East asian male nurse

Trauma Columnist · Feb 2, 2006

Hi and welcome. I work at a large hospital and we have no preconceived thoughts about nurses. It doesn't matter their ethnicity or where they are from. As long as they are a good nurse - that's all we care about. Good luck.

xng · Feb 2, 2006

Glad to know that your hospital doesn't have any preconceived idea on which ethnic races would be better nurses.

shangve · Mar 3, 2006

Glad to know that you doesn't have any preconceived idea on east asia person. Many of them are good nurses.

suzanne4, RN · Mar 4, 2006

I work with some of each of the above that you have mentioned and have no issues whatsoever. It only becomes an issue if you make it one.

Nurses are nurses, and it doesn't matter what gender, race, nationality, age, size that you are. The only thing that matters is that you can function along with your team mates.

AC439 · Mar 6, 2006

Do you have east asian (chinese, japanese, korean, vietnamese) male nurse working at your hospital ?
What is the general perception of them ?

I'm from that part of the world and now living in US. Speaking from personal experience, I don't have problems with people's perception about me in hospitals. Many doctors and nurses are from foreign countries too.

After living in US for years, I have figured out that most of the time, I don't have any trouble in major cities, as the people there are already used to see people from different places. They are more adaptive to work with foreign people. However, when I go to a relatively smaller town (those places that everyone knows anyone), I always see a different story. Many times I can feel a strong rejection.

Nurses are expected to be cultural competent (that's what nursing schools preach and also in NCLEX). Therefore, a professional in the medical field are not suppose give any hardtimes to a coworker of a different race.

xng · Jun 13, 2006

I'm from that part of the world and now living in US. Speaking from personal experience, I don't have problems with people's perception about me in hospitals. Many doctors and nurses are from foreign countries too.
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Glad to know a minority within a minority guy. What make you decide to become a male nurse ?

AC439 · Jun 13, 2006

Glad to know a minority within a minority guy. What make you decide to become a male nurse ?

I used to be in IT/engineering and have two BS degrees and most certs, but then it became lack of challenges overtime. I decided to do something very different this time and got into nursing.

Thunderwolf, MSN, RN · Jun 14, 2006

Welcome!

caroladybelle, BSN, RN · Jun 14, 2006

Welcome!

A good nurse is a good nurse, no matter the nationality and gender and always welcome on the floor.