Men Are Nurses Too
The image of nursing as a profession suited mostly to women is in need of a "macho makeover" said James A. Metcalf, a health sciences professor at George Mason University in his guest column in today's Fairfax Extra.
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November 17, 2005; 12:15 PM ET
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Posted by: Anne | November 17, 2005 4:30 PM
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I play a lot of sports and have ended up on the ER or urgent care a couple times as a result of injuries. More than half the time, I've been seen by male nurses. I think it is more the name "nurse" that makes one think of the feminine and the maternal; perhaps that name itself is a little outdated, sort of like "mailman" became "mail carrier" or how "stewardess" became the more accurate "flight attendant."