Do men deal with nursing better?

[KurtNIN]

I know that might sound like a dumb question, but I was reading this thread, and I wonder if men deal with the stress easier than women? I mean, we're expected, and socialized to throw ourselves on our jobs. Most "mens'" jobs are backbreaking, stressful, and dirty; from what I see that's pretty much nursing in a nutshell. Am I wrong? Are men more likely to stick with nursing?

Just a thought.

[danamobile]

all i know, is that men in nursing make MY job a whole lot easier to deal with! women are quite catty at times and men make some good balance on the job... and it doesn't hurt that most are quite strong and give some power to the punch when needed :trout:

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

Hard to say, you would also need to know the reasons why people are leaving nursing, not just the raw figures of how many are leaving.

Well given that more women are likely to leave due to child care issues compared to men, it tends to make the stats even worse for men leaving for other reasons such as the stressers, etc.