males vs females as new RN's.

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Hi i brought up this topic on another subforum but getting no answers because there seems to be not a lot of active users there, I was wondering whats the take on gender preferences/need and hiring around the country, also particularly in Connecticut for new graduate RN's?

Are males able to get hired better? And are there states that are more male needy or female needy?

Also do males receive better pay as new graduate RN's(and how much aprxmtly?) in CT or generally in US.

And why is that there is such an advantage for males in nursing?

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I think it depends on region as well as shift and specialty area. I work nights on med-surg, and personally I can say I like having at least one guy on the crew with us. They tend to be less involved in gossip and well, when there are less bodies available it is nice to have some one that can generally lift more. I dont think there is a differnece in pay though and I know our day shift prefers to be all female.

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Specializes in adult ICU.

I don't feel that there is any hiring preference, or that legally, there can be (sexism.) I do think men tend to graduate to higher pressure, higher skill level areas in nursing -- I believe this has been documented, but the nursing market overall is still pretty much saturated with women. I'm not sure there is "such an advantage" like you are saying when it comes to hiring specifically.

I do think that men often get treated better in the workplace....usually a sexist mentality as well, but that is a completely different issue than preferential hiring.

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Specializes in ER, Trauma.

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There's an advantage for males in nursing? I love the profession so I accept that most of the time I'm a second class citizen. Women dominate the profession, and I've never seen a clique that included a male. A small department like education might have an opening and I wont get an interview but will hear through the grapevine that the all female office has chosen a female to fill the position. If I make an issue of any of this, I must bring my complaints to, females.

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Specializes in Med/Surg and ANCC RN-BC.

I know that at my hospital a lot of the male nurses work on ER/ICU/TELE and med/surg floors. I think that they are wonderful to have and wish we had more male nurses around. They can lift more and don't get involved in any of the drama that can happen.

I don't see male nurses on the mom/baby, NICU or L&D floors, because I think women are more comfortable with women, if you get my drift.

I know that in my state (colorado) that there the males get the same pay as the females do.

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And why is that there is such an advantage for males in nursing?

Um, I'm not aware of any advantage for males in nursing. I was the only male in my nursing class of 24 and the only special treatment I got was that I got to be the "mannikin" for EKG lead placement and for heart and lung auscultation, since I could take off my shirt!!

Truly, I am not aware of any hiring preference for males where I work; there are only 6 males nurses out of 80 in our department. The only "special" treatment we get is being called on frequently to help with positioning of heavy patients.

I agree with a previous poster who mentioned that the male nurses don't tend to get caught up in all the gossip around the unit . . . I'll see my female colleagues bunched up and whispering . . . later I'll learn that someone made a mistake or some doc got into an argument with an RN, etc. Personally, I don't have time for all that!

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Specializes in ICU, ED, PACU.

Male new grad here. In an interview I was flat out told by the manager that males were inferior nurses. That just about blew my mind. Needless to say I didn't get that job.

You will find prejudice everywhere you go in life. I'm sure there are managers who prefer males just as there as managers who refuse to hire them. I think this under the table prejudice is fairly common. You just need to navigate around it.

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Thanks.

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Specializes in Med/Surg and ANCC RN-BC.

DuluthMike,

That manager seems like a really brat. Where does this person get the balls to tell you that in an interview! that is so unprofessional. Glad you don't work there!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTC/Geriatric.
Also do males receive better pay as new graduate RN's(and how much aprxmtly?) in CT or generally in US.

And why is that there is such an advantage for males in nursing?

I sure hope males don't receive higher pay. Why in the world should they?

What exactly are the advantages for males in nursing? :confused:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

"Also do males receive better pay as new graduate RN's(and how much aprxmtly?) in CT or generally in US."

Yes, of course they do! Males are very valuable, much more so than females. The US nursing profession tends to pay males $10.00 more per hour than females. But be sure to claim "male differential" to receive your extra pay.

You will find that CT is not that much more advanced than the general US. We all recognize the superiority of male nurses.

"Hi i brought up this topic on another subforum but getting no answers"

Hmmmm....can't imagine why? Guess other forums are not as enlightened...

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It is a question which I do not believe there is any direct answer. Depending on whom you ask, the answer may be pro or con...without any definitive proof. Why do you ask?

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