Feeling icky

Hi,

Further to my earlier message it seems we are all in agreement on the fact that this person's conduct was inappropriate and if you are training to be a nurse you will certainly be taught what is acceptable and what isn't. Please pluck up the courage to speak to someone, you have every right to question the care you are given because as professionals we have to be totally transparent and defensible in our actions. His first mistake was not to have a female chaperone in the room. His second mistake was to touch your bottom, which if he needed to do he should first make you aware/ask your permission and second invite a chaperone in toprotect both you and himself. I had a similar experience when I went to see a specialist (first time alone) as a teenager so I know what you are going through. Please don't doubt yourself or worry about the impact you coming forward may have on him; rather be concerned about what may happen to someone else in the future if you don't. If nothing else he needs to learn from this if in fact it was a simple error of judgement but for me it automatically rings a safeguarding alarm bell. Best of luck :-)