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Nursing was not an option for men when I was an undergraduate. ('66-'70)

1) [color=#548dd4]my main concern is the like-li-hood of bringing the stresses from your job into your personal-relationships and home life. do you male nurses honestly see this as a problem and...

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A thousand time YES! ! ! But many years earlier. When I was in college (66 - 70), they did not admit men to nursing schools, at least in Oregon.

Hello, I am an RN married to an MD; my wife is faculty at a medical school. I got my RN at 54, after being a house husband for the previous 10 years. I quit my job as a research assistant at a...

I was just getting used to "stud muffin." Now it's "fleshy forklift". I need to rest. :yeah::yeah::yeah:

The colon cancer that Ms. B has continues to advance.( see post #108 above) It is difficult to express to her how I feel, but last week at a meditation retreat, the following popped into my head. I...

Interesting news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8303000/8303252.stm Any in America yet?

I got my RN at 54. I love nursing, but now, just my age (61) makes floor nursing physically unrealistic. So I do clinic nursing and I love that too. PM me for more details, or we can talk.

Could you be more specific? Do you have any examples you might be able to add? I think we all recognize that there is something there. I am trying to characterize it more clearly.

And that specific country might be?

I am not sure what to call this; maybe someone has a better suggestion. I want a term for moments in nursing for something (beneficial) that male nurses do that female nurses are unlikely or...

Anybody know places that need a volunteer nurse for 1-2 days / week? I have been looking for clinics etc to help out, but so far, no real leads. Most places want 0.5 FTE and I don’t want to that...

I went to see an old friend a few days ago and we discussed this topic – How many nurses do we know who have histories of abuse from their families-of-origin. Answer: Many. First I will discuss...

I was forced to give up floor nursing because of the exhaustion. So I tried clinic nursing and I sit around 90% of the time, doing phone stuff like triage (for 6 months to geezerhood), med refills,...

I was forced to give up floor nursing because of the exhaustion. So I tried clinic nursing and I sit around 90% of the time, doing phone stuff like triage (for 6 months to geezerhood), med refills,...

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An interesting question. I think it is more of a gender issue. Lets talk about social skills. Social skills are important in a relationship. Females generally have better social skills than do...

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I got my RN at 54 and I am still working at 61. You will learn a lot with the LPN and lower credentials, but the work is more physical. I had to quit doing med/surg because it was exhausting. ...

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I did. It will be 26 years this August. There were and still are problems, but having only been married once, I don’t know if the problems are due to her being a MD, or would be there regardless...

Anybody going to the Nursing 2008 Symposium in Las Vegas March 18 - 21, '08? Has anyone been to previous conventions? are they worthwhile? Need a roommate? I was looking at the med/surg programs,...

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