What height do nurses require?

I think there are hidden rules

China-Singapore Hainan Net, August 21, according to the Nanguo Metropolis Daily, following the controversy caused by the recruitment of nurses at Sanya People’s Hospital requiring a height of not less than 1.58 meters Finally, recently, when the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College openly recruited medical staff, it not only had height requirements for nurses, but also for doctors. This move by Haiyi Hospital has caused widespread controversy in society.

Recruitment announcement:

Doctors must not be shorter than 1.68 meters

Recently, some readers reported to this newspaper: When recruiting doctors and nurses in the Haiyi Affiliated Hospital, special It stipulates the height of medical staff. This regulation is a threshold for many people who want to practice medicine. They say that this practice of the hospital is not advisable.

After receiving the report, the reporter saw on the hospital’s recruitment announcement on the website of the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University that Article 5 of the recruitment conditions for doctors requires “height above 168cm and age below 26 years old”; nurses (midwives) Recruitment conditions 5 and 6 require "height above 160cm, bachelor's degree 25 years old, junior college 23 years old, technical secondary school 21 years old or below."

To be a doctor, the height requirement is no less than 1.68 meters? Since the recruitment announcement does not specify gender requirements, reporters could not help but wonder: This requirement has a slightly smaller impact on men, but it is different for women.

The hospital's reply:

This is a practical work need

On the morning of August 18, the relevant person in charge of the Human Resources Department of Haiyi Hospital said in an interview with reporters , they do have height requirements for candidates applying for doctors and nurses, but the actual height requirements of the hospital are different from the recruitment announcement. This time, in their actual recruitment, the height requirement for male doctors is 1.64 meters or above, and the height requirement for nurses (midwives) is 1.57 meters or above. The person in charge said that the hospital is recruiting mainly orthopedic surgeons, emergency surgeons and nurses. Orthopedic surgery and emergency surgery have more obvious height requirements for doctors, while doctors in departments such as pathology and laboratory departments do not have height requirements.

The person in charge further explained that it is easier for tall doctors to work clinically. If a surgeon encounters a very fat patient, a tall doctor will be stronger and can easily move the patient. , and at the same time can increase the rescue speed. In addition, considering the patient's psychological treatment problems, generally a tall doctor will give the patient a sense of trust. Another is that some of the doctors hired are engaged in teaching, and tall doctors can better reflect their personal charm. "We recruit based on actual clinical needs, not height discrimination." The person in charge emphasized. If you meet outstanding personnel, their height requirements will be appropriately reduced.

Lawyer’s statement:

This kind of regulation is height discrimination

Being a doctor also requires height requirements. Is this regulation reasonable? Lawyer Liu Changzheng from Hainan Dahong Law Firm believes that the Constitution stipulates that every citizen has equal labor rights. Except for special industries, the law currently does not clearly stipulate what height doctors need to have. The hospital's height requirement for doctors is tantamount to depriving people with the ability to work of equal labor rights. This regulation can be said to be a form of height discrimination.

Positive point of view:

This is the standard for employment in the industry

In view of the height restriction for doctors, the reporter conducted a random interview at Haikou Junction today. Ms. Chen believes that she can understand the hospital's approach. If she goes to the hospital to see a doctor, she will feel psychologically comfortable if she meets a burly and handsome doctor and a tall nurse. She will also trust the doctors and nurses very much, which will also help the patients. of recovery. In addition, many hospitals in the mainland now have height requirements for nurses, which is a standard for industry employment.

A Rong, who graduated from a health school, believes that in departments such as surgery and emergency department, tall doctors and nurses work more coordinated and more efficiently than shorter people.

Contrary view:

Medical skills have nothing to do with height

Most people in the interview still disagreed with the idea that there is a height limit for doctors. Mr. Wang from Haikou believes that a doctor’s duty is to save lives and heal the wounded, and hospitals should select doctors with good medical ethics and high skills.

Excellent medical skills are not related to height, and the love and professionalism of nurses are not proportional to height. Hospitals should not judge heroes based on height and exclude some people with high medical skills but short stature from the door of the doctor.

Miss Tu believes that there is no height limit for medical school admissions, and there are "industry standards" for participating in social work. This approach is a kind of employment discrimination to a certain extent