Ages of male nursing students?

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Of the 23 other students comprising the group that I entered nursing school with, three of them are men. The class that is graduating at the end of next week I believe has 1 male student, and as far as I know the class immediately behind mine has 1 as well. This is about 60 students (some classes have had students drop), with 6 of them being males; that's only 1 in 10.

So we know that male nurses are few and far between, but how old are we?

The 1 student in the class graduating next week is 28.

The 1 student in the class that entered the semester after mine is at least 30 (a second career-er I believe).

Of the 4 in my class, 2 are about 45, 1 is 40, and then there is me...21.

How old are you guys? How old when you started school?

Just curious.

Stearnsy

I'm 40. Was a corpsman in the Navy, orthopedic tech after honorable discharge, finished a degree in Information Technology and changed careers... hated IT; now half way finished with my BSN. I should have never left the medical field ;)

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

Hey, guys I just wanted to let everyone know that I just got my letter of acceptance into a local ADN program. I am officially a student nurse, I should graduate when I'm 20!

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28 when I started prereqs for an Accelerated BSN, now 31 and hopefully starting the 2 year program this fall.

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Hey everyone I just joined the site. I am 22 year old Junior in a BSN program.

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Specializes in Emergency, Med-Surg, Progressive Care.

21 here, started at 20 after coming back from Air National Guard training (had been in college full-time since graduating high school prior to that).

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I'm 20 in my first semester of a 4 semester BSN nursing program. I would say the only downfall to being young is that most of the women in my nursing program are out of my league lol. Seriously though..

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.
I'm 20 in my first semester of a 4 semester BSN nursing program. I would say the only downfall to being young is that most of the women in my nursing program are out of my league lol. Seriously though..

Too funny! Lolz!!!

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Specializes in Mental Health; Medical-Surgical/Trauma.

I'm 21 and start my ADN program in the Fall. I'm taking pharmacology in June to make things easier during the program.

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23 here... starting ADN program this fall. Very excited / nervous!!!

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25 here. Just started an LPN program (~ a month in) plan to have my BSN by the time I'm 28-29. Hopefully all goes well.

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Starting the RN program this August and I'm 50 y/o. Retired from Fire Rescue after 22 years and currently working in the ED as a paramedic as well as a few shifts each month as an EKG technician in PCU. Currently taking the required 'Pharmacology for Nursing' course and there are 2 males in the class with me and a total of 30 students. RN program accepts total of 90 students for the full time course starting in August.

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31 & still alive in the program. no health care experience. it's a fun trip!

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