Guys in Nursing...What's your Input?

LasVegasRN · Oct 4, 2002

Welcome to the board, sharpe nurse!

salve#1 · Oct 4, 2002

I'm a male nurse. I'm heterosexual. It dosen't matter what sexual preferance I am. Do what makes you happy. I don't know where the "stigma" came from. More then likely it has come from homophobic men whom we all know by now are actually the real homosexuals pretending not to be

Do what makes you happy. Remember, people who feel a need to make up stuff like this are the ones who genuinely aren't happy with there lives. They are consumed at times by trying to make negative ideas from nothing to boost there own sence of self worth. Be a male nurse and be proud of it. Men can love and show emotions just like woman. There is a stigma that says we have to be tough macho men. The more we suppress our emotions, the worse off we become. Best of luck to yah:)

rebelwaclause, ASN, RN · Oct 4, 2002

Ok...I made light with the t-shirt thing. Just my way of showing "luv".

But when it comes down to it, I might prefer a male nurse over a female. Men do not get in a tiff over small, petty things like "us" women tend to....Well...Not usually. The male nurses I've worked with are very level headed and are straight to the point. They do not over analyze or make up scenario's when applying nursing treatment. LOVE them and wouldn't make it through a shift without them.

When I was in school, there where two men in my class of 35. I'd like to think this is because a significant amount of male nurses obtain there training through military?

June55Baby · Oct 4, 2002

I definately think there is a place for men in nursing. It just seems that they are all shooting for CRNA school or a job as a Nurse Manager or Director. Even when they decide to saty at the bedside, they seem to gravitate toward ICU, CCU, CVR, or ER.

I remember taking my then 6 y.o. son the the ER for stitches .... he was a little confued when his Nurse was a Man and his Doctor was a Woman! Its a Wonderful World!

Mito · Oct 5, 2002

I usually tell patients that the only difference between male and female nurses is that male nurses eat more for lunch . (tongue firmly planted in cheek).

Mito

amblessing · Oct 16, 2002

Originally posted by MarcusKspn
What I would like to know is your experiences with guys in nursing, is it this unusual for a straight guy to consider nursing as a profession. I really love being in nursing.

I know for a fact that there are some straight guys considering a career in nursing. I find that many of them work already as EMTs and Emergency Room Techs, and HEY some of them aren't too bad to look at - if you GUYS out there don't mind me saying!!!! :kiss

RNConnieF · Oct 16, 2002

All this focus on gender makes me REALLY angry. When I graduated from high school in 1972 (ok, so now we all know I'm an old fart) I was told to not bother going to college as I would only get married and have kids. I raised my children girls and boys to believe they can be anything they want to be. I have a daughter who will start med school next year and a son who will start college next year, training to be a teacher. I work with both male and female nurses and I don't give a rat's a&* what the gender of my colleagues is, as long as they are good nurses. We have stopped asking about working with nurses of color, isn't time we stopped asking about working with nurses of certain gender?

mark_LD_RN · Oct 17, 2002

AMEN RNConnieF! could not agree more

Rav_810 · Oct 17, 2002

I am a male nursing student in Australia. My good friend who is in my class is gay, but i have no problem with that. I can tell you guys, not all male nurses are gay. There is a general feeling in the world wide community, that males who enter nursing are gay, i think that in recent times the attitude has been changing. While i am studying i have been working with people who have, developmental disabilities. In the whole hospital there is only one gay man, and a very kind person to. I think as more men enter nursing things will change.

happthearts · Oct 27, 2002

Personally when I had hand surgery the best nurses I had was male. They had a tendency to listen more when I explained I was having medication trouble. I think the female nurse just thought I was being a female complainer. The male was the one who discovered that I had a problem with the Med's and checked my responses and told the DR.

I also worked with a Male RN on night shift for 6 years in mental health ward .who was a body builder very macho Not Gay. He had a very good manor with the PT's firm but kind. He got in and helped me when necessary Even the females didn't mind because he was very proper and professional about how he did things. It was nice to know that he was there to back you up if you needed help. One of the best I every worked with.

RN IN ALABAMA · Oct 27, 2002

Appreciate having a male nurse around. Why the question about his sexual orientation; we don't question "that" about male doctors. In fact, I thank doctors should first practice as nurses so they will stop making unreasonable demands on the nursing staff.

AIS52 · Oct 27, 2002

When patients ask me if Nursing is a stop on the road to med school (and no, the gay question has NEVER come up), my favorite answer is "No thanks, I'd like to be around to watch my children grow up."

Works like a charm everytime.