Why do so many cheerleaders enter nursing?

[RitzyCinnamonRoll]

I would like to see some diversity. Why can't more nerdy girls become nurses?

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

4 hours ago, scuba nurse said:

One time, at band camp.....not a cheerleader, but a band geek here!

Band geek who played flute. That movie came out while I was in high school and was the bane of all of us.

[Jubilee13, LPN]

LOL definitely not a Cheerleader. I was more of a “jock”. Played sports 3-6 days a week from Softball, Pro Wrestler, volleyball, hockey, soccer, basketball etc

[NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN]

On 3/8/2020 at 9:20 AM, RitzyCinnamonRoll said:

I would like to see some diversity. Why can't more nerdy girls become nurses?

I REFUSED to try out for cheerleading in high school when a new friend at school asked me to try out. NOT my thing. Not a nerd either. Graduated top of my class, trip over my own feet all the time-patients still love me and told by supervisors that “I’m a hard work but also a damn goof nurse”. Please don’t let the cheerleader mentality define nursing for you. A lot of nurses have never owned Pom-poms.

[LPN Retired, LPN]

I couldn't do a back flip if I rolled up like a roly-poly and tried to roll one out . I only went to LPN school, so I guess that makes me a nerd. But I dont care. I did the best I could with time, funds, and family obligations . Retired now, so I'm good with it .

[RNperdiem, RN]

I do work with a couple of actual former cheerleaders. I am impressed by high-energy people like this. They work all day and still are up for going out to the gym or out to eat with friends after work.

The last shift I worked, I was the oldest person there by at least 10 years. No, I was never a cheerleader, but I do appreciate what they bring to the job.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't even know if I worked with an ex-cheerleader. Are these people being mentioned advertising that they were a cheerleader in high school? Why would anyone care??????

Also, does anyone seriously think a brand new member is actually asking this as a sincere question on their very first post?

[HomeBound]

19 hours ago, brownbook said:

Does hoping, praying, I could be a cheerleader but not having an iota of cheerleader self confidence, looks, or personality count?

But seriously cheerleaders can be, are, intelligent, confident, well adjusted girls/women.

At my 50 year high school reunion they seemed to have had happy lives. And they even hung out with me....wowser!

exactly.

this OPs comment was demeaning and degrading, not to mention openly hostile.

OP did one of the pretty mean girls in your unit micturate in your cornflakes this morning?

I was on dance squad. does this count? I guess I should recuse myself from running your loved ones' code or responding as my side job as a medic because I just isn't intelligible enuf to do dat job because I danced and had skool speeerit.

geez. some of the finest nurses I know not only were cheerleaders AND nerds (they can be both you do know that, right?)....but someone with a bit of energy and thought about unit morale goes a long way in easing a very harsh job.

being invisible and just coming in to do the minimum isn't really gonna cut it if everybody does it, now would it.

[dirtyhippiegirl, BSN, RN]

I am in my mid-30s. Play a lot of video games, have a Lego collection that is worth about 5k and read/watch a lot of scifi, historical and science-based nonfiction etc.

[emergenceRN17, ASN, BSN, RN]

I am an ex cheerleader. All growing up and also semi- pro. I am also A NERD. Sorry you think that cheerleaders can't be nerds too.

[MelEpiRN]

High school cheerleader here. I always identified as a nerd.

[kat7464]

Nerdy girl here. Plenty respond...and we make pretty darned good nurses.

[ILoveHorsesRN, ADN]

You must work with a bunch of cheerleaders? Such a strange question. I was a band geek/nerd.