AgingPJ

Actually, my only negative experience in OB was that one of the Dad's-to-be said he didn't want any other men in there, so I was excluded from watching the birth. He came out of the procedure apologizing - because he realized that between the OB, the nurses, and the techs, there were only two women in the room, and one was his wife! I told him not to worry about it. You can get an instructor with an attitude in any term/area - or not. We had one who didn't like men in nursing. We made it past her, too.

I currently hold the "oldest graduate" record for my local community college program. I started working for a local area hospital immediately after completing my boards, and have had no problems with reception from coworkers, patients, or administration. The dominant factors in my reception and advancement is being a team player, move quickly & carefully, put care of patients and openness to coworkers in 1st place. I'm 62. I'm relief charge now on a telemetry floor.