stacyL, you have a right to your opinion. I'll go one step further; if a woman wants to be in Combat Arms I say more power to her, too.
... just saying all things being equal ;-D
I think the jobs should go to the best person, male or female. So if male applicants happen to look better to employers, it isn't a matter of men taking jobs away from females. Same difference if a woman is looking to apply to Medical School, etc. It is up to the school to decide who to accept.
I'm at work to do a job, take care of my patients as best I can. Being a male/female shouldn't factor into it as long as I carry my weight.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursefriendly.com
stacyL, you have a right to your opinion. I'll go one step further; if a woman wants to be in Combat Arms I say more power to her, too.
... just saying all things being equal ;-D
JAN 2006 is when the above was posted. In fact, stacyL has not posted on this site since JAN 2006. So much for her courage to stand by her convictions. Who chased her off the site, anyway? THANK YOU!!!
Since this was posted over four years ago I will waste no further time here.
Cary James Barrett, RN, BSN
This still sounds like an interesting thread.
Save the heavy artillery, eh?
regarding Stacy's post: If men can do as good a job or better in the field as women can, than they should do it. She's not old school. She's an old fool.
On a lighter note. my class had NSNA elections this past week. Two positions went to guys. If that inspires you guys at all. My class has 56 students and only 9 of them are male.....
Laura, that's awesome that the guys got elected!
FYI, I remember reading where the 'original' nurses were men, esp. during the Crusades. etc. I do believe there is a post to that effect somewhere......
I would advise all individuals, regardless of gender, to leave nursing if they are already in the same and to advise everyone else not to enter nursing. Why? The health care industry, with the assistance of the US Federal government, has utilized both overt and covert means to maintain poor working conditions, poor job security, and poor pay for nurses. Such means include the wide spread utilization of foreign born nurses through H1B and other programs and other employment practices. This hostile, oppressive, and conspiratorial attitude by the health care industry towards nurses is, of course, responsible for the "nursing shortage." It represents an elitist, oppressive, and selfish attitude by the health care industry that has not only manifested itself against nurses but also against other health care professionals and the American public. The current debate over health care has brought to the front the political power, the monopolistic character of, and the Machiavellian attitude of the health care industry. As long as the aforementioned has not been addressed by appropriate legislation nurses will be regarded as dispensable tools by the health care industry and not professionals worthy of respect, a rewarding career, and professional development.
I have, in prior posts, addressed my concerns with regard to men in nursing. I am somewhat gratified by the fact that the percentage of men in nursing is increasing.