Blue Collar or White collar?

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  1. Is nursing a white or blue collar profession?

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      White collar
    • 22
      Blue Collar

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Is nursing a white collar job???

OR

Blue collar job???

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

From what I've SEEN happening in nursing lately, I'd call it "stab me in the back/cat-fighting/nit-picky/young nurses are better than old nurses" collar service.:rolleyes:

If anyone can abbreviate the above into one word, give it a shot.

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Specializes in CNA: LTC & DD.
From what I've SEEN happening in nursing lately, I'd call it "stab me in the back/cat-fighting/nit-picky/young nurses are better than old nurses" collar service.:rolleyes:

If anyone can abbreviate the above into one word, give it a shot.

Sounds like white collar to me. :stone

I think that nursing migh be something of a in-between profession. Most nursing jobs are paid by the hour, but nurses also hold degrees of all sorts. So maybe it's both?

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Specializes in ER, PACU, OR.

intersting......... i somehow thought this would be pretty much a split decision....... :-)

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Nursing is an art. Those that choose nursing as a way of making a higher wage, lack compassion and empathy, and have the attitude of "entitlement" are definitely blue collar workers.

I am a nurse manager. I have dedicated my entirety to nursing and education. It is frustrating having the "Norma Ray" mentality sucking the life out of me daily. These are the nurses that roll their eyes, make fun of patients and families and ***** that they did not get to smoke a pack of cigarettes during their shift. They do not view the patient as a human being. They worry about "fairness" 24/7 and are unionized. They complain about their co-worker who is not working up to "their" standards yet they provide them with union representation when disciplinary action is due. These are the nurses that have caused health care to become blue collar. Perhaps industrial or assembly line positions would be better choices for them. :mad:

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Specializes in Psych, EMS.

It feels more blue-collar to me.

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Specializes in Psych/CD/Medical/Emp Hlth/Staff ED.

Blue collar is generally defined as those who perform manual labor at an hourly wage regardless of the education required. Being a professional is not the same thing as being white collar, there are many professions that are decidedly blue collar such as electricians, plumbers, etc.

In the end, I don't really care that much, but I think we are a mix just like pretty much everybody else in healthcare: heart surgeons perform mostly manual labor and charge for their time, are they blue collar?

Staff nurses wear a collar that is a mix of both blue and white, I think it's usually called "Ciel blue".

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