Where will I have the least amount of contact with men?

[nightflower]

My passion is in women's health and I'm continuously looking for open positions, literally all over the country. I would go anywhere.

I am wondering if there is an area within the field where I will have contact with the least amount of men (labor and delivery, postpartum, NICU). Or if I should stop applying to hospital positions and only look for gynecology offices, women's health clinics, etc.

[Karou]

"Valid" or not, it's not realistic.

It's unrealistic to avoid male patients and visitors altogether, yes. But it's not unrealistic to seek a job in an area where males are not as common. Several good options have been suggested where males are the minority.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

It's unrealistic to avoid male patients and visitors altogether, yes. But it's not unrealistic to seek a job in an area where males are not as common. Several good options have been suggested where males are the minority.

That's if the OP can secure that position-depending on the area, the OP may end up having to work where there are significant males; meaning that before that the OP may have to consider thinking about the other options to gain experience before that covered position; are they willing to do that in order to secure that position?

[ambr46]

She didn't ask for you to give her a psych evaluation, she asked for ideas in regards to possible employment oppurtunities. How do you all know it's not a cultural issue for her? Either way, you guys constantly push people away from this site with your negativity and rude comments. Telling her that nursing may not be for her and suggesting that she seek professional help is not only extreme, but is very condescending and judgemental. Just because she doesn't want to work with men doesn't mean she is crazy or not capable of being a competent nurse. Stop looking for oppurtunities to be offended and to down people.

OP if MINIMAL contact with men is your preference, I suggest you work in a women's Ob/Gyn clinic or a women's cancer outpatient treatment facility. Now you may come in contact with men sometimes, but likely not too often and you definitely wont be providing care for them. No job will offer you ZERO contact with men, but these options may offer the least amount of contact as possible.

Regardless of cultural ideology, this is not the culture of the working environment for nurses in America. It is a statement of the facts. That isn't negativity it's just the truth. In our society working around males are simply inevitable especially in the medical field.

Before jumping to her rescue maybe realize that some of the male nurses may be offended by the post. If you are going to function as a nurse in this part of the world tolerance for all genders is required.

[ambr46]

She's said she prefers minimal contact. Not NO contact.

Actually in one of her responses she stated that she definitely does not want to have any males as patients.

[LDAthleteNurse, BSN, RN]

Actually in one of her responses she stated that she definitely does not want to have any males as patients.

That has nothing to do with what I just said.. Having minimal contact with males does not mean she will have those patient as males. She may have to have contact with males because she is dealing with a female PATIENT, but the male wont be her PATIENT.

[LibraSunCNM, BSN, MSN, CNM]

At any rate, I don't think the OP is coming back. Women's prisons and retired nun facilities are brilliant ideas, BTW (not that I condone the lack of reality exhibited by the OP).

[LDAthleteNurse, BSN, RN]

Regardless of cultural ideology, this is not the culture of the working environment for nurses in America. It is a statement of the facts. That isn't negativity it's just the truth. In our society working around males are simply inevitable especially in the medical field.

Before jumping to her rescue maybe realize that some of the male nurses may be offended by the post. If you are going to function as a nurse in this part of the world tolerance for all genders is required.

If male nurse are offended by her stating a simple preference, then maybe they should grow a pair. OP simply stated that she doesn't want male patients. That could very well be a cultural thing, and if she doesn't want patients as males, she has a plethora of oppurtunities within the nursing profession. You mis-read OP posts. She never said she doesn't want to work AROUND males, she just said she doesn't want them as patients.

[ambr46]

If male nurse are offended by her stating a simple preference, then maybe they should grow a pair. OP simply stated that she doesn't want male patients. That could very well be a cultural thing, and if she doesn't want patients as males, she has a plethora of oppurtunities within the nursing profession. You mis-read OP posts. She never said she doesn't want to work AROUND males, she just said she doesn't want them as patients.

It is a preference, that we really don't have the luxury of having in this field. As in most facilities she may be required to float to other areas. It's just not reality. Sorry, it's just not.

[Wrench Party]

Regardless of cultural ideology, this is not the culture of the working environment for nurses in America. It is a statement of the facts. That isn't negativity it's just the truth. In our society working around males are simply inevitable especially in the medical field.

Before jumping to her rescue maybe realize that some of the male nurses may be offended by the post. If you are going to function as a nurse in this part of the world tolerance for all genders is required.

I wish I could like this multiple times.I work with a lot of great male nurses and I think they help keep the unit culture more balanced.

[ambr46]

I had just been assuming that nightflower is a female but under the profile it is stating "he". So, if this is the case, I think you can go ahead and rule out working with retired nuns.

[LDAthleteNurse, BSN, RN]

I had just been assuming that nightflower is a female but under the profile it is stating "he". So, if this is the case, I think you can go ahead and rule out working with retired nuns.

Woah.. I hate to backtrack, but I was assuming OP was a female as well since they only want to work with female population. Had to back up there for a second.

[Postpartum RN]

OP is a male? I'm on the iphone app and I can't seem to click on anything in the profile..