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  1. Do I have to take off my clothes?

    leemacaz replied to Yossy's topic in General Students

    stripec30 you might be surprised at how many patients read the comments on allnurses.. and how many articles and blogs list the url.. often to a specific page....and you really might not like the...

  2. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    leemacaz replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am a bit confused by your post itsbuzzy. Why would you make a choice on the gender of a nurse/provider based on it would make that nurse/provider uncomfortable? I though the idea was to make a...

  3. The 10 REAL Reasons Men Don't Go to the Doctor

    leemacaz replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Men in Nursing

    TuTonka...the ladies are given a great deal more consideration to their modesty issues....and any male doctor making the equivalent statements about females that the lady did whose article caused this...

  4. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    leemacaz replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I do not blame you for not wanting to be threatened..so if they prefer another gender trade off with a male if one is available....(as you are a female) If one is not available....you might try...

  5. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    leemacaz replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Mere rejection of a provider because a patient is uncomfortable (to varying degrees) with the gender of the provider is not being abusive. The manner in which they do so may be though...calling the...

  6. Would You Prefer a Male Nurse?

    leemacaz replied to djc1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    What about males who prefer same gender care, especially if it is of an intimate nature?...Not based on anything except the embarrassment they feel...not because of a bias that females are in any way...

  7. The 10 REAL Reasons Men Don't Go to the Doctor

    leemacaz replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Men in Nursing

    The doctor came across as bit arrogant and anti-male to me. She also forgot that men frequently prefer same gender providers as do many

  8. What do the male nurses do to prevent sexual assault accusations?

    leemacaz replied to SkySoldier's topic in Men in Nursing

    Diane, You seem secure in yourself and with a patient making choices..thanks... I am curous how you handle the situations when a male asks for a male provider but one is not

  9. Sexual Discrimination

    leemacaz replied to TNBalloonist's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well unless you are never in the company of females..you will have heard a lot of these types of statements...still in the situations you describe..it seems highly unprofessional...guess guys rights...

  10. Does becoming a male nurse mean that you have to change your friends also?

    leemacaz replied to hyalophora09's topic in Men in Nursing

    If they are real friends...they will stand behind you..sounds like they have their own security issues....If you were going to go to a terrorist school I could understand their backing off....I have...

  11. Gay male nurse stereotype?

    leemacaz replied to greygooseuria's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Speaking as a patient/possible future patient.....I find most intimate care to be less embarrassing for me if it is by another male...the point is I am not there for any extracuricular activities nor...

  12. attitudes of male and female patients towards male nursing students

    leemacaz replied to Jhanez_k2p's topic in Men in Nursing

    the ladies are not the only ones who have had a bad experience with the opposite gender....Do they accept that a male may cringe and request a male without feeling that it is a personal rejection? Do...

  13. Need your support guys.........I Feel like a real pansy!!

    leemacaz replied to malestudentnurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Walking away from a drunk troublemaker does not make you a pansy....any more than getting into a fist fight makes him a man. There is no winning with abusive drunks...but you could have lost your...

  14. Hospice

    leemacaz replied to ramonmalino's topic in Men in Nursing

    Start out with the sideways hug..if the opportunity arises...and talk to other hospice nurses..I bet they are a wealth of of informaation... I am one of those people who are not huggy oriented most of...

  15. Condom Catheter Crisis

    leemacaz replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    A thought from a possible future patient...If the patient expressed embarrasment..acknowledge that fact....maybe with a "Yeah ..I understand...but its cool, ok?" just please do not use that cliche'...

  16. Gay male nurses?

    leemacaz replied to mitakashi's topic in Men in Nursing

    . . If you suspect an issue may occure, just have another nurse with you. I see the above response in many quotes here on allnurses. Wouldn't it be easier to just trade patients with another

  17. Gay male nurses?

    leemacaz replied to mitakashi's topic in Men in Nursing

    speaking strictly from the perspective of a patient...I have enough on my mind...I DO NOT want to discuss your sexual preferences...I DO NOT want to discuss anything about any nurses sex life.. I do...

  18. "Ah, there's no shame in that"

    leemacaz replied to C. Thinking's topic in Male Nursing Students

    OK...I missed your sarcasm Mr Sky walker...my appolgies... I had to read other posts bof yours before I realized you were not being a jerk. again sorry. guess I made a quick assumption

  19. "Ah, there's no shame in that"

    leemacaz replied to C. Thinking's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Guess people are so anxious to say something...or get to a new topic of discussion that they really don't think how their response really sounds. Unfortunately other males have a tendency to think...

  20. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    leemacaz replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    The little one will have a good home because he was wanted by good

  21. Interesting facts and observations.

    leemacaz replied to Ekklesia's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If I am unconcious, I won't know it anyway... I hope that I have not left the impression that I think female caregivers are not competent at their job...I just would prefer a male if I could not take...

  22. about being harassed as a male

    leemacaz replied to Darklighter's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Another problem is... if a patient overhears or sees this kind of thing going on...the argument made to them tha "this is medicine...not sexual at all.. so don't fret" goes right out the window and...

  23. Interesting facts and observations.

    leemacaz replied to Ekklesia's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You are better than I am at words...Thanks...It is about the only course you take.....there are just times and events we have no control over...and just have to learn to deal with them as we can...and...

  24. Interesting facts and observations.

    leemacaz replied to Ekklesia's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If there were no one of the same sex.... is... something I hope to never have to deal with...is one of the worst fears I have about ever being injured or seriously ill...even more than the inury or...

  25. Patient care on woman or man ?

    leemacaz replied to serge09's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do not think that just because a patient wants a same sex medical care provider that it amounts to gender discrimination....There are folks that for reasons of their own (ie modesty) do not want...