How do people feel about male nurses?

[Natgurad]

I'm 20 and a NJ National Guard Infantry men and I'm think about go to school for my RN. I was wondering is there a Demand for male nurses, and how do male nurses fit in this field. I enjoy helping people and connecting with them and I feel like this would be a good career for me.

[Farawyn]

I like working with men also.

So do I. I like working with women, too.

Either way, if you are a good nurse, a team player and a nice person, that's really all it takes.

That goes for any job.

[IsmeAmanda, LPN]

At least working with a male nurse gives you something nice to stare at.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

At least working with a male nurse gives you something nice to stare at.

Yeah, not. You don't work with the same male nurses that I have. No eye candy there. But then none of us female nurses are likely to win a beauty contest either.

[AnthonyD]

At least working with a male nurse gives you something nice to stare at.

I don't want this to come across wrong, but if we reversed the roles in your statement it would be taken has highly inappropriate. I would never say that about the female nurses I work with, nor would I expect anyone else to.

[pistolchick]

Sometimes you get over utilized in heavy tasks, like lifting. As a petite weaker person, I appreciate my male coworkers helping me out. So it's a bonus for everyone else that you are (possibly) strong, but you might get annoyed by constantly being requested to help.

YES. I met a healthy young (25~) male nurse who had been SO over-utilized in lifting tasks that he had a permanent back injury. Please exercise caution and learn to say when you're hurting or sore.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Murses are man purses.

You mean a european carryall?

[bkmcarn]

If you're not sure, consider starting as an LPN. You can always go on for your RN later, and have some income and perhaps benefits that can help sooner.

In general, male nurses tend to earn more, though no employer will admit it.

[pistolchick]

If you're not sure, consider starting as an LPN. You can always go on for your RN later, and have some income and perhaps benefits that can help sooner.

In general, male nurses tend to earn more, though no employer will admit it.

Are you an LPN? I am, and I would never recommend someone start with LPN.

[bkmcarn]

Yes, I was actually an LVN for seven years. After the first year I started taking my pre-requisites. I took advantage of bot employer tuition reimbursement and free CLEP testing through DANTES. The last year I was enrolled full-time, although the last semester I did manage/need to work allot.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Are you an LPN? I am, and I would never recommend someone start with LPN.

Agreed. After working as an LVN & having limited career opportunities I always tell people interesting in nursing to become an RN.

[LEtoRN]

My son in the hospital for a month after he was born. One of our favorite nurses was male. I pumped breast milk for my son and I was in the middle of pumping when the bag needed to be changed. Without batting an eye the male nurse turned to me and asked if I could pause the pump and give him what I had so far to put in the bag. So I unscrewed the container and handed it to him still warm from pumping. He was a great nurse.

[bkmcarn]

He said he wan't sure about nursing. I suggested LPN as a starting point, to test the waters. No point in wasting years on academic preparation only to find you don't really want nursing. LPN programs get you in clinical much sooner. And longer. When hiring I found RNs who first worked as an LPN were more skilled in fundamentals.