I am a pre-nursing student, former doula student with some births under my belt. I would love to work postpartum when I get my degree. I would like to help the women heal and assist them in establishing nursing if that's what they wish to do. There is just one thing bothering me-- I am really against circumcisions of healthy baby boys. I don't want to start a debate about circumcisions here. My question is, do all postpartum nurses have to assist in curcumcisions, or will the workplace respect the wishes of the nurse and her personal or religious beliefs and not ask her to assist in those? I know how to keep my mouth shut and keep my beliefs to myself in front of the patients, of course. I would act professionally. I would just rather not participate in the procedure itself because it goes against my personal beliefs.
Any advice or thoughts? Or do I just have to help with the circs and that's just goes along with the job of postpartum nursing?