Are you encouraging other XYs to pursue nursing?

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There's a shortage of XY nurses and it would be good to see more male nurses pursue nursing. That can only happen when people start encouraging our XY counterparts, if they are fit to become health/medical professionals. Encourage the male members of your family, relatives, friends, colleagues etc.

I also don't see why nursing education providers aren't giving male applicants a priority in enrolments. It's only fair. I see too many female nurses and nursing students that aren't fit to be nurses in the first place. It's embarrassing that health science faculties are giving green light to unfit "nurses".

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What country is this?

USA of course.

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I agree. People (men and women) should follow their calling. If it's being a nurse- then more power to you! Although there might be a higher percentage of female nurses at the moment, there are still tons of awesome male nurses out there. Don't discount them! It's more about being passionate about your chosen profession than your chromosomes :)

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Most definitely. I've got friends who are ex-military medics, TCCC instructors, EMT, etc. I encourage them because of the diversity in nursing. Not to mention more testosterone is needed!

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I personally don't see any careers (except maybe military) that I really deem so important that I feel the need to sort of "proselytize" for its sake, however in answer to your question I am not a nurse yet (will be starting pre-reqs starting the summer semester) however I know that the males in my family are not interested ;)

In regards to the idea of trying to get men into nursing through special programs...I really do not have much comment on it, tho I do remember while looking through my own states department of labor website a while ago, in search of trade job apprenticeships...there where actually special apprenticeship and grant programs directed specifically at woman and minorities because of the fact that the jobs are heavily male dominated. However since getting into Nursing school really does for the most part depend on your academic abilities I don't see how something like that could ever or even should ever be applied.

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Unfit based on what? Unfit in what way? Too many med errors? Too many failed NCLEX attempts? What exactly are you talking about?

If you want to pass nursing school, you need to crack down on proving that you are "fit to be a nurse" and stop speculating about the supposed "unfitness" of most of the people in a profession in which you do not yet belong. Only time will tell if your program "gives you the green light", and as a student, you are not yet an authority on whether others are fit for the profession. At this point, it sounds like you are just talking about other people you don't particularly like, which has no bearing on their potential competence as nurses.

How about a combination of all of those and many other things. A lot to do with attitude and manners too. When people talk about unfit nurses, of course they have had experienced/es with crappy nurses, but! They(nurses or non-nurses) wouldn't be calling out unfit nurses for no reason.

Let's just stop with denial and acknowledge the problem. I'm sure you've heard of the saying "nurses eat their young" and other criticisms. Nurses cannot be considered "competent" if you hear a lot of negativity regarding nurses. A nurse is not someone who is very academic and yet lack everything else. Not someone with a bad attitude and somehow manage to complete their degree. This is what i mean. I've seen a lot of those. Nursing schools are accepting incompetent nurses for the sake of $$$$$$$$, rather than only enrolling students who will actually make great(personality) nurses with brains. It's not just about cracking down. Not all who can crack down are fit to become a healthcare professional.

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USA of course.

Perhaps USA is experiencing an oversupply of nurses but some countries have shortages and even importing nurses from overseas to meet the demand.

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I agree. People (men and women) should follow their calling. If it's being a nurse- then more power to you! Although there might be a higher percentage of female nurses at the moment, there are still tons of awesome male nurses out there. Don't discount them! It's more about being passionate about your chosen profession than your chromosomes :)

Yeah. There are definitely men out there who would make great nurses, but don't realise it.

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Most definitely. I've got friends who are ex-military medics, TCCC instructors, EMT, etc. I encourage them because of the diversity in nursing. Not to mention more testosterone is needed!

Agree agree agree.

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I personally don't see any careers (except maybe military) that I really deem so important that I feel the need to sort of "proselytize" for its sake, however in answer to your question I am not a nurse yet (will be starting pre-reqs starting the summer semester) however I know that the males in my family are not interested ;)

In regards to the idea of trying to get men into nursing through special programs...I really do not have much comment on it, tho I do remember while looking through my own states department of labor website a while ago, in search of trade job apprenticeships...there where actually special apprenticeship and grant programs directed specifically at woman and minorities because of the fact that the jobs are heavily male dominated. However since getting into Nursing school really does for the most part depend on your academic abilities I don't see how something like that could ever or even should ever be applied.

Yeah we will start to see more of these, male dominated programs targeting female applicants. I don't see any the other way round. So crazy considering men are harder to convince to apply in female dominated degrees.

Yeah, academic abilities but they should try to balance the gender ratio as much as possible.

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Yeah, academic abilities but they should try to balance the gender ratio as much as possible.

Why? Men are as welcome as women to apply for nursing programs, are held to the same criteria, and have the same opportunities. I don't see why there is any need to "balance the gender ratio." In what other occupations do you think it is necessary to ensure there are equal numbers of males and females? I welcome males into nursing (and always have), but I fail to see the arguments that are sometimes made that having more males in nursing would clearly benefit nursing.

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rather than only enrolling students who will actually make great(personality) nurses with brains. It's not just about cracking down. Not all who can crack down are fit to become a healthcare professional.

So it's like I said- you don't like the other students' personalities in your program. Competence is not based on personality. As you mature, you will realize that there will always be people you don't like or don't get along with. It's not the job of nursing schools to weed out people with personalities you don't like. There will be plenty of people who will be good at their jobs who you won't like. And it won't be limited to female co-workers, either.

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So crazy considering men are harder to convince to apply in female dominated degrees.

Why are you so interested in "convincing" people who don't have any interest in the profession? If you have some kind of insecurity about being a male in a female-dominated profession, that's on you to deal with. You won't solve the problem by desperately trying to surround yourself with more men.

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