Kiwiguy replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric
It depends on the style of martial arts you wish to study. the topic of martial arts and mental health instantly makes people think that you want to become a Bruce Lee and use techniques on patients. I have studied Aikido in the past and the main les...
Hey Lads. I am not sure if this has been done before, but i am interested in where everyone is located in the world, and i think it would help to add to the sense of community that we have in this male nurse forum. Ill start. Im from New Zealand
1) WHY NURSING? An interesting question. I have always been a caring person. When i was younger i cared for animals and as i grew older that caring attitude was applied to other people as well. I spent 8 months in and out of hospital when i was 19 af...
Kiwiguy replied to dina118r's topic in Male Students
It sounds like you are basing your argument on leaving nursing school based on the people around you. Yes nursing is a stressful environment to work in, and yes the system can abuse people if they let it happen. The important thing to to avoid burn o...
I think one of the worst things you can do is get offended when people poke fun at our chosen profession. Instead i have found through trial and error that a humorous response is often the best way to go, one of those one liner responses you can easi...
Kiwiguy replied to npratt10's topic in Male Students
Firstly welcome to the site mate. With most of your questions a good way i have found is to volunteer with a local community group/national group to get qualifications and experiences. Do some SAR type stuff, the experience and knowledge alone are we...
Kiwiguy replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Students
That arrogant attitude of yours will continue to get you in trouble mate, you might be an intelligent guy, but you have to remember that some of the nurses you will be working with will have been nurses for a very very long time. Their level of knowl...