Murses

just because nurses were all female is not the same as it being a feminine term.

why confuse things.

Here ya go Dan...now you can really practice being a male nurse...not a murse.

You might have to wait a bit cos I'm not sure if it is released yet but it's a

real bargain at $9.99. OK...go play.:chuckle

Wow! Where did you get that set?

You know, I don't think I'll go into nursing... I think I'll go into sales in selling these things... I mean as more men going into nursing, there will be more and more demands....:)

-Dan

just because nurses were all female is not the same as it being a feminine term.

why confuse things.

Hmmm... that is true. At least at a definition level. But at a cultural level, it is feminine and a lot has to do with females are the overwhelming majority in nursing. Maybe the word "term" is confusing. How about the "connotation" of the the word "nurse" instead? The "connotation" is female for a long time. Right now, it is changing, at least in the US.

-Dan

Here is another angel picture

Just thought I want to summarize the poll so far with a different view. I reworked it to show the percentage base on the gender, not the total number who voted (what the poll does automatically).

As of now, we have 84 females and 19 males who voted. That is the number I'll be using for this summarization.

Here goes:

53% of the male voters find the term offensive or irritating

61% of the female voters find the term offensive or irritating

16% of the male voters find the term funny

19% of the females voters find the term funny

0% of the male voters have no opinion

6% of the females voters have no opinion

11% of the male voters find it ok if the intent is good

4% of the female voters find it ok if the intent is good

21% of the male voters has other reactions

11% of the female voters has other reactions

-Dan

Me too.

My husband drives a logging truck and he is a truck driver. So is the female who drives a logging truck on the same job.

Truck driver, nurse, mortician, grocery clerk, ship captain, CEO, etc . . .

Silly .. . . there will not be a need to change the term nurse. I do not see it ever happening. A nurse is a nurse is a nurse.

steph

simple concept, yes? why fix it when it's not broken?

Yup, it always was, and always will be sacred to me.

As people have gotten used to more women becoming physicians, the term "female doctor" is pretty much obsolete. As more and more men become nurses, the same thing will happen to the term "male nurse."

There is no way I would ever even consider the possibilty of abandoning the word nurse.

No way.

Here are some interesting male nurse related items.

Firefighters are mostly men so does that mean that term should be changed now that there are many women in the profession?

Police officers are mostly men so does that mean that term should be changed now that there are many women in the profession?

Nannies are mostly women but men are breaking in, does that mean we should change that term?

Do you see where I am going? the whole thing can get out of control and is ridiculous!!!!

Funny how some words just give a vivid image in your mind. This "murse" discussion came up at a dinner party the other evening (Of course, being the smart alec that I am -- I felt the urge to bring int up in a group of 12 -- 6 nurses and spouses) There were some really hysterical responses from the nurses -- spouses were a bit more serious (which isn't typical with this group -- we are all certifiable and could probably be committed somewhere -- or should be) Anyhoo! -- the spouse people were saying how it "cheapens" the title, that it would reduce the respect for the profession, and how it "would further devide an already fractionized group" :stone (how's that for intelligent sounding? She came up with that at around 1AM -- after a banana split and 3 Mt. Dews!)

The nurses in the group were merely coming up with other titles we could use -- that would more vividly capture what we DO:rolleyes: . -- It was a little gross (Of course, there were 6 NURSES there and we were all tired and buzzing on a sugar fix -- how could it be anything else)

The conversation was hysterical -:rotfl: - and of course migrated into nurse stories that made us all laugh 'til we cried (repeatedly). So, while we may not ever solve the "murse mystery" gotta thank you for raising the issue -- we had a blast with it!!!!