#1Gemini

Very Helpful information. Thank you very much!

Hi I am a nursing student currently in my last semester and getting ready to take boards and start applying for jobs. I currently live in Iowa but I do not necessarily want to work here, and would like to apply in several different states possibly. Do I need to take the test in the state I want to work in? Should I pick a place to live and then test there? In other words, what does it take to make my license mobile?

Suck it up. Women have to deal with this all the time when they seek male dominated professions as do any other minority entering a wildly lopsided profession. We are breaking into the girls club so to speak, and though some cases may be intentional I would like to believe that most cases of descrimination are not intentional but part of what comes with this sort of venture. So in short, work hard everyday, prove yourself worthy and suck it up yo.

I don't think either sex gossips more than the other, I think it's fairly equal. I do, however, think there is a difference in how the each sex deals with gossip. I'm a male nursing student and the last job I had was for an airline. At this job there was a fairly even split of males and females. Most of the females worked in ticketing and most of the males worked outside on the ramp with a few crossovers here and there. Anyway, it was like any other place as far a gossiping goes, it happens, it's just a fact of life. The women would gossip about so and so being a phoney kiss ass, and the men would ***** about so and so being incompetent and lazy. In fact, the two people who dished the most dirt in the entire place were both straight men working on the ramp. It was actually quite funny. Back to the point. Although both the men and women do the same amount of gossiping..... women are more typically labeled gossipers for the way they deal with it. Men gossip and talk about each other but typically don't get hurt by it as easily as women. We tend to shrug things off a lot quicker and easier and, in a way, that diffuses a potential fire. Women, on the other hand, seem to get wrapped up emotionally in whatever was said and instead of shrugging it off, take it to the grave with them and whoever else happens to be in the way. Not literally of course..... but the point is that it has a bit of a snowball effect on the female side. It's nice to be a man.... our memories are much shorter..lol

Thanks for the info! It's still a few years away, but Air Force will definately be on the top of my list.

Do you know if there is an age limit the Air Force requires in order to begin a career with them. I will probably be 29 when I graduate, add a couple of years for experience and I'm looking at 32-33 y/o.... Is that too old to join?? Sounds like a fun adventure

Wow... I'm starting an accelerated BSN program in January. I'm moving away from friends and family in Southern California to Des Moines, Ia..... a place I've never been and all on my own. The prospects of a new career and lifestyle have been very exciting the last few months as I've been preparing to leave. After reading this thread, however, my emotions are getting crossed and instead of excitment and anicipation I'm starting to feel sad and scared. I'm hoping that it's just the nurses who were jaded by school who posted on here and that they are a smaller percentage then those who enjoyed it. (By the way.... this is my first post. I think this is an awesome site and a great resource for nurses and future nurses)