What if a female patient who wants a catheter, requests a female nurse, and the male looking nurse says they identify as a woman.
This may sound silly, but I had a 40yr female colleague (at least she looked female) tell me that gender is a 'fluid social construct' and that it is wrong to assume someone is a man or women just because they look like one.
If this is what society is teaching us, and our children, then what happens when people can't agree on who is man or woman anymore?
Of course, in this instance, you'd get the patient a traditional looking female, but then could the male looking nurse, who identifies as female, claim some sort of discrimination, or even blame the employer for putting them in such a humiliating position?
Interesting side note... Medicare won't pay for a TURP if the pt declares themselves (on the paperwork anyway)as female. Did one recently, doc told us that little tidbit because the pt was really unhappy about having to put down male when she's been living as a female (post transformation surgery) for over 20 years.
I know this is a old post, but I have just finished reading the catheter post. After finally finding another NZ nurse on here I had to see what other post he has done.
Very surprising the different culture of American nurses on here, never agreed with them. Always get Americans arguing with me on here. I would never consider going to the US to work.....
I know this is a old post, but I have just finished reading the catheter post. After finally finding another NZ nurse on here I had to see what other post he has done.
Very surprising the different culture of American nurses on here, never agreed with them. Always get Americans arguing with me on here. I would never consider going to the US to work.....
That's okay. We don't have a nursing shortage. Have fun in NZ!
Hahaha...ok, so I read the OP without looking at the username. And I thought "what in the world??? What is this person even really asking? Did this actually happen? Surely he would never tell a patient that another coworker is transgender? Why does he care so much about who identifies as what?" And then you shed the light on the issue.
Hahaha...ok, so I read the OP without looking at the username. And I thought "what in the world??? What is this person even really asking? Did this actually happen? Surely he would never tell a patient that another coworker is transgender? Why does he care so much about who identifies as what?" And then you shed the light on the issue.
What color hats for the men and what color for the women?
Use the same color for both that way it's equal but just write the gender on them. Maybe in chalk in case someone changes their mind partway throughout the day. 😜
cirqul8r
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Interesting side note... Medicare won't pay for a TURP if the pt declares themselves (on the paperwork anyway)as female. Did one recently, doc told us that little tidbit because the pt was really unhappy about having to put down male when she's been living as a female (post transformation surgery) for over 20 years.