PsychMurse1

I'm a male Psych Nurse, the one specialty where you'll tend to find as many men as woman on the unit. Prior to becoming an RN, I was a firefighter, NOT a fireman, bc we changed that title to be gender inclusive of woman as they entered the workforce. The police followed by changing their title from policeman to police officer. Mailman became mail carrier. I love being an RN, but why should my title literally mean "to breast feed"?? That's not OK. It's time for a change. Our duties and expectations have evolved from what the term "nurse" meant so greatly, that Florence would have no clue what we were, but it's certainly not what a nurse was. Im currently studying for my NP, where I'll be diagnosing and prescribing, and still have a title based on breastfeeding. It's demeaning. I personally like interventional clinician, or board certified clinician, or registered clinician.