Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age?
39
Are you currently working as a nurse?
Y
How long have you been a nurse?
3 months
Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?
N
What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.)
oncology
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?
BSN
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?
DNP
Are you currently a nursing student?
Y
Is nursing a second career?
Y
If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)
Auto mechanic
Were you in a management position in your previous career?
N
Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?
N
Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)
Don't know
Are/were you a paramedic?
N
Were you a medic in the military?
N
Do you have a previous college degree?
Y
If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?
12 years
Were you a pre-med student?
N
Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
Yes, heavy lifting is sometimes reserved for the "big strong guys".
Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?
N

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

Originally Posted by The Nursinator

Gentlemen:

Thank you for helping us with our class project on men in nursing at College of DuPage. Please respond by October 31, 2005. We will compare our results to the 2005 Hodes Research survey.

This survey should be pretty easy and take just a few minutes. Please answer the following questions with Y (YES), N (NO), a number or abbreviation (e.g. – BSN). Please copy and paste the following questions with your answer after each question and post your responses here in this thread.

What is your age? 52

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 25 years

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? no

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) ltc do mds

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? none

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?

Are you currently a nursing student? no

Is nursing a second career? no

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)

Were you in a management position in your previous career? no

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?no

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)no

Are/were you a paramedic? no

Were you a medic in the military?no

Do you have a previous college degree?no

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?no

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? no

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? no

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW

jim in tennessee

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age? 44

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 8 years

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? no

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) Cardiac ICU

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? Possibly CNS

Are you currently a nursing student? no

Is nursing a second career? yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) medical laboratory technician (nearly 15 years)

Were you in a management position in your previous career? no

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? yes

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) unsure. they always tell me in my evals that i would be great.

Are/were you a paramedic? no

Were you a medic in the military? no

Do you have a previous college degree? yes

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school? 13

Were you a pre-med student? initially, then went for med lab tech

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? no

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? only in the sense that doctors seem to have more of that "one of the guys" attitude with me and can be more aloof with females.

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age? 44

Are you currently working as a nurse? no

How long have you been a nurse? n/a

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? no

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) Critical Care

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? Dysrythmia

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? NP

Are you currently a nursing student? Yes

Is nursing a second career? Yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) Police Officer

Were you in a management position in your previous career? Yes

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? No

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)
Probably not
Are/were you a paramedic? no

Were you a medic in the military? no

Have you ever seen a Gladiator movie? No

Do you have a previous college degree? No

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student? No but I had thought about it

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? yes

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? No

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age? 29

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 9 years cna,just started working as an lpn

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? yes,

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) nursing home

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? lpn

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? my rn,an associate.

Are you currently a nursing student? no,may be this coming january i may go back.

Is nursing a second career? yes....used to work at a wholesale store(BJ'S)

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) STOCK PERSON.

Were you in a management position in your previous career? NO

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) NOT SURE.

Are/were you a paramedic? NO

Were you a medic in the military? NO

Do you have a previous college degree? NO

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? NO

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? I MET MY WIFE AT WORK.SHE TOUGHT I WAS THE COOLEST MALE NURSE SHE EVER SAW.

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age? Too old to be a new nurse

Are you currently working as a nurse? yes

How long have you been a nurse? 1 month

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? No

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) NICU

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? ADN

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? APRN

Are you currently a nursing student? No

Is nursing a second career? Yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) Travel busines.

Were you in a management position in your previous career? Yes

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? No

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) No

Are/were you a paramedic? No

Were you a medic in the military? No

Do you have a previous college degree? No

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student? No

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Yes

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? No

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

Gentlemen:

Thank you for helping us with our class project on men in nursing at College of DuPage. Please respond by October 31, 2005. We will compare our results to the 2005 Hodes Research survey.

This survey should be pretty easy and take just a few minutes. Please answer the following questions with Y (YES), N (NO), a number or abbreviation (e.g. – BSN). Please copy and paste the following questions with your answer after each question and post your responses here in this thread.

What is your age?40

Are you currently working as a nurse?No

How long have you been a nurse?13 years

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?No

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.)N/A

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?BSN

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?FNP

Are you currently a nursing student?No

Is nursing a second career?Yes

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker)Furniture industry

Were you in a management position in your previous career?no

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?No

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable)No

Are/were you a paramedic?No

Were you a medic in the military?No

Do you have a previous college degree?No

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student?No

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? I didn't know there was any other kind, but Yes and Yes.

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Not sure what "Positive" discrimination is; is is like when you and your RN wife apply for the same positions and she gets the job but at least one of you is working? I guess that could be considered positive, so Yes, definitely A big Yesserootie possitootie for me on that one too.

THANKS! PLEASE ADD ANY COMMENTS BELOW

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age? 44

Are you currently working as a nurse? YES

How long have you been a nurse? ALMOST 20 YEARS ONLY WORKNG AS A NURSE FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? YES

What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) PEDIATRICS

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? BSN

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? NONE AT THIS TIME

Are you currently a nursing student? NO

Is nursing a second career? YES

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER (GREEN BERET)
Were you in a management position in your previous career? IN A SENSE YES

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? NO

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) UNKNOWN

Are/were you a paramedic? HAD PARAMEDIC CERT IN MILITARY

Were you a medic in the military? WAS TRAINED AS A MEDIC FOR SPECIAL FORCES

Do you have a previous college degree? I DO NOW

If YES, how many years prior to nursing school?

Were you a pre-med student? NO

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? OF COURSE

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? YES

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age? 56 years old
Are you currently working as a nurse? Yes
How long have you been a nurse? 17 years
Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.? No
What area do you work in now? (e.g. – ER, teach, etc.) Nursing Home
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have? LPN
What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue? 2 year RN
Are you currently a nursing student? No
Is nursing a second career? Yes
If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). (e.g. – butcher, baker, candle maker) Fuel Lab Tech
Were you in a management position in your previous career? Yes
Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender? Yes
Do you intend to become a nurse manager? (MAYBE & DON’T KNOW also acceptable) DON’T KNOW
Are/were you a paramedic? No
Were you a medic in the military? No
Do you have a previous college degree? Yes
If YES, how many years prior to nursing school? 12 years
Were you a pre-med student? No
Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? yes
Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student? Yes

Re: Please Take Our Men in Nursing Survey

What is your age?3
1

Are you currently working as a nurse?y

How long have you been a nurse?1yr LPN ,3yrs CNA

Did you graduate from a nursing program outside of the U.S.?n

What area do you work in now? LTC

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you have?IV, alz

What nursing-related degree or certification(s) do you intend to pursue?BSN

Are you currently a nursing student?y

Is nursing a second career?y

If YES, briefly describe previous career(s). Auto mechanic 10 yrs

Were you in a management position in your previous career?y

Do you believe that people expect you to become a nurse manager because of your gender?n

Do you intend to become a nurse manager? n

Are/were you a paramedic?n

Were you a medic in the military?n

Do you have a previous college degree?n


Were you a pre-med student?n

Have you experienced NEGATIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?n

Have you experienced POSITIVE discrimination as a nurse or nursing student?y