Male Catheterization trainer

[JasonBeam]

In my travels on the internet I happen across many illuminating websites. One that I encountered recently is a company that sells training simulators for medical/nursing students. The one I noticed was the simulator used to train students in how to insert a catheter in male patients. 

Now, I realize that the point of this model was to train students in how to insert the catheter not instruct students in what a male penis looks like, but I felt it would have been helpful to actually model something more accurate to what a student was likely to encounter during this procedure. 

What are your thought?

https://www.gaumard.com/s230-7#

Note, I put a link rather than post an image in case that wasn't allowed . . . 
 

[Appreciater]

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Well.... Looks quite realistic to me, only where's the pubic hair.

[NuderThanNude]

4 hours ago, Appreciater said:

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Well.... Looks quite realistic to me, only where's the pubic hair.

I guess I'm not the only one who feels a guy shouldn't have pubic hair.

I see they have different skin colors. How come they don't have different penis lengths. Students should learn how to work with a small and retracted penis.

[JasonBeam]

2 hours ago, NuderThanNude said:

I see they have different skin colors. How come they don't have different penis lengths. Students should learn how to work with a small and retracted penis.

I can't imagine what bearing skin tone has in learning the procedure itself, but ok. It's hard to tell from the picture how rigid the penis is, not sure what the model is made from, but it looks relatively firm. Can you imagine an inexperienced nurse the first time she actually has to do this on a real, live person, only to discover that wrestling that tube into a small, floppy, flaccid penis is a little trickier than she was taught. 

Edited July 4 by JasonBeam
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[NuderThanNude]

59 minutes ago, JasonBeam said:

I can't imagine what bearing skin tone has in learning the procedure itself, but ok. It's hard to tell from the picture how rigid the penis is, not sure what the model is made from, but it looks relatively firm. Can you imagine an inexperienced nurse the first time she actually has to do this on a real, live person, only to discover that wrestling that tube into a small, floppy, flaccid penis is a little trickier than she was taught. 

It's not really about 'learning'. It's about going through the motions and checking the box that training was completed.

I had a catheter put in while I was under anesthesia in the hospital. I completely retract when I am flaccid and I most certainly was at the time. All I know is I couldn't believe how sore my penis was when I woke up. 

Edited July 4 by NuderThanNude

[JasonBeam]

34 minutes ago, NuderThanNude said:

It's not really about 'learning'. It's about going through the motions and checking the box that training was completed.

Yes, I have no doubt that you are correct. I was an electrician in the Navy, and I went to multiple schools for training, and only 2% of what they teach you actually comes in useful when you finally arrive at your first duty station. When your Petty Officer points at a junction box and says "fix that", that's when your real training begins. 

The difference is they're doing this to human beings, it ain't like working on a car.

Edited July 4 by JasonBeam

[UnhungNudist]

As a nurse I can tell you they come in all shapes and sizes but that’s pretty average….

[JasonBeam]

On 7/4/2026 at 5:30 PM, UnhungNudist said:

As a nurse I can tell you they come in all shapes and sizes but that’s pretty average….

I've always been curious, is the burnout rate for nurses as high as I read about?

[UnhungNudist]

21 hours ago, JasonBeam said:

I've always been curious, is the burnout rate for nurses as high as I read about?

I don’t see it as burn out as much as I see physical injury.  Bodies are heavy and we’re transferring patients around all the time!  I feel fortunate to work in a facility with overhead lifts EVERYWHERE but I will admit my back is t what it used to be.  COVID was another thing too, that was nuts before we had a vaccine and yes a lot of us felt burnt out but we did what we had to do, and then some….  I’m getting close to retirement and can honestly say I’d do it all over again, it’s a great career!  But a lot of it has to do with where you work.

[JasonBeam]

2 hours ago, UnhungNudist said:

I’m getting close to retirement and can honestly say I’d do it all over again, it’s a great career!

Thank you, I appreciate you answering that question, I guess it's something I've always wondered about. You sound like a great nurse, and I'm sure your patients are lucky to have you taking care of them. You'll note that in all the stories I've related I have almost no complaints with the nurses I have come into contact with, my angst is reserved for the doctors, and I have had some truly awful doctors. 

[JohnS1960]

Mom, sister and niece are (were) all nurses and loved it.  Never complained about burnout, never left the field because of the job.
Physically exhausting and yes, hard when moving patients.
More and more "stories" of physical assaults also.

[CameronInFl]

On 7/6/2026 at 7:57 PM, JohnS1960 said:

More and more "stories" of physical assaults also.

Assaults in what circumstances. From patients with dementia, or under the influence of drugs?

[JohnS1960]

BC Nurses Union
Factors contributing to these high assault rates include overcrowding, long wait times, understaffing, and treating individuals suffering from mental health crises or substance use.

Psych wards, then ER
"The Joint Commission (USA) defines workplace violence as, “an act or threat occurring at the workplace that can include any of the following: verbal, nonverbal, written, or physical aggression; threatening, intimidating, harassing, or humiliating words or actions; bullying; sabotage; sexual harassment; physical assaults; or other behaviors of concern involving staff, licensed practitioners, patients, or visitors."

So when I was out of it and the nurse was trying to give me a needle, failed 3x to find a vein and I said "Get me a junkie, at least they can get the needle in right the first time" could be construed as "humiliating"? hmmmm

Edited July 10 by JohnS1960

[wuerstchen]

On 7/4/2026 at 1:33 AM, Appreciater said:

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Well.... Looks quite realistic to me, only where's the pubic hair.

I had a catheter inserted and I don't have pubic hair.

[I Didnt Grow Much]

On 7/3/2026 at 11:01 PM, JasonBeam said:

In my travels on the internet I happen across many illuminating websites. One that I encountered recently is a company that sells training simulators for medical/nursing students. The one I noticed was the simulator used to train students in how to insert a catheter in male patients. 

Now, I realize that the point of this model was to train students in how to insert the catheter not instruct students in what a male penis looks like, but I felt it would have been helpful to actually model something more accurate to what a student was likely to encounter during this procedure. 

What are your thought?

https://www.gaumard.com/s230-7#

Note, I put a link rather than post an image in case that wasn't allowed . . . 
 

After that Bieber pic, I think you could’ve posted that mannequin with catheterization in the front and someone violating it in the back with some other medical object, and no one would have batted an eye. 🤭

[JasonBeam]

Just now, I Didnt Grow Much said:

After that Bieber pic, I think you could’ve posted that mannequin with catheterization in the front and someone violating it in the back with some other medical object, and no one would have batted an eye. 🤭

I find the mental image of that both highly arousing and deeply disturbing . . .  

[I Didnt Grow Much]

Wait, I didn’t say the mannequin was enjoying it! 😉

[Ariloulaleelay]

I agree they should have different models, but from a manufacturing side, I don't know how hard (pun partially intended!) it would be to do.   the way I see it, they'd need to cover:

• Hard vs. Soft
• Cut vs. Intact (with the slit well inside the foreskin)
• Large vs. Small

That's 8 different models needed.   Might be a challenge to not just create them, but also store them!

 

 

[Like2Compare]

I assume it must be someones job to reset and clean the model between training classes.

I also assume part of the cleaning would mean wiping down and cleaning the outside of the model.  I'm curious if their mind wanders while they touching and cleaning the penis on the model???

How does it compare to their previous sexual partners or memorable patients...length, girth, etc,?  What size would it grow to if it were a real patient that got aroused?

They are professionals and probably don't have any thoughts like that, but I do :)!

Edited July 16 by Like2Compare

[JasonBeam]

3 hours ago, Like2Compare said:

They are professionals and probably don't have any thoughts like that, but I do :)!

Nurses are human, just like us. I'm sure their thoughts and feelings run the gamut.  My guess is that during their shift they are hyper-focused on doing their job and doing it well, but who knows how freaky they get when their shift ends and they get home . . .