Need your support guys.........I Feel like a real pansy!!

[malestudentnurse]

I was confronted at the local bar Saturday night by a redneck. I am quite the redneck myself ( or used to be) LOL. There was no way this guy was gonna calm down without a fight. Under normal circumstances (three or four years ago) I would have thrown down in a heartbeat, but I begin clinicals in about two weeks!! I can under no circumstances risk a charge of any kind. It's hard enough to get accepted into nursing school. To make a long story short, I had to call the law. What a pansy thing to do!!!! I feel I had no choice. Just need some support from you guys who understand my plight. Thanks

[OC85]

The fact that your fist instinct was to throw down kind of tells me that "pansy" probably isn't a word I would use to describe you. If you're worried that a move like this makes you less of a man somehow, please remember that our "maleness" can sometimes get us into trouble. I wouldn't think of myself as a pansy, just smart enough to know better.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

I know I'm not a bloke and I'm sorry for butting in on your area (I never post here usually) but I really did feel I wanted to respond to you.

Well done for not engaging this man when every instinct was telling you to defend yourself. You used your head, and I think that speaks volumes about you as a man and the nurse that you will become.

Good luck in your clinicals, you are not a pansy

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

A pansy is a guy who drinks so much that he thinks he's Superman. You are just the opposite. And...you did the absolutely right thing.

[Schlepter]

It sounds to be you're being more of an adult as opposed to a pansy. An immature person would throw down first and think of the consequences later. You start clinical work soon, and this took precedence. As much of a blow to your internal ego as it must have been, you did the right thing. Besides, in today's day and age, a simple round of fisticuffs may turn into getting yourself shot or stabbed, and that's never a good thing. You made the right choice.

[vamedic4, EMT-P]

I agree with others here, you did the right thing by calling the police. No sense jeopardizing your future for some (insert dirty name here). You proved that you were the smart one, and I bet he got a while in lockup to sober up and forget all about it.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Another woman butting in here, but I think far more a a man who is man enough to walk away than a drunken bar room brawler.

Hold that red neck proud and tall, buddy!

[malestudentnurse]

thanks ya'll I knew you'd fix my ego!!!! LOL

[malestudentnurse]

Thanks guys!!

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Its ok, I was arrested 1 week to the day before I began my clinicals for something similar ( long story short all charges dropped ) but the exact thing went threw my mind when the cuffs went on. All i could think was oh **** there goes this.

I think its better you walked away from it and called the cops about it. Who cares about the "pansy thing"

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

With the maturity and intelligence you displayed you will make a great nurse. Welcome to the real fray. The wonderful wacky world of nursing.

[MatRNstudent]

Ha Ha! If it makes you feel any better I ran to my friends car leaving a bar the other night to avoid a scuffle (I have never done anything like that in my life). My pride weighed against a career in nursing isn't even a competition.