Being a man in the field

Asklepios · Aug 22, 2006

I think I'm going to enjoy being in the minority once I start nursing classes. I've always made friends with women very easily (not a good thing for dating them unfortunately!), and I think it will be a great experience. In my current job, I used to work in a team that was me and 4 women, and they used to tease me about being "one of the girls" when I would join in on their chat sessions.

Also, women are more able to discuss emotions than men, and I think being in a tough program like nursing will require some times when you need to say what's stressing you out or what you're going through. It seems better than keeping it all in and being miserable.

rclimbr · Aug 24, 2006

I was a computer tech before starting nursing school and it smells better. When you are in a class with all women sometime they forget i am there and start man bashing. It doesn't even bother me any more. I am married and have 2 kids its kinda fun to listen to.

agent · Aug 26, 2006

I find I get more attention as the favored one of two guys in our group. The extra attention can be both good and bad. Basically I'm always under the spotlight so while I get the attention I best be prepared not to f-up.

Jack Burton · Aug 31, 2006

I'll probably get flamed for this, but being a male in class really allows you to enjoy the class dynamic (read: cattiness) that I have noticed follows groups of women from diverse backgrounds. It can be quite entertaining.......

Tweety, BSN, RN · Aug 31, 2006

I'll probably get flamed for this, but being a male in class really allows you to enjoy the class dynamic (read: cattiness) that I have noticed follows groups of women from diverse backgrounds. It can be quite entertaining.......

You need to be flamed, but that's not in the TOS. So I'll bite my tongue. :)

vamedic4, EMT-P · Sep 1, 2006

I think that uneasiness is much more prevalent when you're younger, but even when I was young and had only females in my class..it never really bothered me...oh, unless they smelled something foul...then YOU were targeted since girls don't fart:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

As a younger male nursing student (many years ago) I thought it was great...hello, what guy wouldn't want to be surrounded by 100 women??

Just my little opinion...

vamedic4

PcolaNurse · Sep 1, 2006

I was one of only 5 guys in my class of 49 and it never was an issue. Like others posted, I made friends with a few of the girls in my other non-nursing classes and the friendships just carried over.

I actually enjoyed my Peds-OB clinical more because I was a guy! I wasn't allowed, as a male, to care for the patients after delivery. Sexist as hell but I didn't care because that just meant that I got to spend two extra rotations in the newborn nursery...and Peds is what I wanted from the start anyway!!

-Kevin

clean_fun_2 · Sep 1, 2006

ladies cover up your goods. if i want a show i will get it at home.

btw hey pcolanurse, my father lives in cantonment.

PcolaNurse · Sep 2, 2006

ladies cover up your goods. if i want a show i will get it at home.
btw hey pcolanurse, my father lives in cantonment.

hey clean .... i'm actually in cantonment as well....just down the road from tate high school!

bitterguy · Sep 3, 2006

Don't take this personally, BUT, how do you like living in a man dominated society with no apparent end in sight?

I'm a man and a nursing student; but I'm also a husband, father, son, brother, mountain biker, xc skier, homebrewer, bike communter, environmentalist, conservationist, etc...

I am not threatened by a person's sex, I regard you as you, a human being.

BTW, I'll be in line to vote for Hilary Clinton in 2008 if she chooses to run.

Ciao

Asklepios · Sep 5, 2006

BTW, I'll be in line to vote for Hilary Clinton in 2008 if she chooses to run.

No offense, but if she does run, I hope you forget when it's election day, or oversleep or something.

Roy Fokker, BSN, RN · Sep 7, 2006

Gentlemen,

The 2008 Presidential Election has nothing to do with this topic.

Let's get back on track please...