How high do nurses need?

Zhongxin. com Hainan Net August 2 1 According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, following the controversy caused by Sanya People's Hospital's requirement that the height of nurses be no less than 1.58 meters, recently, the affiliated hospital of Hainan Medical College has height requirements not only for nurses, but also for doctors. The move by the affiliated hospital of marine medicine caused widespread controversy in society.

Recruitment announcement:

The doctor shall not be less than1.68m.

Recently, some readers reported to this newspaper that the affiliated hospital of Shanghai Medical University specially stipulated the height of medical staff when recruiting doctors and nurses, which is a threshold for many people who want to become doctors, and said that this practice is not desirable.

After receiving the report, the reporter saw in the hospital recruitment announcement on the website of the affiliated hospital of Shanghai Medical University that Article 5 of the doctor recruitment conditions requires "height 168CM or above and age under 26"; Articles 5 and 6 of the Recruitment Conditions for Nurses (Midwives) require "height 160CM or above, 25 years old for undergraduate, 23 years old for junior college and 2 1 year old for secondary school".

To be a doctor, the height requirement is not less than1.68m? Because the recruitment announcement does not specify the gender, the reporter can't help wondering: this regulation has a slightly smaller impact on men, but it is different for women.

Hospital reply:

This is the need of practical work.

On the morning of August 18, the relevant person in charge of the Human Resources Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai Medical University said in an interview that they did have height requirements for doctors and nurses, but the actual height required by the hospital was different from the recruitment announcement. In their actual recruitment this time, the height requirement of male doctors is 1.64 meters or more, and that of nurses (midwives) is 1.57 meters or more. The person in charge said that the hospital mainly recruits orthopedics, emergency surgery and nurses. Orthopedic surgery and emergency surgery have obvious height requirements for doctors, while doctors in pathology and laboratory departments have no height requirements.

The person in charge further explained that because tall doctors are more convenient in clinical work, such as when a surgeon meets a very fat patient, tall doctors have greater strength after all, so it is easy to move the patient and increase the speed of rescue. In addition, considering the psychological treatment of patients, generally tall doctors will give patients a sense of trust. Another is that some of the doctors employed are engaged in teaching, and tall doctors can better reflect their personal charm. "We are recruiting according to clinical needs, not height discrimination." The person in charge stressed. If you meet excellent people, their requirements for height will be lowered appropriately.

The lawyer said:

This rule is height discrimination.

Is it reasonable to be a doctor with a height requirement? Lawyer Liu of Hainan Dahong Law Firm believes that the Constitution stipulates that every citizen enjoys the same labor rights. Except for special industries, the law does not clearly stipulate what height doctors need at present. The hospital's requirement for doctors' height is tantamount to depriving people who have the ability to work of the same labor rights, which can be said to be a height discrimination.

Positive view:

This is the employment standard in the industry.

In view of the doctor's height limitation, the reporter conducted a random interview in Haikou today. Ms. Chen thinks that she can understand the practice of the hospital and go to the hospital to see a doctor. If she meets a burly and handsome doctor and a tall nurse, she will certainly be very comfortable psychologically and trust doctors and nurses very much, which will also help patients recover. In addition, many hospitals in the mainland now have requirements for the height of nurses, which is a standard for employing people in the industry.

A Rong, who graduated from the health school, believes that in departments such as surgery and emergency department, tall doctors and nurses are more harmonious and tidy than short ones.

Objection:

Medical skill has nothing to do with height

In the interview, most people still disagree with the statement that doctors should have a height limit. Mr. Wang of Haikou believes that doctors' duty is to heal the wounded and rescue the dying, and hospitals should choose doctors with good medical ethics and excellent skills. Good medical skills have nothing to do with height, and nurses' love and professionalism are not equal to height. Hospitals should not regard the body as a hero and keep some people with high medical skills but short stature out of the doctor's door.

Miss Tu believes that there is no height limit for enrolling students in medical colleges, and there are "industry standards" for participating in social work. This practice is a kind of employment discrimination to some extent.