teddybearguy

I say go for it. You will be awesome at it. I am also on the spectrum and I have some learning disablities as well and I'm gay. However, I am in Critical Care and I absolutely love it. When I was in clinical rotation for OB/PEDs one of the sites we went to the kids were practically jumping all over me, wanting me to pick them up and play with them. Also most peds they have a patient or guardian there with them. The most I ever got was are you a boy or a girl. Also think about where you want to be in Peds. I know a friend thats in the NICU, I know another that was Pediatric Oncology. I honestly don't think you're going to have much of a problem especially if its your passion.

To me you sound like a very sexiest RN. I have worked with many who thing just because were guys we should get the heavier load. You don't know how many times I have heard female RNs Charges say we gave you this hall because you're a big strong guy. I am just throwing this out here but if I told you to go get me a cup of coffee because you're a woman you would be in HR in two seconds flat. We all have the same job descriptions so one person. If the 60 years old can't cut it hire new staff. It shouldn't be up to the 1 male to pick up the slack. I know a lot of guys that can barely lift and I know other that can practically lift a patient by themselves. Not only that but come on your an RN and your going to cross contaminate between COVID and non COVID that freaking blows my mind because where I work granted its a hospital setting but we have "dirty" (covid) staff and "clean" (everything else) staff. Even in the ED so it just baffles my mind that you would even consider having a CNA do that. EVen with correct donning and doffing its risky, and if she did it incorrectly or not at all as I see some CNAs do then you could spread covid through out the whole facility. To be honest your lucky she left. Because had she stayed and worked that whole shift and went to the DSD in the morning it would of been your license on the line not hers because she was doing it under the direction of you.