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Nope; the only reason I own scrubs is because my school requires a certain color and patch. Otherwise I wear hospital scrubs exclusively.

Sounds like you could sue. Just cause you're a male doesn't mean you don't get to take care of women. I was in OB helping with a pelvic exam and ROM not too long ago. No issues.

Will do. Thanks!

I agree. Confidence helps; it's just taking time to develop it!

Makes sense, thanks! Just trying to be more careful than not.

Makes sense. And yes, I wouldn't be discriminating on gender, just generally more comfortable doing assessments on pts. of the same gender.

Checking integument as a head to toe assessment in general - in a recent case for rashes to screen for Steven Johnson syndrome. Thought I'd cast my net here for a more diverse response before asking my clinical instructor. If it's not necessary to inspect the whole integument during a head-to-toe, then why do we do so at all unless otherwise indicated?

Hey, everyone. So I'm doing clinicals in the hospital now and I'm having difficulty. I'm finding it difficult to initiate physical examination of women (as I'm a male) that incorporates observing or touching the breast tissue and perineum. I personally believe that it isn't a big deal d/t it being necessary for proper medical and nursing care - however I just seem to not be able to get over the hurdle and put these beliefs into practice. I feel like I'm not shy, but rather nervous about them questioning why on earth I have to be so invasive and believing I shouldn't be doing such a thing. So does anyone have advice on gaining more confidence with doing these invasive assessments on the opposite sex?

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Please speak to occupational health - both at clinical sites and at school. They should have non-latex equipment available. That isn't just for gloves, but other medical supplies you should be coming into contact with.

Interesting. Yeah, we always squeeze the drip chamber while the line is clamped. How does it work then with no cassette? I think my hospital is getting new pumps. I wonder if they'll be these.

Yeah, for some reason they got mad at me for back-priming. Seems simpler to me, but oh well.

I just figured it out. You can back-prime into the drip chamber of the piggy-back. Got it!

Oh, plus I like the idea of doing anything other than NS, LR, or whatever for other meds cause they usually need to be diluted, and I can stop line A if they don't need diluting.

Okay, that makes a lot of sense. What would be the best way to expel air from the secondary line you just connected?