Entering nursing?

[simon7250]

Hi all,

I would really like some advice from male and female nurses or either one about entering the profession.

I am due to start a nursing degree in September and whilst excited about it 12 months ago I have steadily become very turned off at the prospect of nursing. I appreciate every job has its stresses and you have your challenges to face but the things I have read up on about the field leave me to question why I even considered it in the first place.

What type of experiences have you had and would you recommend the profession as a male? I have heard you get a lot of problems as a nurse shouted at, blamed for nearly every mistake if there is one and its not your fault. Dr's have a go at you and patients and families just beat you up (not so much literally but it may happen). I come from a highly professional and demanding background and to me this just seems a real mess what nurses have to go through. I am sure it is a professional role so not trying to have a go at that. I am hoping its not like this to a large extent and trust there is some room to progress as a nurse, I am interested in Case Manager or Advanced Nurse seem interesting.

Sorry for the mini essat above but any advice would be appreciated.

Many thanks,

Simon

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

thread moved to prenursing student forum to elicit further response.

[loriangel14, RN]

I haven't experienced any of that myself.I haven't been yelled at by anyone or blamed for something that wasn't my fault. Yes patients and their families can be aggravating but generally they are pretty nice and appreciate what you do.The doctors where I work are at the very least civil, most are really friendly and nice. I work with a small number of male nurses and they get along just fine in the workplace.

You need to be careful if you are going to be on here reading about the profession. Remember that people come on here to vent to others that will understand where we are coming from.It really makes us sounds like a bunch of cranks.We're not. It's just we don't usually post on here after a wonderful shift, we do it when we need to vent before we explode. It makes us sound like we don't like our jobs or being nurses. I love my job and my coworkers, as do many on here.

[simon7250]

Hi Loriangle14,

Thanks for your feedback this has given me a bit more perspective on things and think I may have taken the whole venting frustration thing as you say out of context and not looked at the bigger picture.

:)

[ixchel]

Simon I am still anything student, but I have to tell you I have thoroughly enjoyed the male nurses I have worked with on the floor. They have seemed exceedingly happy in their jobs and to be honest (I should hide from the flame throwers I will probably have launched my way for saying this), the male nurses have been more hands on and eager to assist in my (and other students') learning processes. Overall, they've seemed happier, actually. I don't know of this has anything to do with men generally not being as communicative of their feelings, so maybe they actually aren't as happy but they keep it to themselves better, I don't know. Not sure if that helps at all, but it is an observation I've recently taken note of.