Male RN's in demand ?

I don't know that gender has anything to do with demand for nurses. In my neck of the woods all you need is an RN license.

I don't know that gender has anything to do with demand for nurses. In my neck of the woods all you need is an RN license.

I agree with the above poster.

Maxs

i too agree with the above poster... that gender is not an issue, it is about competency, skills and knowledge that one can offer

It would seem some schools are going out of their way to get them into the program. My class started with 13 men out of 52 students which was a record. It would seem that there may be an advantage to men applying to get a job in ICU or ER straight out of school as well. Thats where most of us end up after graduation. But as the nurse recruiter and I talked about the men rarely stay in ICU but go on to even more challenging things.

I asked my nursing instructor this very question. Her response was that as a male we will probably get hired into the ER or ICU out of college ( I am in an accelerated BSN program) and will probably get promoted more quickly. She also said that, unless we are in a union hospital, we will advance more quickly on the salary schedule. This is coming from a woman that has been a nurse for 32 years so I value her input more than most.

Craig

Anyone ever hear of equal opportunity employment?

Basically, I think it's a crock having to hire minorities or women just to fulfill a quota. Everyone should be treated equal right?

It's a twist though being a man in a woman dominated field though...

I understand having to be a great nurse (not being qualified would be a dis-service), but was wondering if hospitals have any quotas or anything in order to remain legal ?

Just considering all my options.. Thanks everyone.

There is a hospital down here that looks for male nurses...b/c they cant hold on to them...."male RN haters"...all of the men jump to Cath(a whoping 22 male RN one of the biggest caths),ER, and ICU....

I was talking to the head nurse on the telemetry floor and they hire male RN and then only keep us at the most for 3 mths then "we run"...

It's all up to the hospital and what they look for

My experience echoes that of earlier posters - ability is more important than gender.

I don't know if we have an advantage in the hiring, but do males have an advantage when it comes to getting accepted into a nursing school?

No.

Maxs

males are in demand. i got a job offers before i even graduated. places want diversity.

I don't know if we have an advantage in the hiring, but do males have an advantage when it comes to getting accepted into a nursing school?

No.

It's all about the entrance test score (in my case the TEAS), GPA, interview and Pre-reqs (in my program they were not required but you were not competitive without them).