Such a powerful message from the school is not forgotten.įemale nurses and techs do not intentionally embarrass their male patients. They’re just doing their job how they’ve been trained. The problem is that training all too often starts with the premise that men have no modesty. If he jokes about his exposure, he’s trying to hide his embarrassment from you. If he maintains a tense silence, he’s just plain embarrassed. Many men have mastered the “it doesn’t bother me” disguise and you won’t detect anything at all. What can you do to ease the embarrassment, or at least not make it worse? Ask him if he’d prefer your male co-worker do the intimate procedure. Knock and ask if it is OK to enter the room. Kick anyone out that doesn’t need to be there don’t turn it into a spectator sport. Ask for an OK before bringing a student into the room and properly introduce them, including what exactly they are. Use a sheet to keep the genitals covered before you pull the gown up to examine the abdomen. Ask before lifting the gown to check the catheter.
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