Hey Murses.....Murse?

[blackvans1234]

What do you guys think of the term MURSE?

Personally I hate it. It sounds stupid, and is incredibly annoying. It designates some difference, obviously gender, but the name is immature and did I mention annoying?

Instead of nurse, lets use Furse and Murse

instead of cop, we'll use Mop, and Fop

Instead of Teacher, Feacher and Meacher

Instead of Doctor, Foctor and Moctor

[armyicurn]

As long as they do not call me Gaylord.....

[paganoid]

The female nurses in my unit call me "Boss" or "sir" -- not because I have a member but because I am the manager (and perhaps because I treat everyone with dignity and respect and jump in to help when needed). One calls me Akalitis but that's because we both love the same TV show.

If the word "murse" was all I had trying to burrow under my skin, I would count myself very lucky indeed. If this really bothers you, talk to your buddies and come up with a clever deflection. Just please not "I got yer murse hanging right here." (remember your sexual harrassment training class please)

Full disclosure: My graduation "cap" had the word Murse stenciled on it. I own it, it doesn't own me. That makes it unsuitable for joking or worse because it doesn't bother me. Now if they start calling me Poo Guy again, I'm taking the gloves off!

[DRNurse1]

Interesting post. I particularly like the idea of not sounding different (RN is RN regardless of Grad, AAS or BSN education....not really).

Around here, a 'murse' is a 'man-purse' and a 'nurse' is someone who keeps their patients from being hurt by the health care system...etc.

[exit96]

Yes and no....no one has the Balls to call me "Lurse" ie; "lift nurse." I Don't mind being a "male nurse" nearly as much I mind being the Nurse is the "lifter." My back is just as important as the ladies, and this crap is just sexist!!!

[BrandonB779]

To add some humor, I took a tactical-medic class (TCCC protocols) and one of the instructors instantly had a new nickname for me: Focker, I laugh about it, and Murse, only a few medics I work with will throw it out and say "oh he's a murse" but past that, no biggie.....it is what it is.....but here's my thought....could always be worse

[SkepticRN]

I've been called the McMurse by a couple of young RN' s on the floor and thought it was hilarious. It's better than some other things I've been called I can tell you! Of all the gender issues in nursing, this for me doesn't register.

[%63theend]

I went to school with a guy who bought and wore a shirt that said Murse across the chest. Of course we all thought he was adorable for that. He had a good sense of humor. Ended up marrying the prettiest girl from his graduating nursing class, too lol.

[TurtleLittle, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, CRNA]

I got "Murse-to-be" on my graduation cap. ^^ I think it's fun and I don't take things serious. But there was one time in nursing during my psycho rotation at this outpt clinic. A social worker there (who happened to be male) called me that and I soon realized he meant it as a derogatory term. Only 1 time tho. The rest of the time, most ppl I know think it's adorable. And I do own it!

[brewski09]

being a male RN, I can't get offended by the term "murse." Its just not important enough. That, and I worked in an ED where it was about 50% male nurses, and we all joked around about everything with "mursing" being one of the common ones. Our patients enjoyed our commeraderie on the unit, which was partially brought about by our joking around with each other so much.

1) Just call me Gaylord.

2) The only reason I chose to become a male nurse is that it was a whole lot quicker than becoming a female nurse.

3) I'm a nurse... I just have an acute X-chromosome deficiency.

[bradons]

I ignore people when they say murse.

I have no problem ignoring patients or other nurses when they say it. I just keep walking.

People catch on pretty quick.

[PNWxplant]

We used to have a smiley for beating a dead horse.