Invitro

[Beebop25]

Do nurses have to take part in anything to do with In vitro fertilization or stem cell research?

How do you feel about this? In my consideration of going into nursing, I am not sure I could take part in these things. I am catholic and know they are against my faith...do these happen at hospitals or seperate clinics?

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

IVF is not, to my knowledge, done in hospitals. If this is something you have an issue with, you'd do well to not seek a job with a reproductive endocrinologist (highly specialized) and/or OB/Gyn offices. Having said that, you might come across in the hospital setting a woman who's pregnant via IVF or has had a history of the same. You might want to clarify to yourself your feelings on that now before it becomes an issue. I work on a mother-baby/antepartum floor and we run across IVF pregnancies fairly frequently, either delivered or as a high-risk pregnancy. I have nothing to do with the actual process, just the end result.

I am not an expert on where stem cell research is most common - hopefully someone who does know will come along. Good luck to you.