male dominated areas of nursing?

missjennmb · Jul 15, 2008

OP, the 5 men in my program all went into OR nursing.
I do want to say that my former career was almost all male. Transitioning into nursing (which is still at least 90% women) was odd. I found the endless baby showers etc really draining. What I figured out was that I could just be myself. If I wasn't interested in the unit social buzz, I could just do my job professionally. That really works.
No one can force anyone else to gossip, back stab or engage in other unproductive activity. And your social life is your own.

Thank you :) It means a lot to see that someone can relate to the oddness that I am feeling. The baby/family chatter really is draining to me too. (I do have kids/family, its just not all that enjoyable to me to chat endlessly about it all) I'm finally done with my training so I won't have to sit with the woman I was with last week, so I'm hoping now that I can just get down to business. I hope that once I'm nursing (I'm a secretary atm) I'll be able to just stay busy enough with the patients and my work to stay out of it.

vashtee, RN · Jul 15, 2008

I know lots of women who prefer hanging with males over females (I used to be this way, too). As I got older, I have come to realize that there are plenty of women I like as much (if not more) than males... they just weren't as visible as the kind I don't like (catty, back-stabbing, shallow, gossipy, etc).

I would hate to see you limit your world when there really ARE some fantastic women in it. If I were you, I would try exposing myself to a wider variety of women.

missjennmb · Jul 15, 2008

I know lots of women who prefer hanging with males over females (I used to be this way, too). As I got older, I have come to realize that there are plenty of women I like as much (if not more) than males... they just weren't as visible as the kind I don't like (catty, back-stabbing, shallow, gossipy, etc).
I would hate to see you limit your world when there really ARE some fantastic women in it. If I were you, I would try exposing myself to a wider variety of women.

what an unusual and positive point of view. :) Thank you. I'll keep that in mind. :) I would hate to ever miss out on meeting someone interesting because of personal prejudices.

Virgo_RN, BSN, RN · Jul 15, 2008

I know lots of women who prefer hanging with males over females (I used to be this way, too). As I got older, I have come to realize that there are plenty of women I like as much (if not more) than males... they just weren't as visible as the kind I don't like (catty, back-stabbing, shallow, gossipy, etc).
I would hate to see you limit your world when there really ARE some fantastic women in it. If I were you, I would try exposing myself to a wider variety of women.

I used to be that way as well, but I've found, as I've matured, that it is really short sighted to limit my interpersonal experiences based upon the gender of the other people that I encounter. Instead, I look at the personal qualities of the individual, and because of that, I have met and worked with some really awesome women. :redbeathe

Quig · Jul 18, 2008

lol, don't misquote me. I never said that men were not as bad just different. There are some big differences in how men and women view the world in general. I'm not saying either is better or worse.

We have at least two genders, and it is a good idea to plan around that, because not planning around it, is so Halliburton, and we can't live in that place. I still don't know how the washing machine works. It's way too complex.

They should make a machine for guys, with a Dodge badge or something, a manly type thing, throw in a few digital games on it. Or run it off the TV remote or whatever. I just want something that doesn't reqire a retired Soviet missile scientist to program.