Re: "Chaparone" To have or not to have?

From: Kaycnm@aol.com
Tue Oct 28 02:26:07 1997


In a message dated 97-10-26 14:29:44 EST, DMECNM@aol.com writes:

<< But once I enter the exam room I am suppose to have the MA with me. How is it for the rest of the female providers? >>

My OBs have always had chaparones but I haven't. I worked in a clinic in Houston for a few years where one of the nurses was insistant on being with me. I did enjoy that. As it is now, I have them in so rarely that I am clumsy and swipe them with the pap brush.

My new office has made solo exams a challenge by not having a mayo table or any surface near me. I sit with the slide in my lap and have to walk away to put the slide down and pick up the gel.

I have discussed, with the docs and other CNMs, the danger of getting into a "situation" alone in the room. I have never felt it to be a big problem. I am probably acting naively.

Kay Johnson, CNM Atlanta, GA





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