I have created this topic about nursing profession reputation. My interest is to know nurses' opinions about why the nursing profession's reputation is not improving?
I would start first.
From my observation and experience, my experience is insufficient to provide a cohesive opinion since I only joined nursing in December 2019 and am still on my training program provided by the facility. That being said, sharing my opinion many might agree on, and many might disagree, which is fine to have your opinion questioned and be enlightened by others experience that being said, I get to my opinion. Professionally.
If we examined the reputation of engineering ( computer, mechanical, etc.) and other professions on we found out that society respect them more than the nursing profession my opinion is that due to the fact the influence of that profession on society shown and change people lives and people tend to appreciate those changes happened fro the outcome of working on that profession, in contrast, nursing true that we save lives but the understanding of the work and interaction from nurses to society less than engineering and others profession not necessary direct way but it can be indirect as well through product and services they provided for the society if we could overcome that issue, the work environment will be way better for nurses. The market will value nurses more; therefore, salary will be increased as a society, and the market knows what profession.
Do you agree with my opinion? If no, mind if you share your opinion
In the eyes of the law in Kuwait, women and men have slight differences in salary allowance since men are the ones providing for a family, so the increase of allowance will be for married men so they can rent department. He is the one paying, so that is why they gave men increases in those allowances aside for these kinds of increases.
If one sex (males) automatically makes more than the other sex (female), doesn’t that result in a power imbalance, that risks making the sex with the lower salary dependent on the one with the higher salary? Isn’t power imbalance also at the heart of the problem being discussed in this thread, which is nurses not feeling that their profession is respected?
20 hours ago, LasercopyNurse said:
Regarding discrimination regarding pay benefits basis on gender, many females solely support their family, butideally, men should do that. Therefore, the law encourages such actions and not encouraging females to take that responsibility. maybe that is the reason they did such a law
I don’t know if you are aware, but in many other parts of the world we see it quite differently.
I’m Scandinavian and our position is quite far from the one you describe. We have 15-18 months of paid parental leave for each child. Some of those months are earmarked for fathers, and will be forfeited if a father decides not to use them. The reason for this system is twofold. First of all, we believe that children benefit from spending time with both their parents. The second aspect is that this promotes equal pay between the genders, since employers know that both men and women will have periodic absences from work during their careers.
As I responded earlier in the thread, nurses are well regarded and respected here. Do you think that our much more equal footing with our physician coworkers might be one of the reasons this is the case?
If we examined the reputation of engineering ( computer, mechanical, etc.) and other professions on we found out that society respect them more than the nursing profession my opinion is that due to the fact the influence of that profession on society shown and change people lives and people tend to appreciate those changes happened fro the outcome of working on that profession, in contrast, nursing true that we save lives but the understanding of the work and interaction from nurses to society less than engineering and others profession not necessary direct way but it can be indirect as well through product and services they provided for the society if we could overcome that issue, the work environment will be way better for nurses. The market will value nurses more; therefore, salary will be increased as a society, and the market knows what profession.
I don’t know if you are aware, but in many other parts of the world we see it quite differently.
I’m Scandinavian and our position is quite far from the one you describe. We have 15-18 months of paid parental leave for each child. Some of those months are earmarked for fathers, and will be forfeited if a father decides not to use them. The reason for this system is twofold. First of all, we believe that children benefit from spending time with both their parents. The second aspect is that this promotes equal pay between the genders, since employers know that both men and women will have periodic absences from work during their careers.
As I responded earlier in the thread, nurses are well regarded and respected here. Do you think that our much more equal footing with our physician coworkers might be one of the reasons this is the case?
Totally agree with different geographic results from a different point of view.
The way paid parental leave for each child to ensure two-aspect as a child definitely need both parents and promoting equal pay are appreciated.
Well not necessary as an equal footing than having one profession dominate over the other in providing health care service. In my country, it is more dominant to doctors as nurses can provide recommendations for patient care; thus, nurses commonly pretend they do not know. Still, through orientation, I ask seniors they know about the case and everything, but again they told do not to argue with the doctor and suggest recommendations unless he permits me to.
If we examined the reputation of engineering ( computer, mechanical, etc.) and other professions on we found out that society respect them more than the nursing profession my opinion is that due to the fact the influence of that profession on society shown and change people lives and people tend to appreciate those changes happened fro the outcome of working on that profession, in contrast, nursing true that we save lives but the understanding of the work and interaction from nurses to society less than engineering and others profession not necessary direct way but it can be indirect as well through product and services they provided for the society if we could overcome that issue, the work environment will be way better for nurses. The market will value nurses more; therefore, salary will be increased as a society, and the market knows what profession.
Is this one sentence? It's hard to read.
I apologize for writing a hard paragraph. English is not the primary language. I will try my best not to make that mistake as I am learning to type gradually. In addition, I am new to blogging.
You are actually doing fine. I assume you’re thinking in arabic & translating to english in your head as you type. Keep at it, you will get better & better.
I apologize for writing a hard paragraph. English is not the primary language. I will try my best not to make that mistake as I am learning to type gradually. In addition, I am new to blogging.
And I am super impressed with you English skills! We are talking about two languages that don't have anything in common except the mathematical terms that the Arabs gave to the world that we still use here...ALGEBRA for one.
I apologize for writing a hard paragraph. English is not the primary language. I will try my best not to make that mistake as I am learning to type gradually. In addition, I am new to blogging.
Why should you? You should write exactly the way you feel or you will find that you are not communicating effectively what you want to convey!
This is the exact problem that the OP is addressing!.
Don't allow anyone to influence how you feel! You define those parameters. If people want to read what you are writing, they will and take the time to punctuate while reading. I understood what you were saying.
I am sort of a giant, 228lbs, muscular, albino like person and people sometimes try to belittle me, but they only try for a few minutes, because being a giant and extremely literate with a large vocabulary and overflowing wit and cruelty, they always slink away!
Don't let anyone dictate how you should feel and if nurses understood this, they wouldn't allow their profession to define them! Your self esteem should be wrapped up in what you want and not what society defines!
In my experience and observation, nurses are highly respected. We are known to be well-educated, highly intelligent, compassionate, trustworthy professionals.
Particularly those of us that work at institutions that provide great residencies and place a high value on continuing education.
Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.
In home health, physicians often defer to the knowledge of the RN "Wound care eval and treat" pst... I don't know which wound care product to use. Offering suggestions for med titration, need for labs, foley cath change orders, most Internal medicine/family docs agree with treatment recommendations and signed plan of treatment orders. The "physician as God complex" has significantly declined over the past 25yrs to a much more collaborative approach, IMHO.
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If one sex (males) automatically makes more than the other sex (female), doesn’t that result in a power imbalance, that risks making the sex with the lower salary dependent on the one with the higher salary? Isn’t power imbalance also at the heart of the problem being discussed in this thread, which is nurses not feeling that their profession is respected?
I don’t know if you are aware, but in many other parts of the world we see it quite differently.
I’m Scandinavian and our position is quite far from the one you describe. We have 15-18 months of paid parental leave for each child. Some of those months are earmarked for fathers, and will be forfeited if a father decides not to use them. The reason for this system is twofold. First of all, we believe that children benefit from spending time with both their parents. The second aspect is that this promotes equal pay between the genders, since employers know that both men and women will have periodic absences from work during their careers.
As I responded earlier in the thread, nurses are well regarded and respected here. Do you think that our much more equal footing with our physician coworkers might be one of the reasons this is the case?