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Hospital training

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 08:54

Started a new job at a hospital last week. All was ok until Friday. I wasn't receiving the emails, so didn't know about the advice to wear 'swimwear' for training on Friday, so after changing into a hospital gown for that day's training was a bit shocked they didn't give me scrubs or something to wear under the gown for the training that day

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HoppingPavlova · 26/02/2018 10:46

Two identical threads ......... why, why

For the love of god just move on.

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 11:13

Have you thought about counselling via your HR department?
Thinking about taking out a grievance via the HR department

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Worieddd · 26/02/2018 11:24

Why weren’t you receiving the emails?

doesthislookoddtoyou · 26/02/2018 11:34

Basically. They shouldn't have made me do the training in my underwear confused

they didn't. You were in a gown. Hmm

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 11:57

Why weren’t you receiving the emails?
Apparently it was a typing error

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HoppingPavlova · 26/02/2018 12:02

A grievance that you can’t keep on top of your email and that I’m assuming you spent the day in wet undies (given you were meant to wear swimwear)? The only issue I can think of is if you had your period and that caused an issue? Surely you could have informed the supervisor of the issue and asked for scrub bottoms and avoid getting wet although my mind is boggling on what you were doing in a healthcare training session where you are virtually swimming and all this is an issue.

I’m guessing you are not actively working at the moment but still studying? You do realise you may have to get changed in and out of scrubs in a changing room at times (depending on what you are doing) so colleagues may see you in your undies as a ‘normal’ occurrence?

I recall as students getting into various states of undress at times while we practiced various stuff out on each other. No such thing as email back in my day, you just got on with things as they came up on the day and no-one thought. I’ll admit life has become more complicated and people seem to have different expectations now though. I just have visions of having to look at all my classmates in speedos and bikinis and thank god we were in normal boring undies. Admittedly it was an incentive to wear a decent matching set but didn’t always work out and I can’t recall the guys ever making any special effort with their turn out. I’m also sure the usual accepted jokes that were taken in good humour by all would offend someone these days and there would be some sort of harassment training imposed on everyone.

As I said in the other thread there was always people in the sleep room who was trying to conserve clothes or scrubs grabbing some sleep/coming in or out of the shower/wandering to toilet in their undies and no one blinked let alone ran around raising those sorts of grievances about life.

GrannyGrissle · 26/02/2018 12:06

As long as your underwear was clean i don't see the problem Grin

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 12:28

I recall as students getting into various states of undress at times while we practiced various stuff out on each other.
But people don't expect that these days, and you probably didn't have a training course with both men and women on it?

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bigbluebus · 26/02/2018 12:34

Perhaps they thought it would help you to understand how patients feel so you can empathise with them. Most patients would be wearing even less than you were under a gown. It's just a body after all - if HCPs don't know that people come in all shapes and sizes then god help us all. I think you will look daft if you complain to HR about this.

PeerieBreeks · 26/02/2018 12:58

But the threads aren't identical.

In one it was a friend that found out the day before.

In this one it was her and she didn't know until the day.

Basically I think it was her, she found out the day before didn't want to do the training so hoped she would be excused if she didn't have swimwear. She wasn't.

Her own fault, she knew the day before.

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 13:01

Most patients would be wearing even less than you were under a gown.
But I wasn't a patient, and it was with people that I'll be working with in the future - at least patients won't be seeing the people who've seen them like that

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Loonoon · 26/02/2018 13:02

Patients have to be examined in their underwear all the time. Look on the bright side - your experience might make you more sensitive to their potential vulnerability and embarrassment.

MadForlt · 26/02/2018 13:03

TinaMena I've done massage courses where we have been topless and bottomless with a towel covering some bits but not all (getting glutes worked on for example), mixed sexes. No issue.

If you can't handle nudity or are embarrassed or ashamed by it, you are probably studying for the wrong job. Or is it that you are OK with other people's bodies but not your own?

FannyFifer · 26/02/2018 13:14

Why are you posting again?

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 13:28

If you can't handle nudity or are embarrassed or ashamed by it,
But there was no need to be in my underwear. They could have given me scrubs to wear

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MadForlt · 26/02/2018 13:33

But you were in your underwear because, despite knowing the day before (according to your other thread), you didn't bring swimwear.

Sorry love, you ain't that special to qualify for special treatment. You clearly hoped to get out of it, but you knew the day before, even though you didn't get the email.

What else do you think you should be excused from, because you clearly think you are entitled to be treated differently to everyone else..

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 13:37

But you were in your underwear because, despite knowing the day before (according to your other thread), you didn't bring swimwear.
But was it really acceptable to expect me to undress down to my underwear? It wouldn't be accepted anywhere else

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MadForlt · 26/02/2018 13:42

Yes. Because a) you knew what was going to happen b) it was in a professional setting c) it would have been the same for anyone else that hadn't done what they knew that had to do, and taken swimwear.

You don't get special privileges. The training is the training, and they will have seen people like you before that hope to get out of stuff by not taking what they were asked to.

Op - AIBU
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FannyFifer · 26/02/2018 13:54

Underwear isn't any more revealing than swim wear.

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 14:12

Of course underwear is more revealing than swimwear!

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PeerieBreeks · 26/02/2018 14:13

Well then you should have taken swimwear, as you were asked.

Why didn't you?

Mwnci123 · 26/02/2018 14:13

I can see why you felt uncomfortable OP, but I do agree with previous posters who've commented that patients will be in much more uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing situations and it's best to try to make your peace with it all, really. No, your future patients won't be working with their care staff long term, but they may be ill/ in pain/ soiled/ confused/ emotionally vulnerable etc., so I would really try to see it in that context.

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 14:15

Because a) you knew what was going to happen b) it was in a professional setting
I didn't know I'd have to strip to underwear, and what difference does a professional setting make?

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TinaMena · 26/02/2018 14:17

Why didn't you?
I didn't get the email

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PeerieBreeks · 26/02/2018 14:21

But you knew the day before.

Not getting the email is a pathetic excuse Tbh.

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