I'm a man who is changing careers to nursing. I'm married and have kids. I thought I wanted to do something like ED nursing, because it is "action packed." I'm in the middle of my OB class, and I love it.
I love having kids. I think babies are amazing. I really want to go for an OB job. I've read some older threads - some from over a decade ago - but I'm wondering how it is these days.
On paper, there's no reason I'm not qualified. I'm in the top 5% of my class and have excellent clinical reviews. Also, I have great rapport with patients. During clinicals, I've been put with difficult patients because I'm good with them.
I'm not just interested in getting the job, because I suspect that I'd get hired just to prove that they weren't discriminating. My question is whether I can succeed on a labor and delivery floor or will there be barriers that a ?
I will say this and I mean no offense to my brothers in nursing who happen to be gay. And I will admit that maybe even my perview is limited in this regard. But I don't believe I have ever seen a male of the species working as a nurse in OB who wasn't gay.
If 30 years in the business has any veracity value in this regard, so be it, if I am wrong I stand corrected and am open to all points of view and will be respectful of the observations and experience of others.
I post this so all interested in this phenomenon may freely confirm or debunk my contention in this matter and honestly clear the air one way or the other for this OP.
Well you just met one here. I'm fully male, fully straight, engaged to a beautiful woman, and father to a teenage girl. I work L&D, NICU, and I'm a lactation counselor. Other than religious reasons, I have never had issues with my patients.
djh123
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Yoda say, "Man can be good OB-wan Kenobi nurse".