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| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThat's within your rights and perfectly reasonable. Just let us know ahead of time. If the female nurse of the previous shift gave you a bedpan, the male one of the next shift will be responsible for the same. | /r/MensRights | 15/06/11 05:38 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThe group of people that included the OP were just spectators, and the patient already established that it was cool if a group of random students observed. Also, the patient was cool with the OP prior to labor, and never objected to OP's gender prior to going into labor, or after. It was the "tour guide", the retired RN from OP's school that led the group, that told OP to step out, when the patient never once objected. OP's issue is that the guide was being sexist, and was fucking up his chance … | /r/MensRights | 15/06/11 03:12 AM |
| 2 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todaySometimes, the false accuser's of rape are too confused and out of their minds to know better. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 02:20 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayRetired nurse? That explains a lot about this post, if not everything for me. She's just too old school. She might have come from an era of nursing where males never made it beyond CNA level. Despite that, it's 2011 and she should know better. She probably does now, though. Most of the time she said this, the male RNs probably went "Okay...". You were probably the first to call her out on it. Kudos for that, again. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:40 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayCNAs always check vitals generally every 4 or 8 hours. So while the CNA was doing vitals, maybe the RN was doing the IV bags. Especially at night I like to pair with the RN, especially for young patients that aren't used to the healthcare system yet. If the door is closed before we go in, we try to close it again. We leave the door wide open when we're inside because hospital doors are a pain in the fucking ass, and when you need to run in/out of the room to pick up all the random shit you forgo… | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:36 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThis is anecdotal evidence based on a limited number of male RNs working as a CNA for 7+ years, but male RNs are amazing 90% of the time. They've been good for the other 10%. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:32 AM |
| 2 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayWhen given the choice of having a male nurse, right there and willing, of giving you a bedpan, or having to wait 10+ minutes of finding a female available to do it, most patients will get over their modesty. If they don't, and piss their bed, it's on them, not you as a nurse. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:26 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThe 27% increase is because of how hospitals are changing their staffing ratios (for RNs) across the country. We're making a national move towards better patient to RN ratios, so this is where the massive increase of demand for RNs is coming for. Also, just because there's an expected increase in the need for nurses, doesn't mean hospitals are actually hiring. I have friend that have been nursing assistants for years, and when they went for their RN, they couldn't get a job in a 150 mile radius.… | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:22 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayLet me give you some advice as a 7 year medical vet: it takes more than loving to help people to be good in the medical field. There has to be tons of other shit in the industry that appeals to you too before I suggest you do a career change. TBH, I'd rather have House be my doctor, who I know wouldn't give a shit about me, than any other try-hard in the field. There are plenty of ways to help people in the world. Don't think that being in the medical field is the only/best way to do so. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:16 AM |
| 0 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThe birthing woman had already said yes to having a GROUP OF PEOPLE stare at her vagina during the birthing process. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:10 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayMy hospital's OB-esque units are their own splinter cells almost. They do their own staffing, etc. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:09 AM |
| 4 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayAnd that's your right. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:06 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayStill waiting for that sarcasm font. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:05 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayAs a male CNA, this is like at least 80% true. | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:03 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThey should save themselves the hassle of nursing and just find out where the nursing SCHOOLS are. Hang around that area in cafes---> PROFIT | /r/MensRights | 14/06/11 12:00 AM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayEvery time I had a patient try to hit me, male or female, it was probably their dementia and brain injury at work, not their gender bias. With that being said, I sympathize with the rest of your post. Most false accusations of rape are neutralized if you quickly step out of the room. A female staff member is probably going to be around to verify you had your pants up and weren't doing what the confused patient said you were doing. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:56 PM |
| 2 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayIf you piss the bed because you didn't want an enthusiastic, hard-working, and dare I say debonair, male CNA to give you a bedpan, it's the fault of the patient, not the hospital. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:51 PM |
| 0 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayI know that RN was being a bitch to you, but as a male CNA for over seven years, she was probably coming from a good place where she whole-heartedly meant to protect the patient's privacy. As far as I know, there are no male RNs/CNAs in our hospital's mother/baby and labor and delivery units. When you said you were shadowing this unit, I thought it was weird for you to be given that unit right off the bat. RNs from these units are going to be the absolute worst units for males, because gender in… | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:43 PM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayIt's not standard procedure at all, this buddy system the thread OP is suggesting. In your case... 1) Was the RN and CNA doing a two man job (like repositioning your wife) or was the CNA doing something else while the RN was working, like taking your wife's vital signs? Sometimes we pair up so we don't have to bother the patient at 2+ different occurrences. 2) There's no need to ever close the door if you got privacy curtains. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:30 PM |
| 2 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayThe suggestion doesn't work because hospitals don't have the manpower to have a female shadow every RN, especially when females are like 55-60% of the patients (anecdotal evidence: my patient load is usually 2/3 female. Must be females having better life spans) | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:17 PM |
| 2 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayWell, at least you won't end up on the sex offenders risk. All the others are still applicable. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:13 PM |
| 1 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayDude, when you feel awkward about giving females bedbaths, bedpans, incontinence changing, etc., your female patients will be uncomfortable too. After my first year of being a CNA, I saw a dramatic decrease in the number of female patients that asked for a male CNA. Believe me, you're never going to have someone available as a potential witness with you in the room at all times. Everyone is always going to be too busy to help you out. ALL THE FUCKING TIME. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:12 PM |
| 0 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayI've been a CNA for over 7 years, and no offense, but I think this rule is silly. I've done probably thousands of incontinence changing, toileting, bedpans, etc. while alone with a female patient. It's not like my RNs were going to do it. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:06 PM |
| 5 | MensRights, I'm back in school to be a nurse, and was confronted by this shit todayProbably would have had a better time with the man finger, objectively speaking. | /r/MensRights | 13/06/11 11:02 PM |
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