Male nurses

Is this still a thing?

I worked as a RN for over 30 years. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Retired after nearly 50 years of practicing nursing.  It was a good career. 

Qualified in 1986. Never regretted it. Good career choice. Have never  had a problem working with women nor with taking orders from women in higher positions. Just not an issue for me.

Two other guys graduated with me. One still a nurse. The other retrained as an osteopath.

Yup. Would do it again and do it better this go round. 

I've never had an issue, and I would do it again.

Been an LPN for 5.5 years, and I'm about to graduate with my ADN in a few months. I love being a nurse and would do it over and over again.

offlabel said:

Is this still a thing?

My thoughts exactly!

But yeah, I'm chillin in the field.

There have been many male nurses in my jobs. It seems pretty equal to me. 

I'm glad I earned my RN/BSN for sure.  The guys at the firehouse poke fun at me from time to time about being a "murse" but at the end of the day they respect the fact that I have a job skill that I can transition to if my body can't do firefighting anymore and still more than pay the bills - not a lot of firefighters have that safety net.

As for working with women, honestly it's exactly like working at the firehouse.. the conversations are about the same foul topics and the sailor mouths on nurses are the same as firefighters.  I remember being nervous when I first started being worried that I'd accidentally slip with my potty mouth, only to realize female nurses are just as foul!

As "taking orders" from women, it's a non factor for me -  then again I've worked in a paramilitary environment for a very long time..