Originally Posted by
luvanurse34
I wonder if this "issue" will ever come to rest. It seems to be such a novelty to alot of people that a man would ever consider becoming a nurse. Maybe when the older population dies off, then the liberal mind of the younger generation wont make such a big deal of it. It boils down to this, man or woman, you just need to do your job. Nursing duties should not be gender specific. Hey men, lets go lift this heavy patient, because barbie the nurse cant do it. Hey ladies, lets go give Mrs Smith a back massage and stroke her hair, because men aren't sensitive enough to care about her discomfort. See how ridiculous this sounds. Even if the day never comes that nurses are not recognized as a specific gender, but for their ability, I will always make sure that lives will be changed for the better. That is what nursing is all about.