For male students, has anyone ever laughed or dissed for pursuing nursing

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I told my family that I want to be a nurse and my brother laughed and dissed at me.

Specializes in ER OR LTC Code Blue Trauma Dog.

Just tell everyone you're a bus driver. Problem solved.. lol

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Specializes in Nursing Student in Diploma Program..

I get ribbed all the time from my friends calling me Mr Nurse and "Focker". But that's the way I interact with them.

Before I went into nursing school I was seriously uninformed in the knowledge and skills that a nurse possess. Maybe they are uninformed as well.

I would say use this to develop your sense of humor and learn to laugh at things, especially yourself, more.

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Yes... some friends and even some patient does that

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Specializes in Critical Care.

My cousin screws with me sometimes haha but it's a family thing I guess. None of my friends do it, but truly doesn't matter unless someone is doing it to you in a malicious way. Nurse doesn't = female just because it's predominantly female. Males are popping up all over the place nowadays.

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If anyone laughs at me for being a male nurse I'll beat the tar out of them....and then administer first aid.?

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