Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

Doesn't bother me...I see them both as professionals.

I have been a nurse for 30 years and have worked in all different areas of nursing. As a patient I really have no preference regarding the sex of my caregiver. However, unless it is an emergency, I would prefer to have a foley placed by a female unless the male had someone with him during the procedure. I am a female nurse.

Either gender is fine okay, as long as they are competent and caring. In general, I have found many male nurses provide as good as (and some even better) nursing care as female nurses do. And certain male nurses have "gentler hands," as one of the posters above mentioned, and more compassionate care then some female nurses.

The only time I ever thought about the sex of my nurse was when I had broken both arms and wrists in an accident and needed help going to the bathroom. I must say they were the most caring and sensitive people ever and only did what needed to be done. I have been in hospitals a lot and like the OP said as long as they are professional it has never mattered. I will note that the least painful shot I have ever gotten was given by a male nurse. I still remember that to this day and it was almost 20 years ago. Yes I used to have a big problem with getting poked, I seem to have gotten over it now

I think this question deserves some consideration from a sociological/feminist angle (I am male BTW). In the past doctors were almost exclusively male and women were excluded (the reverse was mostly true in nursing). Would it be right that women be excluded from being doctors because of a societal prejudice against women as doctors? Taking it to the next step is a health care facility obligated to hire a woman so that female patients can receive care from a woman? From there should health care facilities be required to have the same gender ratio among staff as among patients?
I worked as a CNA at a LTC facility where there was an male resident who refused care from males and regularly harassed the females when receiving his shower.
That said for a personal preference I prefer to have female nurses care for me, but as has been said, "As long as they don't kill me, I don't care."
I have had experience needing catheterization for kidney stones and I got over the embarrassment instantly and told the other race, other gender nurse who explained that a Dr was not available for several hours, "Please, do whatever you can for me." She was gentle, competent and professional. I am still grateful.

Well since other girls answered I guess I can too. For me it doesn't really matter, although long long ago I had a laproscopy, 2 of them actually, the second time when I came to my gown was on backwards, it was than I realized I had been de-clothed when I was under for my surgery. This was at naval hospital where most of the staff were males (in my expierience) and some were some rather hot looking male nurses. I was MORTIFIED! In my head I guess they were able to magically preform my surgery without me being naked and so exposed. If I had to go in to have a colonoscopy I think I rather have females.

Maybe it's wrong for me to say I really don't want male nurses that I think are good looking to be working on my rearend or if I had some strang vaginal odor or something like that, but it is what it is. I know they see stuff like that all the time but it doesn't make it any less embarassing for me. I didn't mind when I had male nurses in my labors and stuff. But anyway that is my prefereance on it all.

I would have no preference, although I have not needed a nurse to this point so my opinion could be different if the situation arose for me. As long as the nurse is competent and courteous I would be happy. Also I hope that most people will feel the same way when I am their nurse.

a good nurse is a good nurse no matter the gender. my girlfriend's mom had a male nurse and she swears he was the best nurse she has ever had. i would like a nurse who is competent cares and is nice.

I don't really have a preference except if I needed some sort of intimate care, in which case I'd prefer a woman, but would grin and bear it if I had a male.

I wouldn't allow a male to do intimate care for my daughter unless it were some sort of life-saving emergency, though. It's not that I think they would be less professional than a female, but my daughter would be so humiliated. If my son preferred a male, I wouldn't object.

SO what if the doc is male ??? We you search for a female doc ???