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Not a problem at all.. as said above with the right attitude, and a quick, friendly, and GENUINE smile you'll woo your way into their hearts.
And CLEAN is of utmost importance... goatee, earrings, tats.. none of it matters ... but CLEAN appearance DOES !!!
A subltle suggestion.. lose the "loserboy"... and become what you truly aspire to be !!!
Wish you the BEST, my friend ! :balloons:
I'm very tough. IN fact...i can probably kick the butts of all the other nurses i work with. If they anger me i just hit them. They leave me alone.
..teasing...
You'll do fine. If you have a big scarey tattoo on your face you may get strange looks, but in general if you dont stink and carry yourself professionally(sp?) you'll do well.
I bet some of these guys could look pretty scary, given the right circumstances.........
..........But they don't look very scary to me.
A friendly smile and professional demeanor will serve you well, my friend.
Good luck.
Yeah...you're right....I wouldn't want to meet these guys in a dark alley..Noooooooooooooooooooo way ! :rotfl:
being totally sarcastic here folks.
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Hi there, I am entering university for my first year of nursing in Sept. I have been working in retail for 12 years, so I am good at handling all sorts of people. The thing is I am 6' tall 200lbs, have a shaved head and a goatee. Now I have never really cared what people think about the way I look, and more than a few have told me that I look intimidating, and some have said I am down right scary.
Looking scary or tough is nice when I am walking around the bad neighborhood, but I have found that some people go on the defensive very quick because they seem scared or intimidated. I am good at diffusing tense situations; I have talked my way out of some real hairy ones. I feel I have a positive attitude and try to encourage all those around me to be their best.
I guess when I think of what a nurse should look like, even a male, I do not see the image of some bald ugly guy as the ideal. I just wonder if this will cause more problems than it can solve. Yes I am very strong physically so I would not have too hard of a time moving patients, heck I used to unload trucks that were filled with frozen meat, and the hunks of beef weighed almost as much as a person.
I wonder will a tough looking exterior give people the initial impression that I am not possible of nursing, and lead to needless verbal confrontations. Are there other men in my situation? Again I am referring to first impressions, I am very polite and respectful of those around me. After I talk to most people they see that I am really harmless. I just worry about those people who will refuse to know me because they feel so intimidated.
Anyways have gone on too long I just thought that I would air this curiosity of mine and see of there are any other men that have this problem or maybe thought the way I did. Ohh yeah, is there a way a male nurse should look?
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