Rodin, 29, is one of them. Recently, the reporter found him in the hospital intensive care unit. He is small and thin, wearing blue overalls. Sven's doll has black glasses on her face. When the reporter saw him, he was taking care of a 9 1 year-old grandfather with a gentle face.
On the day of Nurses' Day, Luo Ding, who has worked for 8 years, said that his holiday wish is to have more male compatriots to strengthen the team of "male nurses". "Many times, hospitals and patients are in great need of male nurses."
The reporter learned from the nursing department of Yinzhou People's Hospital that male nurses currently account for only 0.7% of the total number of nurses in the hospital. Since the hospital recruited the first male nurse in 2005, the number of male nurses has only increased by four.
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When the reporter saw Rodin, he was nursing a 9 1 year-old grandfather, wiping his mouth gently and talking to the old man all the time. Rodin said that he knew grandpa couldn't hear at all, but he still insisted on using this "wake-up therapy" and would call him every time he did treatment. "In fact, his hope of waking up is slim, but I also want to try."
In 2008, Rodin was assigned to the intensive care unit by Yinzhou People's Hospital as soon as she graduated, and she stayed for 8 years. When I first started working, many people around me saw male nurses wearing colored glasses. "How can a big man be a nurse?" This is the most frequently asked question every time he tells about his career. Luo Ding said that after he worked for one year, three more male nurses came to the department, but soon, they all left one after another. Except for one, the other two have changed careers. Today, he is still a "unique landscape" in ICU.
After years of experience, Rodin's nursing work has been accomplished with ease, but he still occasionally hears voices that make him depressed. For example, a few days ago, he wanted to measure the blood pressure of a male patient. But when the patient saw Luo Ding, he shouted, "Are you sure? Call a female nurse! " Luo Ding wanted to explain, but the other party insisted, and finally he called the master. Rodin said that in the past two years, such experience has been much less than when I first entered the business. "This is very gratifying. It shows that our society has begun to accept male nurses. "
Rodin always hoped that more male compatriots would join the team of "Mr. Nurse". But at present, there are only five male nurses in Yinzhou People's Hospital. Since the first male nurse was recruited in 2005, only four nurses have been added. Zhou Hongbo, director of the nursing department, said that in recent years, hospitals have recruited more male nurses, but they all left. On the one hand, because there are fewer boys applying for nursing colleges, the number of hospital recruits is insufficient; On the other hand, the brain drain of male nurses is more serious. As far as she knows, many male nurses regard this position as a springboard. They eventually changed careers through postgraduate entrance examination or job-hopping. There are also some male nurses who believe that nurses are service occupations, have low social status, are difficult to find partners in marriage and love, and have low income due to traditional social concepts. And their professional mentality is unstable.
"Also, at present, many female patients can't accept male nurses, which is very inconvenient," said Zhou Hongbo, who said that five "nurses" in the hospital were arranged in the intensive care unit and the operating room.
Male nurses with rational thinking and abundant physical strength have unique advantages.
In fact, hospitals and patients need male nurses very much.
Rodin is particularly popular in the ICU of Yinzhou People's Hospital. Several female nurses rushed to say good things about him: "He was rated as an excellent nurse in the hospital almost every year", "He always rushed to do dirty work, especially when he turned over and patted patients on the back and transported them." "When he performed chest compressions to rescue patients, he rode his bike twice without any problems.
Sheng Zhiren, chairman of Ningbo Nursing Association and vice president of Ningda Affiliated Hospital, said that male nurses have unique advantages in their work. "They are good at rational thinking, quick thinking and quick response, and they are more qualified than women for on-site first aid, intensive care and the operation of precision instruments; Male nurses are also more energetic, have more energy to devote to their work, and can cope with long-term surgery or work that requires physical endurance. " She said that most male nurses are more willing to face challenging jobs and have stronger pressure resistance. Moreover, they play a coordinating role in lesbian affairs, and many interpersonal problems can be solved smoothly under the coordination of male nurses.
A female nurse in Yinzhou People's Hospital said that only by really understanding male nurses can we understand how worthy of respect they are. Moreover, sometimes, "Mr. Nurse" is more careful and patient than a female nurse. "We believe that sooner or later, when people are no longer biased against the gender of nurses, the number of male and female nurses will gradually reach a balance."