Any males out there tired of the drama?

MaritesaRN · May 6, 2009

Anyone out there get real tired about the constant drama, anxiety, and non stop worrying exerted by your female classmates? To me, it seems like the majority of them have nothing to talk about other than nursing school, tests, and frustrating about clinicals/instructors. This becomes very irritating for me anyways. Just wanted to know if any other guys out there find it highly annoying?

I am not one of the guys, (I'm an older gal) but I can really understand your frustration. You must be with a very young crowd, possibly immature , inexperience in a lot of walks in life, considering the subject matter they indulge with! Just hang in there ...it is only school. Just do your stuff to the best that you can and you will get out and away from this, and when you graduate.....this is where you need to be assertive as to who your mentor is in the clinical floor. ........ this is where it matters a lot. The mentors either screw you or make you!!!

Wishing you the best and sending you some good and positive energy towards you. Do not let anybody else tell you who are. :smokin:

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · May 6, 2009

I just don't like people in general. I am an equal opportunity hater :stone

aloevera · May 6, 2009

you think it is "drama" now ????

just wait till you are working........same thing......instead of about study, instructors.....it is other nurses, DON, staffing, pts, etc. etc. etc......

get used to it or ignore it.....

DRNurse1 · May 6, 2009

Humpty:

After 20 years of the nursing stuff, two other careers and many other jobs I can say without reservation the drama continues. Nursing is among the caring professions and it entices caring individuals to its ranks. So when we need practice caring, we turn to each other. Hang in there because you can find whatever you seek through your nursing career (the good and the bad!).

DRNurse1

meluhn · May 7, 2009

I am a female and I agree with you. The last thing I ever wanted to talk about is the test I just took. I just took it and put it out of my head. I could never stand that "What did you get for #27" BS. Give it a rest already.

Clmbng Solsbury Hill · May 7, 2009

Okay, at the risk of making my team angry, I'll say this::flowersfo

I'm a female, and I absolutely know what you mean about the drama. When I was in nursing school, I mostly kept to myself because I found that the ladies would mostly complain about instructors, or gossip about other classmates. At my first school, it became so bad, that two excellent instructors left the school. Also, if one of them didn't score as high as they would've liked on an exam, the crying and hugs usually followed. :rolleyes: I've been a student at two nursing schools, and it was about the same at both. :eek:

I wonder how I will do once I graduate and start working in this female dominated field. I've worked at jobs with all women and jobs with all men, and I do prefer working with the men. They do have their own type of drama, but seem to have more of a sense of humor, although they can be VERY raunchy. :1luvu:

Sorry if I offended anyone, but come on ladies! You know what I mean. :nuke:

HumptyDumpty · May 7, 2009

Don't expect it to change it will be there on the job this is still a female domanited feild either just ignore it or find a place there isn't females or other wise you might not fit in

I could care less if I fit in, I don't like most of these people anyways. I will do my job with the utmost excellence and be a good team player, but as far as friendship, I don't want it from most these people.

As far as having to deal with this type of drama for the rest of my career, I totally understand this and it simply solidifies my decision to go to graduate school :idea: , so I don't have to be on the same level as the drama queens.

HumptyDumpty · May 7, 2009

Okay, at the risk of making my team angry, I'll say this::flowersfo
I'm a female, and I absolutely know what you mean about the drama. When I was in nursing school, I mostly kept to myself because I found that the ladies would mostly complain about instructors, or gossip about other classmates. At my first school, it became so bad, that two excellent instructors left the school. Also, if one of them didn't score as high as they would've liked on an exam, the crying and hugs usually followed. I've been a student at two nursing schools, and it was about the same at both.
I wonder how I will do once I graduate and start working in this female dominated field. I've worked at jobs with all women and jobs with all men, and I do prefer working with the men. They do have their own type of drama, but seem to have more of a sense of humor, although they can be VERY raunchy. :1luvu:
Sorry if I offended anyone, but come on ladies! You know what I mean. :nuke:

Haha, this is so true. I know speaking for myself, and basically all my friends, we are constantly cracking jokes, BSing with each other, and yes, at times can be extremely raunchy. You ladies like it, don't lie :bugeyes:

AZ_LPN_8_26_13 · May 7, 2009

Anyone out there get real tired about the constant drama, anxiety, and non stop worrying exerted by your female classmates? To me, it seems like the majority of them have nothing to talk about other than nursing school, tests, and frustrating about clinicals/instructors. This becomes very irritating for me anyways. Just wanted to know if any other guys out there find it highly annoying?

I'm sure this has already been mentioned - haven't read each and every reply yet, but men and women react differently to stress and stressful situations. Neither one is right or wrong, good or bad, just different. In my own personal experience of having worked in other venues with a large number of women, women tend to externalize things a bit more (anxiety, worrying etc.), but that isn't always a bad thing. Society-at-large tells guys basically not to do that, and to keep quiet about it. IMO, just one more thing that has to be taken in stride if one is going to have a career in nursing.....

OD-NT · May 7, 2009

Yep, I've experienced the drama (Excessive whining and blaming r/t imperfect performance...., MAJOR dilema r/t MINOR infraction..., etc). Nursing school is a microcosm of the nursing work world. It is an opportunity to learn how to deal with it effectively while consequences are minimal.

Old Dog

lowypop · May 7, 2009

ha ha bit random, but if u come oer here, majority off the girls talk about completley random stuff we hardly make comments about how bleak our outlook is at university! theres a lot of talk about sex ha ha

MaritesaRN · May 7, 2009

you think it is "drama" now ????
just wait till you are working........same thing......instead of about study, instructors.....it is other nurses, DON, staffing, pts, etc. etc. etc......
get used to it or ignore it.....

:smokin: She is so right ! for some reason some of the nurses indulge in this low, tacky and very unprofessional act.......... stick to your high principles and do not indulge and join them. Seek out the good ones , the professional ones who have more to offer and to teach .

I have a theory as to why we are getting these type of nurses. Nursing is not a glamorous job , but it has it's "satisfaction" in it's own way. Most people who are co dependent goes to nursing. do not get me wrong ...some of them turn out to be good nurses. They are attracted to the profession because they like the idea of people DEPENDING on them...at the same token they depend on their patients or wards to feel good , to feel needed, and this is ongoing and does not stop. One of the reason as to why some of the nurses marry their alcoholic patient, or mentally incapacitated patient is they feel good to be needed, vica versa. This is co-dependency .