How come t here are no Males RNs on a peds floor?

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Don't really know why I'm thinking about this, but how come I've never seen any male nurses on a Pediatrics floor? Is it liability issue? Because men don't generally like kids? Do you know of any? I could honestly see why a nurse manager on a pediatrics floor would find a reason not to hire a male nurse (just because chilld molester's are mostly male).

personally, i know i would never leave my young child alone with a male nurse. i also would never hire a male babysitter. how about you guys? it's a potential risk i'm not willing to take. also, i don't think there's much validity to the arguement that "well, women can be molesters too!" Well, the truth is, that's so damn rare that it's not even worth mentioning. also, most cases like that involve women of legal age having sex with teenage boys - not toddlers.

we have them in the peds ICU, but absolutely no men on the general peds floor.

And why is it okay that they are on the peds ICU? I mean, those kids are *really* sick and even more defenseless, easier to molest and no one would be the wiser.

I'm astonished that you think the entire male gender is not trustworthy with children. I think the world must be a very fearful place for you, and I'm sorry for that.

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I'm not sure why people on here feel the need to repeat how offended they are, flabergasted they are, repulsed they are, etc. IT WASN'T EVEN MY QUESTION!!! I expressed my opinion - that's all :)

I think there are great male nurses out there, I just won't be leaving my young children with them. I'm really happy to see that the hospitals you work at have male RNs on the peds floor. That's encouraging!

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i just won't be leaving my young children with them.

to quote archie bunker: "i've made up my mind, so don't confuse me with the facts!"

sharpeimom:paw::paw:

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I am a male nurse and I am very upset with this post which not only displays a discrimatory sexist view but makes me wonder how in the world can someone like this be a nurse in the first place. It makes my stomach turn to know that some poor patient has to have this kind of nurse to care for them. I wonder if they feel the same if someone has a different religion or is a different race that them. If you are going to be biased, sexist and prejudice you might as well be good at it. Right?

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I'm not sure why people on here feel the need to repeat how offended they are, flabergasted they are, repulsed they are, etc. IT WASN'T EVEN MY QUESTION!!! I expressed my opinion - that's all :)

Uh huh.

You go on to say this, which is offensive:

I think there are great male nurses out there, I just won't be leaving my young children with them.

And then you say this:

I'm really happy to see that the hospitals you work at have male RNs on the peds floor. That's encouraging!

Why would you encourage such a thing?

Troll much?

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Specializes in Peds Critical Care, Dialysis, General.

You have every right to state your opinion. By the same token, I, in turn have the same right to respectfully disagree with you and express my opinion.

Sexism is sexism, either way it goes. Discrimination is discrimination, either way it goes.

I would respectfully submit that you may be passing on a terrific male nurse in lieu of a so-so female nurse for your child.

My own mother was somewhat taken aback at having a male nurse, but when she got some of her best care from this wonderful man, she was a believer in male nurses, no matter what the specialty. He was one of the few nurses thanked in her obit.

As a Peds nurse, it is my prayer that the children be protected at all times. I hope you are able to do this. Please don't put blinders on, though. Remember that females are abusers, too. No guarantees in life that just because a nurse is female, she is not abusive - not just sexually, but in others ways as well.

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i have seen male nurse on pedi floor. i guess people think that women are more nurturing than males but that should be changing i know plenty of males who are good with kids.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
i have seen male nurse on pedi floor. i guess people think that women are more nurturing than males but that should be changing i know plenty of males who are good with kids.

You're right, I think the general thought is woman are more nurturing, which I dunno, maybe it's true, I wonder statistically though what sex does child abuse more. Just about every person I have met in my life that was physically abused as a child it was by the hands of their mother. I think also woman sometimes feel more free to step in with other people's children then men do from what I have seen.

I have a friend who's husband and her worked out a plan when they had their daughter. She lives in a small mid west town. They did not want to do day care, so the dad watched the girl while mom worked because a lot of his jobs were after she was done, and he also could take the girl with him a lot. He is a diesel mechanic and mom is an engineer. So anyway, she has gotten so much hatred from the community from people astonished that she would trust her husband to take care of the girl. She said she is always getting comments on it at church or out and about by people. It's one of those towns where everyone feels they can butt into your business. They get even more astonished when dad has the girl and she will have grease on her and chewing on a wrench. LOL

Personally, I think it's great, why is it bad for dad's to be so involved in their children's lives or men involved in children's lives, this is how it SHOULD BE in my opinion.

Sorry to go off on a tangent. This stuff just really irks me. Almost as bad as a friend telling me they have to see if their husband can babysit their child :stone

Men get suspicions made if they are involved in the lives of children, and they get trash talked if they aren't.

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thanks to everyone who has provided insightful and intelligent replies.... and to those who nit picked and called me a troll... you know what you can go do :)

i mean REALLY, i've noticed this forum is very clique-ish, and if you don't say something that's accepted by the majority, you're quickly attacked and eliminated. time to grow up, folks. i'm not referring to those that have RESPECTFULLY disagreed.

i think it steers this thread (and others) into a whole different direction, which is not necessary at all, when you act childish.

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personally, i know i would never leave my young child alone with a male nurse. i also would never hire a male babysitter. how about you guys? it's a potential risk i'm not willing to take. also, i don't think there's much validity to the arguement that "well, women can be molesters too!" Well, the truth is, that's so damn rare that it's not even worth mentioning. also, most cases like that involve women of legal age having sex with teenage boys - not toddlers.

If you're going to invoke statistics to justify your own prejudices, then perhaps you should reconsider leaving your children alone with family members and close friends. After all, they are the main perpetrators of child abuse.

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personally, i know i would never leave my young child alone with a male nurse. i also would never hire a male babysitter. how about you guys? it's a potential risk i'm not willing to take.

That's why I would never consider working with children. I just don't need the hassle of worrying that somebody's going to accuse me of wrongdoing when I'm doing my assessment or changing a dressing etc. I wasn't crazy about doing my nursing school pediatric rotation, but the rooms were all doubles and there was lots of family around so I was never really alone with the children.

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i would leave my child with a male coach and a male Dr. I just think there's a big difference when you're leaving your child with a male stranger, alone, at night, for 12 hours. Don't get me wrong, I love men - lord knows i do, lol, but I think it opens up a potential risk..... it's just *my* opinion - i just feel uneasy about leaving my child with a male nurse that I don't know. You all brought up the fact that you personally KNOW male nurses that would be fantastic with your children. There's a big difference between personally knowing the nurse. Would you feel the same way if you did NOT know the nurse? That's more of what I'm getting at.

i'm impressed that your guys' hospital has male RNs on the peds floor. we have them in the peds ICU, but absolutely no men on the general peds floor.

I wouldn't leave my child alone at the hospital.. when he was in the hospital i stayed with him and he got excellent care. While he didn't have a male nurse he did have male workers techs, eeg techs ect.. phlebotimist that worked with him and they were excellent. It wouldn't bother me at all to have a male nurse as long as they were respectful and gave good care to my child... the same requirements i have for any nurse

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