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Hi All!

I'm a crazy father of 2 ex-premed who just recently turned down Northwestern to go into a RN program.

I already have an Associate in Science, but I'll be getting another ADN and then go to a 4 yr school.

When I went to an info session about the RN program ill be trying to get into, out of like 70 ppl only 5 were guys.

So I want to know are there any men out there?

Thanks for the great real advice

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I was debating with a college professor over the internet one time.He told me he was tired of his students asking stupid questions.I told him the only stupid question was the one never asked.He told me I was wrong that his students ask stupid questions all the time.I told him they only seemed stupid to him,because he already knows the answer.I stopped debating with him because I realized what a jerk he was.:rolleyes:

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Come on Guys , yes those of you that can go to a 2 yr. program are lucky. Four yr. program even better . All I could do was take one yr. off to earn my L.P.N. and yes , today I had a pt. that spent 2 tours in 'Nam sprayed With Orange the last thing he wanted is to have me wipe his as@ . It was my honor . If you worry about how your going feel about it move on . Pray for peace . Proud veteran myself .C.R.G.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.
Originally posted by RNPATL

I have to agree that nursing is far more than wiping butts. But at the same time, you have to have the ability to nurture and care and there are those times when you have to wipe butts. Where I work, we have few CNA's, so we are wiping butts.

Anyway, as a nurse, I think you have to be willing to do things that perhaps are not your favorite things to do. For me, I have things I like to do as a nurse and things I can not do as a nurse ... for whatever reason, I can not manage to clean or deal with colostomys .... when I am working with them all I think about is blowing chunks right in the room. For other nurses, their weak link is sputum or something else ..... but overall, I think nursing is a great profession, despite all of its challenges.:D

But to answer his original question about EMT training ... it would depend on what you plan to do after you graduate with your RN ... if you plan to enter the ED or another crticial care area, EMT training might be a good start.

As I was reading your response befrore you mentioned sputum, I was thinking that sputum was my weakness! Funny how these things work.:) RN's here still wipe butts, however they are also assessing, "Is there any evidence of decubiti? What is the color and consistancy of the BM? Etc..." Always assessing!

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Wanted to say "hi". Im new to the board and havent even started school yet. I've been working in the business world for about 8 years. I have a bachelors in accounting and im in the process of applying to a few accelerated post bach. programs. (first need to get those prerequisites out of the way)I have seen some great stuff in this thread. Has anyone thought of setting up a Male Nurse forum??

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Specializes in Nursing Education.

Welcome! Can I ask why you want to get into nursing? There has been many discussions that there needs to be a lot more advertisment to encourage men to get into nursing .... what helped you make the decision to return to school to become a nurse?

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For the job security and the pay. If you're not afraid of a working a few hours of overtime, you can do quite well for yourself. I have a BS and MS in chemistry and intend to pursue anesthesia and perhaps teach in some capacity as well.

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Specializes in Nursing Education.
Originally posted by septicwad

For the job security and the pay. If you're not afraid of a working a few hours of overtime, you can do quite well for yourself. I have a BS and MS in chemistry and intend to pursue anesthesia and perhaps teach in some capacity as well.

That is great and congratulations on your decision to join our profession. I can say without hesitation that I have never regretted being a nurse and I have been in the profession for 20 years. Nursing is one of the few professions that allows for much career diversity. If you get bored in one area, there are numerous areas to chose from. Again welcome and best wishes for success.:D

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Specializes in SRNA.

I'll chime in on this one too. I start my accelerated post bacc next month after chipping away at my pre-reqs for the last 18 months.

I agree that security and decent pay with overtime is very attractive. It does seem that everybody and their brother wants to become a CRNA though. It would seem that if there were more highly paid specialties like CRNA, there would be a lot more men in nursing today.

The real question is .... are there any men going into nursing that do *not* intend to become a CRNA?

-S

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Sup dudes,

I am about to start an accelarated BSN program in May and I am excited and terrified all at the same time. I keep coming up with scenerios as to what I might face as a male student during the course. Scenerios that both encourage me and that scared the s*** out of me.

Just yesterday I was taking with a few of the nurses on the unit where I work . I am a scrub tech on an L&D floor. They were taking about their experiences with the 1st time they had to place a Foley in a male patient. Just then I almost had a panic attack when I realized that sometime soon I would be doing the same thing. It freaked me out and at that moment I began to question whether I can actually go through with this.

Anyways, I realized that I have come too damn far to allow myself to be discouraged by that. My question to you guys is how did you deal/handle having to work with some other dudes junk (genetelia)? I am just curious as hell to hear what other awkard and unconfortable situations you have had to faced and push through as a nursing student. Also, a little advice on how to handle awkard/uncomfortable situations which male students might face, would be greatly appreciated.

I apoligize of this has already been asked. Maybe we should have our own "Male Nurses/Male Student Nurses" Forum. Just a thought.

jemride

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Well, piper_for_hire, I tried the MBA route for one semester. That pays pretty well, but I realized it wasn't for me. I actually started my career in the medical field about twenty years ago, in the Army, as a medic. With my background in chemistry, don't you think CRNA is a natural career progression? As far as teaching goes, I did some of that while I was in graduate school; being back in college made me realize how much I enjoy the academe. I'm also interested in hyperbaric medicine and flight nursing. I wish I were about twenty years younger so I could do it all!

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Specializes in SRNA.

Hey - don't get me wrong! I'm not saying that being a CRNA is a bad thing, it's my goal as well. It's just that it seems that about 99% of people I talk to are getting into nursing with that same exact goal in mind.

I don't think it really matters what our degrees were before our BSN degree. As many CRNAs have told me, "they'll teach you all you need to know in school"

-S

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