Hey fellow men in nursing! I'm a student about to graduate nursing school this May and a hospital CNA of 5 years. I just want to stoke up some camaraderie about those annoying female conversations that we, as men and nurses, hear most frequently on our down time at school or work.
I particular colleague of mine in my clinical group, whom I like very much, talks INCESSANTLY about her boyfriends 3 year old girl who she plays mommy to because she does not have children. I'm constantly enlightened with what cute thing the child did this day or how she corrected the child for misbehaving. This fellow student is 27 y/o and is wanting to be married and start a family in the worst way.....I'm 22 and I'm not there yet....
I would never say anything rude to her about this, I just grin and nod.
Has anyone here experienced anything similar?
PS-don't even get me started on my OB/Peds rotation in school....
Before I became a nurse, I worked in a predominately female environment where popular conversation topics included hair, celebrities, celebrity hair, Flava Flav and his many reality show spin-offs, ghetto gossip, and The Bible.
I don't mind conversations about kids, but I hate it when the topic turns to breastfeeding, potty training, or childbirth stories. I'm also not a fan of NASCAR, hunting, or fishing.
...Look at it as an opportunity to get a better glimpse of how the mind of a woman works. Ha. Very few men have the chance to see and hear the conversations we do sometimes.
we are people and talk about what we are thinking. You have to use those peopple skills.
I try to keep things mostly about work, especially when those boring or redundant topic come up.
Also, and this is a big one, there are 2 kinds of nurses. There are the pros, and the ones who are just there to get paid. Be a pro, and act like a pro. Nursing is a profession, and needs to be treats as such. Try your best to avoid the ones who are not pros.
bruto
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Lol...