What's it like working as a male nurse?

[Gottago]

I have to know what it's like working as a male nurse? I'm not trying to sound sexist, but I want to know what it's like for a guy to work in an environment dominated by women? What I'm trying to get at is; I've worked in mostly female environments before and sometimes they got on my nerves. I've read how other posters (female posters) have noted that some women can be "catty". I guess that's what I'm getting at. "Catty" attitudes, nags, etc. can get be very bothersome to me. I have liked working with mainly guys. For example, if a guy comes in with a bad attitude, starts smartin' off at his peers; it was easy for another guy to look at him and say something like...shut your mouth, or I'll shut it for you. Now I'm not advocating violence, but the point I'm trying to make is that after such a statement was said, a few unpleasantries & defamations exchanged, usually the guys would put it under the rug and go on with life.

I know some women read this forum, but I posted it on the male forum so as to get a male's response & not to offend any females. I'm sorry if I have offended anyone. I'm not a gun-ho, macho toting bravdo kinda guy. I'm just a regular guy who likes to do his job, talk professionally about work, focus on the job, do what needs to be done, and come back & do it again.

So, I repeat; what's it like working as a male nurse?

[JustinTRN]

I've worked in nursing only 6 years and fell that working with women is the hardest aspect of the career. The whole day depends on their mood or if something happened before work. There have been studies that have proven how men and women act different in nursing. Women are much more emotional which can be good yet hinder what they are capable to do. Men are task oriented and appear less capable of providing emotion. If you ever encounter family members the emotionally aspect of patient care is meaningless to most of them. They want to know why mama's lips are dry or something simplistic like that.

I feel women are too emotionally in terms of caring everything on their shoulders and bickering and gossiping too much. They fight like high schools girls sometimes. The older they get the worse it seems they get. I've never seen to this day a male nurse eat his young or bully another nurse beyond a joking manner. Women are commonly seen doing this. Not that men don't do this but I've just never seen it. I just want to go to work and do a good job. Be happy that I gave good patient care and get my paycheck.

[JustinTRN]

I know most larger hospital especially will hire you wherever you want to work. I was an ICU nurse from graduation and would have done nothing different. If you want to do ED, ICU, or some area of interest then do it. I never have believe that a nurse should work med-surg before ICU. I think this actually hinders the ability to grasp the concepts needed for other areas of interest. I never liked orienting non-critical care nurses to the ICU. They don’t develop the time management or critical thinking skills that a ICU needs. It takes them extra long to learn what is important. New nurses are fresh meat and get pick these up more quickly. Go to a preferably a teaching facility that will put you through a good training program.