After reading some of other threads, a theme of nurse-doctor dating/marrying prevails...
I thought we were past that...maybe not.
Reminds me of the throwback nurses of the 1950's and 1960's who were gah-gah over the television characters Dr. Kildare and Dr. Ben Casey...
...or the nurses of the 1970's who cooed over the television character Dr. Marcus Welby and also actor James Brolin...(Forgive I can't remember if James Brolin Performed in TV program Marcus Welby, MD or Medical Center)...
I thought we were all past that...
I can remember some women, yes women, admitting to entering the nursing profession in order "to meet and marry a doctor."...
I don't get it.
Are we still salivating the ancient fantasies of the past?
I'm considering being a nurse in the future so I'm not in a hospital to know what doctors are really like. However, I do know a nurse that married a doctor and she thinks everyone is envious of her and she really thinks she's something special. I think it's the money he'll make and the status. I never understood this because I've heard a lot of negative things about the profession! (ie. lack of time with family, hardly any vacation, high rate of divorce, stress, possible infidelity, etc.)
For me, no thanks! I am married and my husband is home for dinner and spends lots of time with me and our children! It's not all about the money and the house and the cars but unfortunately, that's what our world has come to! Very sad!
I am in nursing school and my boyfriend is in medical school. I definitely did not chose nursing to meet a cute doctor ... it just worked out that way. He doesn't need to canoodle with other nurses but he's got me to fill that fantasy =) You guys are making it seem like dating a doctor is the worst thing ever! But for us, our healthcare background is something we have in common. We both want to work with kids, and he understands a lot of my issues with patients and we teach other different aspects of providing healthcare. For me, its great to have someone who has similar experiences.
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Sorry, never even been an issue for me. I was very happily married when I started nursing school. I snagged myself a very good mechanic. Free automotive work for life.
I don't think that I could handle his stressors, and mine as well, which is what I would be doing when he comes home every night exhausted and fed up with his patients etc..... it just wouldn't be a good mix. However, if I had the opportunity to meet a young doctor who knows that work stays at work and life is too short to work 24/7...but still delivering good care.. I couldn't see why the fact that he's a doctor would throw me off.
I'm married to a police officer now and I always said I would never marry someone in that profession. I don't think you can control who you fall in love with. I would never go into nursing with the intension of looking for a husband!
I don't expect that I'll ever marry again, but I can't imagine marrying or not marrying someone based on their career choice. If the rest of the package is right, the career choice will be a non-issue.
But there was one doc...pediatric pulmonologist....I'd marry him just to be able to listen to him talk to me every day....ooooh that voice. Yum. :lol:
I'm an LPN and I would love to work in a hospiatl setting until I get my RN would you know of any dept. that hire LPN quit often in hospitals by any chance?
I tried to look in other areas of this site but I'm not too familiar with this site just yet?
No, I can't say I have ever wanted to marry a doctor -- well, I'm already married -- but I would like to have the money to throw around that some doctors seem to have. Since I have been in nursing school I have met many nice doctors but many more horrible ones. I don't think I could handle the hours; I am spoiled by my non-doctor husband running around doing things for me whenever I need him to.
Anyway, I guess it's wherever your heart takes you ...
After reading some of other threads, a theme of nurse-doctor dating/marrying prevails...
I thought we were past that...maybe not.
Reminds me of the throwback nurses of the 1950's and 1960's who were gah-gah over the television characters Dr. Kildare and Dr. Ben Casey...
...or the nurses of the 1970's who cooed over the television character Dr. Marcus Welby and also actor James Brolin...(Forgive I can't remember if James Brolin Performed in TV program Marcus Welby, MD or Medical Center)...
I thought we were all past that...
I can remember some women, yes women, admitting to entering the nursing profession in order "to meet and marry a doctor."...
I don't get it.
Are we still salivating the ancient fantasies of the past?
Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?
No Way....Hubby always jokes with me that I'm going to leave him for a Doctor...He better think again...Now a chef maybe...but a doctor Hell no.....
Toots71506
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I'm considering being a nurse in the future so I'm not in a hospital to know what doctors are really like. However, I do know a nurse that married a doctor and she thinks everyone is envious of her and she really thinks she's something special. I think it's the money he'll make and the status. I never understood this because I've heard a lot of negative things about the profession! (ie. lack of time with family, hardly any vacation, high rate of divorce, stress, possible infidelity, etc.)
For me, no thanks! I am married and my husband is home for dinner and spends lots of time with me and our children! It's not all about the money and the house and the cars but unfortunately, that's what our world has come to! Very sad!