^ lol they are idiots. nurses make WAY more than engineers and they dont get laid off, and they can move anywhere pretty much. if you're marrying someone for financial reasons, then it's much smarter to marry a nurse than an engineer...
I know you mentioned NY and thats where I am right now but the funny thing is I have only seen one sikh NP during my clinicals at 2 Hospitals. Most seem to be MDs. And, not to mention traveling nurse, getting paid to travel and work to gain experience, what in the world could be better than that, apart from pilots because they are the only ones in the same salary range.
Hmm. I wonder if wording will have an impact. For example, will there be a difference in attitude if you were to say you're an "anesthesiologist" than saying you're a "nurse".....and would that difference in attitude be more evident among the Desis living in Pakistan as opposed to the ones in the West? I ask this because nursing is not only a more lucrative field in the west than it is in Pakistan, it's also viewed in a more favorable light.
^ i think it all comes down to ego. I, personally couldn't care less about whether I was called a nurse or 'doc'. As long as I am happy and doing well for myself and my family, I couldn't care if you called me a cashier or whatever else.
No doubt that self-contentment is important, but the fact remains that in the real world jobs come with status/images/stereotypes. And I believe I asked a valid question in my previous post. I've a hunch wording has an impact.
No doubt that self-contentment is important, but the fact remains that in the real world jobs come with status/images/stereotypes. And I believe I asked a valid question in my previous post. I've a hunch wording has an impact.
It was only out of curiosity because I haven't met any desi male nurse.
I think it would make for an interesting social experiment to compare the responses received from telling people you're a nurse vs an anesthesiologist.
I think it would make for an interesting social experiment to compare the responses received from telling people you're a nurse vs an anesthesiologist.
well responses would be different of course, nurse is a mid level provider whereas anesthesiologist is a physician - has much more training and education than nurse. But there is nothing negative about being a nurse - its really a nice job with good pay and you just don't sit behind desk but have patient interaction.
I think it would make for an interesting social experiment to compare the responses received from telling people you're a nurse vs an anesthesiologist.
I cant even begin to tell you the amount of times that I've been mistaken for an intern, both by my patients and doctors alike. And, when I tell people I'm studying nursing, I can tell that they are taken back lol, I guess we are stereotyped to be doctors only, and nothing more, nothing less. On a side note, I would be comparing nurse anesthetist and anesthesiologist, anesthetist is an advanced practicing nursing speciality.
Oohps, I should have said anesthetist as that is the word used by the OP and not anesthesiologist. So, I stand corrected. Pisiform, I know there's nothing negative with being a nurse. I never said there was. I was just curious if there would be a difference in responses. Reminds me of the movie, Meet the Parents...where the fil couldn't get past Ben Stiller being a nurse...though it paid better than his daughter's profession which was teaching. In real life, haven't encountered a negative response.
. On a side note, I would be comparing nurse anesthetist and anesthesiologist, anesthetist is an advanced practicing nursing speciality.
Do you think you'd encounter a difference in responses from the Desi community in the West as well as Pakistan if you were to say you were an anesthetist than a nurse? Socially, would one sound better than the other? I'm a teacher and I've seen that people view being a professor or teaching in a uni in a much more positive light...and i know that would be the case among my relos back home.
Do you think you'd encounter a difference in responses from the Desi community in the West as well as Pakistan if you were to say you were an anesthetist than a nurse? Socially, would one sound better than the other? I'm a teacher and I've seen that people view being a professor or teaching in a uni in a much more positive light...and i know that would be the case among my relos back home.
Yes, definitely. The same goes for nurse practitioner, I don't know any desis in nursing but I imagine most of them specialize in areas such as anesthetist or practitioner for the very reason that you are stating.
I have a Master's degree, so I can teach undergrad courses at a uni. I just haven't wanted to. But I sense that teaching in a uni setting is viewed in a more favorable light among Desis than teaching in a school. And even among subjects....a teacher of English will be viewed differently than let's say a teacher of art or music.
I have a Master's degree, so I can teach undergrad courses at a uni. I just haven't wanted to. But I sense that teaching in a uni setting is viewed in a more favorable light among Desis than teaching in a school. And even among subjects....a teacher of English will be viewed differently than let's say a teacher of art or music.
You are right on the money. Desi culture places a huge emphasis on education - esp. sciences rather than arts. Arts is seen as drawing, painting, artist - anyone who is not smart enough to pass science courses.