China News, Liuzhou, May 12 Question: Male nurses in Guangxi: from being understood to being gender-neutral
Author Lin Xin
"Nurse is a profession, does not represent gender, I hope everyone can treat male nurses with ordinary hearts." Chen Shiyu, male nurse of Liuzhou People's Hospital in Guangxi, said on the 12th.
Chen Shi, 35, is a male nurse in the emergency department. He has witnessed a change in the role of male nurses for 11 years. "At that time, my family felt that the nurse was looking for a job, and I wanted to learn related knowledge, so I applied for the nursing profession." Chen Shiyu said.
When he first came to work in the emergency department, there were dozens of nurses in the department, and only two male nurses. Chen Shiyu looked different and also encountered many questions. "Many patients saw that the male nurse was injecting, and they proposed to replace them." Chen Shiyu said.
The picture shows Tang Tianze, an ICU male nurse in Liuzhou People's Hospital, nursing patients. Lin Xinshe
On one occasion, Chen Shiyu encountered a crying child who had been injecting for injections, and he had been violently not cooperating with the injection. The female nurse could not get him. At this time, the advantage of the male nurse appeared, Chen Shiyu's generous palm firmly fixed the child's waving hand, and successfully completed the injection. "After that, the patient's family members will come back to get the injection and the male nurse will be named." Chen Shiyu said.
In the emergency department emergency room, being on the go is the normal way for Chen Shiyu to work every day. Just after finishing this patient, he received instructions to transfer other patients. "Every emergency department runs every 8 hours. When I go to work, I am very nervous. I drink water to the toilet and ran to it. It is also common to stay up late." Chen Shiyu said.
The work intensity of the emergency department is high and requires some physical strength, and male nurses can exert some advantages. Chen Shiyu said, "For example, when going out for consultation, you need to bring a defibrillator, an electrocardiograph, a first aid kit, etc. The equipment weighs 50 or 60 kg. Some female nurses are not tall but carry such a heavy equipment. Distressed. "
As the number of male nurses in various hospitals and departments has gradually increased, the public's recognition of male nurses has also increased. Chen Shiyu believes: "Now no one will look at us with a surprised eye anymore, occupations are gender-neutral, and men and women work together to achieve harmony."
The picture shows the male nurse team of Liuzhou People's Hospital. Lin Xinshe
Like Chen Shiyu, who witnessed the change in the status of male nurses, there was also Tang Tianze, a male nurse in the Department of Intensive Medicine (ICU) of the hospital. "Post-80s" Tang Tianze remembered that he had suffered a lot of cold eyes for this occupation: when he first joined the job, he encountered many patients who refused to provide the nursing services provided by male nurses, and he was also hindered in finding people. This made him once inferior.
Later, Tang Tianze slowly found self-worth in his work. At the ICU, Tang Tianze, as the backbone of the Extracorporeal Lung Oxygenation Technology (ECMO) team, not only needs to be strong enough, but also needs to be proficient in the use of various instruments and rapid response capabilities. Tang Tianze remembers a quick visit with a doctor, who cooperated with the doctor to quickly place a catheter on an seriously ill patient for ECMO treatment. The patient also used a variety of equipment such as an aortic balloon pump (IABP) pump and a ventilator. For such an extremely critical patient, it is necessary to transfer to hospital for a long time with the support of various equipment, which poses a great challenge to the nurse. To this end, Tang Tianze prepared a full plan, cooperating with the doctor to safely transport the patient back to the hospital. "This consumes both physical and mental energy, as well as concentration. Therefore, doctors in our department often like to choose male nurses to work together." Tang Tianze said.
According to Tang Tianze, "Male nurses are physically strong, energetic, resistant to pressure, and more sensitive to equipment. They have many unique advantages. In emergency departments, operating rooms, and ICUs, male nurses are particularly needed." Today, medical institutions demand male nurses. The volume is also rising, and male nurses have become "sweet and sour." (Finish)