[brian]

Today, half of physicians nationwide are women while 6 percent of nurses are men.

But the Boswell School of Nursing bucks that national trend, with more than 10 percent of students being men seeking a future in the nursing field.

"Eleven percent of the nursing students at Boswell School of Nursing are men, nearly double the national average," said Paulette Compton, Boswell School of Nursing director. "These men are becoming part of a slow-growing population of male nurses. They have discovered that nursing is an incredibly good career and more of them are entering the field every day."

The Boswell School of Nursing is unique in the fact they partner with Sun Health and provide a majority of new nurses to Sun Health medical facilities.

Lately, more and more of those nurses are male.

"I think men are seeing that this is meaningful work, there are multiple opportunities and it's fairly reasonable in terms of compensation," Ms. Compton said.

More: http://www.newszap.com/articles/2006...lley/sun05.txt

[Jussurfin]

Originally Posted by brian

Today, half of physicians nationwide are women while 6 percent of nurses are men.

This article’s opening statement is inaccurate.

According to Section 12 (Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings) of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006 ‘Statistical Abstract of the United States,’ in 2004 there were 2,464,000 registered nurses. Of this number, 92.2% were females (in 2004) meaning, of course, that 7.8% (179,872) were males (in 2004). Note that this is almost 2% more than the 6% that is often quoted, including this article, as the percentage of male RNs in the United States. Of LPNs / LVNs, 94.3% were female (in 2004).

Regarding physicians and surgeons, the figures in the abstract show that only 29.2% were females (in 2004). However, I have seen (dubious) figures putting the number of female physicians in the U.S. closer to 37% but nowhere near 50%. What is true is that 51-52% of medical STUDENTS are females.

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/stati...-abstract.html

[roxannekkb]

I didn't look at the statistics that you quoted, but it is likely that the 6% figure refers to male nurses in non-military settings. The number of male nurses is much higher in the military than it is in civilian workplaces, and the 8% may be an average of both military and civilian. In the research I've done on the subject, the 5-6% number seems to more closely resemble the male/female ratio in non-military settings.

[papawjohn]

Hey!!!

Any connection with the hair-restoration Boswells? Maybe that's how they get all those Y chromosones!

Yer Bald-Headed Ole
Papaw John

[Jussurfin]

Originally Posted by roxannekkb

I didn't look at the statistics .......

You should have checked the statistics before posting and that’s why I provided the link. Nurses in the Armed Forces are NOT included in the stats. The statistics appear within:

Table 604 - Employed CIVILIANS by Occupation, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2004

But you are certainly correct about military nurses. As of 2002……….

In the Army, 35.5% of its 3,381 nurses are men; in the Air Force, 30% of 3,790 nurses are men; and in the Navy, 36% of 3,125 nurses are men.

[BSNinTX]

It's interesting to me that this is newsworthy. In 2000, I graduated with a nursing class of 50 (+/-) people. Over a dozen were males, maybe 15. That's about 30 or 35 % of the class.

Originally Posted by brian

Today, half of physicians nationwide are women while 6 percent of nurses are men.

But the Boswell School of Nursing bucks that national trend, with more than 10 percent of students being men seeking a future in the nursing field.

"Eleven percent of the nursing students at Boswell School of Nursing are men, nearly double the national average," said Paulette Compton, Boswell School of Nursing director. "These men are becoming part of a slow-growing population of male nurses. They have discovered that nursing is an incredibly good career and more of them are entering the field every day."

The Boswell School of Nursing is unique in the fact they partner with Sun Health and provide a majority of new nurses to Sun Health medical facilities.

Lately, more and more of those nurses are male.

"I think men are seeing that this is meaningful work, there are multiple opportunities and it's fairly reasonable in terms of compensation," Ms. Compton said.

More: http://www.newszap.com/articles/2006...lley/sun05.txt

[nursetim]

Remember 45% of all statistics are made up.

[Jussurfin]

Originally Posted by nursetim

Remember 45% of all statistics are made up.

Is this a statistic?

[Retired R.N.]

Originally Posted by nursetim

Remember 45% of all statistics are made up.

According to Mark Twain, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics.

[tower]

So only 6% of the nursing population is men. With 94% of nurses females, I knew I got into this line of work for a reason.

All kidding aside, its nice to see that more guys are getting into it.