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1. Gay male nurse concern about male patient care

   strings85 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Male Students

   No it isn't a joke, and I don't recall saying it was an insult. Sure there are a lot of flamboyant gay men in the nursing profession, however, there are just as many non-flamboyant gay/straight men. My point was that we are still trying to correct th...

2. Male catheters

   strings85 replied to libran1984's topic in Men

   Working as a cna (in lvn school right now) I had to perform a lot of peri care. In school, and even when I got my first job, doing peri care on women was always a little awkward. It got easier over time, but I would have never have tried to pawn my p...

3. Pre-Lvn Class?

   strings85 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Have any of you experienced this? My hopes are to get in to Downey Adult School's LVN program. I tested in February, and was accepted in to their 5 week Pre-Lvn course. From the 60 that take this class 30 are chosen to move on to the actual year long...

4. Guys in Peds??

   strings85 replied to seanynjboy's topic in Men

   Peds is like my dream job. I say go for whatever makes you happy.

5. Need to vent...

   strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men

   It was in the afternoon. Curtains should have been drawn. I was offended that he exposed her saggy breasts to the world! I really hope you don't treat your pts with this level of disrespect :/

6. Gay male nurse concern about male patient care

   strings85 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Male Students

   Well congrats. Yoy must live in the most understanding town in America.

7. Gay male nurse concern about male patient care

   strings85 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Male Students

   The sad truth is that most people automatically assume males who work as nurses are gay because of the social construct of it being a "womans" job.

8. Need to vent...

   strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men

   Well she was admitted after my mother, so i doubt he knew her too well. She gets her care at home, but needed to be admitted. I know this because her regular nurse came by to check on her. Regardless, I really hope when I'm old that I have a nurse th...

9. Need to vent...

   strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men

   Also, tobe clear, i didnt say he opened it every time i closed the curtains. I said i closed it once and he opened them. While he was changing her diaper. I mean come on, this guy needed to have it closed.

10. Need to vent...

    strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men

    I think I just offended him when I closed the curtain. Like I was intruding on the way he was giving care. Even though I was doing the right thing.

11. Need to vent...

    strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men

    No i cannot be sure of that. But regardless of whether she was fully coherent or not, she clearly said she did not want him to change her. He made no attempt to see if she would be ok with someone else. That is what bugged me most about it.

12. LVN school in Los Angeles area

    strings85 replied to desireehdez's topic in California

    I just got accepted to the pre-vn course at Downey Adult School. This is a 5 week course, and then the 30 top students are brought back for the LVN program. The total cost of the program is 10,099 dollars with 2000 due on the first day for books and ...

13. Need to vent...

    strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men

    There was also a very awesome nurse who stood up for my mother yesterday. She was fasting for a stress test since the night before. They took her at about noon to go have a scan and then get ready for the stress test. The cardiologist was supposed to...

14. Downey Adult School LVN orientation/testing

    strings85 replied to strings85's topic in California

    I got in! Woohoo

15. Need to vent...

    strings85 replied to strings85's topic in Men