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Thanks I really appreciate your recommendations. I will look into Girard!

Currently I am working dual diagnosis and I would love to continue to work with this population.

Thanks for the reply, Im planning to move to Philadelphia in January and I'm looking for prospective employment opportunities as a Pysch nurse.

Does anyone have any experience working for this hospital? Especially how they treat their nurses, and is their pay competitive?

was the birth(pregnancy) of your child planned or was it a surprise? surprise how do you feel about becoming (being) a father? [color=#ff0000]it was intimidating at first did you (do you) go to the doctor visits and check-ups? [color=#ff0000]every single one what about delivery? were you in the delivery room? what was that like? [color=#ff0000]i was there for the delivery, and alll i can say is incredible have there been any changes (do you anticipate any changes) in your life since the birth of your child? what are the most noticeable? [color=#ff0000]i feel like i am more grounded now what about your relationship with the child’s mother (wife, sweetheart)? has that changed since the birth of the child? describe? [color=#ff0000]no real change what do you think a father’s job or responsibility should be in taking care of the child?[color=#ff0000]an equal role to that of the mother should they get up for night feedings? bathing? playing? [color=#ff0000]yes what is the hardest thing about being a father? [color=#ff0000]finding time to juggle work and family responsibilities what is the best thing about being a father? [color=#ff0000]getting to experience your child growing and all of their achievements do you think you’ll do the same things in parenting as your own father did as you were growing up? why or why not?[color=#ff0000]i really couldnt say my father wasnt in the picutre

Landau for Men is all I wear. Tons of pockets and extremely durable.

No regrets at all, I am still a newbie, but very content with becoming a nurse!

I must reply now that this post has resurfaced, that I haven't experienced any bias now that I am a new RN at a different hospital. I feel that I am treated equally amongst my peers, who are right in my same age range. Not saying that more mature nurses couldnt accept me as an equal peer, just that the situations I encountered were with more experienced-long timers. Shawn

Does anyone know any hospitals in the Pittsburgh area that offer new grads the opportunity to work in the ICU and offer a reasonable orientation period?

Sounds like Martyrdom to me, hopefully nursing is now becoming a profession where people are respected for the work they do, not stepped on!

I think you hit the nail squarely on the head with this post! Everyone should play to their strengths.

ETOH = Alcohol

A large part of nursing school is self study, whereas they teach you how to seek out and find the information you need. Therefore, it is expected of you in your future occupation to keep your education current, by seeking out new information as it is released and to keep your practice current, regardless of when you graduated from nursing school.

(male) First born oldest of 8, very dysfunctional family, alcoholism and mental illness.

I totally agree with everyone that the patients feeling are the priority, without a doubt. My concern lies with the biases which exist in nurses and nursing instructors in the field.

This loan situation seems like a scam. And just for a reference I will be completeing my second Associate Degree this one in Nursing with a total of 15,000 dollars in loans for both degrees. No cash out of pocket! You may want to reconsider your situation.

Lets see, paperboy, burger-flipper, worked in a grocery store doing everything, campus security officer, associates degree in social sciences, worked with delinquent youth, nuclear security officer, MR/DD counselor / direct care, nursing student, emergency room tech.

Now, there are so many men getting into nursing that (hopefully) eventually the playing field will be level.

I knew I wasn't the only one, and my guess is this attitude is the norm rather than the exception, and I really dislike it. Whether we are male or female we obtain the same knowledge through school and experience, why should our care be limited do to our genitalia?

I am totally with you, as a patient if you feel uncomfortable with a male nurse then you should get a female nurse no questions asked. My issue lies with being told point blank I can't take care of a female patient simply because I am male, without the patient even being given the option.

I'm thinking it is more common with the mature nurses, but it is not limited to them exclusively. I have gotten the same attitude from new 20 something grads as well. I think that the younger patients are more open to male nurses as well.

Have males being nurses been common place in australia for some time? I thinking their maybe some cultural differences between there and here.

I guess my point is regardless of the patients wishes, these female nurses are automatically assuming that we (for some reason?) should not be providing care. It really wouldn't be an issue if the patient said they would be more comfortable with a females care, which wouldn't bother me at all, at least I can understand that. I have a big problem just accepting an answer that is "well thats just the way it is" If all people accepted that as an answer, women wouldn't be able to vote, and african americans wouldn't have equal rights. I know these examples are extreme but I really hate this distinction that males can only do " ..." while females can do it all. What can be done to change this?

I would like opinions from the rest of you guys. It seems everywhere I turn that there is this double standard that men nurses should not be providing care for any of women's intimate needs. I am still in nursing school, but it seems women nurses have no problem caring for either a male or female patient (students included), but men do not have that ability? I just don't quite understand this, when it is not even the patients perogative involved, just these female nurses who think they know "whats best". I would like this taboo to dissappear. Does anyone else see this? Any ideas who to remedy this issue and be able to call a nurse a nurse, and not a male or female nurse, each playing by different rules. I am pretty frustrated.

I am not saying female circumcision is anything but barbaric, but my point is how much do we know about the effects ( sensation) that may be lost by removing the foreskin. A procedure that is done simply for asthetic purposes on babies, to remove a natural part of their anatomy is quite silly. And for the record, I have no problem, nor ever had a problem, with infection or smells, being taught how to properly clean might have some impact.