Nashville Male Nurses

[vertigo1022]

I recently moved to the Nashville area so my wife could stay close to her family. The only difficult part is that I am now in an area where I know nearly no one and being a male nurse, I find it even more difficult to find other guy to hang out with. I'm hoping to find a community of other guys in the nursing field who are interested in hanging out, discussing things that male nurses face, and mainly a support in a profession that doesn't always have the reputation of being guy friendly. Don't get me wrong, I love being a nurse. I truly feel that I was called to this line of work. I just find it tough sometimes being in a new city and not having the support of my male friends back home (most of the people I have met here have been through my wife). Any help or advice would be greatly welcomed.

[CainRN]

Big thanks to everyone. I have heard good things about Vandy and now I feel even better about my decision to move to Nashville and pursue a position there. I would love to get onto the Lifeflight team, but my immediate future is focused on transitioning from student to nurse and learning the in's and out's of the field. The ER internship seemed like a good starting point, but I work as a critical care tech now and I wonder if an ICU wouldn't be a better learning environment for a new nurse. Either way, I have a bit of time before I make the move. It's all rather exciting though.