_shymiller

I had no idea just lifting someone could make me liable for the residents falls or bedsores, pretty useful information to have. I'm very excited about this career as a whole, not just the money aspect(that's a nice bonus) but I'm very interested in the healthcare field. I wouldn't say I'm nervous about the outcome so much as nervous about treatment. You guys have a lot more experience with this than me, so I hope all goes well for myself.

I'm currently a high school senior with ambitions of being a nurse practitioner. I live in a southern part of the united states and lets just say male nurses aren't too common where I come from. While pursuing my career in nursing I decided maybe I should take the CNA class that my local community college offers to high school students for vocational school. I entered the class with high hopes to see where nursing could take me, being the only one with a y chromosome has its advantages and disadvantages. Some of the girls tease me a little but its all just joking around, I am the strongest in the class so naturally I do a lot of lifting, nothing I wasn't expecting. My instructor is a very nice lady, she worked as am RN for 15 years before deciding to teach college. I do pretty well in the class, my test average is a 90 through 2\4 of the tests we will take. Are male nurses respected in a hospital setting?