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Whoa this blew up big time. In the case of the Nurse that said it was her right to be in the room. When she was told to leave, she refused and as said she said it was her right. I asked the doctor, if he was over her or not, the doctor seemed to be as shocked as we were.... The nurse was just trying to make herself important, more so after complaining about her language in front of her co-workers (on the way to the exam room) The facility was a county hospital quick care, so there is no money even if she was liable. I don't get the point of suing for money, it doesn't change what happened, it wouldn't stop it from happening again and I would most likely be laughed out of court. (men have no "right" to be looked at as a victim here, even if the female nurse took pictures [over my dead body] and leaked them to the media etc, the nurse would be looked at as a victim of the "mean monster male patient that hurt her feelings") As for the medical issues with regards to consent, I am an extreme case, and it has developed more, as more BS is done, by the bad nurses, it is like I cannot trust any female healthcare professional, as way to many end up in a huge over blown drama soap opera type event. And those types of nurses, make the great nurses look bad. "I think there is a place where things like this come up against necessity and when it comes to saving lives, everyone needs to put on their adult trousers and get to work, patient included." -Anoetos The way I have set up my medical information, and advance directives (EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE ONE) No female healthcare professional shall be in view of me undressed, and "Implied Consent" is revoked the second it happens, which would create medical battery. And yes the advance directive is with me at all times, dead serious, at all times.

Thank you ! We need nurses like you here... Many in my experiences take the "Im offended" stance. For me, I am comfortable with female providers as long as I am covered 100%, once it goes to genitalia, thats where I get uncomfortable. I would go to female doctors female nurses etc, and everything is fine, until I refuse to allow them into that area.... Thats where the world ends, due to me not letting them do anything. It got so annoying, I just stopped going to any female providers. It is the gender only, I know/ worked with some amazing female nurses, many are way more intellegent than male nurses...

Personally If I was in the situation where there are only female staff, I would go to another practice/hospital. It isnt about the patient (me) or the healthcare staff being a "Jerk about it" what is important is to honor the request, and if you cant just say so. Then I can get ready to go to another facility, very easy and no one gets their feeling hurt. When I was working, not one patient hurt my feelings, from a gender request to being yelled at, because the patient was sleeping when a test was scheduled. When people are sick, they get cranky, and I understand that, as I get cranky with the chronic pain.

I agree with that, if they cannot offer the services required, I can (and have) go to another practice. However with this particular practice KNEW ahead of time and had AGREED to the services needed. That is until the "doctor" couldnt find a cause or proper treatment, this is after high doses of narcotics which gave me bad headaches, injections into my spine.... I followed ALL requests/tests/medications, asked of me. Then instead of saying "sorry I am unable to fix the problem" he tried to just pass me off to the PA... You know the keep me doped up, and coming back.... Its like a Chris Rock joke, They havent cured anything since polio... there is no money in the cure, just the come back....

Ah before my disability I was on the student list to become a nurse at the school I was attending.... Plus being on a nurse’s website, I could get honest opinions FROM nurses already working in the field. "Look before you Jump" And If I haven’t said it before ... I had a few patients request female techs, I thanked them for letting us know, and that I would post "Female Techs only Room# _ _ _ " so everyone would know to give the patient what they requested. If there were NO females on the clock, the nurse would tell the patient, and give her the option. When it wasn’t life or death, we rescheduled the patient to be the first on the list for the female tech. When it was life or death, we tell the patient that the test could not wait, and gave them the option, because even with a life or death scenerio, the patient still has the choice. There were cultural issues on top of the gender issues. I had a pregnant patient; her culture said no males may see/touch her in any way. Only her husband could see/ touch her. She was there for delivery and other medical issues, made the procedure life and death, First (with the patients permission) we spoke to her husband, stating the issue of only males on duty and that the next female would be over a 4 hours wait.... We made a compromise; I had him watch the entire procedure (what/where my hands were) and only uncovered the smallest possible area for the test. After it was done, the husband and wife thanked me for caring about them and their needs. This site may be for nurses, but it helps many other medical professionals.

I was a male lab tech, I only see male heathcare professionals, due to the bs i have been put through. It is better for me to be upfront and say "Males only" before a female nurse (for example) tries to perform a procedure, and I would have to refuse at that time (never turns out good)

This one was awhile ago, I am overweight, and very honest about it. Some meds are given by weight, so I watch my vitals/medical very closely... The nurse had written my weight, about 100 lbs off from actual weight, so I politely corrected her, she came back instantly with, along the lines of "Now you're ******* about me making you seem inshape"

Thank you !

I have worked in the healthcare field and been a patient way to many times.... At the hospital; I have worked with amazing nurses male and female. And a few not so nice ones (they are rare) As a tech, I have had patients request/demand a female tech, and I respected it, never once had I been offended of the request. I always thank them for letting our department know of the request, so other techs would know before going to the patient's room. If a female was not available, we would reschedule it when a female tech was available, unless it was life/death situation. As a patient I have had a bad time with female nurses, rude comments, saying, it is no big deal for them to see me undressed, swearing, etc. (These nurses I did not worked with) I got to the point that I had a family member go with me to any medical appointments... and even then I had a nurse cussing at me , when I politely corrected her... (My big mistake) and she refused to leave the room while the doctor was trying to do an exam. She demanded that it was her "Right" to:madface: be present in the room regardless if she was needed or not. (A male nurse doing this would have been fired and his license revoked) Since then I have refused female healthcare providers completely... I am a modest patient, (I have had some similar issues that a female patient would only have a female healthcare provider) I had allowed female providers as long as I was covered appropriately... I only go to male doctors because of the modesty issue, and that it is hard for a female doctor to fully treat me with all clothes on at all times... So rather it becoming an issue when a doctor would need me fully undressed, I will only have a male doctor. I had to go to a specialist that was outside the provider lists, I and my Health Insurance company, (surprisingly they agreed with my request for a male provider since it was a male issue) located a male specialist, the doctor/office agreed to the Male only healthcare, so I go to this doctor numerous times, and had a female nurse while I was covered. Once the specialist couldn't find a cause, he tried to get me to go to his female Physician Assistants, I refused... (The modesty issue, and the fact that the cost to see a Physician Assistant was the same as seeing the specialist) The office manager (female) screamed at me, how I was "Intimidated" by women:no:, that I wasn't a real man for discriminating competent females... I told her that as long as I was fully covered at all times, it would be fine, (it couldn't happen due to the male issue) the manager said she would not put her female Physician Assistants through it, I asked for the door to be open at all times, she said no again... I asked for a male nurse to be present, which they did have... she said no again, as that male nurse had better things to do.... I asked for the normal procedures for a male doctor female patient, yet they refused to accommodate a male patient in the same manner they accommodated a female patient... Question is.... If it is no big deal to see it, why is it a big deal NOT to see it? (genitalia) Is it really offensive for a female nurse to go get a male nurse? Do they really think that by asking for a male nurse, that it immediately means a male patient is intimidated by females? Should a female nurse be allowed to stay in the exam room after being told to leave? Is it her "right" to be in the room when she was not needed?