Nursing as a twenty one year old hispanic male

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Hey guys. Growing up as a hispanic male in the southeast nursing was not really seen upon as a good career because my parents expected me to do a mens job such as a doctor, lawyer or deskjob. I graduated nursing school (bsn) a couple months ago and now I am a registered nurse in georgia at the ripe age of 21. Ive had soo many challenges along the way.

Also does anyone have similar experiences in being a guy nurse at a young age ? Or being a hispanic male nurse ?

Specializes in EMS, LTC, Sub-acute Rehab.
On 5/18/2020 at 2:23 PM, barcode120x said:

Honestly, you'll find out the male presence sometimes relaxes the situation. I do charge every now and then and have to come and in deal with rowdy patients or families, but when I'm there things tend to calm down.

I completely agree with that sentiment. Whether it's agressive patients or catty coworkers. A bit of testosterone tends to balance the floor.

I've worked with female nurses who would rather work with male nurses. It's not always b/c of handsy patients or lifting capabilities either.

Most of time they say they just do not want to be in the drama or seek to resolve conflicts in a timely manner w/o excalation.

I'd really like to see more men in the profession. But PA or NP is a better stopping point if I could do it over again.

Specializes in Long term care.

Im not a male nurse, but here in the Northeast male nurses are common (maybe 25% male to 75% female). We have one male nurse at my facility and he's a great guy to work with, patients love him, and I've never heard patients say they do not want him caring for them because he is male.

Specializes in Student Nurse of Anesthesiology.

Go TRAVEL out West (Cali, Nevada, etc.). You'll make tons of money, and have a good time doing it. You're welcome!

Specializes in LTC, Rehab..
On 9/22/2018 at 2:46 AM, gabe55605 said:

Hey guys. Growing up as a hispanic male in the southeast nursing was not really seen upon as a good career because my parents expected me to do a mens job such as a doctor, lawyer or deskjob. I graduated nursing school (BSN) a couple months ago and now I am a registered nurse in georgia at the ripe age of 21. I've had soo many challenges along the way.

Also does anyone have similar experiences in being a guy nurse at a young age ? Or being a hispanic male nurse ?

I'm a cuban nurse and I graduated from my LPN program in 2018. In my 2 yrs of experience, I have not experienced any difference in the treatment I get from nurses from a different ethnic background, whether they are a male or a female nurse.

 

way more guy nurses in the ICU/ER than medsurge, L&D(duh), OR and cath lab, at least in my facility. I think my ICU is like 70% dudes

Specializes in Telemetry/Stepdown, Government Nursing.

Congratulations to you!

I am always glad to see mi gente enjoy success. I am the only one of my three sisters to have a job. They don't understand why my husband allows me to work. Good ole Latino values. 

Keep up the good work. 

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