Not to disagree with the first post!!! But in my expeirence 7yrs walking a beat. Ice is the key. Being on your feet all day is causing some internal swelling in your knee's Ice will redue the...
cop2bnurse41 replied to wooden nickel's topic in Men in Nursing
I get the Doc stuff alot as well. Sometimes I correct the person and other times I just let it go. All depends on my mood. As far as the heavy lifting goes. Do some back exercises because for the rest...
cop2bnurse41 replied to rn/writer's topic in Men in Nursing
It does not matter what you call the thread! Lets remember what makes us different than our wonderful bueatiful intelligent counterparts! (not disrespect intended ladies). We are guys and we dont care...
cop2bnurse41 replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing
OK! I read every post on this link. This is my second career and I have learned not to take myself so seriously! So this is how I see things. YES I give my patients the best care I can because it...
I have spent the better part of my life doing police work and hard labor jobs contstruction ditch digging etc. So Far I find nursing to be a pleasant brake on my body! Although it is much harder on...
cop2bnurse41 replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing
Well I have been reading this thread for a couple of days now and I am finally ready to put my 2cents in. First Aside from a few gender coments and jokes I have not witnessed any real discrimination...
Funny speaking of your "feminine" side Thats exactly what my first clinical instructor siad to me with regard to writing my care plans and just about every thing else I did when it comes to nurseing....
Well lets see I am a 35yr old cracker!!! Who does not get offened by much. I guess thats because I hit the streets at fifteen and have supported myself ever since. In these conditions you tend not to...
Listen They are the fairer pretty smarter sex! Just ask them! When they get going just smile and know that you could say about a million things that would turn their heads. Sometimes the best thoughts...
Well Im happy to see that there will be some of the boys in blue roaming the halls of a hospital with me! Its always good to have friendlies in a hostile environment (all of those women nurses. LOL)....
fortunatley due to my back ground I dont ruffle easy or get offened by much! I hope I land in a place where words are just words and everyone can take a joke for what it is A JOKE. I am just very...
Ah the few the proud the injured cop! I was on for 6 years befor taking a 9mm in the back of my hand. (och!) After 2 surgeries lasting a total of 10 hours and 2 1/2 years of OT. They showed me the...
cop2bnurse41 replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men in Nursing
I was a cop for six years and got hurt on the job!AFter two surgerys and two years of O.T. I thought I would be able to go back to the streets. Well long story short I am in nursing school now and...
cop2bnurse41 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing
I was a cop for 6 years and I am currently in nursing school. I had a doc yell at me when I was a cop for bring in a busted up drunk to the E.R.! I just gave him a look like I was going to tear his...
Where Im going to school most of the students and staff treat the guys the same. However there are always a few coments about gender mostly joking I think?. One Instructor made a coment about men only...
cop2bnurse41 replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing
OK! OK! I was searching the web and trying to see what the take on male nurses was. I was a cop for six years and got hurt on the job.(shoot in the hand) So I had bounced around for a few years tring...