If Nursing were a Male-Dominated Field

[The_Optimist]

There would be business done on the golf course

There would be thoughts on how innovative one could get

There would be zero tolerance for abusive patients

Maid service? What's that?!!

If Nursing were a male dominated field...

There would be respect for hierarchy

Being snarky? We would duke it out where it really counts...the bar!

There would be organization... there would be a constant think-outside-the-box

Just because it has always been done that way,

Does not mean it should stay that way!

Change is a constant in life...embrace it.

If nursing were a male-dominated field...

Martyrdom would die...a thousand deaths

They would be paid every cent of their worth

Press Garney be darned

Show me the darn money!

If nursing were a male-dominated field

There would be deals and a lot of networking

Hey, mi casa, su casa!

There would be more of open communication

Less of passive aggressive behavior

Trust me, you won't need a code to decipher what they meant

If nursing were a male-dominated field, there would be less of this

After a fight, misunderstanding...anything

(Female Version): "I am never going to speak to that female dog again"

And more of this:

(Male version): "Dude, still meeting up tonight right?"

If nursing were a male-dominated field

No work would get done...because the nurses would have been appropriated by the female patients who just want a listening ear and the males nurses who just.can't.say.no!

But nursing is not a male dominated field, so we live on...

The End

By The Optimist

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

There are some people on here taking this a little too serious.

Of course. Women don't have a sense of humor.

Kidding!

[caughtbuckinoff]

Oh boy, you've never worked in a male dominated restaurant then. Those boys can be such drama llamas! I can only assume its similar in other fields. Doesn't matter which gender you're talking about, if you lack class, then it can't be helped. I don't think any field would be much different if it were dominated by the opposite gender.

[GabbyT23]

@The_Optimist

You complain about catty, passive-aggressive nurses? I've read more than a few of your posts around the forum...it seems you may be the biggest cat of them all.

[chopwood carrywater]

Anecdotes all as far as I am concerned. Yes, some women are catty at times, also some are fair, focused, smart hard working, etc, etc. some men also have some of these same qualities, both good and bad. I work in a small unit and the majority of the nurses are women ( I'm a man) and I N E V E R have seen anything even close to what is mentioned in some of these posts. I'm not saying it isn't out there but there's a lot of B.S. that gets put out by guys too.

[Megarline, CNA]

From my experiences with males, less squabbling more work and productivity. With females, it feels like I'm in high school---thug mentality---some are great but some are just catty or backstabbers.??

In nursing it's not fun because it's destructive to the patient care. I can't handle nonsense.