Nursing Student question HELP!

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Hello everyone this is my first time posting a topic on this forum and i just wanted to thank all the nurses out there for what they do! i had a couple of question regarding nursing career path past my BSN. Right now i am a EMT-B in southern california with some advanced certs such as ACLS,PALS, PHTLS. I am a young Male at only 21 years of age. Next fall i start my BSN program at a university. My ultimate goal is to work in the ED and focus on the critical care/trauma aspect of medicine. I have 3 years experience as an EMT in the prehospital setting working the 911 calls. After i complete my BSN im going to apply to a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner school.

Question #1: I have a DUI on my record when i was 18 years old, by the time my schooling passes do you think it will be a long enough gap for it to be irrelevant?

Question #2:Will being an EMT with field and critical care experience set me ahead of the crowd applying for NP school? or getting into an ED dept?

Question #3: is being a Male any advantage in the nursing field? or in the ED?

ANY further advice about my path after my BSN is greatly appreciated

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

What type of advantage would you imagine would come from being male?

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Well the nursing field is a prodomimanty female. Was just thinking how Police and Fire dept push for females to apply for diversity.

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.

No. Probably not. No.

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Thank you both for your input its greatly appreciated, if anyone can help me out with the other questions it would be awesome.

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something a little more in depth would be appreciated, examples would be wonderful.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

The DUI- do you have a conviction? Could be problematic. You should search the BON website and ask around at some schools to see it it disqualifies you.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Question #1: I have a DUI on my record when i was 18 years old, by the time my schooling passes do you think it will be a long enough gap for it to be irrelevant?

Probably not, but the best place to find the answer is with your state's BON.

Question #2:Will being an EMT with field and critical care experience set me ahead of the crowd applying for NP school? or getting into an ED dept?

NP school: no. ED: doubtful, unless you currently work for the institution and they consider internal hires before external hires.

Question #3: is being a Male any advantage in the nursing field? or in the ED?

No, nor should it be.

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Specializes in CCRN, ED, Unit Manager.

No, nor should it be.

Sure it should be. We need more diversity in this field.

;)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.
Sure it should be. We need more diversity in this field.

;)

A truncated version of my very long post elsewhere on this very subject: Males have not systematically been refused entry into nursing school just because they are male. They have historically simply chosen not to pursue Nursing as a career because it was derisively viewed as "women's work." Therefore, preferential recruiting for males is not necessary.

ETA: Historically oppressed groups in professions often will pose their questions about entering a field as, "Will they accept me?" Time and again, when males ask the question on this site, they pose the question like this, "What advantages are given to me because I'm male?" Quite telling, don't you think?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
A truncated version of my very long post elsewhere on this very subject: Males have not systematically been refused entry into nursing school just because they are male. They have historically simply chosen not to pursue Nursing as a career because it was derisively viewed as "women's work." Therefore, preferential recruiting for males is not necessary.

ETA: Historically oppressed groups in professions often will pose their questions about entering a field as, "Will they accept me?" Time and again, when males ask the question on this site, they pose the question like this, "What advantages are given to me because I'm male?" Quite telling, don't you think?

Sing it, Dudette. This is my pet peeve. How do men come up with this sense of entitlement? Even in the examples given (police/fire departments), I can't imagine a female "expecting" a break due to her gender. Or publicly asking about it.

Sorry to rag on the subject, OP. Your question is just one that I've never understood.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

being male might help in certain markets...nursing isn't one of them. As a former department manager in the emergency department I do NOT look at whether an applicant is male or female I look for qualifications and are they a good "fit" and whether the "maleness" is a sense of entitlement for the individual.

Yes your DUI may impact you being able to sit for the NCLEX and the BON WILL care regardless of how long ago it was.....I suggest you contact the BON now and legal advice to see if the DUI can be expunged. You not only have a DUI but violated state liquor laws. You were under age. Tow biggies for the BON

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