Final Year Male Nursing student.....

[mpolo]

Hi guys,

I'm into my final year of nursing....and tbh, Im finding it to be a massive challenge. of course, you know....you just get on with it......

Recently I started doing some Agency work as a lower level PCA (personal care assistant - Australian term), just

to get more experience with the time management side of things. Now initially this is great, because finally Im starting to get paid, for things that I had been doing for free....as part of my clinical placements.

There is a But....the aged care setting (nursing home)....is ok........but it is only when i get back home, and when I start dealing with other people who aren't involved in healthcare, do I notice that ummm.......Im feeling a bit down. Dunno, I guess that atm....I just don't know what direction to take in my nursing....and am hoping to God....that Aged Care...isn't all that there is to nursing. washing people is easy, but.....this might sound sad guys....but the perceptions still kill me. People outside of healthcare.....and I guess myself...I put myself down....I mean my self-esteem is just gone.

How do you guys cope with the adverse perceptions of male nurses? honestly I dont give a f....anymore what people say, but it takes a bit of getting used to when you try to hook up with girls and you tell them that you are in Aged care for the moment until you become a male nurse. like i said.....how do you guys cope with the self-esteem aspect of things? I mean....I just feel so worthless, even though I am doing such noble work. How do you guys pick yourselves up? I know that if I would be in a meaningful relationship with a female partner, that would help a lot. but im finding it hard to get my self-esteem up...to start playing the dating game again.....

any tips guys?

i've tried...fishing, cycling is ok for a bit, swimming is fine for a bit as well.....dunno mebbe hit the weights ....to get my mojo back...and just get rid of all that pent up frustration and anger.....lol......u guys know what I mean.

psychologically just feeling drained away from work...at work all good.....away from work....down.

tips? get a personal trainer or something?

how do you guys bounce back?....and most importantly find balance between work and play (u know what I mean, playing the game with the ladies).

thinking weights atm.....just to get that grunt out.

[justashooter]

sorry to hear you are down, mate. things will cheer once you've gotten past this state.

if you're a younger guy an intimate relationship is highly important. doing without one is difficult for men under 35.

in any case, you need to realise that you are in a transitional state, and that your position and status will change dramatically within a year. young chix don't respect people who do noble things. they are generally just looking for a guy with big coin or big adventure. women don't change much in that respect as they age, so since your are short of coin maybe a focus on adventure is in order. getting buff and looking the part should help. talking about trips into the outback shooting crocks or wallabys should be of interest to sheilas in the pub. a few good photos framed on the coffee table will add to the illusion/reality.

then, when you are finished school and get a real job you can take out a huge loan for a flashy car so that hot chix are impressed enuf to engulf parts of your anatomy on a regular basis.

in any case, you're still a man no matter what you do or who you sleep with. realising that is the key.

[mpolo]

thanks a million mate, yeh....I'm considering on getting back into the weights...that would do me some good, and got to get off my lazy orifice, no excuses and back into training. Thanks again. Cheers