Guys; How would your feel with a MALE NURSE?

There was a question about how men felt about being in just their shorts with female staff

How would you feel with a MALE nurse?

1)Rooming you, getting vitals, etc.

2) Chaperoning in genital rectal exam, either cmnm or cfnm

3) Post exam, Injections., etc

Hi,

I wouldn't like a male nurse to be a part of any of the medical process.

Especially chaperoning in genital\rectal exam.

Luckily, all nurses I have encountered were females 😃

For those of us who were in the military 90% of the medics were male.

I don’t like it but tolerate it when necessary

There are males in the nursing profession. Get used to it. Why should it even matter? I don't care if a nurse is a man or woman as long as they are competent, who cares.

I've had male doctors and female doctors. I've had female nurses and male nurses. It really doesn't bother me which gender they are.

I’ve had male nurses, it’s not a big deal at all.

I have no problem with a male nurse or a female nurse. In a clinical setting it’s all professional behavior.

For play exams, I prefer female nurses

I have had a male nurse in the hospital following an operation. I was treated the same way as I had been by the female nurses on the floor. I would think by now, one would get used to both males and females in the medical profession. I also understand why some patients might feel more comfortable with one or the other.

As long as he knew what he was doing, then I have no problem with him doing his job.

Wouldn’t bother me at all.

So I’ve only ever had female doctors give me intimate exams (rectal exams, suppositories, enemas, testicular exams) but as I grow older I definitely wouldn’t mind if a male doctor did any of what I said earlier. Honestly it would definitely be a change and a bit exciting to see how a male approaches said exams. Especially if he has bigger hands/fingers

I prefer female nurses. I find the males are much tougher giving injections or starting IV's

I’ve had male nurses do all of those things, insert catheters, take obs etc

Certainly was still good but not as good as if was a female nurse.

A lot of it honestly comes down to bedside manner and attitude though - I like a bubbly, caring nurse male or female.

I am good with either. I have had both male and female nurses and the same with doctors. With both female or male I never felt awkward or uncomfortable being examined or being treated by them.

I’m fine with a male nurse too. They’ve all seen thousands of patients. Whatever they are looking at or doing to you it’s probably nothing special.

Had one when I was in a military hospital in the Maldives in the sixties. Had no problem with it. Even though he was gay he was totally professional.

Had a male nurse once. He performed a thorough physical exam. It included a rectal temperature taking, a DRE and a retention enema in addition to the other parts of a physical. Very professional. He was a N.P. not a R.N.

I had a foot infection that went on for several years and had to have in home nursing to help treat it, one of my regular nurses (in fact he was the supervisor) was male -- he never did anything really invasive or embarrassing to me, but he did talk about how he had to change catheters on other patients, lol. He was also a big nerd so we usually just talked about video games or star wars, haha

I would feel the same way I do as with a female nurse. They are there to do a job. In fact on several occasions I have received treatment from male nurses and PA's. All people in the medical field are professionals regardless of their sex. Some of them are better or more expert at some procedures/treatments than others. That is who I would prefer given a choice - regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.

I’ve dealt with both genders. If I’m sick, I only want relief. I’m not worried about much else. I’ve been sexually attracted to some of the women, but it wasn’t like I was expecting anything to happen, beyond medical care.

Most of the nurses I deal with are women but sometimes men. I don't really have a preference. I've been treated by some cute guys over the years and wondered what was under their scrubs.

During my many hospital visits over the years I have been cared for by both male & female nurses. Certainly a noticeable influx of male nurses over the last few decades. To be honest, now being in my 70's, I was raised , like many other Zity members, in a Zietgeist where gender roles were separate eg. male doctor- female nurse .Growing up in this environment, I developed certain prejudices about males who were nurses. They must be Gay,right ? Along with this broken record stereotype, came a healthy dose of homophobia toward male nurses.During most of my hospital visits I hoped that male nurses would not perform any procedures on me around my buttocks or genital areas. My phobia was such that if a male nurse asked me about daily bowel movements I would lie and say everything was ok even though the painkillers were preventing anything from moving around down there. Simply put, I did NOT want to receive a suppository or an enema from a guy. A female nurse ,YES, since I am Klismaphobic. In fact, I would lie in the opposite direction by sometimes telling female nurses I was constipated when I wasn't. Obviously,in hopes of scoring an enema which I often did especially back in the day. Now, as I've aged I have become more fluid in my gender orientation. In retrospect, my earlier biases were costly and even painful. I have laid in many a hospital bed suffering for hours from cramps because I didn't want a male nurse shoving an enema tube up my ass. I also missed out on the experience of feeling what it's like to get an enema from a male nurse compared to a female nurse--only for scientific comparison purposes, mind you.LOL As many of you know the gender issue has resurfaced in the cases of male nurses caring for female patients.

I would say no different than a female nurse but I will add that I recently had a physical exam with a new male physician at a practice that requires chaperones for all intimate exams regardless of provider | patient sex. The physician's medical assistant was a male registered nurse. The nurse was amazing. He was at ease with me, had a good sense of humor, handled his duties efficiently, and was completely on the same page with the physician. Exam room intake was handled effortlessly, he was in sync with the doctor while chaperoning and assisting my genital and rectal exams, and he delivered a pretty painless injection to wrap up the appointment.

Compared to many under-trained medical assistants that I've encountered over the years, having a nurse with his training adds a big plus in today's healthcare environment.

Recently had some urinary tract problems and noted a considerable difference concerning the assignment of male and female nurses in different hospital settings. A the university/academic operated hospital only male nurses were involved with inserting/removing my catheter while at a major independent hospital used mostly female nurses to work with me, a male patient. When female nurses or technicians were involved in the academic hospitals their entire focus was on conducting tests and were totally involved with operating the keyboards with little attention to to me the patient. Both female and male nurses appeared to be equally qualified with some more chatty and information given than others . But this is only one man's experience.

I've been examined by male nurse practitioners for things like poison ivy as well as routine physicals.

Don't recall ever having a male nurse doing the preliminary work or being a chaperone for another doctor. Of course, I would be fine with it.

The only time I can remember having a male nurse was a few months ago, when I had a full body skin exam at the dermatologist.

He was being trained by a female nurse that I'd seen before. He did the job well, and there were jo issues with his professionalism or thoroughness. I was a little disappointed because I prefer the vulnerability of a female nurse prepping me, but he did a great job. Plus, because there were also females in the room (training nurse and doctor), it wasn't too disappointing.

I had heart surgery a few years back and I was in ICU for about 5 days after the surgery. During that time I had both male and female nurses and in some ways I preferred the male nurses. They were all very kind, gentle, and efficient. In some ways they seemed to respect my privacy more than the female nurses. Maybe because they could relate better to what I was experiencing as a patient, or were more cautious to not give the impression of being inappropriate...I really don't know. I had one bed bath during my hospitalization and it was given to me by a male nurse. I was much more comfortable having it done by him than I would have been by a female.

Anyone competent suits me fine.

No issues with a male nurse, my doctor’s practice has two of them. Taking my vitals and getting me ready for the doctor was no different than with his female nurses.

Not sure if they are nurses, but my dermatologist has an assistant take notes while he does his exam. For my first appointment, I thought he was done with the exam and he said she could leave. The doctor then instructed me to lower my underwear and he did a visual inspection of my genitals and anal area. On a subsequent visit there was a male assisting him. However, this time the assistant stayed in the room when it was time to drop my underwear and of course he observed what came next. No issue with him being there, but would have been a bit reluctant if the female assistant had stayed in the exam room.