I have problems with the image of nurses and the assumptions people make about them.
I've met plenty of driven, multitalented, ambitious people who want to help patients in different and more comprehensive ways than a doctor could.
But I don't care about negative images. I will achieve my goals, despite how many comments from ignorant people I get to the contrary. Posters like this help kick those stereotypes in the ***.
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many studies (see: chung, 2000; paterson, tschitkota, crawford, et al., 1995; kelly, shoemaker & steele, 1994; villeneuve, 1994) have looked into the possibility that what nursing professors (who are mostly female) unconsciously mean when they say, "think like a nurse" is "think like a woman" - because of the almost-exclusive female historical connection. it is up to men to discern and validate a "male approach" to being a nurse. certainly, there will be much overlap in approach, but just as certainly, men bring a lot that is unique and good to nursing.
I've swung back to my view that the differences between male brains and female brains, though real enough, are much less significant than the differences between any two brains, regardless of gender. My thinking is surely more "Nurselike" than the vast majority of women, inasmuch as the vast majority aren't nurses at all. My thinking is probably less nurselike than most female nurses I know, simply because most female nurses I know are a good deal more experienced than I am. I am sure you are quite right that there is a great deal of overlap, and I lean toward agreeing that a "Male approach" to nursing may have some advantages, but to the extent that there even is a difference in "Male thinking" versus "Female thinking," I think it must be more cultural than biological.
Last night I was watching that movie "Meet the Parents", with Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro, any one else seen that ?
One running "joke" was Ben Stiller's character being a male nurse, as if it was so unusual as to be worth commenting on, with an underlying "is he gay", or "that's no job for a man", sort of attitude.
I know, it's just a movie, and I liked it apart from that stuff which just seemed a bit lame, and out of date.
Last night I was watching that movie "Meet the Parents", with Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro, any one else seen that ?
One running "joke" was Ben Stiller's character being a male nurse, as if it was so unusual as to be worth commenting on, with an underlying "is he gay", or "that's no job for a man", sort of attitude.
I know, it's just a movie, and I liked it apart from that stuff which just seemed a bit lame, and out of date.
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kennyd said:
(Bit off topic sorry).
Last night I was watching that movie "Meet the Parents", with Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro, any one else seen that ?
One running "joke" was Ben Stiller's character being a male nurse, as if it was so unusual as to be worth commenting on, with an underlying "is he gay", or "that's no job for a man", sort of attitude.
I know, it's just a movie, and I liked it apart from that stuff which just seemed a bit lame, and out of date.
I'm a movie freak. Yeah I saw it. I hated that part. The only thing I liked was Stiller's continual justification of his reasons to stay a nurse.
No, I'd say Hollywood, and the media in general, does more of an injustice to males in nursing than females.
If I'm reading your opinion correctly, I must ask, why is it more damaging for the media to portray male nurses as gay vs. female nurses as slutty or incredibly stupid?
If I'm reading your opinion correctly, I must ask, why is it more damaging for the media to portray male nurses as gay vs. female nurses as slutty or incredibly stupid?
Leslie, with all due respect... my complaint is neither of the above, really.
My complaint is movie, television, uniform ads, etc. rarely display males as nurses... period. I do remember seeing a segment of Law & Order [that & M*A*S*H are my favorites] where a male nurse was married, but LOL he ended up going to prison for knowingly allowing his patient to be murdered by the patient's family. Then, the movie, Meet the Parents, has the father-in-law tormenting the male nurse throughout the movie, LOL. Otherwise, you rarely see on television a male nurse, regardless of sexual orientation. I would just like to see more male nurses on television... of course portrayed as good, hard working, autonomous nurses. BTW, I'll try not to let your incorrect read of my opinion bother me.
Regards to female nurses in the media being portrayed, my complaint is the public sees female nurses in the all whites [including the outdated white hat] being hand maidens for crusty old MDs. RNs of today [both male & female] are way more autonomous than days gone by. :wink2:
My contention? I'm not trying to argue with you here, but merely expressing my opinion . Again, if your saying my opinion is that it is okay for the media to portray female nurses as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images... YOUR WRONG!!! However...
Yes, by the media ignoring the fact that nurses can in fact be a guy is more of an injustice than some of the injustices that females face portrayed by the media. ?
My contention? I'm not trying to argue with you here, but merely expressing my opinion . Again, if your saying my opinion is that it is okay for the media to portray female nurses as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images... YOUR WRONG!!! However...
I was trying to be simplistic in articulating my perceptions..
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I've swung back to my view that the differences between male brains and female brains, though real enough, are much less significant than the differences between any two brains, regardless of gender. My thinking is surely more "Nurselike" than the vast majority of women, inasmuch as the vast majority aren't nurses at all. My thinking is probably less nurselike than most female nurses I know, simply because most female nurses I know are a good deal more experienced than I am. I am sure you are quite right that there is a great deal of overlap, and I lean toward agreeing that a "Male approach" to nursing may have some advantages, but to the extent that there even is a difference in "Male thinking" versus "Female thinking," I think it must be more cultural than biological.