Okay, so I'm a nursing student about to start externship in a physicians office. I recently was a patient at my gynecologist's office, my doctor was female, and they are required to have a chaperon. This particular nurse likes to stand between my legs right next to the doctor and watch the whole procedure. The second time I was there a different nurse stood opposite the doctor to where she could not see what was going on. So my question is; do you have to watch what is going on during a pelvic exam as the nurse? Because it made me very uncomfortable to have so many people down there and I don't want to have to make my patients feel uncomfortable. Where do you all stand during an exam?