Son who wants to enter nursing

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Hi folks,

I have a 23 year old son who has become interested in a career in nursing. It was a bit of a surprise to us but now that I think more about it I feel he is well suited. My question ---do men in nursing come up against "sexist" stereotyping, or other such stuff. My son is a very gentle, caring young man and it would break my heart to see him not be satisfied in nursing if he came up against less than respectful behaviour from co-workers.

Second, are there areas in nursing that one would find more men employed? He is currently thinking of peds.

I welcome any and all thoughts on this!!

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Specializes in PACU, ED.

There is a male nursing forum where you can find a lot of answers. Men in Nursing Forum - Nursing for Nurses

It's not a perfect world but I find it's helpful in my area (PACU) to have a mix of male and female nurses. We help each other for the good of the patient. More important is for you son to volunteer in a hospital so he can see from the inside what nurses do and how they interact. Plus that helps him to establish contacts which can help land a job after graduation.

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Hi folks,

I have a 23 year old son who has become interested in a career in nursing. It was a bit of a surprise to us but now that I think more about it I feel he is well suited. My question ---do men in nursing come up against "sexist" stereotyping, or other such stuff. My son is a very gentle, caring young man and it would break my heart to see him not be satisfied in nursing if he came up against less than respectful behaviour from co-workers.

Second, are there areas in nursing that one would find more men employed? He is currently thinking of peds.

I welcome any and all thoughts on this!!

I have a son, who become a RN, and is very successful, even on the politics of nursing, and he is 5 years graduated.

:nurse::coollook:

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I work in ER. We have several male nurses and techs. The males bring a different face to nursing. I, for one, am glad we have males in the business.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Moved to the General Nursing Discussion forum for more responses and feedback. Good luck to you and your son!

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There is some sex stereotype barriers for men in nursing, but this is being chipped away by public awareness campaigns, anecdotal stories and research studies.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1065347

http://ceric.ca/cjcd/archives/v7-n1/article4.pdf

http://www.discovernursing.com/men-in-nursing

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Specializes in Medical Surgical/Addiction/Mental Health.

I am one of seven night shift RN’s. I am not treated any differently by staff or the patients.

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