Where do I begin? I am 42 and have a good paying job as a letter carrier.
The only problem, I absolutely hate being a letter carrier. The weather is far to challenging and I spend every day virtually alone. There is very little human contact. The hardest part is that the job is absolutely mind numbingly boring.
That is why a year ago I thought about becoming a nurse. I started attending evening classes and have completed all of the science pre reqs with a 3.65 GPA.
Because I already have a BS in Bus. Admin I was eligible to apply to the Accelerated BS to BSN program at Seton Hall. This was all good while I was dreaming but now the time to decide as arrived. I received my letter of acceptance and classes start in Sept. The problem is I have to quit my job at the Post Office in order to attend. Needless to say, I'm having the am I making the right decision jitters. I am not concerned with the classroom work too much, although I know it will be hard I think I can overcome it. What really has me worried (and I guess I'm the only one cause I haven't seen any other posts about it) is do you get use to dealing with naked strangers? I don't have any point of reference for this in my life. I can't imagine I would be the only person who would think of this as potentially embarrassing. Do you get use to inserting catheters? I would hate to go from a boring job to an embarrassing job. Help:imbar
You already know what the womans body looks like. All woman look alike except for size. I am sure you know what the man looks like. And them the same they all look alike except for size. Their should not be anything embarressing about the human body. If you feel uncomfortable how do you think you will make the patient feel? The human body is just that a body that you have to take care of. Do you have children? If so how do you feel when you give them a bath? Taking care of an adult is no different. Just a bigger package.
I have been in nursing/healthcare for so long (started working full time at 17 as an aide) -- that I can honestly say that sometimes I really have to stop and think about whether the person in the bed had their gown on or not. It is not on the top 4 things I note when I enter a room anymore -- I think the years of nursing homes with my dear old flashers kind of desensitized me. And as someone posted early on -- we are all naked under our clothes~
I too make sure that I protect my patients modesty/dignity and am very professional when doing procedures or baths that require them to be undressed. i know that it is often embarassing for them and thus I avoid making it an issue.
I'll never forget the little old man that I had to bathe who felt the need to inform me that "That used to be a pretty impressive piece of equiptment" as I was inserting a cath. -- Nearly died trying to keep a straight face for that procedure
Or the time when I went in to do the cath on a younger guy who admonished me to be careful of "the jewels". I figured he was referring to the "family jewels" -- he was being literal -- piercings all over the nether regions! I was so green -- I thought I would sink through the floor in embarassment. I believe I said something about needing to get something from the supply cart -- covered him up, left the room for a few minutes to regroup and returned to finish the job --
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You already know what the womans body looks like. All woman look alike except for size. I am sure you know what the man looks like. And them the same they all look alike except for size. Their should not be anything embarressing about the human body. If you feel uncomfortable how do you think you will make the patient feel? The human body is just that a body that you have to take care of. Do you have children? If so how do you feel when you give them a bath? Taking care of an adult is no different. Just a bigger package.
How comfotable are you with your own body?:imbar