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5 Nursing Stereotypes Debunked
Hamsa Ramesha | NursingLink
What Nurses Can Do About Stereotypes
Nursing is a respectable profession. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. But nurses themselves can help change that. Stand up, be proud of who you are. You are not “just” a nurse! Nursing is a challenging and inspirational career choice. Be the example you wish to set for others and shut down the negative opinions of others.
Stereotypes are hard to break through, don’t make it easier by believing in them yourself!
Stereotypes are hard to break through, don’t make it easier by believing in them yourself!
NathalieDuffney
almost 2 years ago
12 comments
this is so true. Thanks for debunking these stereotypes.
nathalie
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glorydazexx82
over 2 years ago
4 comments
I'm a big fan of Ultimate Fighter. During one of the episodes, Josh Koscheck, one of the fighters, tried to get under one of the male medics skin by teasing him and comparing him to a male nurse. Josh Kosheck thinks he is so superior because being a male nurse is such a feminine position. He is such an ignorant piece of crap. Anyways, I've received lots of support from my family, friends and fellow nursing students for joining the nursing profession. Proud to be male nurse and to challenge the stereotype.
umapathy
over 2 years ago
180 comments
I have seen lot of Nurses like Male nurses
all the time female nurses teach us, and give good respect
now i am proud to be a nurse,
Male Nurse
flynn126
over 2 years ago
26 comments
I am always happy to encounter and work with male nurses. Male nurses enhance the nursing profession by boosting professionalism, pay scale, attitude, and by providing a different prospective. Also, while I probably have worked with gay male nurses, most of the male nurses I have worked with are married men with families. We need to work harder at countering negative stereotypes of nurses and nursing.