Men In Aged Care

[Young Woman]

Just wondered you guys and girls what do u think of Men in aged care

i know its mostly women driven but the occasional man what do you think of having them in this industry

Are Men are good thing or a bad thing when it comes to aged care

Young Woman:deadhorse :smackingf :yeahthat: :smiley_aa :caduceus: :1luvu: :w00t: :redbeathe

[banditrn]

I've observed compassionate caring males, as well as females in geriatric care.

I've also observed uncaring females, as well as males in geriatric care. I don't think it has anything to do with the sex - it has to do with the person. Don't stereotype.

[Young Woman]

Hey listen guys and girls i wasn't trying to sterotype i know guys and even in aged care and they are nice

i was just trying to make a point

:trout: :Melody: :studyowl: :hbsmiley:

[Levin]

yw i will restate your statements but substitute the classes. i hope that will enable you to understand why people think you are stereotyping.

disclaimer!: the below are an educational tool and do not represent my opinions!

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post #1

just wondered you guys and girls what do u think of aboriginals in aged care i know its mostly white driven but the occasional aborigine what do you think of having them in this industry

are aboriginies are good thing or a bad thing when it comes to aged care

post #3

i know they are i mean when it comes to their clients

its jus i work for an aborigine and whenever some of our clients come to him

he always says his to busy once after that happended i had to go myself to see if i could help her out the client i mean all she wanted was to talk to someone about her grandson she was made pants for him or maybe it was for her

post #4

abos sometimes they drive me crazy

post #7

hey don thank your very much its good to get a aboriginees perspective on this its just thats the first time i have noticed it, and he really gets to me when he does that also i had to go up to the main office upstairs where he went i wasnt following him if he thought it i was running a errand, as soon as i walk in and asked the secretary what i wanted to ask her he saw me and left

i wasn't sterotyping i was stating **** i know people get busy but you still got to listen and make time for your clients well thats what i belive anyway as i am studying doing my cert 3 in aged care let the real whites handle these things

post #8

i would like to hear other people suggestions on this subject

please please

oh where are u all

post #10

dear trainer

hi i read your post and i was just expressing what i saw

and the way i am its just abos come across as well abit aboriginal when it comes to these things i wasnt suggesting he was awful or mean or a pig

post #14

hey listen guys and girls i wasn't trying to sterotype i know aboriginals and even in aged care and they are nice i was just trying to make a point.

end of educational material

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i think the question on most peoples minds at this stage is what point exactly are you trying to make?

for the record, i think that nurses should work as a team, there is no such thing as the perfect age care nurse, they don't exist. but there is such a thing as a really good age care team, and includes doctors, nurses and family.

levin

[Young Woman]

Hey i wasnt levin talking about aboriginals and i wasnt meaning to sterotype why would i do a thing like that

:monkeydance: :trout: :monkeydance: just whatch what your posting

[PickyRN]

I am a male registered nurse. I think Levin's point was very well made. Young Woman, maybe you have some stereotypes about men in your mind, and you don't know it. I can tell you that, being a male nurse, I get enough stereotyping and discrimination from coworkers, patients, doctors, etc. Sometimes it is subtle, sometimes not so subtle. Yours is the subtle variety.

I know good male nurses and bad male nurses

I know good female nurses and bad female nurses.

Our point is that if you have a problem with someone who HAPPENS to be a man, don't lump all men in the same category as him. That's a two way street, by the way.

Coincidentally, when I started out in this field, I was a CNA in a nursing home for three years before I could get into nursing school. I had female residents tell me they didn't want me to help them because I was a man (they weren't comfortable with having a man help them dress). I had no problem with that. What I DID have a problem with was the woman who didn't want any men helping her mother (a resident). That's downright discriminatory. It's no different than saying, "I don't want any black/asian/white/hispanic/etc people helping my mother".

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Yours is the subtle variety.

This is subtle by you?

I'd hate to have experienced the heavy duty stuff you must've been through, then.

Sorry, mate. I work with very few men in my LTC facility but I can tell you that, to a man, they are caring, good nurses.

[PickyRN]

This is subtle by you?

When I said subtle, I meant "not overt." As in, "Hey, you're a really good nurse even though you are not a woman!" The person is being offensive and showing their stereotypes, without knowing that they are being offensive.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Oh, gotcha.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

I know good male nurses and bad male nurses

I know good female nurses and bad female nurses.

Our point is that if you have a problem with someone who HAPPENS to be a man, don't lump all men in the same category as him. That's a two way street, by the way.

I 100% agree with you. It sounds like to me this op has an issue with one male and is generalizing his traits to men in nursing.

I've seen nurses (male and female) do this to each other in the "nursing is a backstabbing, gossiping, catty profession because it's a female dominated profession" threads. Seems like there are more of these types of threads, but I wouldn't stop to question wether or not females should be nursing.

[donsterRN, ASN, BSN]

Hey listen guys and girls i wasn't trying to sterotype i know guys and even in aged care and they are nice

i was just trying to make a point

:trout: :Melody: :studyowl: :hbsmiley:

OK, I'll bite, because I'm just not getting it.

Exactly, what IS your point?

[Young Woman]

Hey guys listen i was just making a point theres alot of good men in nursing and good looking ones in general

My boss his a nice guy really he is

I was just saying about the diffrent styles that males or females take on a certain situation

thats all

[PickyRN]

You know, there comes a time when you just need to put the shovel down and stop digging.