Re: Womens interest in male nurses

OK! OK! I was searching the web and trying to see what the take on male nurses was. I was a cop for six years and got hurt on the job.(shoot in the hand) So I had bounced around for a few years tring all of the manly careers I could find. Then I thought I would go back to school and become a nurse (beliive it or not the two are very similar) Now as far as the ladies go I have had plenty of intrest from the girls in my class as well as one faculty member. So you should not have a problem getting a date. As far as anyone elses opinion I REALLY DONT CARE WHAT THEY THINK!!!! MY budies were breaking my chops about it and I simply said I got to school with 50 girls a 5 guys The odds are in my favor ;-)

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

Originally Posted by cop2nurse41

OK! OK! I was searching the web and trying to see what the take on male nurses was. I was a cop for six years and got hurt on the job.(shoot in the hand) So I had bounced around for a few years tring all of the manly careers I could find. Then I thought I would go back to school and become a nurse (beliive it or not the two are very similar) Now as far as the ladies go I have had plenty of intrest from the girls in my class as well as one faculty member. So you should not have a problem getting a date. As far as anyone elses opinion I REALLY DONT CARE WHAT THEY THINK!!!! MY budies were breaking my chops about it and I simply said I got to school with 50 girls a 5 guys The odds are in my favor ;-)

I worked as an OPS (seasonal) ranger for the Florida Dept. of Natural Resources for a few years..mainly, so I knew
where the good fishing holes were.. and most of our 'perp' types were poachers and such..but the interaction
is very similar.. Most of my male nurse friends are ex-military, ex-cops, and so on. We make great nurses.

I had one friend who was a SF Marine, and got his cave-diving/rescue certification, and his BSN..Quite a character. He did have a little too much ladies man thing going on, though..if you know what I mean.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

I'm afraid that being a male nurse comes with a lot of stupid and old steryotypes.
Just do the best job that you can do as a nurse, and I promise that the ladies will line up.
Being surrounded by good looking nurses for 12hrs at a time, is worth the steryotopes.

Good Luck and be what YOU want to be.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

Hmmmm, has never been an issue .... but, then again, I'm older and married with 2 kids ..... have only had one person refer to me as a "male nurse," so I guess that "reference" is going away, thankfully. I wouldn't worry about it -anyone who's attitude changes when they learn of your chosen profession isn't worth bothering with much, imho.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

So what if a girl has a "nice guy" impression the moment you say nursing. My friend, you just got your foot in the door Now instead of fulfilling the "nice guy" crap, be yourself.. she's watching.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

I am 17 and was talking to some people and 2 girls out of a class room laughed because I said I wanted to be neonatal nurse. Obviously they were laughing about a male being a nurse, which I was just offended as yourself. You don't see them laughing at a male teacher or a female mechanic. Believe it or not sexism is still bad, not just for women in certain careers.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

Originally Posted by cop2bnurse41

I was a cop for six years and got hurt on the job.(shoot in the hand) So I had bounced around for a few years tring all of the manly careers I could find. Then I thought I would go back to school and become a nurse (beliive it or not the two are very similar) )

I believe it.
There are similarities.
My SO is a former cop. I have been an aide/tech forever and am currently a 2nd year nursing student. I work in Psych (dear lord, have mercy on me!! And I was hoping to work Corrections when I graduate. I must be mad!) We can listen to each other's stories and not puke, cry, judge nor say, "Ew!! I don't want to hear THAT!"

I thought my SO would make a lover-ly nurse, but he thought he would be too scary at 6'4", 250+. He's one of those big mean-looking burly guys and I said he'd be a blessing in Psych! He'd do it, if it weren't for bad back, though.

Nursing is for men too. There's nothing "wussy" about it.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

Originally Posted by Birdbr

I am 17 and was talking to some people and 2 girls out of a class room laughed because I said I wanted to be neonatal nurse. Obviously they were laughing about a male being a nurse, which I was just offended as yourself. You don't see them laughing at a male teacher or a female mechanic. Believe it or not sexism is still bad, not just for women in certain careers.

Those girls are immature and silly.
Good for you for knowing what you want.
I wish you the best in achieving your goal.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

My take might be different, but so far everytime I tell a woman I'm a nurse, I automatically become "that guy". What I mean by that is I'm automatically lumped into the category with her gay friends who go shopping with her. It might be the area I'm in, I don't know. All I know is so far, every woman seems to assume I'm either gay right off the bat for being a nurse, or I'm an overly sensitive guy who will never amount to anything more than her friend. Yes, it's ridiculously stereotypical, but it seems to be the norm. I take pride in what I've chosen to do, and overall I'm happy with it. To me it's funny that my last girlfriend dumped me while I was in nursing school (she was worried that I would cheat on her since I was around so many women due to the profession), and ever since, every woman I talk to (teachers, artists, etc.) assumes this stereotype. The only people who don't think this way are female nurses, but I care too much about my career to start dating anyone in any facility I work in. I'll admit my outlook on this topic is very jaded, but to me it is very surprising that women responded to me more when I was a delivery driver moreso now than when I'm a nurse.

Re: Womens interest in male nurses

Originally Posted by ats1983

To me it's funny that my last girlfriend dumped me while I was in nursing school (she was worried that I would cheat on her since I was around so many women due to the profession), and ever since, every woman I talk to (teachers, artists, etc.) assumes this stereotype. The only people who don't think this way are female nurses, but I care too much about my career to start dating anyone in any facility I work in. I'll admit my outlook on this topic is very jaded, but to me it is very surprising that women responded to me more when I was a delivery driver moreso now than when I'm a nurse.

My husband is a nurse...he just graduated last May. It **is** unnerving to know that he is the only man on the floor surrounded by girls. Not to mention the fact that he is 31 and I am 39!! He innocently remarked one day that he's the oldest person in his department on night shift. Good thing I have a sense of humor...I said, "so you're telling me you're surrounded for 12 hours a night by nubile young women???"

Personally I think the stereotype is vanishing among the younger generation, especially as the job market grows tougher. I am entering nursing school on Monday, and out of 50 of us starting I would say there are at least a dozen men. Many are older guys too, starting a new career. I don't bat an eye because I know my hubby is alllll man, but he still gets older people who stutter and flounder when he tells them he's a nurse. He once had one older relative say, "Well....uh....there's nothing wrong with that. Lots of men are nurses nowadays." I wanted to jokingly ask him if either of us said there was anything wrong with it. I have to admit the term "male nurse" really burns me. You don't hear women walking around saying "I'm a female nurse," and when I worked in a factory I never specified that I was "a female tire inspector." A job title is just that, a title.

Anyway, if I were single and a man told me he was a nurse, I would be all over him. But, I know what it takes to be a nurse and I would see him a little differently than the normal person, I think.