MEN IN NURSING

[Cherry29]

Hi, everyone

I have read many negative comments about the experience of male student in nursing schools, and i became little anxious about it. so i want to share my experience with every male nurse, who are in confusion and in debate about this issue. I joined nursing school(BSN) and i found out that there is no stereotyping or discrimination about the male student in the nursing college. Do not give too much attention to the people who said negative things about it. Be confident and join nursing school. Nursing school and education is not about male and female, it is about caring and uncaring person. Moreover, in my class there are about 8 men among 18 students. So do not think that Nursing is only for female only........

[ImThatGuy, BSN, RN]

I dislike this kind of attitude - a nurse is a generalist, which means that he/she needs to be exposed to the entire field, whether or not it's what they're interested in. Any nursing student, regardless of gender, should have the same opportunities and expectations of them. This means not only providing an environment where the male students can do more than sit in the corner during the OB/Gyn clinical rotation, but also not letting them slide and letting them get away with not doing parts of the OB rotation.

Well, have at it then. Be all the generalist you can be.

[Turd Ferguson]

48 females and me

For the most part I'm liked, and even preferred by hospital staff. However, there are a few sour sally's that don't try to hide their opinions of what nursing should be. I handle it by striving to be better than all others, male or female.

[bass1232]

I'm actually currently in my OB rotation and although it is not my favorite rotation that we have done, I have been blessed with nurses on the floor and a clinical instructor as well as classmates that recognize that this area of nursing is not the most welcoming to male RN's, but so far I haven't had any blatent nurses or patients that have said we don't want a male student. We will see as the next 2 weeks progress, but my attitude is just to get through it and move on, I graduate in August and hope that after each clinical rotation I can take away something from it to make me a better nurse in the future.

[Chinook2]

tarang is indian or SE Asian, so is different from US born caucasian males. his entire persona is different, so he will be received differently. obsequious is the word.

It's pretty ironic that you respond to a thread about discrimination with what to me seem to be broad assumptions and racial/cultural stereotypes. If you know Tarang personally I offer my apologies, I wasn't able to glean that from your post.

[ParamedtoRN]

Yikes, I hope I don't experience that.