Would you be scared of 6 foot 3 male nurse.

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    by Jul 23, '12
    Do you think my height will affect my ability to get a job?

    Will my height intimidate the other hospital staff and possibly the patients?

    Or to the contrary people will love that a tall guy is taking care of them/working as a nurse?
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    by mumbojumbo Jul 23, '12 10:47 pm
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  4. Jul 23, '12 by
    Quote from mumbojumbo
    Do you think my height will affect my ability to get a job?

    Will my height intimidate the other hospital staff and possibly the patients?

    Or to the contrary people will love that a tall guy is taking care of them/working as a nurse?
    I honestly don't see where you would have a problem at all. Height shouldn't factor into it at all. Your personality and ability to sell yourself it what will help you along with a good resume. i don't see where your height would be intmidating, but if you find that it is just look for ways to present yourself in a different way.
    loriangel14 likes this.
  5. Jul 24, '12 by
    You would actually do great in the E.R or the O.R.
    Esme12 likes this.
  6. Jul 24, '12 by
    I am 6'1" and during my cna clinical, I had residents calling me a big teddy bear. I think it's more of how you carry yourself. If you look like a badass then yeah probably intimidating...but if you have a friendly smile and care for them, I think it will be a non-issue.
    itsmejuli, JEN077, and sealford like this.
  7. Jul 24, '12 by
    Shoot the other nurses will love having you around. I WISH we had a male nurse, let alone a male nurse with some height. As for patients.. You will have some that no matter what will have an issue. You could be 7 ft or 5 ft. They will complain to complain. If I were a patient I wouldn't care.
    sealford likes this.
  8. Jul 24, '12 by
    6'3" is not that tall.
    ozoian likes this.
  9. Jul 24, '12 by
    Nope, I wouldn't be.
  10. Jul 24, '12 by
    Quote from Been there,done that
    6'3" is not that tall.
    Its not that tall? According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average height for an adult male in the United States is 5'9" as of 2006.

    I wouldn't be scared of a nurse your size at all. And that's coming from a woman who stands 4'11" and weights 95lbs Unless of course you are that tall, are green and have bolts coming out of your neck, your height shouldn't bother most people.
  11. Jul 24, '12 by
    Quote from CT Pixie
    Its not that tall? According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average height for an adult male in the United States is 5'9" as of 2006.

    I wouldn't be scared of a nurse your size at all. And that's coming from a woman who stands 4'11" and weights 95lbs Unless of course you are that tall, are green and have bolts coming out of your neck, your height shouldn't bother most people.
    In this case 6 inches does not matter. Most patients are laying down and cannot judge height.
    Any co -worker worth their salt will not even notice the height difference.
  12. Jul 24, '12 by
    I would feel pretty darn protected, and I'm a shrimp (only 5 feet tall). As the saying goes, better to have you on my side as an advocate than against me. You could always be "the voice of reason" whenever someone is treating a patient badly.