Doc vs. Nurse: who would you rather have take your RT?

Given the only choice between doctor or nurse, I would have to say female nurse. As I have mentioned in other places, here, I was hospitalized at 14 and my temperature was taken rectally. That was embarassing enough with a female nurse, but I would have probably died of shame, if a male doctor or male nurse had taken it rectally! By the way, my temperature was still taken rectally at home, but that was from my mother. I would imagine that it would be more embarassing for an older boy getting his RT taken by a female, judging from my 17 year old brother's red face, when mom told him it was temperature time,

? . . . As I have mentioned in other places, here, I was hospitalized at 14 and my temperature was taken rectally. That was embarassing enough with a female nurse, but I would have probably died of shame, if a male doctor or male nurse had taken it rectally! By the way, my temperature was still taken rectally at home, but that was from my mother. I would imagine that it would be more embarassing for an older boy getting his RT taken by a female, judging from my 17 year old brother's red face, when mom told him it was temperature time,

For young people I think the embarrassment is real. For more mature individuals, it was different many years ago. If you were in the hospital you were poked, prodded and examined by docs (most of whom were male at the time) and nurses (almost all of whom were female). You expected to have your private parts exposed to both sexes. With more female docs and male nurses, along with an emphasis (some might say over emphasis) on modesty, I think the embarrassment factor reaches beyond the young.

Definately a young female nurse!

Haven't had an RT in years; mouth, ears, forehead seem to be standard today. IF I had an RT, any female would be fine.!

Mashie, you are a naughty girl! (I love it)

A young female nurse or two ! Even a female doctor.

I would like to have a good looking female doctor do it. If a good looking nurse is around she can help

Mmm... the nurse, i think.... ey, good question!

An attractive female nurse and/or female doctor. Lying across the nurses lap while the doctor inserts it would be wonderful!

I would love to have a male or female doctor take my temperature while laying on the exam table on my stomach. A kind and loving female nurse would be stroking my head the entire time, reassuring me that "everything's going to be alright."

Personally I would prefer a young male doctor to take my RT.

If I had to choose, a female, but either is OK as long as I get it taken in my bottom. Have only had it during play doctor time, never in an actual doctors office.

Male or female, doesn't matter to me as long as their "HOT" lol

For me it dosen't matter as long as either is a female.Rectal temps are the ONLY way,that MY tempy is ever taken at home in clinic or hospital.

Female doc or nurse!

I agree with Dr. Teodoro: Doesn't matter if doc or nurse as long as she is a female!

I don't enjoy a clinical setting, so my only preference would be a female friend, that I feel comfortable with.

Doctor or nurse but both male

I would like to have a very attractive female nurse take my rectal temperature. She will have to look away so I can drop my pants and lay down on my tummy and then see can do her job of doing the insertion.

OMG! I just saw this and I am compelled to respond accordingly based on the arrogant, suburban, aloof attitude much less how @liquidsky seems to have been elected as spokesman for the entire profession assuming an absolute in his statement ...

"As a physician I can state without equivocation--doctors never take temperatures--rectal or otherwise."

I am sure there are some less arrogant, less aloof, less self-agrandizing, less removed, less superior, less self-important physicians out there (several I know) who would not find it beneath their high holy self to do such a menial task as take a temperature! (SMH) ...

Play safe!

Nurse of course

Definitely It would have to be a nurse......

Definitely the nurse.

I have to agree with many here. My preference would be a female. It doesn't matter if she's a doctor or nurse or cafeteria worker.

Why the nurse specifically? I'm curious. A doctor can take a temp too. No human is above anyone.

Peace, Megan

For me, most of the time my temperature was taken by a female. It was usually a nurse, but I had it done many times by my Mom, and very occasionally by an aunt, or even a friend's mom. As I got older I got more self conscious about it. The only times it was taken by a male was by my Dad, or if a doctor made a house call. There was one time it was taken in the office by a male student nurse. I was 17, and he was about 2 years older. Somehow, I felt more comfortable with him than I did with the female nurses. It's hard to explain. Maybe, since we were both guys, I felt we had the same stuff, but I'm not sure. I used to tense up with the female nurses as I got older.

I’d prefer the doctor

Nice and direct response Beccarnmommy. Well said, and I agree with your sentiment 110% But on the initial question...whoever shows up, thermometer at the ready and me knowing full well, I'll be spending from about 30-45 seconds or at least three minutes with a thermometer well placed in my rectum by a professional, caring medical person.

Nurse unless it was female doctor

I would love to have my female Doctor take my rt.... as the nurse keeps coming in and out of the room.....

For women if they have a hot male nurse then the nurse but if not and hot male doctor then doctor. As far as you men be the same I think if a cute young female is your nurse then the nurse if she cute young and female the doctor.