Male RN and phobia to see people vomiting?

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Is this a big limitation to work in a hospital?

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Is this a big limitation to work in a hospital?

What, being male? Not at all. Fully half of our staff are male.

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

How you get over a problem with seeing people vomit is by seeing people vomit. a lot of people. A lot of times. If you work in a hospital, you will get plenty of exposure.

Wait. Do you LIKE the vomit, and you are fearing your own desire?

Most male RNs do this. A lot.:sarcastic:

Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

I can clean up poop and puke and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the same time!

Specializes in Home Health (PDN), Camp Nursing.

So what does phobia mean to you? Like you have an uncontrollable panic attack that makes you flee the room and takes a while to get over? You are a sympathetic vomiter, where hearing someone wretch makes you likewise do it? What's your level of dysfunction here?

I can clean up poop and puke and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the same time!

Hold. Me. Back.

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