Should I become a nurse ?

[Arvin Vo]

I am just graduated from HS ,and I will go to college after this summer. However, I am confused that, should I study to become a nurse or another career ? That is because people who live around me say, it is hard to find a job for male nurse later, and male cannot become a nurse because it's more feminine. I know that it's kind of a funny question! But I really need your help and the comments!

Thank you so much

Arvin

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

When I entered nursing school back in the 80's, I had some naysayers, jokes about wearing a dress, etc.

My sister offering to have her brother get me a job at the factory he was at.

A factory now closed for 15 or 20 years, with a shopping center on it's site.

Meanwhile, I've been unemployed for

No regrets.

[MCleeezy]

being a male nurse is alot of fun i gotta say LOL

[Pacs, RN]

I once read an article called "Real men wear pink"

It was how men are starting to enter professions which are traditionally viewed as a woman's job in the same way that women are now entering professions which are traditionally viewed as a man's job.

Times are changing. Cooking is traditionally viewed as a woman's job but then again, "The best chefs in the world are men".

The same goes for nursing. If we do our job, we do it good. That is what matters. Real men are not defined by their jobs. But rather, it's the real men who define their jobs as masculine or not.

In any case, nursing is a great profession whether you be a male or a female.

[jason2234]

Yes you should. It's rewarding helping other people.