Does being called a male nurse annoy you?

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I don't know why but being called a male nurse annoys me. You meet people, or people you know or whatever "so you are a male nurse" do you call females in law enforcement a "female cop" or "female firefighter"....

I'm a nurse, who is male. I am a professional, I am good at what I do. A nurse is a nurse just like a cop is a cop or a firefighter is a firefighter etc. regardless of their gender. I'm just saying.....

I have gotten used to the term of "Murse" which makes me smile. It is done in love, obviously, as I have respect of my peers and the families, so it does not bother.

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In Belgium we dont have this problem, there is a male and female version of the word nurse in our language.

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In Belgium we dont have this problem, there is a male and female version of the word nurse in our language.

What are the words?

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Never been called a "Male Nurse", but I get "Doctor" quite a bit. I tend to find that quite annoying.

I work in a fairly large clinic and out of our four hundred or so emplyees, I'm one of 3 Males.. (excluding Doctors)

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Specializes in ED.
Never been called a "Male Nurse", but I get "Doctor" quite a bit. I tend to find that quite annoying.

I work in a fairly large clinic and out of our four hundred or so emplyees, I'm one of 3 Males.. (excluding Doctors)

I'm lucky on that count. I have only been called Doctor once. Of course, 1/4 - 1/3 of our ED is male, so clients get the hint.

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Specializes in CCU.

Where I am from men and women have name, RN and if you have a BSN then it says BSN after. I am like the poster earlier said, a MURSE which is a joke amongst several of the male nurses at the hospital I work for. We all take it in stride because without a sense of humor you sink.

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Specializes in Trauma, ER, ICU, CCU, PACU, GI, Cardiology, OR.

The time for getting annoyed has pass long time ago for me regarding this issue. However, it still strikes me funny when I hear colleague or a friend of mine introduce me to a new person as they add "he's a male nurse" my immediate thought is...as opposed to what?:cool:

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Specializes in CCU.

a lepper, manwhore, male stripper, a mortician, etc... I think all of those get less strange looks than we do when we tell someone our profession! My parents flipped when I told them I was going to nursing school! They said WHY? I mean really, if I wanted to be a physician I WOULD HAVE. I am smart enough, I would just rather not pour 8 years of my life into school, ok thanks for asking!

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Specializes in Med Surg, ER, OR.

Had a lady ask me the other day, "I know you are an RN and all, but, seriously, what are you?" asked her to clarify. "Well, you said you are a nruse, but I've never seen a guy work as a nurse. Aren't you offended to be called a nurse." We just need to have a professional discussion and education for the public!

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