Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

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Okay, somebody had to say it (and I am not sure if anyone has, only a member for a short time), so it might as well be me! As my name on this site would imply, I am a MURSE (that is to say a Male + Nurse = MURSE). And I just wanted to put to rest some common myths about such strange creatures as myself.

1. NO I AM NOT A DOCTOR!: First of all I work for a living. Secondly, I didn't flunk med school, or settle to be "just a nurse" It was a conscious decision.

2. No, I am not homosexual: Some male nurses are gay, I don't happen to be one of them. Just as not all female mechanics are lesbians, I am sure some are, but not all. (P.S. Personally I don't have a problem with anyone's lifestyle, especially nurses or mechanics these are just examples.)

3. No ladies, we don't have a problem with you asking for a female nurse to take care of you, the problem we have is when we see that all of your doctors are men, yet you have no problem with them caring for you. I still don't get that double standard....Someone please explain!

4. To our female co-workers: yes we can help you reach that, lift that patient, or take the handsy old guy patient, we know our role, just remember to say thanks every once in a while (boost our male egos, that's all we want)

5. Yes we have heard it all ladies...the embarrassing girl talk, the what's in this season talk, all of the talk, but please don't pull us into your relationship talk to get a "man's opinion." Chances are we are men, and will agree with the man's side of the story on the inside but will say what will keep us out of trouble at work...WE ARE MEN!!!

6. To management: you don't have to prove anything to us, we don't all want your job, we are not a threat to your power because of our gender. So relax, and don't go making an example out of us all the time.

7. Yes I am your nurse, yes I am a man. Now that we have that cleared up....

8. Question: Why do people have to state my gender before my profession? Really. Oh, did you meet Mike? He is a MALE nurse. As opposed to a male teacher or a male bartender. Odd? or is it just me, by the way, the correct title is MURSE!

9. Yes, I love my job, no I didn't get into it for the money, or for the fact that I get to work with a lot of women, if I wanted a job that made a lot of money, and gave me the chance to be around a lot of women, I would have become a night club owner, and never have had to wipe any butt besides my own! I got into the field for most of the same reasons as any other nurse in the world.

10. And the last myth of the MURSE.... Even though we may take some bs from some people in the world we really do love this challenging and rewarding life, and wouldn't change it for the world.

Well I hope this entertained some, informed some, and was understood by all MURSEs out there in cyber land. Thanks.

Mike the MURSE

actually EVERYONE should say please and thank you to EVERY

One!!!!!!

Specializes in Psych, I/DD.
Kudos Mike. As a fellow Murse for too long, I'd like to offer a partial suggestion to item #3, why Moctors are treated differently than Murses. In the ER setting at least, Moctors tell the fatients "we're going to do this" and we'll do that." I've often wanted to change the name on my ID to "We" because the "we" the Moctor refers to as is me.

The Moctor may say "We're going to do an EKG" but when the Murse arrives to do it, a fatient may prefer a furse.

haha that was really funny! :lol2:

Specializes in OR, OB, EM, Flight, ICU, PACU.......
Sugarcoma,

Thank you so much for your comments on this thread! #2 that you were curious about really had to do with the general public, and some of their stereotypical responses when they hear that a man is part of our profession. Anyway, thanks again for your comments!

:confused: I hear you, Mike.

When I was retiring from the Army, and finishing my BSN, I remember some of my (usually older) Male relatives saying things like: "You're a Nurse? Oh, you were a Medic in the Army (among many things) so it's OK!"

My elderly Grandmother kept referring to her favorite Nurse as " my Male Nurse". Didn't have the heart to tell her ALL our licences said "RN" , not male, female or other!

Just our reality, I guess.

Ski :twocents:

If a kid wanted to get into nursing and kept playing nurse, would the child nurse be a CURSE?

:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah: LOL ROFL LMAO. :lol2::lol2::lol2:

Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

I hate the name murse. A murse is a male purse. Idk, its just like you said though, why bring male into it at all.

Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.
i work on a cardiac step down unit, and the frequent flyer senior ladies looooooooove their 'nurses'. strong, protective, heroic care in their eyes. while i was giving one little lady in her late 80's a bath, she told me her 'purse' was easy on the eyes. :eek: i nearly choked.

several years ago, my great aunt had both hips replaced and her favorite nurse was a murse. she was 94 and tiny and fragile due to osteoporosis. she mentioned her favorite nurse by first name and we were all surprised to discover his name. she had always been so terribly modest.

just then, she saw him out in the hall andstage whispered: "and he has such a good rear end too!":lol2::yeah::eek::rolleyes:

Never referred to a male nurse as such, unless they have a name that can be seen as a female name, such as chris, then if I am telling a stoy about him, and he isn't there then I will clarify he's male. Or asking a patient if it's ok to fetch a nurse who is male to help me.

Thing I don't understand is the male patients don't get a choice rally of mle or female nurse. they get whoevers free to help them with care. I hve never heard of a male patient asking for a amle care giver

Seems some of the "female" doctors get the same thing; only it's "foctor!" Find it a little confusing that so many female pts are happy to see a male OB/GYN, but not a "male" nurse. I say kudos to the murses...lots of great pt lifting power!

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
just then, she saw him out in the hall andstage whispered: "and he has such a good rear end too!":lol2::yeah::eek::rolleyes:
:yeah::D:clown::heartbeat

Thanks Mike for the post. I did find it humerous as well as informative. Unfortunately, I would almost expect you to get some sort of stero typing in the nurse profession, which is too bad considering I thought we have all moved past that years ago (but some can't). I am currently a nursing student and over 1/4 of my classmates are male. I wish more would actually pick this profession. I enjoy working with them because they do bring a different perspective to the profession. It's like teachers, there are not enough men out there teaching. I know my college actively recruits men from the men in the program to be in the nursing program and I applaud them for that. Good for you! Thanks for the post.

Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).

Frankly, I don't really care for the term, "murse." I haven't really found the OP's myths to be all that universal. Still, though I can't put my finger on it, there's something about the OP's username that leads me to believe he must be an intelligent, perceptive, and need I say, devilishly handsome fellow.

So, does this mean that a female nurse is called a: Furse ?:uhoh3:

Male=M= Murse; Female=F= Furse ??

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