[Ronold]

What is your age?
23

Are you currently working as a nurse?
Yes

How long have you been a nurse?
About a Year.

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?
No

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.)
Med/surg spinal/oncology unit

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?
None

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?
MSN

Are you currently a nursing student?
No

Is nursing a second career?
No

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)

Were you in a management position in your previous career?
no

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?
No

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)
Maybe

Are/were you a paramedic?
No

Were you a medic in the military?
No

Do you have a previous college degree?
No

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?
No

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
No

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
Yes

[graysonret]

What is your age? 57

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 20 years

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? No

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) Home Health

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? None

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? Not sure

Are you currently a nursing student? no

Is nursing a second career? yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) Insurance, sales

Were you in a management position in your previous career? yes

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? no

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) Maybe

Are/were you a paramedic? A medic

Were you a medic in the military? No, civilian

Do you have a previous college degree? no

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?no

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? yes

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? yes

[The Bob]

What is your age? 37

Are you currently working as a nurse? not yet

How long have you been a nurse? N/A

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? N/A

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) Medical informatics

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? none

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? ADN

Are you currently a nursing student? yes

Is nursing a second career? 3rd

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) Currently in medical informatics, previously in hotel mgt and military

Were you in a management position in your previous career? yes

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? I hope not

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) probably not

Are/were you a paramedic? nope

Were you a medic in the military? Yep! 91B Infantry

Do you have a previous college degree? Yep

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school? 3

Were you a pre-med student? pretty much ... a BS in biological sciences with concentration in clinical lab science

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? not at all

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? I try to avoid it, but it's there. I really don't want gender to be an issue, good or bad.

[larhigh]

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What is your age?
48
Are you currently working as a nurse?
yes
How long have you been a nurse?
20 + years
Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?
No
What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.)
ER
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?
BSN, CEN, RN-C
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?
possibly FNP
Are you currently a nursing student?
No
Is nursing a second career?
Yes
If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)
Military, several other jobs
Were you in a management position in your previous career?
Yes
Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?
I am a nurse manager, maybe it is expected of males
Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)

Are/were you a paramedic?
No
Were you a medic in the military?
No
Do you have a previous college degree?
No
If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?
No
Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
Yes
Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
Yes
THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW

[cuppwk01]

What is your age? 21

Are you currently working as a nurse?

YES

How long have you been a nurse?

LESS THAN 1 YEAR

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?

No

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.)

Neuro Med-Surg

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?

A.S. RN

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?

Masters in Nursing, either for NP or advanced floor nursing

Are you currently a nursing student?

Yes, continuing

Is nursing a second career?

No

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)

Were you in a management position in your previous career?

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?

My family seems to.

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)

I don't plan on it, but things change.

Are/were you a paramedic?

Were you a medic in the military?

Do you have a previous college degree?

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?

Not overtly. Probably not at all.

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?

It seems like I get along with my female coworkers better than they do with each other, but I'm not sure it's discrimination.

[Yosemite, RN]

Originally Posted by The Nursinator

Gentlemen:

Thank you for helping us with our class project on men in nursing at College of DuPage. Please respond by October 31, 2005. We will compare our results to the 2005 Hodes Research survey.

This survey should be pretty easy and take just a few minutes. Please answer the following questions with Y (YES), N (NO), a number or abbreviation (e.g. – BSN). Please copy and paste the following questions with your answer after each question and post your responses here in this thread.

What is your age?
52
Are you currently working as a nurse?
No, temporarily disabled.
How long have you been a nurse?
20 years.
Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?
N.
What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.)
Last: Psych.
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?
ADN
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?
None, currently.
Are you currently a nursing student?
No.
Is nursing a second career?
Yes.
If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)
Retail management.
Were you in a management position in your previous career?
Yes.
Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?
Yes.
Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)
NO!
Are/were you a paramedic?
No (EMT).
Were you a medic in the military?
No.
Do you have a previous college degree?
No.
If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?
n/a
Were you a pre-med student?
No.
Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
Yes.
Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
Yes.
THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW

My first reply!

[lanstanLVN]

What is your age? 38

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 5 years

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? no

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) Long Term Care

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? LVN

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? BSN

Are you currently a nursing student? YES

Is nursing a second career? Yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). Minister of Music/church work, teaching

Were you in a management position in your previous career? I guess so... directed the choir and such....

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? No

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)
I have already been thrust into that mess....
Are/were you a paramedic? No

Were you a medic in the military? No

Do you have a previous college degree? Yes, Church Music

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school? 10

Were you a pre-med student? No

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? NO

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Yes, strangely, I feel the teachers treated me differently than the females - It seemed as if they already deemed me as competent in my clinicals (I didn't think I was any better than anyone else), although my classroom grades were pretty good.

[savage]

What is your age?64

Are you currently working as a nurse? y

How long have you been a nurse? 15 years

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? N

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) LTC

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? LVN

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? ADN

Are you currently a nursing student? N

Is nursing a second career? 3rd

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)
Airline Emp, Horticulture, Business Owner, Construction
Were you in a management position in your previous career? Y

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? N

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) Maybe

Are/were you a paramedic? N

Were you a medic in the military? N

Do you have a previous college degree? Y

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school? 17

Were you a pre-med student? N

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Y

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Y

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW
I have worked in Oncology, Med/Surg, Telemetry, Home Health & LTC

[ORSAVELIVES]

[quote=The Nursinator;1363649]Gentlemen:

Thank you for helping us with our class project on men in nursing at College of DuPage. Please respond by October 31, 2005. We will compare our results to the 2005 Hodes Research survey.

This survey should be pretty easy and take just a few minutes. Please answer the following questions with Y (YES), N (NO), a number or abbreviation (e.g. – BSN). Please copy and paste the following questions with your answer after each question and post your responses here in this thread.

What is your age? 54

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 19yrs

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? no

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) OR

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? DIPLOMA,ACLS,CPR INSTR,LSO

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? NONE

Are you currently a nursing student?NO

Is nursing a second career? NO

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)

Were you in a management position in your previous career?

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?YES

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) CHARGE ON MY 12 HR SHIFT NOW

Are/were you a paramedic? NO

Were you a medic in the military? NAVY CORPSMAN

Do you have a previous college degree? NO

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student? NO

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?NO

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?YES

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW
I WORK WITH ALL WOMEN,ONE OF OUR TECHS IS MALE AND A RECENT GRADUATE, SO WE TALK ALOT.
I AM GOING TO ASK HIM IF HE HAS ANY THOUGHTS OF BEING A NURSE.
I AM CONSIDERED TO BE LIKE ANY OTHER NURSE IN MY DEPARTMENT, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT I AM A MALE, AND VERY PROUD OF MY PROFESSION!!!!


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[ohyeah]

What is your age? 30


Are you currently working as a nurse? no

How long have you been a nurse? n/a

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?n/a

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) construction

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?n/a

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?BSN+

Are you currently a nursing student?yes

Is nursing a second career?yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)electrician

Were you in a management position in your previous career?n

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?n

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)yes

Are/were you a paramedic?no

Were you a medic in the military?no

Do you have a previous college degree?no

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?no

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?not yet

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?not yet

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW