Male nurses what do you think of them??
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Hi folks,
Just wandering what are your views?
Do you mind a guy nursing your sick relatives?
Nurses: do you think we are of great help in your work?
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cool~
i saw some attachment students from NYP nursing @ TTSH when i was there......2 cute guys
i think it's better to some males around to avoid embarassing situations encountered by female nurses......like attending to some male patients' needs such as bathing, changing adult diapers...... -
at least the male nurses can help to take care of the male patients...
esp when lifting... at least male nurses are stronger mah...
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Sometimes whith our presence certain chi ko pek will be more reserve. Gives our female colleagues a sense of security from being taken advantage.
As for bathing male patients, most of the time if they are able female staff just supervise in case they fall in the toilet and wash areas where its hard for the patients to reach. But i must say it is hard work for us nurses every single moring doing sponging, shower bath alone takes up 2 hrs of your time. Not to mentioned you'll get wet and sweaty!!! -
Male nurses are also human...they also break their backs. I think lifting machines better...machine don't break backs. Just take up a little more time but safer.Originally posted by coolger03:at least the male nurses can help to take care of the male patients...
esp when lifting... at least male nurses are stronger mah...
Male nurses are good with lao chi ko pei and conservative male patients. -
Male nurses should stick to taking care of the old patients.
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You mean old female patients?? or either gender.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Male nurses should stick to taking care of the old patients. -
why only old patients? Males nurses have every right to specialise and do something else. Besides society in singapore is aging , so technically every nurse have to look after old patients.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Male nurses should stick to taking care of the old patients. -
Hi! I'm new to this board but would just like to share that incidentally, in a recent informal meeting with a top executive from SingHealth, a question was thrown to the nurses present as to what they felt about male nurses and if nursing advertisements should target males as well.
Interestingly, all the females felt that working in a female-dominated environment can be pretty stressful with all the hormonal swings!
They felt that it was a joy having male nurses around, citing the following reasons :
- they aren't as emotional and prone to mood swings and are therefore, more objective, not as sensitive and petty;
- they tend to be firmer when dealing with patients and don't give in easily; and
- there are issues that certain male patients would only be comfortable telling them about, eg. issues re. erectile dysfunction, penile physiology, etc. (Female nurses might think they're being 'chee ko pek' if they try to confide in us!)
As for myself, I feel that male nurses are generally very subjective and easy-going. Male colleagues aren't as petty as female ones. I've worked in male-dominated environments before and I tell you, it's definitely my preferred choice! In fact, it used to be that if I went for job interviews and found out that the boss is female, I usually think twice. OK, not all females are hard to deal with but in general, we do have to deal with hormonal problems that the males are thankfully spared from. [/quote]