There is a bit of a dilemma I have, as a Muslim American and aspiring male nurse. Islam allows males to see and touch any part of a woman in cases of MEDICAL NECESSITY. But in Western medical culture, men indiscriminately do intimate procedures on women even when there is no urgency and there are female staff around.
There is more gender separation in a number of conservative environments in the middle east and muslim countries, but how to get over there and get a job without first having years of experience here? I thought of getting a BSN in the middle east instead of an ADN at a community college here, but I probably can't afford that.
Are there any Muslim male nurses here who have some input?
Just because a female patient isn't about to die, you can still make physical contact with the patient to do an assessment, get vitals, perform routine procedures, etc. It doesn't need to be urgent/emergent to be considered medically necessary.
In Muslim countries, do male doctors still touch female patients even if it's not strictly a medical emergency?
It's still medically "necessary" to perform exams and procedures in non-emergent situations.
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What do you mean by "indiscriminately?"
Just because a female patient isn't about to die, you can still make physical contact with the patient to do an assessment, get vitals, perform routine procedures, etc. It doesn't need to be urgent/emergent to be considered medically necessary.
In Muslim countries, do male doctors still touch female patients even if it's not strictly a medical emergency?
It's still medically "necessary" to perform exams and procedures in non-emergent situations.