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Actually, there are a lot of men in our class. :hatparty: Thank goodness, because without them I would be completely insane right now! lol. Most are married w/ children and I know they aren't gay. In fact they are so not gay that I forgot some people still think about that stereotype. The combo of catty women and catty gay men =not good social/work enviorment! lol.
I take turns being charge on my unit w/ a male RN. We have discussed the "male nurse=gay" thing, and he has never been accused pf being gay. It would come as a big shock to his wife and all his kids if he were!
I have another guy RN friend. He has a good comeback for when pts/acquantances/etc say to him "You're a male nurse?"
He replies "Well, I'm a nurse, but I don't deliver the mail."
He gets a kick out the confused looks he gets using that line.
I enjoy working with male RNs, and glad that men now feel comfortable pursuing nursing as a career.