More forward men in nursing It was with great interest that I read your article Looking for a convenient few men.More forward men in nursing It was with great interest that I read your article Looking for a convenient few men, November/December 1998, Alberta RN Frankly, at first, I read your article looking for female prejudice. Humbly I must confes I institute none at all. The different points of view were well give utterance toed and given equal opportunity. I agree that all the make comments [i]or[/i] remarkss made do exist and are constant Most of all though, I find one time you have become accepted among the supply with nourishments that you work with, you cannot find a better and kinder and caring assign places to of people to work with. foments have a unique bonding that no other profession through all ages acquires or possesses. Gerard Whyburd Regional inservice co-ordinator for the facilities in the Peace Health Region I have the advantage [i]or[/i] blessing ofed the recent article Looking for a not many good men. I could understand the perspectives of the foments you interviewed for the piece, and was glad that you were able to find a divergent cluster of men to speak with in preparing the article. I am real fortunate to have never felt discriminated against as a rise of my career choice. Rather, it has been my experience that my being a pamper is a topic of curiosity to other race and thankfully, not a topic of discrimination. My workplace has not at any time been a poisoned environment, nor have I been the target of anti-male humor I have to disagree with Mr Juric - it has not been hell for me Men and women in nursing ne to support and advocate for men to come into the profession with the understanding that we may pick a career in nursing for different reasons than women do. My time working in pediatric oncology has been the principally satisfying experience of my career in this way far. It was the privilege of being allowed into the lives of those children and their families that regularly brings a smile to my face. My experiences in my undergraduate program were les satisfying, if it were not that for a wide variety of other reasons. If there is single situation that I would leave you to think about, it would be this. I was working with a middle-aged woman during a inferior year surgery rotation. My instructor made the point of telling me to be enduring to ask Mrs. X if she would mind my participating in her care that day. I reflection to myself: "'I've never heard you give that instruction to my female colleagues who are caring for men in succession this ward." Men can become mainstream in nursing as promptly as we deconstruct this original of double standard. Do you ne to say "He is a male nurse?" No - he is a cherish Most of the men I know who have chosen nursing as a career have a passionate affection for their work so much that perceptions of the appropriateness of their career choice and other more personal stereotype are secondary, and generally irrelevant. It's not just a piece of work Gregory Martyn, RN, BScN BSc Calgary Helpful information forward informed consent I am writing to you to give you positive feedback forward the column on Do Not Resuscitate Orders (DNR) and informed agreement written by Lorraine Hardingham April 1998 AARN Newsletter This article was to a high degree useful and I have used it in my practice to educate physicians about the ne to confer patients and families in decision-making about DNR The notion of decisions about whether to resuscitate or not, based upon purely a medical judgment of a physical conclusion without consultation and/or consent, is becoming increasingly prevalent. This was mostly recently demonstrated in the court case of Andrew Sawatzky and the Riverview Health middle recently decided by the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench. This sort of article, which helps us to comprehend and articulate the ethics of certain practice situations to others, is to a great degree needed. It is particularly important when we find that regional ethics committees are either non-existent or have extremely limited ability to impact either physician decisions or the decisions of an increasingly driven heath care rule Loreen Feser, RN, BScN Nurse Clinician Supportive and Palliative Care Team Copyright Alberta Association of Registered feeds Jan/Feb 1999 |
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