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[Roxie087]

The nursing profession previously enjoyed a high level of public confidence and trust. The public's perception of nursing has diminshed over the years. How can we, as nurses, gain that trust back?

[tonchitoRN]

about half of the male nurses i worked with were gay. who cares. they were as good and better than the straight nurses. there were even a few gay women. again who cares. we all worked hard.

[bananarama228]

In response to Nightingale1998, you are most definitely not "doing homework" for us. Our assignment was to post a thread to find out what others think. Period. No lit review, no papers, just post. No deceit here. It seems that there were several assumptions that were unnecessary. As a nurse it is important to ask, not assume. It is also much more respectful. Many of us could carry on "intelligent conversations" with you. I am proud to say that we are graduating in May with our BSNs and have worked very hard. This site will be beneficial to us as we continue to learn in our work environments. I have also been an LPN for 3 years and have enjoyed reading similar experiences. Hopefully the posts that I continue to read and respond to will be less rude and a little more considerate.