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Are male nurse treated better?
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Posted almost 2 years ago I just had this conversation with a male nurse. It seems to me that male nurses are treated better and not written up for making the same erors as their feemale peers. The male nurse said he feels that women like to mother and will protect the male nurse. Will tell them what they did wrong instead of writing them up. He said that it goes the same way in a male profession. The men are easier on the women. What are your thoughts on this subject? |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago Yes, Because women usually are nasty to each other. |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago I don't know if they are treated better per se' , but I do know that they will be hired 1st. and their pay is somewhat higher.. It's just the way it goes, no sense in crying over it. It seems to be more and more males are getting into nursing lately, and I think it will balance out in the near future...Teresa |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago First - Males are protective of female subordinates, in some cases, to female superiors, as well (I was protective of a Nurse Officer in the Navy, my senior, pregnant, just lost her husband). Second - Females unprepared for supervisory positions (and some males) will go to writing-up as a way to "correct" things when they go wrong. Males tend to have been brought up (a) playing team sports and (b) wanting to fix things. Put these two tendencies together, they try to get the team to work together by fixing things. This sunk-in for me when I was in my early-30's and a female co-worker (early-40's pharmacist) mentioned that men have the advantage in the workplace because of learning team sports when younger. She used the illustration of her 2 boys, both Ivy Leagers and how the team sports had prepared them to go into the work place. ------------------------------------------------------------ One other thing that I learned along the way. I would be sitting in the student meetings we had after the clinical and before we returned to the University. In a couple of the meetings, I heard my classmates talk about being picked-on by the staff nurses. I caught my instructor afterward and told her (honestly) that I had no idea what they were talking about. Her 5'5" petite frame came toe-to-toe with my 6'3" athletic frame and her words to me were: "How intimidating am I to you?" When I recovered from my giggles, I said: "NOT AT ALL". She told me, that was why I did not have any trouble with the female nurses. PS - I got along with the male RN's for the reasons mentioned above. That was what I have learned along the way. It is not ALL male vs female, but what happens to us along the way that makes us tick the way that we do. Tom Conrad |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago PS to Teresa's obviously sexist statement It wasn't always that way in Nursing (position, money). I was told, in no uncertain terms, that I would NEVER make Flag Officer (Admiral) in the Nurse Corps because I was a guy (early 80's). Her prediction was correct. So I retired, found a Director's position and made more than an Admiral and contented myself with that. Tom |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago What does it really matter!!!! I don't think so,personally I think the profession can get iffy for all involved!!!!!! We had males in our LPN class, and I don't think they got any special favors-trust me!!!!!!!!!!! Shonna |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago I think that women in general treat each other poorly. I have seen in my career that Yes Male nurses are given the benefit of doubt. And the women will eat each other alive. |
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| Posted almost 2 years ago lol
women eat each other alive but nurses torture, skin, and the animalistically tear the flesh off each other..... i never understood nurses eat their own......... but now i do |
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