Re: Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

I know for a fact that at my facility the majority of male RNs are in the ICUs and the ED. I think I know of three guys who work on Med/Surg (on nightshift, anyhow).

James, RN

PS: I work in the Surgical-Trauma ICU.

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Hoping to go to the OR or ER when I pass the NCLEX

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Nearing the end of my first year out of UNM. ER nurse and Flight Paramedic.

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Lol. I almost said L&D.

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CICU, SICU going into anesthesia.

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Haemodialysis for me. Thought I had better mention it as no one would guess it from my screen name!

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I'm currently working in the OR as a scrub and am waiting to test for my RN. At that point I will shift into a circulating role or I may try and work in CCU or ER. Love the OR but it lacks some of the autonomy nurses on other units seem to have. Maybe the grass is not always greener.

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I wanna start ER after my NCLEX

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Does anyone have an idea if this is a good representative sampling of men in nursing?

Also, when I graduated men constituted approx 10% of registered nurses but it seems that it could be lower now - 5-8%? Anyone know? I've searched but can't find any good info.

Thanks - just curious,
John Schiller, RN, EMT-P
Master Sergeant USAFR
Somewhere in Afghanistan
51 days and counting...

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Well, I'm torn.

I work in a pediatric Cardiac Care Unit. Sorta a step down unit for our CICU.