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This thread reminds me of the timeI had knee surgery,involved in amva I was hit by a drunk driver. Up to that time I jogged 2 milesa day and worked out at my gym,suffice it to say I am in verygreat shape. Just prior to dischargeone of the floor nurses came in to give me a speil about exercise andnutrition. Most likely part of discharge instructions as per theorthopedist. This nurse was close to 275lbsand as she was talking to me aboutgradual exercise and not over doingit I just started busting out laughingat this nurse. I simply could notstop laughing. She left the roomand I never saw her again.

No there are not,I looked for 6 months. Mammographers are licensed radiographers with both a state and national license through the ARRT. The ARRT in Minnesota usually does not divulge gender criteria,however,the state does. In all, there are only about 39 states that license radiographers. Arizona for example is called the MRTBE, by calling each states agency,they will tell you gender ratio which is (0) zero male mammographers for those 39 states. For the remaining states one must call each facility that services mammography equipment.

It's true,at a county hospital in the Midwest,1981. But then,if you are new to nursing there would be much you would be surprised to know. Yet,who in 1981 would imagine that in 30 years there still exists inequality in nursing. That males in nursing are shunned from working in L&D and there are no male mammographers.

Very well said! Female patients who prefer a female nurse have always been accommodated from what I have seen. Yet, male patients are often ridiculed or talked about at the nurses station,despite a male nurse being available. I once walked into an intensive care unit that was staffed by all females and asked to use the restroom. That restroom on that unit was completely covered with full nude male foldouts from playgirl magazine. Now imagine a L&D unit staffed by all men with foldouts from playboy magazine in the unit restroom,wouldn't happen. Yet, there are no male mammographers anywhere in the united states. The training to be a mammographer is quite extensive, first requiring a 3 or 5 year program in radiology,followed by a comprehensive exam and a background check. Then cross training into mammography which takes at least 6 months,followed by another comprehensive mammography exam. To work as a trained and licensed mammographer takes minimum of 4 years. Men have been exclusively precluded from cross training into mammography, why? Visit your local urology clinic and you will find only females with 6 months or less minimum training performing everything from foley caths to urodynamic tests.

Absoultely, yet would a thread get so much attention if the title was female nurse on male urology post-op unit. I don't think so. There is much documentation on the web regarding female nurses and sexual misconduct and it is for the most part kept obscure.

Exactly This problem goes beyond double-standards,ethical standards and is rightly discrimination.

The type of care in australia,the gender breakdown and preferences are of no concern to me.As I said,there are no male mammographers here in the US, and no male L&D nurses from what I've seen. It is most likely that way for a reason, and if a female patient makes a concern about the staffing,would the male nurse at that point give her his 2 cents worth, before finding her a female nurse. Reverse the roles, how would the female nurse respond if a male patient requested a male nurse for an intimate procedure. Would it be appropriate for the male patient to be badgered about a staffing change.

Let's see, we have no male mammographers. Male nurses are essentially non-existentent in L&D units. Women,particularly nurses on this site say they prefer female nurses. Let's reverse the roles, are your male patients given choices. My urology experience is just as sacred as your birthing experience.

A quick review of state nursing disciplinary boards reveals female nurses have sexually assaulted their male patients and thus female nurses rank highest in boundary violations. So, equally true is the fact that male patients are at risk of being groped,hit on and having a female nurse way too happy to see them. Male patient privacy is low on the agenda and for good reasons. Male nurses have been considered predatory perverts and discriminated against in nursing schools and hospitals. I have never seen male nurses at L & D suites nor will you see any male mammographers. It is the institutions themselves that discriminate against males, not the female patient population. My urology experience is just as unique as your childbirth experience,yet there are no male cna's nurses etc at urology clinics,despite the fact that men apply for these jobs.

When you are confined to a nursing home there will be a weirdest,grossest,most pathetic old female nursing home patient thread that describes you. Hopefully, you will be able to read it and see the fun that they make of you. Then and only then can you reflect back and see how inappropriate it is to single out and make fun of patients.

i really doubt it,my creep radar is still going off.

According the state laws, one may secretly record conversations of other parties as long as your voice is in the conversation. You do not have to tell them. This may be done on the telephone as well.

Sorry if I came across that way. It was not aimed at you. I was agreeing with you and with that I mentioned if the roles were reversed it would be creepy as well.

Let's reverse the roles,how about the weirdest,funniest,most gross female teenager story,joke,patient and I'm the male nurse. See the point.