O.K., men, I've got a couple of questions to ask you!
First a little history. I was asked by the vice-president of nursing (a female, by the way), along with a few other male nurses who work at my small rural hospital, to produce a "Recruitment Video" for male nurses. To be honest with you, I haven't a clue why she is singling out the "male species" for nursing recruitment. Apparently this video will be geared towards male 8th graders and will be shown during "job fairs" that these 8th graders would be attending.
Today, actually, we are going to begin the process of discussing the content of this video. Here are some of the questions that we will be exploring:
1) Why do men enter the nursing profession?
2) Why do men remain in the nursing profession?
3) How could "we" (men) encourage other men to enter into the nursing profession?
I already have my own answers. I was wondering. . . curious. . . what your responses might be!
Go for it, fellas! Spill your guts! Why did you enter the nursing profession? Why do you remain in the nursing profession? And, finally, How can we encourage other men to enter into the nursing profession?
Dig deep into your psyches. . . as if you were digging deep into your crotch for a good scratch. . . and share like only men can share! (belch, burp, fart. . . .) :chuckle
This is an interesting if not a wierd assignment. Looking forward to it's outcome, though. Hopefully the outcome will be a really neat video that just might get a few more people (male or female) into the nursing profession.
speaking for myself i got into nursing because i've always noticed at least one horrible nurse on every ward or a type of bully and i cant wait to qualify and meet one.
i also think that male nurses are much better and can handle the pressures better and patients both male and female feel alot more secure with a male nurse cause some of them think of us as doctors even though we aren't.
the way to encourage other lads into the profession is to describe every option available to them once qualified and not just the basic nursing duties and that should get their attention.
So far alot of cool ideas.Maybe to show these men out of uniform are still men doing cool stuff ie; horse motorcycle jet ski riding.
Point well taken! I think that it's the state of Oregan that has a poster out showing a line-up of men wearing various types of clothing (skiing suits, motorcycle gear, suring gear, etc.) Under each picture is the name of each man. . . all with the letters "RN" after their name. Cool picture, actually. . . although it does look a bit like a line-up of The Village People :chuckle It gets the point across, though.
I visit another bulletin board focused toward digital video making. They've provided some cool ideas too. . . especially with regards to keeping the video interesting and full of action.
This is turning into a very cool learning experience for me. I'm learning how to think like an 8th grader (which my wife will probably say isn't much of a stretch! :chuckle ); learning how to produce a educational video; and I'm learning how to use some very new and expensive "toys" recently purchased (a $2,400 digital video camera being the main "Big Toy"!!! )
i also think that male nurses are much better and can handle the pressures better and patients both male and female feel alot more secure with a male nurse cause some of them think of us as doctors even though we aren't.
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James
WTF???...James, my lad...you think male nurses are much better than.....what?.......Perhaps that little piece of extra equipment gives you SUPER NURSE powers...hmmmm?...Your reply is so demeaning to nurses..male and female...that l don't know where to begin to try to educate you...we'll wait till you "qualify"....life has it's own way of educating ..... .....LR
....i also think that male nurses are much better and can handle the pressures better and patients both male and female feel alot more secure with a male nurse cause some of them think of us as doctors even though we aren't.......james
welcome to 2003...from under what rock did you crawl????......
(belch, burp, fart. . . .) :chuckle
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.....LR
Harleyhead
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So far alot of cool ideas.Maybe to show these men out of uniform are still men doing cool stuff ie; horse motorcycle jet ski riding.