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Hey There,
In my class of about 65 there are 8 men. I guess you could say that when we first started I felt like we were singled out just a bit, but not extremely. I think they were just testing to see how serious we were about being nurses. Now that not a single one of us has dropped, I think our instructors see just how serious we are:)
Arkansas
My former supervisor is a male RN in NY. He is the reason that I've decided to pursue nursing again. He is both tough and tender towards his patients, and in psychiatry, you do need a toughness. Even with all the administrative duties (he is the program coordinator as well), he is one of the best nurses I have ever come to meet.
For everyone deciding to go into nursing, male or female, I say great.
Kris
Being 1 of 6 male students in a class of 41, i do feel as though i am singled out. I have consistantly been the only guy in my clinical group until this last one in OB/Gyn. My clinical instructor does single us out trys to embarrass us in front of other students and nurses. I just keep my mouth shut and eat it up.
I am the representative of my class and the VP of the student nurses association, so i have too much at stake to even open my mouth to her.
I feel as though that the professors are intimidated of us males. I myself have a very strong personality so that also comes into play when the professor singles us out. Luckly i am humerous and try to play it off as being funny. But sometimes it takes it's toll.
In regards to being cute. I am not sure if that plays a role in the professors. I do believe however that the staff nurses at the clinical sites prefer cute boys. I cant tell you how many times i have heard comments about me (i must confess i find it flattering).
but anyway, the only thing we can do is suck it up and try to pass.
Later,
kevin
We started with 3 men in our class, and now we are down to 1! The instructors, it seemed to the majority of the class, just wanted to "Run" them off. It was very obvious to us and them! They were held to unrealistic expectations, and treated differently than us "women"! The male left has gotten this far by have a "whatever" attitude. We graduate on tuesday!!! YEA!
OMG, only one male in my class and he is a joy to have, he's funny and everyone treats him really well, no different than anyone else. All the instructors seem to like him.. there are times when he does get frustrated and needs to vent, like the rest of us. The patient's really like him, especially the females. :)
jdomep
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We have a class of 18 students (we are an evening / weekend program) anyway...there is 1 man in our class whom is a great guy all the way around (probably 40 ish great married life with 4 kids)
All of us women in the class notice that 1 particular clinical instructor (who is only 38 herself) picks on him unmercifully. Do you guys find this common?? It really bothers me that he gets singled out