Male nurses hired faster?

[Chemistry Sux]

I've heard there is a "glass elevaltor" for male nurses. My question is, do you think its easier for a new grad MALE NURSE to find a job that a female one? Also, I know that nurses can be very agressive with new nurses on a unit, does a MALE NURSE have a target on his back as a n00b in the unit especially as a new grad? I'm trying to decide between RT and ADN school right now (i've been accepted to both) and this is one of my concerns as a potential future nurse.

[just4]

NO, you will not be hired faster. Also out of the 7 males of an 70 student nurse graduating class the guys were treated with contemp and generally disrepectfully by all female professors. You will find resistance to your presence. Most resistance is from older nurses that still wear a flying nun skirt and hat or did a few years ago.

That was not my experience. I am a male and a couple of years ago I graduated at the top of my class of about 48 (also about 10% male).

[MommyandRN]

I don't know about being hired faster. But I have seen males get prime assignments over and over, be put in charge more often and sooner than women hired around the same time. Also I've seen females being written up for the same stuff males are doing but for the males it's OK. I'm not saying that's the same across the board everywhere. Just what I have seen. With that being said, I wish there were more males in nursing. It is a great career for either gender.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

Since you clearly state that your primary objective is finding a job after school , I think that gender aside the real question you should be asking is whether your area has better job prospects for an ADN nurse compared to an RT. I bring this up because I've been reading several threads lately addressing the hiring of ADN vs BSN grads, and it seems from what I've been reading that in some areas of the country it is darned near impossible to find a hospital job as a new ADN grad. So next questions to ask yourself if you decide on nursing should be: Are you willing to accept a nursing job in a setting other than a hospital? Is moving or commuting to find employment an option? If you can't find employment as an ADN grad can you financially afford to go directly into an ADN to BSN program [if you can even get in right away]?

As to the gender issue, I have worked with fantastic and terrible nurses, both male and female. I never saw where their gender made any difference.

Whichever career path you decide is right for you, best of luck!