Why do so many cheerleaders enter nursing?

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

Specializes in Acute Care, CM, School Nursing.

I'm pretty nerdy. ?

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I purely did cheerleading only to get out of wearing uniforms at boarding school. I graduated valedictorian and any of my friends would have called me a nerd in high school. I was that weird and awkward girl! I was also an EMT in high school as well.

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Specializes in Emergency.

Cheerleader? ***-no. Punk/wave degen that skipped most of her high school classes. I got better at going to school as an adult.

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Specializes in Former NP now Internal medicine PGY-3.

I’m not even old and don’t even know all of these high school classifications LOL

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Specializes in Oncology.

Was the captain of my cheer team in high school (20 years ago). But was also in theater and choir. Played rugby in college.

I doubt my coworkers know about my cheering past....I don't wear my old uniform to work. ?

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You caught me. I was a cheerleader for two years—when I was 7 and 9! I’m a nerd, honor roll in school, wore the heavy glasses, and was a band geek; concert band AND marching band. I was one that wore my marching band shirt TO school on game days, not just under my uniform. I was teased by other band geeks, even kids younger than me.

Just curious where this comment came from, OP.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.
On 3/11/2020 at 11:30 AM, jlmcgrot said:

I assume the original poster was talking about their looks and not if they were actual cheerleaders. Like, "why do all the cute girls that all the boys like become nurses"...

I could be wrong.

Funny but true situation for me. A few years ago my sister in law was living in Salt Lake City and needed to go to the ER while I was visiting. I noticed that every single staff member there was physically beautiful. It looked like the set of TV medical show there were so many pretty people!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, NICU.

I don't think cheerleader is the right term, LOL, but I see what you're saying. From what I've seen, most nurses are caucasian sorority girls who all dress the same/own the same things. Upper middle class people. Not a bad thing, just something I noticed. in my nursing school I was one of the two people of color...out of about 120 people.

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8 hours ago, pinkdoves said:

I don't think cheerleader is the right term, LOL, but I see what you're saying. From what I've seen, most nurses are caucasian sorority girls who all dress the same/own the same things. Upper middle class people. Not a bad thing, just something I noticed. in my nursing school I was one of the two people of color...out of about 120 people.

Hmm. In my nursing class of 20, there were 8 black women and 1 black man (no white men) and we ranged from the 59” tall 100 pound former high school cheerleader to the 72” tall 200 pound never cheered woman and every height/body shape/size in between.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I did softball, soccer, swim team, gymnastics, and ballet, but I was also a goth chick and very nerdy! ? Love sci-fi, fantasy, etc. #NerdsFTW

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Specializes in Emergency.

I have heard the stereotype that "mean girls" become nurses because they like having control over people?

I have not had this experience, but when I applied to nursing school I heard this a lot from people. Along with "nurses eat their young". I think the two ideas go together as I heard both from the same people

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Specializes in retired LTC.
On ‎3‎/‎10‎/‎2020 at 9:49 AM, Horseshoe said:

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?

I think I'm one of a few folk here who think that OP may have another idea or definition of 'cheerleader' - type person???

I'm thinking of an super BUBBLY, overly outwardly exhuberant (sp?) person. But not in a nice way. Like a 'Barbie doll' or 'bimbo' or 'airhead', none of which are desirous descriptions. And they're prob stop-traffic, drop-dead gorgeous to boot!

So I don't really think OP was thinking of REAL cheerleaders but more of a character or personality.

Anyone else thinking this way?

And maybe we WERE being snookered in this one-time newbie post.

Just to say also, that I have worked with some really attractive nurses who were terrific nurses, clinically and personality.

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