Yossy

Thank you everyone for so many comments. I have talked with the head of the teachers yesterday. She understood my point of view and quite easily changed the rule and let us wear bathing suits. That's better. Much better than topless!!! Your comments encouraged me very much. Thanks.

Thank you again for the comments. The Nursing and whole Medical situation in Japan is just about 30 years behind the US. I learned it last week, but here I had the chance to reassure of it. I didn't know I was living in an underdeveloped country.

Thank you for many comments. This is the first time that I send mails to any foreign net-community. I feel very happy to find out that many nursing students all over the world are facing the similar problems. And very much encouraged to do what I think is right. I think I will have to have a word with the teacher (no she's to narrow minded, extremely "do what I tell you" type), head of the nursing school, or quickly to the principal tomorrow. ohhh,,,, I also heard the same thing about the pelvic exam in other Japanese Nursing Schools. I think I need talk about it with the principal too.

Hi. I'm a student in a Japanese Nursing School. Our school starts in April, and I just made it through first three months. I am facing a big problem, and I need to know the situation of the Nursing Schools in other countries. We are learning how to wash and clean patients' body on bed. ( I suppose this is common in every nursing schools in the world.) BUT, when you learn and practice, do you wipe (clean) eachother in class? My teacher says the nurse-role students will be wearing the nurse uniform, and the parient-role students will have to take off all clothes except undear-shorts and lay in bed. We will have to take off bra too. Is this common in your schools??? Is it?? Don't we have the basic human rights?? I have discussed this with some of the nursing students in other Japanese nursing schools. Some schools do not let students take off their clothes, but most schools are doing the same thing. Can you believe it? I never expected this. I was expecting to use a dole to practice. What do you think??