Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

I saw a guy in my English comp class with a t-shirt that had that pic of "Uncle Sam" pointing with the caption, "Are You Man Enough to be a Nurse?". I thought it was pretty cool but the professor didn't seem to like it all that much...said it offended her. Oh well.

I'm 6'7" and go about 270 lbs, am I man enough? LOL

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by Gaylord Focker

I saw a guy in my English comp class with a t-shirt that had that pic of "Uncle Sam" pointing with the caption, "Are You Man Enough to be a Nurse?". I thought it was pretty cool but the professor didn't seem to like it all that much...said it offended her. Oh well.

I'm 6'7" and go about 270 lbs, am I man enough? LOL

Do you have any idea what exactly offended this professor?

BTW, this shirt sounds like good PR for the Army Nurse Corps.

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Originally Posted by Corvette Guy

Do you have any idea what exactly offended this professor?

Nope, and we didn't ask or make an issue of it. It was finals week and he just wanted to do the exam and get outta there for the summer.

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Originally Posted by Gaylord Focker

Nope, and we didn't ask or make an issue of it. It was finals week and he just wanted to do the exam and get outta there for the summer.

Understood! Best to leave well enough along... especially pertaining to a professor, finals, and such professor with a grade book.

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I personally approve of the campaign poster very much, since I am a male who prides himself on being athletic and taking care of himself.....I had to wrestle with the idea and the publics preconcieved notion of what a male nurses image is generally accepted to be for a long time, but I once read that a "person's career doesn't need to be the sole definition of that individual"...and I have to come to the realization that this is true for a lot more people than one would initially think, male nurses included.

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G'day fellas,
I am a fisrt year nurse and one subject we had to undertake during term one was Foundations of Professional Nursing. During this course an essay had to be done on one of two topics. Topic one was the establishment of community nursing and topic two was the changing role of men in nursing. I took topic two. During my research I was drawn to the historical role of men in nursing. Men were primary caregivers in early times, mainly monastic orders but other associations were also prevelent.
It was not until the sanitary reform movement of the early nineteenth century, influenced by Florence Nightingale, that men were excluded from practising as nurses. Florence saw nursing as womens work and that only women held the virtues that enabled careing for the sick. Men were forced into private duty nursing and asylum work. It was'nt until the mid twentieth century that men were able to register and practise in mainstream medical institutions, this was due to a worldwide nursing shortage.
Don't get me wrong, Florence Nightingale was instrumental in reforming hospitals but she did nothing to enhance the role of men in the nursing field.
I am proud to be part of a very dynamic and noble profession and look forward to many years serving the community.
Thanks for your time
Aussie male nurse

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Great poster, and hell yeah, I'm more than man enough to be a nurse, I'm also man enough to be damn proud of it!

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Mike, it took me having kids to become a good nurse. Before kids: Chest tubes! 16s in both ACs! He's gonna code!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
After kids:Need a blanket? Anyone here need a cup of coffee?

Maybe I'm just getting old. Don't get me wrong...I love a good trauma or the patient with 10/10 crushing chest pain and sky high ST's...but it took me a while to figure out what makes a great nurse.

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This is my wife's log in name,

but I just had to ask where's the cop and the indian or even the construction worker?

lol

This poster made me laugh. Like nursemike said, I'm sure they're all great nurses. It's just a funny poster, especially the snowboarder and the karate suit...oooowwww...real men...lol

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I think Rory from this show could be on the poster:

http://www.spiketv.com/#shows/ultima...html?open=bios