Male In Nursing School and needs help badly

agldragonRN · Apr 2, 2009

i hated ob as well. it did not interest me. one time, we were watching a sonogram video and all the females in the class were like ahhh....look at that baby and the guys including me were like "what baby all we see are white and dark waves on the screen." i also felt awkward during ob clinicals because i knew i did not belong there.

my only advice to you is to keep striving to get high scores on those quizzes.

i failed my ob final but passed the class due to having 90+ average on quizzes.

however, one of my instructors said that ob final was one of the "weed-out" finals so

they made it extra hard.

cheers,

angel

Fiona59 · Apr 3, 2009

The guys in my training class felt the same way. In all honesty, I've never even seen a male nurse hired in the Women's Building on those floors.

From what I've heard, nurses trained here now choose between Maternity and Psych for clinical placement, with most of the males taking the Psych option. The lectures remain but the clinical is gone.

systoly · Apr 3, 2009

I hated every minute of clinicals during the OB/GYN rotation, but I think a lot of it had to do with inexperience. OB/GYN will never be my area of choice, but it is an important part of nursing and every nurse needs to have a base knowledge pertaining to this area. I believe I know how difficult this must be for you. There were moments when I just wanted to crawl into a hole, run out of the building or cover my face. I remember observing a pelvic on a twenty year old patient. I was already uncomfortable and when the patient struck up a casual conversation with me I kept thinking this isn't happening. The problem was I saw a twenty year old instead of seeing a patient. My upbringing certainly came into play as well. At the time I didn't understand why I needed to participate in all of that, because I knew I'd never be an OB/GYN nurse. Today, I know that the OB/GYN rotation laid the foundation for me to learn to look at all parts and organs from a nursing (A&P if you will) perspective. If a body part is injured, not working properly or undergoing changes (may it be due to disease process, aging process or child bearing)it needs to be assessed and addressed in the plan of care. As nurses, we need to have a solid knowledge base of the

human body as a whole. In essence, I'm saying suck it up, you'll get through it.

Study your heart out. Some people don't like math, others dislike chemistry, yet they are all disciplines we cannot ignore in nursing. Even if you'll never use this knowledge in your clinical practice, it may just be of benefit to you later in life, should you get married and have children. Hang in there bro.

caliotter3 · Apr 3, 2009

Just encouraging you to keep striving to get through this. Perhaps you could get one of the students who is doing well to act as your tutor. You should approach the instructor for advice immediately if you have not already done so. Instructors are usually helpful with students who show enough interest to see them when there are problems. Good luck.

gonzo1, ASN, RN · Apr 3, 2009

I'm a chick and I hate the whole OB thing. No interest what so ever, so I feel your pain.

But as above posters have said it is important to know about all the body. For example a geriactric patient coming in to ER from a nursing home who can't pee, has a prolapsed bladder. You need to know what a prolapsed bladder is, reasons why it can/does happen etc.

It's good for you to have to take a subject you hate, it builds character and helps give you practice for the parts of the nursing job you will hate.

linzz · Apr 4, 2009

Here's the thing, you may need to know OB if you end up working on a med-surg floor. Just keep going, the unit will end soon.

I did a very short time on a post partum unit and loved it. However, I have no desire to ever work L and D.

Good luck.