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Re: GENERAL: a question for chaperone nursesFrom: able baker (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:07:29 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 17 Aug 2008, JoAnn NP wrote: > >At Sun, 17 Aug 2008, able baker wrote: >> >>I have questions I would like to ask regarding chaperone nurses and >>their feeling towards the process : >> >>1) do you think it is a valuable use of your training and hard won >>qualifications to spend your time chaperoning ? >> >>2) would you yourself allow the same male doctor who you are chaperoning >>to intimately examine you ? >> >>3) Would you allow your own daughter to be examined by the same male >>doctor or would you direct her towards a female doctor ? >> >>4) If you thought a doctor was overstepping the mark in a sexual manner, >>would you "whistle blow" on him ? >> >>5) When you youself require care, do you arrange to be examined by male >>or female doctors or both ? >> >>many thanks for any replies >> >>A B > >I have been a chaperone nurse .As a Nurse Practitioner, I have had a >chaperone under necessary circumstances,for instance if the patient >wanted one or suffered from mental illness.I have learned a lot about >patient care acting as a chaperone. Also,I have also gotten to see >abnormalities and learn about these conditions.Personally,I wouldn't >work with a Doctor I wouldn't let examine me.Male Doctors are often as >compassionate and caring as well as competent as female MD's I was >taught my Nurse Practitioner ways by Male MD's.As far as the sexual >manner,whether it is towards you or the patient ,you need to follow your >Board of Nursing guidelines.If you have human resources where you work >,it would be advised to go there.For my care ,I arrange to be examined >by males and females .I am greatful to have both helping with my care.It >will be interesting to hear what others have to say. JoAnn NP > >-- >Jo Ann NP >Scottsdale, Arizona
note whilst Jo Ann's kind and helpful reply remains, my original post
appears to have been removed , obviously due to some kind of censorship
over perhaps awkward questions !
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