It's never ethical to do anything to anyone against their will regardless of the nurse's gender.
WR,,, three commas for Becca
It's never ethical to do anything to anyone against their will regardless of the nurse's gender.
WR,,, three commas for Becca
1- no it's not ethical to do anything against someones wishes, male or female.
2- he should have gloves on, but if a male nurse is giving a bath, the genitals should be included.
3- would a female nurse think to ask the families permission prior to giving a bath to a man?
4- yes, my grandmother was taken care of by a male nurse. She spoke very highly of him.
Male or female, a nurse is a nurse.
Female nurses have bathed male patients for years and no one has had a problem with it.
I am a male nurse and have had to bathe female patients and never once had anyone make an issue of it. Further, I did not become a nurse just so I could a see or bathe naked female.
It's time to get over these issue and remember its about patient care, period.
I am a male RN and agree with you on the matter of doing the job regardless however, be careful about drawing a hard line on this subject. We should be looking at this from the patient perspective. If we are intuitive, we can all determine even if nothing is said, when a person is excessively anxious and would clearly prefer that personal care be done by a same gender healthcare professional. Whenever it is reasonably possible, those accommodations should be made.