[NurseMatt]

Originally Posted by nurseguy_2005

I am in IT now but I am a 24 yr old malewho graduated almost a yr ago and I hate the IT job. I work night shift but that is what I have concerns about going into nursing. Do you guys find it tough to be in a field/career dominated by females? I thought about education as well. I have course work towards an MBA and I was thinking about starting some pre nursing pre reqs.

Are you males out there happy to be in nursing? What other options besides working in a hospital are available? I want something satisfying and stable

I am about word for word in your same situation. I am starting the RN program next fall and cannot wait to get out of the IT world. From what I have read here it is HIGHLY rewarding. About the 93% female field, just think of that as another motivational tool, I know I will. Oh, and I am sure we will be too busy to even think about the ladies.

[jls485]

Originally Posted by nurseguy_2005

I am in IT now but I am a 24 yr old malewho graduated almost a yr ago and I hate the IT job. I work night shift but that is what I have concerns about going into nursing. Do you guys find it tough to be in a field/career dominated by females? I thought about education as well. I have course work towards an MBA and I was thinking about starting some pre nursing pre reqs.

Are you males out there happy to be in nursing? What other options besides working in a hospital are available? I want something satisfying and stable

Hi everyone I'm new here. I've been browsing the website for some time now and I saw this thread and notice there are IT there who are switching from the IT world to the Medical world. So I just have to register I have my degree in comp sci and master in software engineering; and i've been working for 3 years now. I like what I do (sometimes); but I just think the IT world is not as good as it used to be; and I want a job that's more stable. That's why I'm either choosing nursing or PharmD. I still have prerequsites to take. But it's good to know that someone here is switch from IT to nursing; now i don't feel alone.

[Kabin]

I had a buddy that was considering crossing over to pharmD from law. At that point I also started thinking about pharmD and came to the conlcusion that many of their clerk like jobs could be eliminated by technology/automation. If there's a need to get cost out of the system, it'll happen.

More recently there was a news story of a new ATM-drug dispenser being used in doctors' offices to encourage generic drug use. Things like this will get more sophistated and will ripple through the industry eliminating needless jobs. It wouldn't be the first time.

[jls485]

Originally Posted by Kabin

I had a buddy that was considering crossing over to pharmD from law. At that point I also started thinking about pharmD and came to the conlcusion that many of their clerk like jobs could be eliminated by technology/automation. If there's a need to get cost out of the system, it'll happen.

More recently there was a news story of a new ATM-drug dispenser being used in doctors' offices to encourage generic drug use. Things like this will get more sophistated and will ripple through the industry eliminating needless jobs. It wouldn't be the first time.

Oh my gosh, I had the similar conversation w/ other software engineer two weeks ago. i mentioned to her that what if pharmacist replace by automated system. But then I heard pharmacist are still on demand, aren't they? I know the days will come w/ the advanced technolgoy, where there will be no pharmacists work behind the counter; and I can totoally see that; every prescription can be automated by system.

Can you send me the ATM drug dispenser story? If it's possible?

[Kabin]

I googled "Drug ATM" and there were several sources. Here's one of them:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05285/587250.stm

I had a chance to listen to a medical futurist speak at my school last year and he planted the seed to be careful about any career path selection.

[jls485]

Originally Posted by Kabin

I googled "Drug ATM" and there were several sources. Here's one of them:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05285/587250.stm

I had a chance to listen to a medical futurist speak at my school last year and he planted the seed to be careful about any career path selection.

Thanks Kabin, that's a very interesting story. Are youself a nurse?

[Kabin]

Former embedded software enginerd, now a lowly Jr1 nursing student.

[jls485]

Originally Posted by Kabin

Former embedded software enginerd, now a lowly Jr1 nursing student.

Really? I assume you're in a BSN program? Do you mind to share why the career change? Do you like your classes so far? Do you plan to go further than BSN?

[Kabin]

jls, I pm'd you.

[nursemike]

I've been a nurse for about six months, and it just totally sucks. I work three 12-hour shifts, and while I do usually spend a good part of my first day off sleeping, I find that I have a lot of free time for hobbies, playing on the internet, and just hanging out with my cats. My floor has a disproportionate number of males, but most of my co-workers are still women, and a lot of them are quite good-looking. The work itself is often hard, and it seems like I have to learn something new every freakin' day. I hardly ever get a chance to just sit around and complain about how bored I am. Bummer.
As for the money, what can I say? I worked eight hours of overtime in the previous pay period, and my combined tax withholding were as much as my entire paycheck used to be. This pay period, I had to call off sick one day, and still my take-home for two weeks will be over a thousand dollars. A couple of months ago, my 92 Subaru was just about shot, so I went out shopping for a good used car and wound up buying a 2006.
It's true you can get into nursing with a 2 year degree. I did. But it was two years of a lot of studying and stuff. It went by pretty quickly, but a lot of my classmates were women, and, again, a lot of them were really pretty, which can get distracting, at times. Also, some of my instructors were very attractive.
And then there are the patients, with all their annoying gratitude and crap when you waste your time listening to them, or help them into a more comfortable position in bed, or call the doctor to adjust their pain meds. And the doctors! Need a mention that an increasing number of physicians are female and--you guessed it--some of them are very cute. I tell ya--it's hell.

But, seriously, while there have been moments when I've thought that the next time I feel a need for a challenge in my life, I'm going to pick an easy one, on the whole this has been one of the best things I've ever done. It's a lot of work. It can be frustrating, overwhelming, and downright scary, but it can be profoundly rewarding, the pay is decent, it's air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter, and if I someday get a notion to live in New Mexico, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to find a job there. (I suppose there are hospitals in the Virgin Islands, too...)