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I would say most cartoonist don't moonlight as ped nurses, and this one probly doesnt have kids either. If a nurse pulled this on my kids I would want to stop here at the door, and hide 2 9mm's behind my hands and ask here "which hand?" Figuritively speeking of course (i dont even own guns). I don't put so much blame on the artist as I do the E-zine that decided to publish it. On the other hand I think I am going to faint, I finally agree with smilingblueyes on a topic. :stone What is this world coming to? :uhoh21:

"Because of the view people have of men in nursing many feel that they must show that they do belong in nursing. I've noticed that allot of guys tend to go overboard to show that they "know their stuff". . "I watch peoples reactions when I tell them I'm a nurse and I don't get the same reaction that my friends do. Some openly laugh and say "Isn't that a girls job?" others look surprised and change the subject and many many times the next question they ask is "do you have children?" which is code for "are you gay?" Another aspect of this is constantly having to answer the "so why did you go into nursing" question that I get when ever I meet a new nurse, they don't ask other women." This is the Gospel Truth, right on the money.

The only thing I know of that is an (under the table) butt creme mix is something done at our facility. It is Baza , Dermamed , and zinc oxide. Some nurses throw in Eucerine or EPC allthough I'm not sure why, they probly think more is better. :)

I wish this were true, I could use the extra cash! :rotfl: Unfortunately the facility I work at doesnt pay based on gender, we all get the same rate based on length of service of course. The figures I have found,(and I did a paper on the whole male nurse issue last year in college), was not 9 out of 10 RNs are male. The figure is more like 5% to 6%. And of those new male graduates about 70% leave the field within the first 5 years. I think it's easy to point out examples of promotions because we stick out like a sore thumb. We are an oddity. JMHO :)

You can't beat Wal*Mart in a pinch. ebay will save you money but take longer, there is scrubsxpress, work-n-gear, or look in your phone book for a local store (it's good to patron these places too just to keep them around even if you do pay a little more, they are apt to order you something you can't find at Wal*Mart). For the absolutley cheapest scrubs, I got a gift certificate to a uniform shop when I graduated, and got 5 sets of scrubs for free, so dont forget birthdays and holidays when people ask what to get you and you cant think of a thing.

nursemike? thats another male nurse issue. some elderly females get all uncomfortable with your hand moving around on thier chest with the bell. It sounds trivial, but it happens. Another question I have is if it would be prudent to double check your findings with a pulse ox, just to see if you are hearing it right? How accurate are those things. It just makes me nervous to pass cardiac meds without 100% sureity that I heard an apical of say 64 or 62 when the parameters are hold if

Wow you sound like my old nursing instructor, great tips. Its not dig though its Metaproprol or something like that, I'm still not that familiar with it, as I probly should be. I sound like a lousy nurse but I am brand new to this.

LPN2b2004 It was a little large, sorry I was working on it. btw I just graduated in may myself.. congradulations.

what a teaser! but seriously, why is it that every resident that requires an apical pulse before given certain meds, is the hardest beat to find out of all the residents in the unit. i can walk up to any resident and place the stethascope pretty much on the money, hear a loud lub-dub all day. but the one that must be heard is the stubbornest to find. i know interstitial spacing and blah blah blah, but c'mon why? any tricks or tips would be wonderful.

Hmmmmmm the lamp or the squash........ I guess the lamp was a bright idea

:) ii's thanks for the welcome. can we agree to disagree, and get along? :kiss

If you have the time to take the exam (cause I know what it's like when you are in school and working) go for it. I was a cna for 2 years before I graduated, and the experience was invaluable to my education. You see and hear and do things as an aide that you can directly relate to your theory and labs, which make the entire learning process much easier. It's one thing to read about how to insert an NG tube, but to witness it and assisst in it is on a whole other level. Congradulations to you for going back to school. :balloons:

as I walked on the unit today at 2:45 I saw the only other 2 male nurses in the facility had my unit on first shift today. They hadnt met me yet so they said "welcome to the brotherhood of nursing". All I could do is laugh and think about this thread and it's posts. :rotfl: The more I reflect on the original comments in question, they probly were just being nice and without thinking just said such things for lack of something to say. It is funny though that people feel a need to address the fact that I am male. C'mon really, say you are a "hatian" and you just graduated from chef school, how many people would say to this guy "hey, we need more hatian chefs", I have never needed a hatian chef. (swedish chef...yes, but he's just plain funny). what i'm saying is thier must be some merit to the statements, and I know the male nurses out there have heard them. There must be a reasonable need / and or want for "Murses" that nobody is willing to admit because it might lead people to believe that the allmighty of female professions could benefit from a male presence. or I could just be full of crap. I dunno.

Sorry y'all I gave up on this post around #7 on Friday and worked back to back double shifts this weekend. Now it's Sunday night around 11:45pm, and look at the monster I've created. (by the way I did my first succesful straight cath today! it was like striking gold to see the urine coming out! :balloons: ) You guys probly remember. Anyways..... Aside from the symantics, I see some very interesting replies! -Credibility- yes it's sad but true, nursing is no longer a throw away career leftover for unwed "Cratchets". sorry I felt like a cheap shot :rotfl: With todays ecconomy more men are in the job hunt, and view nursing as a stable career with management potential. I would bet more than half of you know of a male nurse in a management position, or did at a previous job. Please however dont tell me how I should or should not feel about the answers i read.... I can get defensive if I want to

:chair: I dont remember saying we didnt need more excellent qualified nurses or nurses period. We do. With that established, (which I thought was a foregone conclusion), ...and as my new attorny -smilingblueyes- has pointed out it's not a gender, race, age, nationality, or sexual preference issue; ASIDE FROM ALL ASSUMPTIONS........... You know what never mind Thanks to all who responded!