Nursing issues today

BarbPick · Feb 12, 2004

As a RN completing my BSN degree, I am wondering what other nurses believe: Do you believe if nursing was a male dominated field, would we have the issues that nurses are facing today?

Nursing is a People dominated profession. No offense, this topic has been played to death.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 12, 2004

Perhaps not maybe not the same, but we would still have "issues". Men haven't necessarily done right in every field that they dominate.

What issues are you talking about?

SmilingBluEyes · Feb 12, 2004

Nursing would have issues no matter WHO dominated, male or female.

Just another set of problems, or more of the same. I don't think nursing would garner a TON more respec EVEN IF it were all-male. The problems are mor complicated than that. So NO, I do not hang all nursing's problems on the fact it is mostly female. That is sexist thinking to my mind. I was once asked if smoked crack for my viewpoints here. That is how hot this subject can get.

and like Barb, said it's been done to death here. I would invite you to check out the archives regarding nursing and gender. There a lot who disagree with my position interesting opinions on all sides.

Welcome to the boards!

unknown99, BSN, RN · Feb 13, 2004

Nursing is a person field... no matter if it is male or female.

Alnamvet · Feb 13, 2004

A well known DNS professor of mine confided in me that the problems nurses face today would be non-issues had men jumped in the profession sooner...make no mistake, there were men in nursing before women, and in the US, RN males were discriminated against by females in the armed services up until the Vietnam war, where men were given parity, commissions as officers, and equal opportunity. Men still face discrimination today in nursing education (% of male profs in nursing schools?), senior admin posts at hospitals, representation in the top echelons of the ANA(l), and in all forms of printed ads extolling the virtues of nursing. Would nursing be better if men had a more representative roll early on? A resounding ABSOFREEKINGLUTELY!

BarbPick · Feb 13, 2004

A well known DNS professor of mine confided in me that the problems nurses face today would be non-issues had men jumped in the profession sooner...make no mistake, there were men in nursing before women, and in the US, RN males were discriminated against by females in the armed services up until the Vietnam war, where men were given parity, commissions as officers, and equal opportunity. Men still face discrimination today in nursing education (% of male profs in nursing schools?), senior admin posts at hospitals, representation in the top echelons of the ANA(l), and in all forms of printed ads extolling the virtues of nursing. Would nursing be better if men had a more representative roll early on? A resounding ABSOFREEKINGLUTELY!

Why are we doing this again? How many times should we beat a dead horse?

Someone said earlier, search for all the prior threads and see what a lot of angry people said to the Nth degree already!

Alnamvet · Feb 13, 2004

Why are we doing this again? How many times should we beat a dead horse?
Someone said earlier, search for all the prior threads and see what a lot of angry people said to the Nth degree already!

I suppose until there are no more horses to beat. :stone

BarbPick · Feb 13, 2004

I suppose until there are no more horses to beat. :stone

Then knock yourself out, Most of us are over this:stone

Alnamvet · Feb 13, 2004

Then knock yourself out, Most of us are over this:stone

Yes, I agree....most are over it, but apparently not all are; and so long as you feel so threatened by the topic, many more will probably come to beat the proverbial dead horse. :rolleyes:

BarbPick · Feb 13, 2004

Yes, I agree....most are over it, but apparently not all are; and so long as you feel so threatened by the topic, many more will probably come to beat the proverbial dead horse.

Oh yes, I am so threatened, I am shakin' in my shoes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 28 year in practice, I am so scared.