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Not bashing girls at all but as the minority male in the faculty i see alot of things concerning women and their interaction with each other. Geez girls like to bicker and talk about other girls. In the clinical setting the girls wont partner up with certain ppl and when they partner up with someone of their choice they want it fair and even. Myself and other males seem to get along with them just fine, we just want the job done but when it comes to girls working with girls the chemistry doesnt seem to really work. Maybe its just my faculty but why is it so hard for girls to work with other girls?

I'm a female but I TOTALLY agree with you!!! That's why I don't have many female friends...I don't like the BS that goes along with them!! I'm not saying all of them are like that but MANY of them are. Many women are just so "catty" and 2-faced.....I tell my best friend this when he says I need more female friends and he says it's just the same with guys. I DON'T THINK SO!!!

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Originally posted by Hellllllo Nurse

Laughing at your name here, "nurse gigolo 69" . I surely cannot take anything you say seriously with a name like that.

:roll

Although my name is a joke to many of you, i used to dance on the side. I work full time go to school full time and sometimes ill dance on weekends, so what? Im proud to say ive earned everything on my own. So i dont fit in the "paradigm" that you may perceive some students to be but eh im a free spirit and i love this path im on and doing quite well thank you. :D

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Lordy :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by LPN2Be2004

The reason why i don't get along with the majority of the females in my class is that i have better things to discuss besides who's ****ing who, makeup, boys, the car Daddy bought for Christmas, the 600 bucks i blew on clothes in one day from Express, etc. Not an exaggeration. I am 2 months from turning 27, and some 20 year old was SHOCKED that my dad doesn't pay my rent and utilities while i'm in school.

I get along with 4 people in my class completely. We all work full times jobs, and have more intelligent things to talk about besides how much liquor we comsumed over the weekend. Strangly enough we're also the 4 that have the highest grades in class.

I can totally relate! there are 3 others in my class that I really pal around with. Nothing against the others, they are all sweet people (except for one :devil: ) but there are 3 of us that are either older or married (or divorced) it just seems that our priorities are different.

A

ps, noticed you are from Roanoke. I went to high school just outside of Martinsville and my brother lives in Bassett. I miss it sometimes, but from what my bro says, there is nothing left in that area, job wise.

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I've noticed this as well. In school, the girls are always talking about other girls. Who they dated, what they saw them wearing, how zitty their face is. Me and the other guys in the class (who sit together) just roll our eyes. It's getting VERY annoying, listening to girls talk crap about other girls.

Just be quiet and get along for heaven's sake. Some of the things I've heard said are things I would expect from someone in grade 6. So imature

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Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

In the school setting, I choose the women I hang with. They are serious students and extremely supportive, like myself, and we only resort to cattiness on occasion to break the stress. I'm in my last semester of prereqs so it may be easier to do that than in a clinical setting where there are only a few of us. When we applied for admission to nursing school, all in my immediate circle were accepted. I wouldn't trade the group of women I hang with for the world. We're all in our 30's and 40's so generally we don't talk about nights out drinking and who's screwing who. We're talking about our futures as nurses and our families. There's a big difference between the conversation and the concerns of a woman in her early 20's and one in her later years.

By contrast, the guys in my classes whine and complain at the assignments, wait for the women to take the lead in lab, and come to the women when they need help. I do love the guys though and I'm glad they're a part of nursing and my nursing experience. They bring cool heads to the table. Especially the EMT's becoming RN's.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Originally posted by RNKittyKat

By contrast, the guys in my classes whine and complain at the assignments, wait for the women to take the lead in lab, and come to the women when they need help.

Same thing with the one guy in my class, i'm tempted to buy one of those Pounder blocks of cheddar and leave it at his chair the next time he whines.

He's forever saying he has "too much on his plate" . Please. He got back together with his wife, so he wouldn't have to work AT ALL while in school (he's always saying he'll leave her when he graduates), and they have no kids. WHAT'S on his plate, no one can determine, you ask why he says this he complains we have way too much homework.

Meanwhile i heard that the two guys in the 1st year class are doing an excellent job rounding up charity money to donate to the local soup kitchen. One has 3 kids under 5, the other has had some personal hardships, but they both are doing just fine. :)

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Originally posted by angelac1978

ps, noticed you are from Roanoke. I went to high school just outside of Martinsville and my brother lives in Bassett. I miss it sometimes, but from what my bro says, there is nothing left in that area, job wise.

I live in Rockingham Co. an hour and a half north of Roanoke. My boyfriend is in Roanoke :).

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Some people are hard to work with, some people are not, and some people like to ask "edgy" questions just to see how many people they can bait.

Kim

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Originally posted by Hellllllo Nurse

Laughing at your name here, "nurse gigolo 69" . I surely cannot take anything you say seriously with a name like that.

:roll

seriously.. hehe

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Originally posted by kimtab

Some people are hard to work with, some people are not, and some people like to ask "edgy" questions just to see how many people they can bait.

Kim

You are SO right!

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This posting has the potential to go the wrong way fast. I think we can all see some validity to some of the ideas presented, but the problem starts when we start to generalize to much.

Being a male going into a predominately female field, I have seen some "cattiness" on occasion. But then I have seen this in other fields and professions as well, where more men are involved. Most times, it comes down to the maturity of the individual(male or female) involved as to how they conduct themselves.

I think the thing to remember about this is to remember the principle reasons were going through this journey in the first place. If we disagree with certain attitudes and mentalities of some people, then either ignore them, confront them, or set an example for them on how to act by how you work and handle yourself. Negative attitudes of individuals can only grow or affect you if you allow yourself to be caught up in it. I think for all of us getting into the health field, our #1 concern should be the patients. If we become too caught up personally in childish, petty, mean, catty, edgy etc. personalities of others, we are dsitracted to the real reasons why we chose this work in the first place. Or worse yet become like the type of nurse that we always see being complained about so often on this website ourselves down the line. Just my opinions, take it or leave it for what it is. Good luck to everyone. B.T.H

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