what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

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In the current institution that i am in, i've seen very few male nursing students. Some say they're just forced to by their mums; others go for the big salary...

the growing population of nurses today include mostly the females, as i see it.

pre-med..and a good cushion if i get lazy...and a family of nurses..haha.

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Started off as an EMT & ICU Tech, saw what the ER & ICU nurses did, decided to go back to school.

1) good pay

2) good hours

3) job security

4) respectable profession

5) inherent rewards in caring for people

6) lots of options as far as continuing education and job growth

I just graduated from nursing school, and now I'm helping four other guys at my church through the whole process (couple of whom I motivated to go back to school.) Basically, once a guy gets tired of his boring, unfulfilling, but "manly" job it doesn't take too much convincing to go into nursing. And sure there's still traces of the feminine stereotype, but 1) that stereotype is fading and 2) where else do you find a 10:1 (20:1??) female to male ratio? No complaints here!

Yessir that ratio is a good one. Iam 19 years old and its my 1st year in nursing school. Im doing my clinicals on an ortho floor and I am loving it but I never thought these exams would be so difficult.So if anyone knows a good way to study contact me and let me know.

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Specializes in ER/OR.

Naturally, lots of available pooty tang.

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As previously stated by another member:

1) good pay

2) flexible hours

3) job security

4) respectable profession

5) inherent rewards in caring for people

6) lots of options as far as continuing education and job growth

I needed a degree that would pay for itself and would provide me with a descent income. The option to travel is a nice incentive as well.

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I'm new to the site and I really like the fact that they have an area for males. I'm one of just 2 guys in my nursing program.

I started out like a lot of the others in EMS (EMT) and quickly discovered that their isn't a lot of ways to make a decent living. I love what I do but I decided to become a nurse because I like to help people.

I always tell people something that someone told me about the difference between being a doctor and a nurse. "Doctors treat disease, nurses treat patients." I wanted to treat patients.

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Specializes in Med. Surg, physician's office.

i am not male, but it seems to me that the question of why a guy wants to become a nurse is the same question i got when i was an engineering major... it is ridiculous to perpetuate this ongoing "I'm a boy, I don't do that" mentality.... This is a profession, and why should a guy want to do this? how about BECAUSE HE WANTS TO :redbeathe

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i am foreign educated from india,completed my course and preparing for nclex rn.Nursing has got lot of job security,lots of oppurtunities as well as there are different types of higher education programmes.so it has got lots to offer, well it certainly offers a decent salary too.you know in my class in india out of 45 ,22 of them where boys. wish u all the best for all male nurses.:up:

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someone told me that you need a BSN inorder to work anywhere in the country or the world. RN degree only allow to work in state, is that true?

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
someone told me that you need a BSN inorder to work anywhere in the country or the world. RN degree only allow to work in state, is that true?

Not true. Associated Degreed RNs who pass NCLEX and become RNs can work anywhere in the country.

Differing countries have different requirements, and some might indeed require a BSN. I worked with a nurse that was an associated degree and she was able to work in Croatia (her home country) without getting a BSN.

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Specializes in Quality Management.

The situation with the global economy has changed a bit since this forum began, but my reasons for becoming a registered nurse are still the same. "I'm on a mission from God." Yes, I look a bit like Elwood Blues.

I have felt a "call to service" for many years. Unfortunately I wasted a lot of my life giving God "the finger" because of my poor perceptions about life in general. Fortunately I made a complete recovery and now feel The Hand on my back gently urging me into service. Time is short.

My mother is Catholic, not me, so the Priesthood is out. Thus, nursing.

So, like many of my sister nursing students, I claim a "calling" to the profession.

I just hope the job is truly "recession-proof" as many claim.

Cheers!

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as far back as i can remember, i've always been one to help people. even when it wasn't my place, or i didn't have the knowledge or skills, it was still my desire to make people healthier and feel better.

being jewish makes a difference, too. it's believed to be a "built-in" to have a desire to do what we call "tikkun olam" ("repairing the world"); it's certainly true of me.

:hanukkahstar: happy chanukkah, motts!

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Specializes in -1.

I love this thread. As for me, I am as green with nursing as is possible. I've worked in sales for over a decade, and I've been sick of it, almost that entire time. I have been thinking long and hard, about what I would WANT to do, as well as what I could do.

It's going to be rough for me, since I've been out of school for so long (I never went to college) but the old saying is true, nothing worth doing is ever easy.

As for my own reasons for wanting to pursue nursing? I could run through the list of obvious benefits that have already been stated dozens of times in this thread, but chief among them is I really feel a person can have a very strong sense of pride and self worth in the profession.

When someone asks me what I do for a living right now, usually my reply is apologetic, or I whisper it out of the corner of my mouth.

I don't want to be that way any longer.

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