Ok, I am a MALE, striving to become a nurse.

Flynner · Mar 6, 2008

I am currently taking my pre rec's at HFCC and have been researching for awhile now all over the net about advice, what to expect, etc... It would eventually turn into a career change. It seems a lot of great advice is given on this site and I appreciate it. What is the percentage of male to female nurse's currently? If I was interested, am I able to work any where in the medical field now (hospital) without any clinicals or training? That is all for now, thanks for the help.

I can't give you a statistic for sure, but here is a good article about men in travel nursing (something I want to do) to check out:

http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=415496

Where you work (city and specialty) seems to provide a more accurate representation of gender variability. For example, I work as a nurse extern. I see more male nurses in Emergency, and Critical care and than I see in other LTC specializations, surgery, or at nurse manager/practitioner role. I heard somewhere that there are more male nurses in hospitals and in larger urban areas than in rural settings. So while there are many more female RNs, female to male ratios will differ from setting to setting.

I am not sure what you mean by "work anywhere in the medical field". You can get a job as a nurse aide or patient care assistant, but you'll be trained. If you have declared yourself as a pre-nursing student you could apply for an externship at a hospital. If you are interested in emergency or surgery you could see if local hospitals are hiring techs. Your best bet is to contact someone you know who works in a hospital, or the human resources department of an area hospital. Fill out an application and see what's available. Good luck, nice to have more males pursuing nursing careers.

Cindy_A · Mar 6, 2008

There is a men in nursing forum you can check out. I'm sure the guys would be happy to answer any questions for you. Good Luck!

Flynner · Mar 6, 2008

good point Cindy A. And thanks, I forgot to mention the male forum:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f212/

HFCC29 · Mar 7, 2008

I was under the assumption that in order to work at a hospital, in any capacity, one would need some sort of training first, even for aide's, techs, assistant's, etc...

BillboSN · Mar 8, 2008

much better.

NoviceRN10 · Mar 8, 2008

I was under the assumption that in order to work at a hospital, in any capacity, one would need some sort of training first, even for aide's, techs, assistant's, etc...

Hospitals do train nurse aides :).