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hey guys may i ask you what are your experiences in ob-gyne ward?is thier a difference between the experience of a male of female nurse in that ward??

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

Most men do not work OB/GYN since the patients would perfer a female nurse. I know I would if I had any OB/gyn problems.

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A nurse is a nurse. A doctor is a doctor. To me anyway. I wouldn't care if they were a purple elephant from Zamuba, as long as they have the epidural!

But I do know women who prefer female medical professionals for their female situations. I was always confused why women would go to a male OBGYN but then want a female nurse? Uh, isn't that a tad ridiculous?

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A nurse is a nurse. A doctor is a doctor. To me anyway. I wouldn't care if they were a purple elephant from Zamuba, as long as they have the epidural!

But I do know women who prefer female medical professionals for their female situations. I was always confused why women would go to a male OBGYN but then want a female nurse? Uh, isn't that a tad ridiculous?

*****Note this is not what I believe but what I think others do*****

Doctors are professionals and nurses are nurses, I think that is totally stupid, both docsand nurses are profesioals but I bet that is the thoguht process

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
A nurse is a nurse. A doctor is a doctor. To me anyway. I wouldn't care if they were a purple elephant from Zamuba, as long as they have the epidural!

But I do know women who prefer female medical professionals for their female situations. I was always confused why women would go to a male OBGYN but then want a female nurse? Uh, isn't that a tad ridiculous?

Sometimes it is cultural, for example if a pt is Muslim they will not accept a male RN at all, male MD is different since when we are in the hospital we don't always have a choice who our doc is. Sometimes it is because the RN is doing most of the initmate personal care. I would rather have a female cath me or bathe me than a male. I have no prob with a male RN, but for some things I would rather have another female. So many women don't want a male RN in that setting that men usually avoid OB/gyn, labor and delivery all together. I don't know too many men that want to work in those areas.

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not accepting a nurse for because of gender will go by the wayside as more men are entering into nursing

it would not be acceptable to refuse a nurse d/t race, faith etc

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not accepting a nurse for because of gender will go by the wayside as more men are entering into nursing

it would not be acceptable to refuse a nurse d/t race, faith etc

I agree, to me a nurse is a nurse is a nurse. I have only ever had a male nurse once and they were to doing anything super intimate (PACU nurse) but a male tech helped me once, all the female techs and nurses were busy and i needed to go to the bathroom, he offered that he could either bring me a bed pan or i could wait for a female, I had him bring it

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Specializes in med-surg, teaching, cardiac, priv. duty.
.... I was always confused why women would go to a male OBGYN but then want a female nurse? Uh, isn't that a tad ridiculous?

Yes! I have heard this before - women who adamantly refuse a male nurse, but their OB/GYN doctor is a male and this is fine with them! Huh??!! Total contradiction!

I myself understand not wanting a male nurse or male MD for OB/GYN though. I am very modest and private with this type of thing, and would only want female nurses and a female MD for anything OB or GYN related. I would be fine with male nurses and MDs for general medical care, but no-way for OB/GYN!

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Specializes in ER.

It doesn't bother me one way or another whether my nurse or doctor is a male or female as long as they are professional.

If I do have questions about my cycle I feel more confident with a female doctor because she knows what it feels like to have cramps, PMS, etc....

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Specializes in med-surg, teaching, cardiac, priv. duty.
......If I do have questions about my cycle I feel more confident with a female doctor because she knows what it feels like to have cramps, PMS, etc....

Yes, I agree. For myself, going to a male gynecologist (or OB) is like taking your car to a mechanic who has never owned or driven a car! But that is just me.

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Specializes in peds and med/surg.
Yes! I have heard this before - women who adamantly refuse a male nurse, but their OB/GYN doctor is a male and this is fine with them! Huh??!! Total contradiction!

I myself understand not wanting a male nurse or male MD for OB/GYN though. I am very modest and private with this type of thing, and would only want female nurses and a female MD for anything OB or GYN related. I would be fine with male nurses and MDs for general medical care, but no-way for OB/GYN!

This is me. I've always seen female midwives or female MD's. I'm very modest also, and I'm just not comfortable with male nurses or doctors for OB/GYN related issues. I'm barely comfortable with females and didn't have anybody in the delivery room for the births of my children except there father.

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Specializes in ER.
Yes, I agree. For myself, going to a male gynecologist (or OB) is like taking your car to a mechanic who has never owned or driven a car! But that is just me.

This is precisely how I view this as well...imagine trying to describe a headache to someone who has never had one? :chuckle

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