[Livia]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Men don't get a choice but women do. A man can't refuse a female nurse but a female can refuse a male nurse. Its the same when a nurse or doctor is attending a female patient. If its a male student nurse they have to ask the patient if they mind but if its a female student nurse they don't. Its double standards.

The cases of female medical staff sexually assaulting and/or raping male patients is so low as to be hardly there are all. And I'm sure that if it meant a lot to the man not to have a woman medic present, they would turn themselves inside out in an effort to oblige. So, hardly double standards.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Livia

The cases of female medical staff sexually assaulting and/or raping male patients is so low as to be hardly there are all. And I'm sure that if it meant a lot to the man not to have a woman medic present, they would turn themselves inside out in an effort to oblige. So, hardly double standards.

It was double standards for a lot of years. Males have only been able to train in a civi nursing profession since 1951 and even now only make up just over 11% of all nursing staff. Its not that far back when women were discouraged from becoming doctors. Men were seen as the real professionals and women were seen as the Florence Nightingale's.

Male nurses really don't mind when a woman asks specifically for a female. It rarely happens though. Black nurses, male and female have more problems attending elderly females that white male nurses.

When it comes to specialized treatment, many patients still prefer male doctors.
My gynecologist is one of the top gynecologists in the country. His female nurse however is a grumpy brisk cow who I feel very uncomfortable having around whilst I'm being examined.

My third midwife was a male and he was the kindest most caring midwife I've had for all of my children.