It's time to change the term "nurse." It doesn't fit with the male image of nursing, and more and more men are coming into the field of nursing. I just can't think of another term. Our vocabulary just doesn't seem to have another term that would fit both sexes.
"Medic" doesn't work, because it has a military connotation and medics are more like EMTs or paramedics, and nursing is far more than a medic. We provide the care people need when they are sick.
"Caregiver", though, sounds like a volunteer or a family member.
"Registered Healthcare Provider" sounds like an MD, or an insurance company.
"Registerd Medical Technician" is not a professional status. Technicians do tasks; nurses assess and make care plans based on their findings. Not to mention, patient education, care coordination, and supervision of, in fact, med techs.
Anyone have any good ideas? I'm sure the elderly female nurses at the ANA would welcome our suggestions with open arms! :rotfl:
As the only male in one's class, one gets used to the class being referred to as "ladies, and, um, gentle-man" fairly quickly ... :chuckle
That must really suck to be singled out like that... Like i said previously I am a male.. However, there are 9 of us guys total in our class... This is the most in ours school's history... We started out with 55 students.. 45 Women and 10 men now we have 29 women 9 men left...
Nothing wrong with the term "nurse." The problem lies with the term "male nurse." We are simply men who are nurses. We have the same job as the women. There should not be a difference in terms. The term, "male nurse," is suggestive that men are seperate from women in this profession
A nurse is a person who cares for the sick or injured. A nurse is a patient advocate. Nurses were recently voted by the public as THE MOST trusted person of all professions. You should be proud to be called a nurse. Stop focusing on the gender of the term and instead focus on the good you can do while practicing as such.
As any human joining the professional world you are aware to what profession you are indeed entering... you are entering the nursing profession ... hence you are a NURSE.. sorry if that is not masculine enough for you... when was the last time you saw MEET THE PARENTS....
It's time to change the term "nurse." It doesn't fit with the male image of nursing, and more and more men are coming into the field of nursing. The Veridican
I have been a Nurse for 25 years, I am male and would not trade the term for anything else.
Well, since you ask, all of nursing is really a "male" endeavor. It's heavy, it requires scientific thinking, decision making, accountability, and these kind of traits are traditionally found in male dominated occupations.
I would respond, but talking to someone with your mindset would be like...:deadhorse ...so i regress.:angryfire
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Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
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None of my texts said "she". They said "they" or "he or she".