Male RN and phobia to see people vomiting?

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Is this a big limitation to work in a hospital?

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Is this a big limitation to work in a hospital?

What, being male? Not at all. Fully half of our staff are male.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

How you get over a problem with seeing people vomit is by seeing people vomit. a lot of people. A lot of times. If you work in a hospital, you will get plenty of exposure.

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Wait. Do you LIKE the vomit, and you are fearing your own desire?

Most male RNs do this. A lot.:sarcastic:

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

I can clean up poop and puke and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the same time!

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Specializes in Home Health (PDN), Camp Nursing.

So what does phobia mean to you? Like you have an uncontrollable panic attack that makes you flee the room and takes a while to get over? You are a sympathetic vomiter, where hearing someone wretch makes you likewise do it? What's your level of dysfunction here?

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I can clean up poop and puke and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the same time!

Hold. Me. Back.

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