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I am new to this site but wanted to vote. We have a couple of male nurses on the Neuro/Medical CCU but alot more in the Cardiac CCU. I guess they find open hearts more exciting. I enjoy working with them and am very thankful when a neuro patient gets violent to have them around to help out. :balloons:
We have 2 male staff working ER, but it's a very small ER with only 2 nurses usually on duty for each 12 hour shift. Nice to have the men around - sure keeps the estrogen levels a little lower resulting in a happier, less whiney place for all - gee can't believe I wrote that chauvanistic comment
We have more than 10 total in my unit...that's including day and night shift...but we actually have more on nights. We usually have about 2-4 men and 4-6 women. There is one shift I used to work where there were 5 men and two women...It seems that we have an unusually high ammount of men in our ICU/CCU units in my area....
no male nurses or techs on my floor- LDRP.
When I was taking my hospital tour at the new grad open house we met a former male new grad on tele who was trying to talk us into applying to his floor- I told him I was applying to OB. His response? "Oh man, it's an estrogen fest up there! The nurses walk around holding hands"
He was kidding of course but we are pretty girly, I think it would intimidating to a new male nurse. In fact the only men who routinely work on the unit are 1 male OB, a family practice doc who has a few deliveries a month, and 3 of the 5 peds who see the babies.
Thunderwolf, MSN, RN
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We see more male nurses (RN/LPN/LVN) more often now.
How many do you see?
If you do not have male nurses working on your floor/unit, what comments would you like to note.