I hope there is someone else out there who is a male nurse and has trouble with the patients thinking your the doctor? I don't mind telling them I'm a nurse (proud of it!) But then you get the look as if "What couldn't make it in med school?" or what?!
And another thing why is it that all the nurses (female) always grab me for the heavy lifting, I used to be a EMT, my back kills me!
So far my answer to these questions have always been go with the flow, take the smart looks from patients (they don't know any better) and help with the heavy lifting (it's only my back- they still make 'Advil')--- If there is anybody out there with any other advice please let me know it would be helpful. Thanks