it is true it used to be done that way, thank god they changed that :)
shay
829 Posts
Yep. They used to do it that way. Freaked me out when I heard it too.
:roll OMG, I'm not crazy afterall, and she wasn't pulling my chain!!!! and OUCH does not possibly describe it! I honestly think I would have to refuse to examine the patient that way.
anitame
177 Posts
Not to sound stupid or anything, but how complete could that exam REALLY be? You could probably feel station without too much difficulty but could you get ANY concept of dilitation? And Yickes, OUCH!