I am sick of hearing that I get preferential treatment because I am a male. I have had women tell me to my face that I was accepted to nursing school over them because I am a male. Absolute garbage. At my school all that mattered was grades and the entrance exam. If I got in and you didn't its because I was a better student. Period.:angryfire
Heard today that a girl in my critical care internship applied for the same job on the Trauma SICU as me(she interviewed the same day as me), and said I got it because I was a guy. She had previous experience as a RN and I was a new grad. BUT, she has the reputation of having a bad attitude. I would be willing to bet that I interviewed better than her as well.
It's not just you guys -- I am a 6' woman with large hands, and I also wear 8-1/2 gloves. I've specialized in psych all these years, so I literally can't remember the last time I did a procedure that required sterile gloves, but I do remember always having to go find a pair that would fit for all the procedures in nursing school ... The gloves that came in all the pre-packaged kits (caths, trach care, etc.) didn't fit me, either. :)
Unfortunately, ever since affirmative action and quotas, people always worry about reverse discrimination, that's what the OP seems to be sensing. People think that minorities who get ahead don't do it on their own merit, but because management is trying to get their numbers up. That's too bad.
Yeah, I still remember trying to squeeze in my itty bittie sterile gloves for a foley cath, and the instructor going into the supply closet, breaking out 5 pairs and saying "Ok, now you can do the rest of your demos without looking like He-man."
I'm through with trying to get XL gloves around my unit...and there's 4 guys out of 13 total....
As far as being a man getting you the job....It's partially true. You may stick out in the interviewers mind as "that guy who answered and asked questions well." cause after 3 females...if they look similar, how do you keep em apart. I worked as a manger in healthcare for 3.5 years...I remembered the good answers and got rid of the bad apples...I still remember the bad guys and the good ones....
it's tough to be the forklift, model, postitive one, and the "psyco staredown, I'm gonna kick your BUTT if you don't calm down, sir" one on the floor...Of course, between me and the other male nurse on the floor...we roll em, tuck em, and sit em back in bed if they act a fool!
I am sick of hearing that I get preferential treatment because I am a male. I have had women tell me to my face that I was accepted to nursing school over them because I am a male. Absolute garbage. At my school all that mattered was grades and the entrance exam. If I got in and you didn't its because I was a better student. Period.:angryfire
Heard today that a girl in my critical care internship applied for the same job on the Trauma SICU as me(she interviewed the same day as me), and said I got it because I was a guy. She had previous experience as a RN and I was a new grad. BUT, she has the reputation of having a bad attitude. I would be willing to bet that I interviewed better than her as well.
Its just such a cop out. Sorry to vent.
Oh yeah, and no need to :bowingpur. :nuke:
I am male nurse and non assertive. And I quit nursing when I was younger, because another female Rn, seized on my weakness and not only did I have to do my patient assignment but hers. Her assignment seemed to be, sit on the gurney, chat all shift, while I was her slave. Rather than report her I quite the best acute care hospital job, I have ever had in my life. I kick myself for not reporting her. The Director, wanted to know why I quit, but for some strange reason, I did not want to get the other nurse in trouble. Being a male nurse doesnt guarantee you glory. In my more recent nursing experience, I have had to struggle with two RNs back to back. Now I stick up for myself, but also had great staff support. Somebody upstairs must like me, because one of the female Rns that was trying to renege on her duties..got fired for sleeping on the job,..ond DAY SHIFT. I ask myself at times..if nurses cant be compassionate with other nurses or staff member how much compassion is left for the patient? Look out if you are non assertive male or female in a nursing job.
I love male nurses. I had a male nurse after surgery and he was more compassionate and caring than any female nurse I ever had.AND he was HOT!!!! male nurses rule!!!!!!!!
Specializes in ER, Occupational Health, Cardiology.
Don't worry-no bowing and scraping will be done from this end;). I agree with you-we had one male in our RN class and he was there because of his testing, his interview, and his grades, PERIOD. It was the same reason we were all there. Some people must always have a scapegoat or something to whine about. Good luck in your career!
I honestly enjoyed the guys I worked with - they were cool, great to talk to, and not backstabbing gossipers. There WERE two guys in our hospital that had the 'God' complex, but they worked in ER, so we only had to deal with them for short times.
My son was a highly trained critical care nurse in a huge hospital, but when he came to our hospital, they put him on med-surg. The gals there then treated him like a pack-mule when THEY needed something - but didn't reciprocate the help.
He eventually hurt his back really bad with a large patient - THEN the hospital tried to do everything they could to NOT pay him any benefits. He left the field and went into engineering.
I am sick of hearing that I get preferential treatment because I am a male. I have had women tell me to my face that I was accepted to nursing school over them because I am a male. Absolute garbage. At my school all that mattered was grades and the entrance exam. If I got in and you didn't its because I was a better student. Period.:angryfire
Heard today that a girl in my critical care internship applied for the same job on the Trauma SICU as me(she interviewed the same day as me), and said I got it because I was a guy. She had previous experience as a RN and I was a new grad. BUT, she has the reputation of having a bad attitude. I would be willing to bet that I interviewed better than her as well.
Its just such a cop out. Sorry to vent.
Oh yeah, and no need to :bowingpur. :nuke:
I think a male nurse is feeling a little :UPPITY.. ..Thought you might have said..I will now bend over so you can kiss my ..donkey... Rumor has it that Nurse Lorena Bobbit is looking for you. I am a male nurse, I am taking all this in good humor, although I know discrimination of any kind is harmfull. I dont want to change the topic..
I remember working for one of the sharpest Rn's I have ever met. She happened to be Shift super visor in a big acute care hospital. This nurse had a very charismatic personality. The problem for many of the white nurses, they could not accept a minority knowing her job better than they did. I could hear them gossiping of her continously. The good thing about all this, she was their boss, and not the reverse, as could have been the case. We are now 2008, and while discrimination, backward ideas are still lingering and festering. I think the time has come when, victims of discrimination are fighting back, be they women, gays, blacks, hispanics, asians, or as what appears in this case men.
I was a firemedic for 6 years prior to becoming a nurse . I now do 10 times the lifting than i ever did as a firemedic. I cannot tell you the number of times i have lifted patients off the floor as 4 to 5 females look on and offer no help.
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It's not just you guys -- I am a 6' woman with large hands, and I also wear 8-1/2 gloves. I've specialized in psych all these years, so I literally can't remember the last time I did a procedure that required sterile gloves, but I do remember always having to go find a pair that would fit for all the procedures in nursing school ... The gloves that came in all the pre-packaged kits (caths, trach care, etc.) didn't fit me, either. :)