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I'm in my 5th semester of nursing school, and I've met some (what appear to be- because let's face it, unless you're in a relationship with them, you DO NOT KNOW) decent men. But a part of me is just sad about the changing face of nursing. It was a field that was built around traits that are inherently feminine- traits that are often lacking or even non-existent in most men. It was one of the few careers that allowed women to make a decent living and secure financial independence.
When I ask women in my cohort why they chose this career path, most respond with something along the lines of "wanting to care for people", or "wanting to make a difference in people's lives". But when I ask most men, they respond with, "Well, it was cheaper and faster than going to med school". Some of them are also downright narcissistic, and I shudder to think what kind of care they'll give (I'm looking at you, especially, Jason- with your brand new mail-order bride you like to parade around like your little trophy).
A few weeks ago I was sitting in on a faculty meeting where they were discussing the discrepancy between male and female enrollments (60% female, 40% male), and the nursing chair suggested that we lower GPA requirements so that more males will be accepted. Now, mind you- our program is merit-based. There is no lottery- either you meet the qualifications (generally 3.9+ and a minimum of 85% on the entrance exam) or you don't get in. They do allow some leeway for disadvantaged persons, which I feel is understandable. But men? Especially white men? They are absolutely not disadvantaged.
I am also totally not okay with the amount of "religious waivers" that have been granted for scrotes who simply don't want to shave their beards. I understand and support those that are actually real (like Sikhs, for example), but when a dude rolls up in wrinkled, musty scrubs and demands that his Christianity exempts him from shaving his beard, my eyes roll into the back of my head. I find it highly insulting that women are expected to maintain a well-kempt appearance, but scrotes are free to show up looking as raggedy as they do. These same men tend to walk in and out of patients' rooms without practicing hand hygiene- an infection risk just waiting to happen.
TLDR: Men (especially white men) should not be given participation trophies that allow them to gain acceptance into a highly competitive program for which several women have proven themselves more qualified; many men lack the empathy and compassion that the nursing model was built around; many male nurses have terrible hygiene and month-old cornflakes in their beards; and if you want to tell me about a male nurse you know personally who is wonderful, you should save your breath because unless you have dated a man you know nothing about his actual character... and I think that just about wraps it up. Thank you for reading.
There's a lot of money in nursing, that's why. I know men who went straight to management positions out of nursing school, never spent any time at the bedside. But they feel entitled to tell female nurses how to do their jobs.
Remember that scene in Kill Bill part 1 when that male nurse tried to assault The Bride when he thought she was still in a coma and apparently, he was doing so when she really was? Yeah...
Write copious complaints to the local licensing board detailing each concern. They accredit the programs and will take up any issues that can affect the quality of nurses graduating. Men being interested in the program is due largely to the money. While nursing began as a female field, it has become a highly paid profession, highly valued, something which men are attracted to. Such men need to pursue P.A. programs, since they are less hands on than nursing. They too are cheaper than med school but are a male dominated field, started by corpsmen in the Navy, and are a more detached way of practicing medicine without becoming a doctor.
It's ridiculously sad their reasons for going into the progression. That is also crazy about the exemptions for beards. It's the same with TiMs - they can wear clothes like a stripper and it's a "gender exception" whereas a woman would be fired for wearing full fake nails, miniskirt and heels to a professional job.
They do what they want and no one challenges them because they're men.
I'm sure those rules are there for hygiene and safety purposes - plus it politicises the workplace, like wearing crosses or other religious symbols when the health service is meant to be neutral. Patriarchal religions are no friend of women's. Look what's happening in Iran.
Yes, plus women (and children sadly) with disabilities, needing care, unconscious etc and vulnerable are at a much higher risk of abuse ( https://www.damemagazine.com/2019/01/31/raped-abused-and-ignored-disabled-women-are-invisible-victims/ )
Statistics are shocking..and guess who is doing 99.9% of the abusing? Which no one wants to talk about :(
Unless they're only exclusively able to look after male patients, I don't think they should be there. I doubt many of them genuinely care about their patients' well being and will do a thorough job/keep to hygiene regulations. Like you said, 'easier than becoming a doctor!' sounds like scrote reasoning. Making it easier to get into nursing for men will just attract more of these types and lower the standard of care in general.
For male patients though - they need male nurses! Less chance of assaults happening for one. I also really like the idea of your average unkempt, lazy scrote being 'cared for' by another unkempt lazy scrote. We'll see (if they make it out of the hospital in one piece) whether they still believe men are better than women! One thing I categorically disagree with is male midwives - let's be honest, men who want to do this are just creeps. That's one job they should never be allowed to do.
I mean it's a job, I wouldn't expect women to take on this saviour complex for a position which they may be fired from literally the day after (or invest more than they get out of their position). What concerns me is women being disregarded/sloppily cared for by male nurses because medical science is sexist, and they want their money without putting the effort in (some may not even see us as human). Hell, I could have sworn they only recently started including women/female animals in medical trials, so this is why I'm doubtful.
Oh, I am all for male nurses if it means that female nurses don't have to put up with disgusting behaviour from male patients anymore. A single inappropriate comment to the female nurse? Have fun getting handled by big, burly nurse Joe with the dirty beard for the rest of your stay.
Obviously, it needs to come with an ironclad right to a female nurse for all female patients and that's where the problem usually lies.
I work in healthcare. The men I meet can be competent with patients, but they'll still let you down with their LV ways. Often that means hitting on the 18 yr old HCAs, but also just trying to take over and changing the dynamics of a fully functional team, upsetting good staff, leaving with no notice, applying for promotions they can't handle and relying on the support of women so the whole place doesn't burn to the ground, etc. No team working skills.