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Increases in Male Nursing.
The field of nursing is a very important one. There are over two-million nurses in the United States alone, but the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, ...
theres really alot of sexist employers out there, & alot of guys are
wanting to be in nursing so they can "hook up" with female nurses & get a
nice paycheck to boot, ive seen it happen 2 many times, doctors hitting on
nurses constantly, its pathetic, my wife is a nurse as well & she had to
change jobs a few times because of bs, but she can call in & never get a
warning, i call in once & get chewed down & written up, im thinking about
getting into personal training now, screw nursing & its drama.
@BaldingWalrus: Nice try, but the fiction that all nurses look like movie
stars will quickly disappear once you get out and start working. Even the
hot ones are stressed out, over-worked and underpaid, and probably not in
the mood. I am a reasonably decent looking man, and got hit on once in a
while, but not by the ones that look like supermodels; they were looking to
score a rich doctor - not some wage slave like them. Still, can't deny that
some chicks dig the whole "compassionate male" thing.
it's definitely easy to get a job in the hospital as a male nurse, working
in the ER as a paramedic/rn was fine but i got tired of the cluster and not
being able to spend enough time with each patient to build that
patient/caregiver relationship, so i decide to take up home health and
found that they dont have much of a demand for "male' caregivers, i applied
for a job and called a week later just to hear oh i never contact you
because we dont have anyone requesting a "male" caregiver right now
@silentk1987: Very funny wise guy... but try the job before spouting off,
OK? You might not last five minutes in a busy trauma ward. I know a former
navy corpsman, decorated in Viet Nam as a Fleet Marine Force corpsman for
the Marine infantry, and he said that working a big city trauma ward was
the most stressful experience of his life, including being under fire in
'Nam. That's how challenging the job is. I also know a cop who switched to
the field, same result; he couldn't handle the stress.
@logic8368: Logic, since you are asking for advice, here it is. Cross-train
into being a medic or move over to the navy and be a corpsman. They do the
same work as a combination of EMT and LPN; you'll get a very good idea of
the realities of patient care that way, and can go into the field with the
grunts, too, if you like. Navy corpsmen are extremely well-trained, and I
have a ton of respect for them. The military also pays qualified soldiers
of any branch to become PAs in IPAP (google it).
@ProcyonAlpha: Maybe so, but just be aware that it isn't going to be like
some TV show in the real world. You aren't going to be making it in some
out of the way linen closet with some hot blonde or something. Go to a real
and busy hospital sometime; most everyone looks like a corpse from lack of
sleep, poor food, and too much stress. That's especially true of nurses,
who run their fannies off on the job d/t short-staffing. Many male RNs get
into the ICU, ER, or CRNA (100K plus income).
@MotorCityPlayer: By all means go for it if you wish, but do your homework,
It is a vastly different world than the one you are in now. Shadow a
paramedic, a nurse and maybe a PA before deciding. You could also try being
a PCT (aide) for a while; they make OK money, and you'd get a chance to dip
your toe in the water. The field suits some men very well, others like me
with more traditional values and expectations maybe find it tough. But it
is a female-dominated profession, no question.
@logic8368: Logic, read "On Call in Hell" by Dr. Richard Jadick, CMDR, USN,
for a view of what combat medicine is like. He won the Bronze Star in
Fallujah. There's also lots of material on military medicine elsewhere. Not
criticizing your choice, but why are you moving from the macho world of
infantry to nursing? That's an usual switch. Talk to your medic, unit
medical officers and shadow them if possible. Also consider getting your
EMT-B (basic), which can be done in one semester.
I am an RN and an EMT, and in my view, men are better off going into the
military as medics/corpsmen, being a firefighter/paramedic, or to PA
(physician assistant) school. Despite all the publicity to lure men into
nursing, it is still a female dominated career field, and one with a
decidedly leftist political slant if the faculty at my SON were an
indication. Know plenty of men who are happy doing it, but some are not. Do
your homework, gentleman. I'm headed to PA school myself...
Nursing is a female and "feminist" profession. As a result, it is
inappropriate and inadvisable for any "gentleman" to go into nursing as the
female and "feminist" culture of nursing is highly inimical to and hostile
to both men, and, especially "gentlemen". Men should avoid American women
personally, economically, professionally (inclusive of avoiding nursing as
a career), and economically. If they do so, they will be much happier,
personally, and more successful in their careers.
@tylersl14 RE: men in nursing, on YouTube; sorry I am late getting to it.
MCP, have you ever worked in a hospital? If not, I strongly recommend
shadowing a working nurse on a ward in a big hospital. It is a great field
for some men, but not for others. Economically, it is a slam-dunk, you'll
never be out of work. However it is a tough field, physically demanding in
terms of the shifts and hours you work, and the abuse you take from (some)
patients and docs. Do your homework!
@EducationVids666: The usual crap from medical students ridiculing you for
not being "smart enough" to be a doctor, and over-stressed docs taking it
out on you, the nearest target. People are not accustomed to seeing men in
this job; I always get mistaken for a physician, and it is sometimes weird
explaining that I'm not. I also get hit on by female patients (usually old
ones), and by fellow nurses, that is - when they don't think I'm gay (which
I am most assuredly not).
Being a male nurse rocks. We'll never be out of a job, and can always go
the CRNA route. I think we just need to teach the masses that caring is
universal, and nursing is an awesome career regardless of gender! The only
thing that really irks me is when uneducated people who have no idea about
the education it takes to become a nurse ask why you didn't become a
doctor. They view nurses as individuals who do not have to think.
Is your question on the level, or are you joking? I got hit on all the time
by female nurses and even female patients - very disconcerting when you are
trying to do your job and don't want any hassles or trouble. I've been
happily married for years, but it happens anyway - I never did anything
about it. I am no longer in the field, though and do not miss it. If I
return to healthcare, it will be as a PA or MD.
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