Is there a lot of gossip in the nursing profession?

Question

I would really like to be a nurse, but I have heard horror stories of how female dominated health profession are chock full of gossip. In fact, I used to work at a large vet hospital, where there was only one other guy besides me, and I ended up quitting because the gossipping was so bad.

Will I endure this too as a nurse? I'll have a family by then, so I'm guessing that will help a lot. Still, I can't stand gossip.

Answer 1

The nursing profession is currently almost 4% male, this has increase from when I went to school and it was 1% male.

Studies have shown that males discuss personal information about coworkers more than women. Though women have a tendency towards maliciousness. When women do it men call it gossip, and when men do it they call it male bonding.

However, if working in a significantly female dominated profession is a concern, but you are still interested in nursing;;; You might consider the military. Though the military requires a BSN-RN to be a nurse on active duty, the Army Nurse Corps is approximately 35% male. Stiil female dominated, but the numbers have shifted significantly. Militar nursing has servral advantages, including education and travel (though some of the travel includes people with guns)

Remember, there will be people that gossip in every place of employment in the world, unless you work with mutes who are denied pencils and have not been taught signing.

Good luck what ever you decide

Answer 2

Does the sunshine? Where you have people you have gossip. If you want to be a nurse, I think you are crazy because I was a nurse, and thank-God I am out of that profession. But if that is a calling you want, then do it. Are you always going to let other people run your life? Gossip means with no base. Do not spread it, and do not give others reason to use it. If you let others spoil your life than do not be a nurse, do not work with people and find a job, where you will be by yourself. No people no gossip. Do your own thing. If it includes gossip and if you are around, do not be a part of it, say you do not like it, and walk away. No one forces you to hear it. Do your job, and be nice to others. To be a good nurse, you have to be part of a team. Where there is a team, there is people and there is gossip. Grow up!

Answer 3

One of my closest male friends is a nurse... he says that it is bad in some places and not so in others. He ended up as a traveling nurse for about 5 yrs - and made a LOT of money. He said this was the best - because they paid for housing, moving costs, and everything on top of salary and he was never anywhere long enough to get the gossip - and when he didn't like a place he could just move. He tested out places until he finally settled where he is at. Not all hospitals are full of gossip.

Answer 4

well have you ever heard of a soap opera called
General Hospital? It is centered around the Hospital
and the Doctors & Nurses. I think all professions have
gossip however I think with high number of women
in the field of health care you can count on lots of gossip.
I worked in the Dental field for over 15 years and the gossip
that went on was too funny. Of course steering clear of gossip
also angers the gossips. So good luck and do the best you
can and always consider the source.

Answer 5

I am not a nurse but has asked plenty this very question. One black nurse I asked about nursing while at a store told me it was a good job and to get into the profession. But then she told me to watch out for Filipino nurses because a lot of them don't know what there doing. They tend to mess with other nurses things, while not dealing with their own stuff. She also told me that nursing school was one of the hardest things she has ever done in her life. She also pushed her daughter into nursing as well. Another Filipino nurse I asked just told me to become a nurse! She was very cheerleader like with her response. Another nurse I asked just said " Yes I took my training at this school and being a nurse is good" but for some reason she felt a little fake to me. So it really depends, some people will give you the most positive response and others will sound mediocre. Remember there are good aspects to nursing like saving lives, bringing babies into the world and funny moments. And then there are the bad aspects like changing diapers, cleaning every type of fluid that comes out the human body, working short-staffed, gossip, and backstabbing. But if you still want to become a nurse then you will work past this, adapt and find the strength you need to become a top notch nurse.

Answer 6

Nursing is like any other field of human endeavor, and you'll find all kinds of people in it. I'm a physician and my wife is a nurse, and we don't find any more gossip in our fields than we have seen in any other field. So please don't let some unconfirmed or groundless fear keep you from choosing that field if you like otherwise the idea of being a nurse, Nursing can be a very rewarding profession!

It might make some sense for you to volunteer in a hospital and get to know some of the nurses. I'm sure they will give you a much more accurate picture of the field.

And never forget that FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real!

Answer 7

Do bears s**t in the woods? Of course you will hear gossip but you don't have to take part. You will earn more respect that way. Maybe people will want to confide in you because you don't gossip. You could become someone they can trust. That is rare these days. There is gossip everywhere you go, so it is better to learn how to deal with it now. Turning away from a career you really like; now that would be more tragic than any gossip you might overhear.

Answer 8

Yes! there is a lot of gossip in EVERY profession BUT what you have to remember is that gossip in the medical field is bad......one little thing said about a client (even innocent) leads to a MUI and could lead to jail time, fines, not able to work on the field due to being put on the abuse registry

Answer 9

Nurses are some of the most intelligent, hardest working, most CARING people you will ever, ever meet. You should be PROUD to work with them!

Gossip is everywhere -- but honestly, I can't imagine having the TIME to gossip at work. Nurses are FAR FAR too busy to sit around discussing other people!

Answer 10

there is gossip EVERYWHERE NO MATTER WHAT you could work in a garage or a library and there will be gossip, everyone thinks that after highschool the crap ends but it actually just gets worse! I work in a hospital (not as a medical professional any more, but in an office) and I can say that the gossip is just as bad in my office as it is on the medical floor/