The Male Nurse Survival Guide

by Chris Lengle

Overview

The Male Nurse Survival Guide is your entertaining, informative guide to surviving the wild and dangerous profession of nursing. Written by Chris Lengle, a male nurse with over 15 years of experience in multiple specialties around the country. The Male Nurse Survival Guide is full of wisdom, insight and lessons learned through hands-on, practical experience. This is the first book to show the raw, unfiltered, no fluff reality of nursing. Whether you are thinking of becoming a nurse, are just starting your career, or a seasoned pro, this book will give you the tools to not only survive, but thrive as a "murse".

Get answers to such questions as:

How do I survive the world of women?

What should I expect from nursing school?

Can I date my coworkers and stay out of trouble?

How do I manage my time and stop getting overwhelmed?

Why are nurses leaving the profession?

How do I survive burnout and frustration?

How does travel nursing work?

How do I deal with the most difficult patients and not end up in jail?

And more...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798985472912
Publisher:	Danconia Gold
Publication date:	05/23/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	139
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

Introduction

It was just a normal change of shift like any other. The day shift and night shift nurses were at the station waiting to get started when one of them began telling a story about the new male nurse. She was describing for the other women a stupid comment he rattled off during their shift together yesterday. I do not remember the exact exchange, but I do remember how it fired up all the other female nurses. I was standing next to my buddy and fellow male nurse when I chuckled and said, "We had better teach this new guy how to survive around here, or he is going to get eaten alive!" We then began to joke about the women being lionesses and eating him like a little baby gazelle. Not long after that interaction, I trained a few nursing students for their clinical rotations. They followed me while we worked on the unit. I began to realize that nurses needed more than they are taught in nursing school. They needed a real, no-bullshit survival guide!

Table of Contents:

Introduction

1.  Welcome to the Jungle!
2.  Nursing School
3.  The Job
4.  I Really Like That Guy!
5.  Can I Speak to Your Time Manager?
6.  Help Me!
7.  Don't Panic
8.  Day Shift versus Night Shift
9.  Dating
10. Warning . . . Don't Become a Nurse!
11. Feel the Burn . . . Out
12. The Wild Ones
13. Don't Get Too Cocky
14. Want to Travel?
15. Will the Leader Please Stand Up?
16. Take Care of Yourself
17. Be a Great Nurse!

Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"I have been a nurse for over ten years and being a female this book was still full of great advice and made me laugh out loud a few times."

-Jessica Taylor

"I loved it! I thought it was just going to be funny stories, but there is a lot of great advice for male nurses in this book too."

-David Adcock

"Great book! Read the entire thing on my 5 hour flight. It had me laughing so hard, but also amazing advice."

-Jennie O'Block

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