middleager

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1. Sexism in nursing

   middleager replied to RNGuy12's topic in Men

   I think what he is saying is sexism is viewed differently when the perp is a male than when it is a female. One of the previous comments was (paraphrased) Inappropriate comments are wrong anytime...can you now understand how women feel about men bei...

2. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   I could not agree more. Most of what I experienced teaching JA were harmful stereotypes and of course being gay was one of them. Don't get me wrong, I have no issue what so ever with homosexuality, fully understand the gay community has it's own ch...

3. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   I agree, that was my experience when I was doing a JA class in a local high school. Some of the same social stigma that keeps the number of females in engineering keep males from considering nursing. The question becomes what to do about it, and I ...

4. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   I agree, the comment implying one gender or the other has more personality problems, more or less behavior issues, or is more or less qualified has no place in these conversations because they are ridiculous

5. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   I agree 100% that the efforts should be at breaking down stereotypes, PR, perhaps recruiting into the profession is acceptable but it has to come down to whom is the most qualified. Nursing is literally a life and death profession, picking a less qu...

6. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   Well Elkpark they are the same barriers that prevent females from being represented in any number in Silicon Valley, on Police forces, etc. Barriers do not have to be physical, they do not have to be prohibitive, they can be societal. Long after th...

7. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   Understood, I found the statement to be pointless as well. The profession is constantly at the top of the most trusted, 90% of nurses are female...it makes one think the obvious conclusion is someone is doing something right most of the time. But s...

8. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   Well actually the history in men in nursing goes back to the Civil War when men were not allowed to be nurses as they needed soldiers to fight, and by the early 1900's most nursing schools allowed only females to enter. The Army & Navy Nursing C...

9. Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

   middleager replied to Zyrv's topic in Male Students

   I find the comments challenging the OP why would there be a need to encourage males due to diversity or balance interesting. I remember distinctly when I was in college the effort to bring females into med schools to be MD's for exactly those same r...

10. Etiquette in the OR?

    middleager replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    I find the comment "If you don't like it don't work here, but don't judge us" to be a bit self serving or perhaps dismissive. People are judged every day. We all judge people and their actions daily. When you sit down at a table for dinner at a n...

11. Male modesty double standard

    middleager replied to caregiver111's topic in Relations

    Oh and Esme, I really appreciate your taking the time to correspond. I originally came to this site when I was considering a mid life occupation change. I ended up not doing it but am fascinated with what you all do. If I had it to do over and co...

12. Male modesty double standard

    middleager replied to caregiver111's topic in Relations

    Esme12 while we tend to think equal rights means we are the same (between genders). I don't believe that is the case. While we discussed if the genders were reversed there would likely be a lawsuit, honestly neither of us took it as sexual harassme...

13. Male modesty double standard

    middleager replied to caregiver111's topic in Relations

    Interesting dissection of Banterings conversation. The history of male MD's dominating the field is well known as well as women's struggles in general for equal treatment. It continues at some level today. I know a couple of men whom are RN's and ...

14. Male modesty double standard

    middleager replied to caregiver111's topic in Relations

    Esme12, thanks for the comments and clarification. I really think these discussions could be very productive if both "sides" could communicate on a more rationale level. The lack of discussion often leads to unneeded suffering, accusations, and ani...

15. Male modesty double standard

    middleager replied to caregiver111's topic in Relations

    The hard part about electronic exchanges is it is hard to read intent at times. I am having a little difficulty grasping your thought here Esme12 but I think we are close to being on the same page just speaking a little different language. I would ...