Your opinion of a male nurse caring for your child

[Walken]

I would find it weird mate sorry, would appreciate your work but I wouldn't sleep at night with worry.

that's just me though so don't let that stop you!

theres a shock, must have read an article in the daily mail on it

 

[Groucho]

Shouldn't make a difference.

 

[Minimeister]

I was pretty ill as a kid, not going to go in to details but it did involve having a male nurse helping me out with stuff you'd probably worry about as a parent.....

Still remember what a top bloke he was though so if you leave the same impression on kids mate, you'd be doing a good job.

 

[Coach]

Not weird in the slightest. How does your mate feel about male paediatricians?

Go for it and good luck to you.

 

[Kurt.]

I'm made up for you lad.....it's a profession I've considered myself as it interests me ..... All the best to you with the degree .

 

[Bruce Wayne]

You just want the best people for the job, regardless of gender. Best of luck with your training, it's a tough but rewarding profession.

 

[The Esk]

Congratulations - Go for it Graeme - for some children you may well end up being the first caring male role model they have experienced in their lives - how positive can that be for their future development!

 

[Groucho]

Shouldn't make a difference.

I work in the NHS and also have a small child, and it honestly makes no difference, male or female.

 

[EFC David]

Unless he has "pedophile" tattooed on his forehead I'd trust him as it would look like a bloke doing his job.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Wouldn't make any difference to me.
My missus is a nurse and though women make up the majority I'd say ~10% of nurses are blokes. I can't see it being a big issue.

 

[nigelcoyb]

Do it mate.

 

[Ashtonian]

I think it is a stigma in the profession that they have to be female. I think if you put yourself in that position then you immediately start thinking along the same lines.

However at the same time, if you put your child in care and found out it was a man looking after them form a personal perspective it would not be an issue for me. Sounds silly i know, it is more like if you choose then you would never pick a male but if you find out afterwards it is not an issue to all but the most small minded individual.

It is like being a secretary, or a nurse, or a air hostess, or work in a perfume shop. you have the stigma of who works there and as such the market is then dominated by that steriotype until people come along and break it, which could take decades.

But if my son was sick and you were looking after him then i would genuinely just feel comfortable and put all my trust in you as you would be the expert. I think when it comes to health nobody cares in the end as long as you are the one that makes their children better.

 

[Pat's Van]

can't you get a man's profession ???

like a plasterer or a miner or something FFS

 

[Walken]

When I was in uni, i did a bit of work for kids in care to pay the bills, its can make a huge having a positive male influence around

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Alright lads and lasses

I would like if possible some (sensible) opinions on the following:

I am a mature student (33) going to university in September to study to be a child nurse. I had my own business until not long ago, a sole trader in construction and got fed up of it. I was doing ok financially in fact everything was sound apart from I wasn't happy not using my brain (I think I knew the job too well, there was no challenge)

So without going into all the details I am doing an access to higher education course and going uni in september to do the degree.

I told this to someone the other day and they had a go saying I was weird! bearing in mind I have two daughters (7 & 10) have a valid CRB/DBS check done by the NHS and volunteer one day a week on our local children's intensive care ward helping out for experience.

My question is how would you feel if a 33 year old man is the nurse looking after your sick young daughter or son as it is generally a female orientated environment?

Thanks

G

Absolutely no problem, good luck & thank you for your work.