I try to be professional at all times during exams, but this one from a couple of years ago still stands out in my mind.
I was assisting during an annual in a clinic. The patient was a young attractive woman with big implants. When the Doc did the breast exam, perhaps it was just my particular view, but I noticed that the patient's unusually large and gravity defying breasts were individually much larger and rounder than the Docs head. This struck me as funny and I started to giggle (silently!) and had to leave the room suddenly and go have a laugh. The Doc chased me down around the corner- she thought I was sick or something-and let me cool off a little and we completed the exam. For some reason I still get a smile out of that.
I've also had two(!) experiences of males in the exam room fainting during the female's exam. One suffered a head injury and was hospitalized, the other we caught. This was early in my career and I was unprepared. Now I always keep one eye on any extraneous people in the room (I'm in the hospital now). My own DH almost fainted during the birth of our first child, but the sharp eyed nurse caught him before he hit the floor.
Finally, I actually fainted following a blood draw - my own. In all fairness, I was sick. I remember having the blood drawn, then moving to another chair while someone else was having their blood drawn. The next thing I know, there were all these faces in my face. I said "I'm sorry, I must have fallen asleep." They said "No, you did more than that." The moral of this story is, I guess, 'Your blood is fine with me. My blood, however, is a different story.'
18 year old primip, obviously somewhat backwards in the social area.... Came in at around 24 weeks complaining of vag leaking. Had had prenatal care, including the first visit with pelvic exam, etc....
I explained that I would have to do a speculum exam, and she freaked!!! "but I was a virgin when I got married!".... and spouting all this nonsense like her "size" mattered.
Anyway, I slowly started to place the speculum and she again flipped out saying, "but it's like I'm a virgin! I was married before I got pregnant!"
I'm telling ya, that gal freaked me out! I have seen some really skittish gals when it comes to vag exams, but she took the cake!
I did some indepth teaching with her before I sent her home. She said she didn't think she needed childbirth classes because her MIL was going to be there to "tell me what to do"....
I did some indepth teaching with her before I sent her home. She said she didn't think she needed childbirth classes because her MIL was going to be there to "tell me what to do"....
ARGH!!!
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SCARY VERY SCARY!!! well, she'll opt for childbirth classes, heavy drugs, or NEVER HAVE A BABY AGAIN after this birth!
Shandy- that reminds me of something. Had a patient referred because the previous Doc (GP) noticed 2 cx's upon the patient's first exam. She was a young girl, seemed a little slow, was accompanied by her father htat day, and said she was getting married soon. Anyway, she indeed had two cx's and two uteruses (sp?). The Doc was beginning to try to explain to situation to the patient and her dad, when the patient blurted out "Oh my god. I don't want to have twins." She was not pregnant.
Right after I became a nurse, I was assisting w/ an exam in the ER pelvic room. The doc, known for his temper and baldness, of course was on duty. He told me to pull the overhead lamp down closer. Well.......I'm kind of short and couldn't figure out how to get it down. No stool to be found, and NO way was I going to leave the room. So I kind of did a little JUMP.......down came the lamp in a hurry, right on top of his bald spot......OMG.......:chuckle he jumped up cussin' and I was backing away laughing.....the patient w/ her feet up in the stir-ups was laughing too..........Left a scar on his head.......now he will grin about it, but thought I was a goner for a while there!:imbar
Right after I became a nurse, I was assisting w/ an exam in the ER pelvic room. The doc, known for his temper and baldness, of course was on duty. He told me to pull the overhead lamp down closer. Well.......I'm kind of short and couldn't figure out how to get it down. No stool to be found, and NO way was I going to leave the room. So I kind of did a little JUMP.......down came the lamp in a hurry, right on top of his bald spot......OMG.......:chuckle he jumped up cussin' and I was backing away laughing.....the patient w/ her feet up in the stir-ups was laughing too..........Left a scar on his head.......now he will grin about it, but thought I was a goner for a while there!:imbar
ShandyLynnRN, BSN, RN
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18 year old primip, obviously somewhat backwards in the social area.... Came in at around 24 weeks complaining of vag leaking. Had had prenatal care, including the first visit with pelvic exam, etc....
I explained that I would have to do a speculum exam, and she freaked!!! "but I was a virgin when I got married!".... and spouting all this nonsense like her "size" mattered.
Anyway, I slowly started to place the speculum and she again flipped out saying, "but it's like I'm a virgin! I was married before I got pregnant!"
I'm telling ya, that gal freaked me out! I have seen some really skittish gals when it comes to vag exams, but she took the cake!
I did some indepth teaching with her before I sent her home. She said she didn't think she needed childbirth classes because her MIL was going to be there to "tell me what to do"....
ARGH!!!