middleager

Let me ask you, would you also say that all Muslims should not be allowed to attend college to become healthcare professionals unless they agree to abandon any aspect of their faith that conflicts with the policies and procedures. If a nurse took a ...

KayRN910, I have not posted on a seperate thread, to be honest don't know how to, my daughter told me I am e-paired. Imthatguy, I think your response comes back to what I am getting at, you and many of the men that come into nursing did so after you...

I teach a business/economic class at the local HS through J/A. It's focus is on education and job opportunities. I did this thing where I had them hold up their hand to the following questions, how many would consider being a nurse, how about a nur...

I am in the process of starting a scholarship for males going into nursing. Part of the plan is to do some adverstising such as billboards. I was thinking of something like man up, be a nurse. But now I have second thougts, is it the picture they ...

If this were a Muslim Dr. refusing to perform these procedures, or dispense the drug would we have the same discussions. I do not mean that to be critical of Muslims, my point is to a large degree (though not exclusively) this is a Chrsitian issue. ...

Last week we were at a bar having drinks and dinner with some friends. One of my friends is dating an oncology nurse. Someone made some flipant comment about all of the patients that she cares for who pass away along the lines of she is sort of lik...

I don't think this should be tabled as who is worse, who shouldn't be trusted. From my experience I trust all of the nurses that come my way unless one gives me cause to do other wise, which has never happened in my life, quite the opposite. The is...

What a complex issue, while schools teaching male nurses need to have two people for their protection while females do not may be a double standard and sexist, it is not without reason. On the other hand if we reversed the genders such teaching woul...

But if we apply that logic, and come back to the topic of female dominated professions we must also start are starting from the position that discrimination is enevitable in a profession dominated by either gender, or individuals hiring automaticall...

I agree with you Cul2, just as there are many reasons nursing is dominsted by females, some rather obvious such as stereotyping, tradition, etc there are some that are less obvious. The same goes with many professions, when one looks at the glass ci...

How about the number of ads that feature a female nurse vs male. Understandably we are upset by those we identify with, but revenue is what drives the engine. I don't think they are driven by intent or thought as much as income, which isn't always ...

I would like to see series that has focus on the nurses as they are in real life, on a dead run, stressed from the work load and making decisions in the treatment of the patients because the Dr.'s fly through in the morning and evening and everything...

jdarling, it is true those outside healthcare can't see the issue from your side. However, as a business owner with 170 employees I can tell you, you can't understand it from my side. Obama made a lot of statements and promises that are not exactly...

Wow from a patient perspective, I never thought of that aspect. I understand how this transpires. As stated, the only time I have used a hospital has been a referral from my PCP to a specialist, same with taking care of family members. So while th...

I find this pretty interesting, sometime back there was a similar post asking about an all male OR staff, while we all understand issues by gender dispairity, the response to the poster was much more mixed with the opinion as to whether it was reason...

I am male an agree 100% with salineflush. I feel more comfortable with a male in these situations because contrary to what some put out there, I do not view this as anything sexual as far as thinking a female nurse is going to have any attraction to...

Cul2 has an excellent post, first off there is no reason for the males to be nude during the exam. If a female patient was to be nude, would she not be provided a gown, my Dr. does an excellent exam and I go through the majority in my boxers, loweri...

If you read the post "I find it hard to believe a male patient would want or even allow a male nurse to do these things". I understand how someone could read this statement either way. Is the op interjecting thier own opinion that they can not see ...

The link posted by zone9 is very disturbing and telling for several reasons, while not related to this thread directly, firing the nurse who was a hero in this story, while keeping the Dr. was ridiculous, and they wonder why Nurses feel like they are...

I was recently at St Vincents Hospital in Indianapolis in the cardiac surgery center visiting. the patient had a full length gown on that tied at the side instead of the back. it sounds like what you are looking for, it was open all the way down th...

Diversity is usually seen as a positive so given the lack of male nurses in many facilities, it would not be a surprise if facilities were seeking to hire males much like corporate America tried to hire minority and women into management to get some ...

It seems to me many are over looking the bigger question, what about the double standard of ignoring the male patients modesty while seemingly going the extra mile to protect the modesty of the female patients. While a pelvic exam may not be needed,...

First I have to compliment Shuck for caring about these young men's comfort. I commend you for caring so much. There are two issues, the exam itself and the apparent double standard in addressing modesty. While I feel the exam itself is a double s...

I think the attitude toward the gender of the provider is really a personal thing and has a lot of similarities with religous preference. Religion instills certain beliefs in people that may not scientifically make sense, our upbringing and life exp...

Elkpark while I understand your point, I think the other part of this would have to be, would a male gyn using a male for a chaperone-observer whatever you want to call them be acceptable. The point is, a female Dr. feels it is just fine to bring a ...