jtwilburt

jtwilburt has 3 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. What are your thoughts on patients who request no male nurses taking care of them?

   jtwilburt replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in Men

   Good point about patient perception ... it is their reality and there is so little they can control while inpatient. Reasonable accommodation should apply here. Re the "jerk" comment ... I work critical care so if at least one patient of mine isn't...

2. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

   jtwilburt replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Students

   The school I attend is GPA based with other real world experience factors considered (ie - CNA, EMT, other non nursing degree, etc) It is color age and race blind in the entire process as it should be. We don't choose our patients and they don't ch...