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I'm very curious to hear from male nurses if they are happy with their career choice working in a women dominated field?  Would you still pick nursing if you had the chance to do it all over again?

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Is this still a thing?

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Allnurses forum Men in Nursing been going strong 25+ years. Some men satisfied, others moved to different careers. 4 men I graduated with in 1982 BSN program about to retire.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ER and Administration.

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

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.

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

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Specializes in Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health.

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.

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Specializes in Nurse Anesthesiology Student.

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

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Specializes in Research & Critical Care.

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

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Specializes in LTC & Rehab Supervision.

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.

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Specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
offlabel said:

Is this still a thing?

My thoughts exactly!

But yeah, I'm chillin in the field.

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

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

I loved my career, spanning 41 years becoming an EMT in 1979, do not regret it one bit, but the way things are now, would definitely choose a different path.

I believe I would have focused more on the first responder, than to have gone into hospital, SNF, HH, etc. nursing.

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