Private Parts and the RN...

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This is going to sound like a silly topic, but I posted this in the middle of the night and didn't get a whole lot of responses...Yes this is a silly topic, but bare with me. I am not a nurse, but looking into a 2 year RN program, but I have a problem.

My husband has a slight problem with me doing a lot of catheters on male patients or bathing men in general. I understand where he is coming from, but being an RN is a life long dream of mine. Is there any field I can go into that I wouldn't be dealing with a lot of..well...male parts :)???

I know OB/GYN, but I would like to hear of other fields that some of you are in that I can still be a well rounded nurse but not be coming into constant contact with male parts. :rolleyes:

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You could work as a pediatrician nurse, perinatal, or neonatal care nurse. I'm sure he wouldn't mind you working with babies or children. There is also nursing for clinics that do things like plastic surgery or dermatology. Here are some links that talk about all kinds of nursing positions. You will have administer catheters in males in school though.

http://discovernursing.com/outside.aspx

http://discovernursing.com/inside.aspx

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Your husband is being ignorant, immature, unreasonable, and just plain ridiculous. What's worse is that you can "see where he is coming from". From your comments it sounds like you have been emotionally abused by this man. Make him go to counseling or leave him now and pursue your dreams. You don't need someone like that in your life. :eek:

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I'm not sure which field other than ob/gyn would help you avoid seeing men's genitals. Is there anyway your husband can work on his self esteem issues? What type of nursing do YOU want to do?

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This is going to sound like a silly topic, but I posted this in the middle of the night and didn't get a whole lot of responses...Yes this is a silly topic, but bare with me. I am not a nurse, but looking into a 2 year RN program, but I have a problem.

My husband has a slight problem with me doing a lot of catheters on male patients or bathing men in general. I understand where he is coming from, but being an RN is a life long dream of mine. Is there any field I can go into that I wouldn't be dealing with a lot of..well...male parts :)???

I know OB/GYN, but I would like to hear of other fields that some of you are in that I can still be a well rounded nurse but not be coming into constant contact with male parts. :rolleyes:

I suppose you could find jobs that would allow you to avoid the contact you are speaking about, but first you have to get through school. I doubt your instructors are going to be very sympathetic about your husbands glitch.

Perhaps it would help your husband to realize that there is nothing sexual about the tasks you will do as a nurse. Seeing, cleansing or assessing a member is not on par with marital infidelity. I think that as long as you have this "issue", you will not be well suited to the profession. This is just my opinion, of course.

The media likes to sexualize nursing. The image of a buxom nurse giving a sponge bath to a more than willing patient has far reaching effects. I think having realistic expectations of the duties involved in nursing and WHY these duties are performed might help him (and you perhaps) to realize that seeing a member is not sexual. Does your husband feel that male gynecologists are inappropriate, or that male doctors delivering babies are taboo as well? A long chat is in order if you want to be able to persue your dream of becoming a nurse.

Best wishes,

Adri

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