Current Connection 3.2

     I received the information for this current connection from the article "Men in Nursing".
     Fighting against stereotypes can be a very difficult thing to do. So difficult that because of it, it has started to "affect the mindset and the efficacy of male nurses". Beyond fighting against stereotypes and society sometimes people even have to go against their family just to do what they want. It talks about one situation in the article where "a male named Luke that had to face his family's disappointment that he wasn't going the MD route" but Luke still went through with it even with his family against him and became "the best L & D nurse one could want".
     I've seen someone close to me go through this same thing, my neighbor and close family friend, Justin. His parents wanted with all their hearts for him to become a doctor but it just wasn't what he wanted to do. So they stopped paying for his college. Still, he went through and took out a few student loans and made it through and now is the male nurse he always wanted to be.
      Familys need to support each other through everything, even on things they don't agree on. I'm sure now that Luke and Justin both went through with and finished what they wanted to do, their parents probably wish they would have helped. So they could say that they were apart of what their children accomplished.

Current Connection 3.1

     I got the information used in this current connection from the article  Male nurses defy stereotypes. Where it talks about male nurses and the different stereotypes they have to deal with.
     Many people believe that being a nurse is a woman job, saying " men can’t practice as nurses in women’s care settings, such as obstetrics or gynecology". Fraser, a man that has now become a nurse, says that he often " receives a lot of second glances when people hear that he’s a nurse. Many people also ask him if he intends to go to medical school." Then goes on to say that "He uses this as an opportunity to change the misconceptions of people who think nursing is a strange career choice for a man."
      I can connect with Fraser very well because I too want to become a male nurse like him. Stereotypes can be very hurtful and I believe that to say it is a strange job for a male is sexist and untrue. I intend to fight through the stereotypes, like Fraser, and become a male nurse. Or even better, just maybe the stereotypes will be laid to rest by the time it is my turn to become a male nurse.
     Stereotypes can be a very demoralizing thing, which is very true about the male nursing industry. If we fight stereotypes together and become what we want regardless, then they will be very easily and swiftly laid to rest.