Men have it harder?

[fabiusgile]

I was doing my midterm eval and my clinical instructor said something l thought was interesting. Basically she came out and said to me that I would have it harder being a male and more would be expected of me by patients/doctors versus a female. That I would have to know more and be more competant than my female peers. That if I didn't I would be respected less.. Can anyone explain there experience being a man stuck in a womens world? Maybe some examples of personal experiences

[groovy jeff, RN]

Truly interesting point!! Perhaps a better place to post this would be the Male Nurse forum rather than the Student forum. I would sure be interested in their responses.

Thanks for posting this!!

[JayBe]

I think that is the opinion of your instructor. I have not experienced that in my clinicals, and i have talked to a few male nurses and they never expressed that more was expected of them than females. It might of been that way 20 -30 years ago.

[Fermin Hernandez, ADN, ASN, RN]

Mostly its a bunch of BS...except when an instructor says something like that.

It's the instructor with the issue, not the rest of the world.

[fabiusgile]

Just thought it was interesting... another conclusion l've noticed is l think she's a lil harder on me... and all my patients are men. But it's ok she's a great CI and l'm learning alot

[AragornSkywalker]

Ive heard that L&D is potentially a nightmare for guys.

[groovy jeff, RN]

ive heard that l&d is potentially a nightmare for guys.

the worst nightmare you ever had pales in comparison to ob:chair:

[fabiusgile]

LMAO......... so true. I hated OB. My professor would say don't forget to assess the fundus.. I'd think myself rub the fund rub the fundus... EWW EWW

[JayBe]

I just finished OB/Peds. hated it.

[Carolbknits]

My instructors seemed to love the boys! Of course they were young and handsome guys to boot LOL!

love hugs and prayers

Carol

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

In my 27 years as a nurse I have not seen this...I have seen some other things though with male nurses. A lot of times some elderly seem to trust them more....the male nurses tend to overall be more assertive than some nurses when it comes to procedures getting done and what i mean by this is for example..the male ED nurses will often poke the patient multiple x (ie 6-7) before they stop and ask for help...women seem to call for back-up sooner. of course this is not every male. They also support or nurture the patient and their families in different ways than the females.Thse are just a few i can think of now.

[A.Manning]

I think men have it easier actually... the director of the nursing program I'm applying for said that being a Male would help my chances of being accepted, and one encounter I had at an old job with a female nurse was a bit unusual. The woman came in and was very kind until I told her I was applying for Nursing school She kind of scoffed at me and told me I would probably start at a higher pay and advance through the ranks much quicker than my female counterparts. She seemed pretty annoyed by this.