"I didn't know you were gay"

Nurse_Ben · May 23, 2004

The only responses I get when I tell ppl i'm in nursing school are

1. "Good for you!" (As if i'm doing something only women can do)

2. "oh" (As if i'm doing something only women could do)

renerian, BSN, RN · May 23, 2004

Hubby has been a nurse since 77 and has heard that off and on through all that time.

renerian

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · May 23, 2004

Nurse of the male gender at work: "Hi i'm Russ, i'll be your nurse tonight"

Pt: "A male nurse?"

Nurse of the male gender at work: "No i don't work for the USPS"

Pt: "Well are you gay or something?"

Nurse of the male gender at work: "I must be 'or something'. If i were gay, my wife would be more than P.O.'d that i was lying to her"

Pt: "You must have flunked out of med school to wind up doing this"

Nurse of the male gender at work: "I wanted a more challenging education and career than med school, so i went for nursing. Not to mention i love answering stereotypical questions that people present to me on a daily basis."

(Actual conversation back in February on my home floor.)

PCGrad06 · May 23, 2004

when i went for the required meeting at the college, i discovered there are 3 men in our class. i say more power to the guys! that is what america is all about: freedom of choice!:)

:balloons: good luck :balloons:

Jen2 · May 24, 2004

What! My boyfriend is gay! Maybe that's why he hasn't proposed yet. Ha Ha! I still have a year of nursing school left and met my boyfriend who is a male and a nurse at the hospital that I used to work in. Not only is he the kindest man in the world, but his patients love him. From the second he introduces him self to the patients they can see his professionalism and passion for nursing. They know that they are going to be in good hands and they are. Also myself still being in nursing school it's wonderful to have my man understand what I am going through. Alot of people in my nursing class complain that their guys are constantly giving them a hard time because they can't be with them every waking minute because of the demands of nursing school and my man just says. "Oh you have a test on Monday, I'll talk to you next week sometime. Good luck" What can I say but I love the guy!

Energizer Bunny · May 24, 2004

You know, the nurse that took care of my son in the ER was a man and he was wonderful!! It never even occured to me that he might be gay. Anyone know where that stinking myth came from anyways?

tmiller027 · May 24, 2004

Being gay is a requirement at my school. :chuckle

This post reminds me of the movie Stripes when they asked Bill Murray and the other guy if they were gay when they were joining the army. Their response was:

"No we're not homosexuals, but we're willing to learn." :chuckle

tmiller027 · May 24, 2004

You know, the nurse that took care of my son in the ER was a man and he was wonderful!! It never even occured to me that he might be gay. Anyone know where that stinking myth came from anyways?

Me and another male CNA at my facility are thinking of wearing the old fashioned nurses uniforms to work on Halloween this year lol

Truly_Blessed · May 24, 2004

Me and another male CNA at my facility are thinking of wearing the old fashioned nurses uniforms to work on Halloween this year lol

OMG...that would be so hil-a-rious!:rotfl:

Benton · May 24, 2004

I've known a lot more lesbian nurses than gay male nurses, but you don't hear much about that. I bet women in construction hear comments about being lesbians, probably from the same people who think of male nurses as gay. And there are probably more gay male construction workers than lesbian construction workers. From simple minds come simple thoughts! I bet if a simpleton is seriously ill they won't care if their nurse or doctor is homosexual.

Star Trek Nerd · May 24, 2004

twice this week, I've mentioned to acquaintences of mine that I plan to get into nursing, and the reponse has been a joking "Don't you have to be gay to do that?" sort of response.

I got the exact opposite of this when I went into aircraft mechanics at age 17. I had a crush on practically every guy in the class (I was the only female out of the 40 of us - and had raging hormones!)

People I had known for ages actually said aloud that they didn't know I was a lesbian. :eek:

Tweety, BSN, RN · May 24, 2004

I would say it is getting better. All the time patients ask me about my wife, do I have any kids, etc. They presume I'm heterosexual, go figure. I think my wedding band confuses them. :)