i would like to ask for any research article related to gay nurses employed in a hospital?

Answer 1

What in the world would the sexual orientation of a nurse have to do with anything. Its not exactly like nurses go to work to have sex and hit on ppl. Gay nurses are just the same as straight.

Edit, I just read the article the first person posted. It says that ppl coming into the hospitals are assumed hetrosexual and were forced to receive preg tests and pelvic exams. Well, heres the thing. If you dont know the date of your last period, an xray tech is gonna demand evidence you are not preg, some demand it even if you do know. If you have symptoms of a miscarriage, you are going to get a pelvic exam. It doesnt matter your sexual orientation.
Things like this happen because the medical personalle are protecting themselves from malpractice suits. Too many people are not completly honest with their doc when it comes to health issues. In the article, neither women mentioned that they were lesbian and clearly not pregnant. Perhaps if they mentioned that, they would have gotten somewhere.
I get the same reactions from xray techs and others when I tell them I dont know when my last period was. I am 24, so pregnancy is the first response, and would be til I was tested. But then I tell them I have been on depo for 3 yrs and am possibly experiencing chemical induced menopause due to cancer treatment, then they qualify that I know what I am talking about.

If you just tell them you know you are not preg, with no reason as to why you know you are not preg, they are gonna check. It has nothing to do with sexism or sexual orientation, rather cya bc the majority of people arent honest with their doctors.

And further more in the case of legally 'nonfamily' members, if it were that big of a deal homosexual couples would have med power of atty written for each other, which would automatically make them available to know about health care of the patient and make decisions.

I am not legally married to my sig other in a straight relationship. With out the papers we have, my mom would be making decisions and so forth. So that cant even be used as an excuse. And in today's society most hosp will let the 'non-family member' in to see the pateint anyways. Only when it comes to legal issues have I seen them enforce that.


Furthermore seems like a poor choice of an article given that it was written in 1999.

Answer 2

what you are asking is irrelevant in the healthcare field. if you are gay, then you are gay... that's no one's business but your own. as for being employed as a nurse, look for areas within the US that have a large number of healthcare clinics or hospitals, and apply for jobs there. The RTP area of North Carolina has many, as does the Raleigh, Durham,Chapel Hill triangle. Durham is actually called "The City of Medicine"... typically there are 4 pages devoted to job postings for nurses on any given day. Duke and UNC are 2 biggies... for example, Duke Hospital employs over 50,000 people

AND, if you are EVER asked in an interview about your sexuality, REFUSE to answer... it is illegal to ask such a question, and should be reported immediately.

Answer 3

I don't know of any research, but I do know that there are plenty, not only in hospitals and the health care profession, but other professions (lawyers, police, store managers, films, singers, preachers, your next door neighbour perhaps, etc.). The majority, like any other person does they're job professionally and leave their life style for after work.

Answer 4

Why? and why is this posted in Cancer? Your question should be posted elsewhere to receive a decent response.

Answer 5

http://www.mun.ca/the/research/leshealth.html

Answer 6

and what does this to do with cancer homophobic idiot