[EnigmaticRN]

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? 50

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 18 yrs

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

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

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

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

Are you currently a nursing student? Nope

Is nursing a second career? My third career.

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) Industrial sales, Machine-tool electrician

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) No

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. Very much. Early on in my nursing career.

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Just with traffic tickets

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW

Thanks for listening!