Have you met your husband at nursing? Is nursing a good career to meet men?

[Upward_Bound]

No this is not my reason for entering.

Just a curious question.

And if so... Do tell.

[azhiker96, BSN, RN]

My husband is a nurse and everyone assumes we met at work or school. Nope, met online, lived in totally different states at the time. Work in totally opposite areas of nursing (I do births, he does deaths). I like him and love him, but would not want to work with him.

I met my wife online, in an old chat area that has long since died. Both of us are nurses but reversed roles. I work PACU and she, until recently, worked hospice. We've joked with friends on motorcycle rides. If they get injured first decide which direction they want to move to know who to ask for help.

It does help that we can understand each other's work stressors but we wouldn't want to work together. The main reason is we love different areas of nursing.

If I were single, I would avoid dating anyone at work because breakups are more likely than not and can be emotionally messy.

[eCCU]

I had sworn never date anyone from work! After seeing so much drama between people when they break up at work lol. Not to mention those residents that slept with any girl that thought was cute. One fellow slept with over 6 nurses on my floor! Imagine the drama when he married someone his parents preferred 😂😂😂 it was hell scheduling assignments no one wanted to see the other 😂

I was the "mean scary charge nurse" that didn't flirt with the residents....or that's what one of the residents told me when he became the attending! I would rather have that title than some titles they gave nurses during their little parties!!!

Met my hubby in comicon....yes I am one of those nerds😜 and love it!

[Dogen]

I'm a man. You could meet me in nursing, but I wouldn't recommend it. I'm very difficult.

[dausy]

I met my husband at work. He was not a coworker though and I did not ever have the intention of persuing anybody while at work.

Most men I dealt with at work were much older male patients. I don't recommend it...unless you get a job at a teaching hospital then you might find some young medical student but you shouldn't join the medical field simply for dating D:

I do know a nurse who married another nurse on our unit..one was forced to switch units. That kinda sucks.

[Trauma_drama14, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

Nope, we actually met outside of the hospital per mutual friends. We met when he was 6 months into telemetry and I was an LPN still. Very helpful when we started dating and I started nursing school again lol. We now both work in the same hospital (the same one he's worked at) on the same shift and in ICU (we started a week apart). Obviously since we're married not on the same unit lol. I work trauma/sicu and he works cvicu. We have conversations in which we talk about how we still don't understand each other's specialty (but really he's jealous of my floor lmao jk).

If we never met and dated, I'm not sure I would have gone for anyone who works with me in the hospital. I guess it would depend. I could see it but most people are already married or in serious relationships. I would probably have avoided dating people on my floor because it would have gone around the unit (good god, even more on my unit now. I love them but they gossip so much lmao)

[~Shrek~]

There's no single men within a reasonable age group for me. I am okay with this. I don't want workplace drama.

[Graduatenurse14]

I would try very hard not to date some at work but the heart wants what the heart wants. I would never date a direct co-worker or someone who came to my floor regularly (PT/OT, RRT, MD/DO)just to prevent drama. I would not tell a soul that I was dating someone from the hospital if I happened to meet them elsewhere like in the cafeteria. I've dated 2 guys when I had other jobs. One was ok and it ended after we both left but the other was odd and awkward.

[wolf9653]

1- I can't say that I have.

2- I don't know, I'm not looking for one.

But I have met a lot of cute chicks..

I had dated a couple. Probably tops on my list of bad ideas.

[Dacatster, ADN]

Sorry this just sounds like a Perv post so some dude can get his jollys from the nurse thing. Serious sick post IMHO

[BHRN85]

Try match.com or plentyoffish.com

Or farmersonly.com (but only if you are a farmer, obv) lol

Most of my married coworkers have met their spouses outside of work.

[Coldsvt]

Male nurse...when im not working i am fishing so i would be low on any womans list for husband material lol

[1056chris]

Most of the times these relationships that I have seen in my 26 of nursing don't work. Its too much time with the same person and sometimes one or neither are being honest about their intentions. Stayed focused on your work. If someone asks you out and you want to go..then go, but, tell them to call you after work. I seriously hope you are not seeking this career because you want a doctor for a husband because most of them are married and the ones that aren't will make less than you.