Male Nurses

aywl · Nov 4, 2013

I am a Lpn working in ob/gyn unit, the patient all are females, I only can tell you, most of them are "needy".

Sorry if I scared you, but I just speaked out the truth;

DebblesRN, ASN, BSN, RN · Nov 5, 2013

I would encourage you to apply.

I do not work with any male nurses at this time, but have in the past and they did just fine.

I will also say--I had a hysterectomy a few years back and had a male nurse take care of me post-op. He was great and very professional and it did not bother me at all.

Jobs are hard to come by as a new grad. If you can sneak in and grab a job on OB/GYN because they are hiring--do it. If you don't like it--stick it out until you can transfer to another unit. Once you got your foot in the door, you should be able to get a job easier internally.

You may decide you love it though and stay forever. :)

Good luck to you!! Got my fingers crossed that you get a job quickly. :)

Oh, and as far as OB/GYN patients being needy--I've worked in MANY departments, those ladies aren't any needier than any other med-surg patient. If you ask me, they are much nicer to deal with. LOL

OUxPhys, BSN, RN · Nov 5, 2013

LOL thanks aywl, I assumed all the patients would be female on an Ob/GYN unit :). That's what I was thinking Debbles. Here in Cleveland we have three really good hospitals and for two of them I have seen jobs for OB/GYN and looks like they would hire a new grad. If thats the case I would do it just to get my foot in the door and then eventually transfer, preferrably in something ICU (for grad school purposes), neuro, cardio etc. But your right, if I like it I might make a career of it!

IrishErin · Nov 5, 2013

Oh and as far as OB/GYN patients being needy--I've worked in MANY departments, those ladies aren't any needier than any other med-surg patient. If you ask me, they are much nicer to deal with. LOL[/quote']
I will second that! I've had many a shift where my much less sick and much more able bodied male patients were much needier than any of my ladies!
I had a male nursing student with my nurse when I had my son, and he was fantastic! He was so professional, yet he really caught on to my sense of humor and kept me calm and in good spirits throughout the whole thing. I know that some women might be uncomfortable with a male nurse at times, but I think it's refreshing!

OUxPhys, BSN, RN · Nov 5, 2013

I see. Thank you ladies for your input! It makes me feel alot better when it comes time to applying for new grad jobs.

Best_Name_Ever · Nov 6, 2013

We don't have any male nurses at my hospital, but there are plenty of male OB/GYN docs. So I don't see it as a problem. The only thing you might run into is cultural concerns. Sometimes a patient does not allow any male in the room.

OUxPhys, BSN, RN · Nov 6, 2013

Yea I know there are quite a few male gynecologists but since they are doctors I didn't know if women would feel more comfortable with a male gynecologist but not a male nurse or if it did not matter. I guess the answers provided above shows that sometimes it does not matter.

Katie71275 · Nov 8, 2013

As a female and as a nurse, it wouldn't bother me at all to have a male nurse in OB! I think a person can do great in any specialty no matter what gender. Only drawback, would be with some cultures, men are not allowed to see the female , for example, my Muslim patients, usually will not accept a male doctor unless necessary, and absolutely no male students/male nurses(not that we have any male nurses, but that can be fixed with an assignment change).

ArgentumRN · Nov 10, 2013

The answer is YES. There are afew of us male nurses working Post-Partun and Labor and Delivery. You will do just fine and who knows you might decide to stay, specially is you like the emergent situations that arise without warning... Best of Luck.