Male RNs with MD wives.

[Ariko]

Well, I have two glasses of wine, so my better judgment has left for the evening. I detect a fairly consistent lack of respect (for lack of a better phrase) of MDs on this site. I can appreciate some of it, but my wife is one of the most sincere and hard working people I have ever met.

What situations might we face that are unique to our situation? I can start with one. I never told anyone in nursing school that my wife was a pathologist until I finished the Pathophysiology course. Also it was great to complain how lame the nursing diagnosis was to someone who understood what I was talking about. There are more, but I will stop for now.

Are there any other male RNs with MD wives?

I tell people we are just the typical MD/RN couple. They don't get it.

[meandragonbrett]

This is a site to vent. Not everything you see IS disrespectful in the way you are thinking.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

I have worked with MD/RN couples - no problems - both great people to work with. I think that at our site most of us are respectful of MDs. Yes, they drive us crazy once in a while. However, I would hazard a guess that I personally have driven more than a few MDs to question their choice of career - lol.

Have a nice day.

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

I know the craziness goes in both directions for me too. There are noodle-heads in every profession, and even the good ones can have a bad day.

Congratulations on your marriage. I thought this thread was about male RN's and midwives when I first saw it, and thought "oh, how tiresome and sexist."

[a21chdchic]

Sorry Men,

I give respect where it is earned and returned. It makes no difference to me what their title is. MD, RN, JD, whatever. Initials mean little to me. The person must be an individual worth respecting, it isn't all about knowledge. An intelligent person who treats others badly, gets them nowhere quick in my life. :)

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I detect a fairly consistent lack of respect (for lack of a better phrase) of MDs on this site.

Have you ever visited the SDN site (Student Doctor Network)? I detect a fairly constant lack of respect for nurses on that site.

In my humble opinion, respect is a two-way street: I'll treat people respectably if they do so in return. I lack the shallowness to bow down in amazement simply because an individual has prestigious, onmipotent initials behind his/her name.

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

I know a Female doctor married to a male Tech