RNMikeMiller

I can promise you that there are hospitals and colleges that will not even let the male nursing student go to clinicals in L&D. That is a FACT! It is 100% Gender discrimination!

I am pretty positive that the VAST majority of woman that walk into a L&D unit do not want a male nurse. Well MALE Patients do not want to be ambushed when he has surgery with all female nurses too. Lets practice gender equity for all patien...

As a nurse, you should do whatever you can to protect patients' modesty and dignity. Many patients value modesty. Think about how you would feel if you had to strip naked in front of a bunch of people. Listen to patients' concerns about modesty caref...

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@JadedCPN You will never understand just like your name says because your JADED to the facts. Women get the most respect as a patient. You should go to a hospital that has 30 male nurses with zero males. Stay a week and see if your views change. Ma...

@beekee What dept do you work in?

Well said and it is because most female healthcare professionals are ran by feminism. Just once I wish they could change the genders with having 35 female nurses and 1 male nurse for a facility but have 100 patients with 60 of them being men. I pr...

"The gender of the patient and nurse are irrelevant.” False Maybe to healthcare personnel its that way by not to many patients. And if we have truly patient centered healthcare system. The needs of the patient trump the providers methods.

@mmc51264 I like you being honest that you prefer a male OB/GYN. Important that a patient has choices. The biggest issue is that patients chose the provider, but most patients have a chaperone without a choice of who or the gender. Would you be shoc...

"So how do you suggest those accommodations be made if there just isn't staff of the same sex available? ETA: I ask because I don't believe anyone is disagreeing that accommodations should be made when it is possible. However there are times it just...

@trytounderstand We are talking about HR, CNO, Charge Nurse, etc. at a hospital all being female supervisors that will hire 49 female nurses and 1 male nurse at a facility. Yes this happens often and males do apply but are not the first choice many t...

"The same as they cannot discriminate against a male just because he is a male." I can promise you that males who are RN have been discriminated from being hired in Labor & Delivery Units because of gender. That is a fact!

"So how do you suggest those accommodations be made if there just isn't staff of the same sex available?" That is the problem is that many facilities only have one gender of nurses to meet the needs of all patients. Some will hire one male nurse such...

As a nurse, you should do whatever you can to protect patients' modesty and dignity. Many patients value modesty. Think about how you would feel if you had to strip naked in front of a bunch of people. Listen to patients' concerns about modesty caref...

You hit the head on the nail that females get treated with respect and men do not. Many times a female staff members make jokes and comments about male patients. I've seen more penis than a prostitute and balls than a cather. Imagine a male nurse mak...

@NightNerd You made the choice to see a male OBGYN, but you could of chose a female OBGYN if you wanted. I bet that you will never have a male doctor and male nurse/pa alone with you during an exam, but a male patient has a female doctor/np and fema...

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The biggest problem is mothers bringing their son's to be checked by a Female NP. Most boys are embarrassed and will be upset but will not say anything about it. Why do you not suggest that boys see a male MD or NP?

@AmyB_NP I think it is best to opt out and NEVER have a female doctor or NP give a teen boy a sport physical again. This is what happen at my son's middle school last year. That is why he does not want to play soccer this Spring because he was em...

@djmatte I like the fact that your a male NP. The key statement is "It’s a female MA (actually all of our MAs are female At the moment)." That is the problem at most places is that they hire all females and not male MA, RN, PA, etc. to cover the ba...

I bet the Medical assistant was a female. My friend who is a male had to have a physical for is job. He did not have an option of which provider. Of course the provider was a female NP and the medical assistant was another female. Don't you think t...

"I do gyn exams as well but leave the option open to females who would prefer someone of their own gender. Being open to the patients comfort level is important in any clinical exam." I agree that every person should have an OPTION to have same gende...

@AmyB_NP Your the reason that my son goes to a male doctor for his school and sport physicals. No pre-teen / teen boy should have to be humiliated with a female NP. It happen once when his mom took him to her NP and the next year he said he did not w...

Usually when a patient makes a joke means he is embarrassed and trying to hide the embarrassment. You should point blank ask the patient if he is embarrassed and would prefer a same gender or different nurse next time. What can you do to make him mo...