twahls65

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1. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Why such hatred towards me all I was doing was asking for was simple advice but if I can't find that here I guess I will have to look elsewhere to further my training and look for friendship and...

2. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am having trouble with my young patients both boys and girls open up to me about such sensitive subjects especially about there genital health if any fellow np have any tips or suggestions to get my...

3. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   as part of the yearly well child checkup begining when the patient is 12 or 13 I try and set aside some time with just the patient without the parent in the room so If there is anything the patient...

4. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Sorry I am asking so many questions I am just comparing what we do at our pediatric practice to other pediatric offices with well child checkups. What i try and do is keep the patient as comfortable...

5. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Do you have your patients undress for their yearly checkup or do you keep them dressed and just do the checkup over there clothes and just move clothes as

6. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Even though not necessarily part of a genital exam in older adolescent girls as they develope as part of the yearly checkup do you perform a breast exam on the female patient or just ask her about her...

7. Genital exams at school physicals and well-child check-ups?

   twahls65 replied to AmyB_NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   For older adolescent girls once they do reach puberty and get there periods do you do a little more compressive exam other than looking at there Tanner stage and just pulling out the waistban of the...

8. Patient gown question

   twahls65 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

   Please dont get me wrong i am very sympathetic towards any of my patients that i see being either male or female. I just find it hard being a male nurse working with children and giving them...

9. Patient gown question

   twahls65 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

   I am sorry if my topics are not interesting to comment on by fellow nurses i was hoping to connect with fellow nurses and start a conversation about these topics and see how othee nurses deal with...

10. Patient gown question

    twahls65 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you for your response it was appriciated i would also like to hear from other nurses experience with cloth vs paper gowns and how they handle that situation. I am also dealing with difficult...

11. Patient gown question

    twahls65 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I work in a pediatric office and want to find out from other nurses who work in pediatric offices if you have your patients change into a gown when they come into the office for their yearly checkup...

12. Bedadine for vaginal birth

    twahls65 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just a question does your hospital use mainly bedadine for lady partsl prep in a patient who is getting ready to deliver lady partslly or do you use soap and water to prep the patient. The hospital i...

13. Question about pediatric physicals

    twahls65 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    I know its possible for them to get lumps but i didnt know if it was appropriate for a pediatrician to check there breasts during a routine

14. Question about pediatric physicals

    twahls65 replied to twahls65's topic in Pediatric

    I don't find it odd that the patients have to undress i know that is a nescescity so the dr's could do a physical what i do find strange is asking an adolescent female to undress and to also take her...

15. Question about pediatric physicals

    twahls65 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I am a new RN working in a pediatricians office and i have noticed that the pediatricians here require all of our patients to discloth for all checkups and physicals and we give them gowns to put on...