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  1. about GPA

    dougRN2BE replied to Jess_babygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Based on my experience, I have to disagree that "Earning a 4.0 in a CC is not easier or harder necessarily". I have taught at both a community college and 2 universities (non-nursing field) and the...

  2. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    LOL...when looking at history one notices the swarms of bees in the bonnets of women. While I respect your right to your opinion, and realize many people feel this way, I think it is based on an...

  3. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi Jay, Interesting points...difference of opinion and perspective I think! sincerely, doug (communist, feminist, citizen of the world, future nurse) P.S.-At least we have one thing in

  4. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    BTW, if all the student nurses you work with make the same, that is fantastic! Goes to show that the wage gap isn't rearing its ugly head everywhere...things are certainly getting

  5. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Of course it is not this simplistic. Even before the feminist movements, I'm not sure it was ever this blatant. Sexism, racism and other forms of discrimination are rarely written out in policy...

  6. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Haven't visited this thread in a few days and its interesting to see that it has gone to the "us poor men mentality". I have to say I completely agree with the person who brought this up. Let's not...

  7. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    dougRN2BE replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :chuckle ...agreed...it is a futile battle to fight...but so fun to battle it out in an attempt to

  8. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    dougRN2BE replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm just paranoid...but, I've heard way too many stories of potential employers (not necessarily nursing related) finding "less than favorable" information about potential applicants from...

  9. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    dougRN2BE replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    Are you serious? I say to each her/his own...but I wouldn't parade it around on a website like this. If you're going to do it, keep hush about

  10. Transfer headaches

    dougRN2BE replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am comforted to know I have said HMO. They are absolutely amazing sometimes. I was on an EMS ride-along and we got called to a pt having a panic attack and crying hysterically. She had prn benzos...

  11. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    dougRN2BE replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Male lawyers aren't examining the genitalia of their clients and if a poll in a legal forum were to ask about female lawyers in a firm that would have everything to do with discrimination, whereas...

  12. How much autonomy do nurses have??

    dougRN2BE replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Begalli...as a previous poster mentioned, I think the OP's comments (and subsequent frustration from other members) are best understood when placed in context with previous posts. In one of the other...

  13. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wonder if this poster has ever heard of a "decent-man"...no body parts....Certainly there are men who commodify females, but it goes both ways and not anywhere close to ALL men are this way. And...

  14. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is the most disgusting remark I've heard all day. The overarching stereotypes that are made in this statement are both offensive and, in my opinion, grossly incorrect. To say that women get...

  15. Male Nurses/female Patients

    dougRN2BE replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just out of curiosity...would you feel 100% comfortable performing these tasks if you were a male nurse? I can understand why one would be frustrated at the hesitancy, but I suppose I can also...

  16. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    dougRN2BE replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Quite simple...we live in a society that largely expects males to be doctors and females to be nurses. This isn't specific to the medical profession...it happens in many. In order to change this type...

  17. Is nursing really this cutthroat?

    dougRN2BE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I am new to this forum. I am leaving a PhD program and a very stuffy academic setting to pursue a career (not job) in nursing. I could go to medical school (I have minimal family obligations...

  18. Is nursing really this cutthroat?

    dougRN2BE replied to dougRN2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks TriageRN! Great advise. Just for reference...my PhD is in the humanities (literature)...stop snoring...just didn't want anyone to think it was medical related...

  19. Is nursing really this cutthroat?

    dougRN2BE replied to dougRN2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses. Multi, believe me I have given lots of thought to why I'm leaving my doctoral program. Like I said, a small part of the reason is that it is way too individual. We sit in our...