I have not been in this profession for long but then i can see that we have made it women's profession and then is not helping that much ,especially in my country and other few countries.
The male figure in this profession would be awesome because of their inherent natural ability in handling physical situation ranging from carrying of patients in the carriers, wheeling them into the hospitals and wards,helping in shifting them on bed when they are immobile and other activities that are tedious.
I appeal to our men to come join us and make the health sector and the nursing profession sweeter.lets make it a profession for all that is my take amongst other things they can do for us..
Disclaimer: I'm a female. So I obviously know absolutely nothing about what it takes to be a man pursing nursing.
But I will say that I have met my fair share of men considering nursing because 1)it pays well considering you only need an associates degree and 2) you "only" have to work 3 days a week and get 4 days to party it up. These men had absolutely zero hesitation about going into nursing at all.
I think some men and women develop martyr-syndrome when they go into nursing.
I agree, I'm my part of the country this is not even an issue, I wonder if the southern more conservative states see more of this bias?
I agree, I'm my part of the country this is not even an issue, I wonder if the southern more conservative states see more of this bias?
Yes.
A male nurse in the part of the South I grew up in was assumed to be gay, "sweet", or not smart enough to be a doctor. (Aaargh.) I love my home state, but some of the people are a little... uneducated.
A male nurse in the part of the South I grew up in was assumed to be gay, "sweet", or not smart enough to be a doctor. (Aaargh.) I love my home state, but some of the people are a little... uneducated.
I guess I missed the memo about physical prowess in my 'male' nursing class. As a charge nurse in long term care, I rarely assist in lifting patients unless there's no one else around to help the health care aide.
I guess I can't bring anything useful to the table and should turn in my man card, eh?
Agree with Dany...on both points. You too Pixirose. Subsidies to any sub-cultural identifier (whether monetary or hiring preference) ultimately weakens the profession--every profession, every time. Both have been done in several professions over the years with the short term result being an influx of the desired gender/race entering the professions. Can't think of a time it has ever been tried for caucasians, or males, but it is still a lousy idea--and patently unfair for the non-selected group.
The idea behind selective acceptance/hiring practices is to even the playing field for people who have to fight harder just to get considered. White males are the LEAST likely to be facing an uphill battle to be taken seriously, which is why grants, subsidies, and selective hiring would be ridiculous.
The Commuter made an interesting point with the idea that men entering nursing would bring more respect and income, but I don't think that would work for the profession as a whole, just for the men who enjoy the respect and status that follows them from job to job simply because they are men.
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I agree, I'm my part of the country this is not even an issue, I wonder if the southern more conservative states see more of this bias?