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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OR nurse here. Be thankful for the nurses in the room. Those who are not yet desensitized will save you from so much rough shod treatment. This practice of pelvic exams is a tradition from teaching. Some attendings still do it, some do not. I don't want to create undue fear, but once you are asleep, the surgical team forgets you are human due dignity and kindness. Seriously, your nurses will protect from a lot, however they also become sort of traumatized and awful behavior becomes normalized.

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I'm thankful for women nurses. [b]What can you do when a very creepy male nurse shows up?[/b][/quote]

You can certainly request a female nurse, however there are now many males in nursing. Especially ER, OR, and outpatient surgery centers. You may not be able to have this request honored, depending on staffing. Don't ever worry about making this request either, because it is common. That said, as a nurse in a critical care unit, I work with several male nurses who truly set the standard for ethical, excellent care. It's person to person, and there are some very bad female nurses. In my experience, the doctors are the ones to be more careful about. [/quote]

That is a terrible thing to say.  I JUST had a creepy experience with an attending.  I was having day surgery, the attending came in and told me everything off, only gown on.  I was having elbow surgery so I thought it was a bit odd but got undressed.  My MALE OR nurse came in to tie the back of my gown and asked why I didn't have underwear on.  I said the doctor told me to take it off.  He helped me put it back on (elbow surgery after all -- off is easier than on) and said you don't need to have everything off, he was sorry he wasn't there when I first arrived and that he would be with me the entire time.  His presence made me feel a lot better, not creeped out at all.[/quote]

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