Working with Male RVNs

RE: Working with Male RVNs

apache — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 21:21:11 GMT

[quote user="Johnathan Prior"] it has been a lot to me over 10 years with some of the stuff I've had to put up with.[/quote]

Can you go into detail?

[quote user="Johnathan Prior"]Been in practices with the bitching which is good not to get involved in and been some horrible situations which gender has been used against me.[/quote]

Again, please expand on this. There will always be a bit of bitching/banter in any workplace.

[quote user="Johnathan Prior"]We are all different shapes and sizes[/quote]

Yup. So long as that doesn't interfere with us doing the job it's ok. I know a story about a rather obese vet who got in the floor to calve a cow and it took 3 farmers to get her back to her feet! There is a degree of strength and fitness required for a physical job like this.

[quote user="Johnathan Prior"]so should just look at your team as another work colleague.[/quote]

I'd consider most of the people I work with as friends.

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Johnathan Prior — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:01:12 GMT

Another male RVN here.

Gender shouldn't be an issue with the job but yeah it has been a lot to me over 10 years with some of the stuff I've had to put up with.

Been in practices with the bitching which is good not to get involved in and been some horrible situations which gender has been used against me.

We are all different shapes and sizes but all have the same focus of helping animals so should just look at your team as another work colleague.

RE: Working with Male RVNs

bexxy123 — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:54:21 GMT

I have only ever worked with one male nurse in 8 years- we are training him now. our team are all so close that I don't notice any disadvantages or advantages due to gender apart from maybe one- he is taller than me so can reach the suture material on top of the cupboard. everything else is equal and that's great!!!!

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Alison Clare Hickman — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:04:27 GMT

I've worked with a couple of male nurses in my travels and it was great - MORE PLEASE! I love to work with a mix of genders as well as different outlooks on life together with varying talents and skills; it makes the team vibrant, capable of dealing with nearly everything and - FUN! Woo and Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!! (yes, I have just had my morning coffee and biscuit... heheheheheh)

RE: Working with Male RVNs

apache — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 23:51:16 GMT

I've never met a male nurse (I'm a male vet). The profession is very female dominated, we are a team of 9 and I'm the only man.

I think in this day and age it shoudn't matter.

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Alison Clare Hickman — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 22:43:34 GMT

[quote user="James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN"]Now, well I'm happier working by myself on the night shifts!!![/quote]

Dare I ask why?! #treadingwhereangelsfear...

RE: Working with Male RVNs

James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:00:08 GMT

"Would love to know what other male nurses think about working in usually an all female environment.."

Between the ages of 17 - 30 it was great.. Now, well I'm happier working by myself on the night shifts!!!

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Sal the 1st — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:39:15 GMT

I agree with Steph its good to have somebody with a bit more muscle (and a lot more height in my case). I think we are seeing more male nurses coming into practice and I see that as a good thing - I like the idea of having that different viewpoint, and feel it benefits practices a lot and I do think we need to get past the female strangle hold we have in this job sometimes.

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Steph Worsley — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:54:42 GMT

I've worked with several male VN's (both straight and gay - just putting it out there;) )

No major problems with any of them...I've actually enjoyed working with most of them,

Disadvantages - none really I think as I am an "older" nurse and have always looked a bit older I have never really had clients talk past me to the male nurses.

Advantages - I have suffered with back and knee issues since my teens so having a male nurse around (especially in a mainly female practice) does help with the whole lifting and manual handling situation (seems a bit sexist this but lets face it most men are stronger than us women)
I think clients are becoming more used to seeing male nurses (both in veterinary and human worlds) so those looks should hopefully be becoming fewer and further between.
We all get asked when we are going to be vets - this will only change when we educate the public.

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Sal the 1st — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:27:22 GMT

I have worked with a few male nurses - haven't really come across any problems with one exception - and it wasn't really a problem, that was the clients always looked straight past me and spoke to the trainee male nurse. I found it quite amusing to be honest although he was my trainee and I was head nurse he obviously had greater presence. Certainly wasn't anything I couldn't live with - it was good to have a break from taking the flak sometimes and he did it with such style. We had the nickname 'the Two Ronnies' and worked together really well - still friends now.

RE: Working with Male RVNs

Sarah Cairns — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:27:14 GMT

ive never personally worked with a male nurse however, rest assured, its not just the male ones that get asked if you are "training to be a vet" its probably the most annoying question around