Becoming a male nurse
 

This is something I've thought about doing.

Any insight from anyone?
I've just listed a few pros and cons, but any more input would be helpful.

PROS:
-working in a social environment, constantly around women
-nurses in demand, and the pay is pretty good
-two years of schooling to become an nurse (?)

CONS:
-might get sick of the duties (changing diapers) and some of the patients (cranky/insane people)
-criticism of career choice (Meet the Parents), although I probably wouldn't take it too seriously.

Any opinions?

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Wait a minute. Only 2 years to get a degree? I'm sure it is more than that isn't it? You should definitely go for more years as you will get the better jobs that way.

Also, the work can be demanding and you're on your feet a lot.

But I've heard the pay is very good.

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And nurses are very cute. Everyone loves a nurse.

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I think it's 2 years after your traditional 4 years...to be an RN that is. To be an LVN it's 2 years after 2 years college, IIRC.

Pay is very good, you can always get a job, you may get a "gay" stigma so keep the arms pumped up and I say go for it.

Work in hospitals only, they pay way more then offices.

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as a nurse, you won't have to do much diaper changing. they have underlings for that ish. i have lots of male nurse friends and they love it.

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I am obviously going to be a strong advocate here. Yes, good nurses are in demand and yes there are a lot of two year programs but the hospitals I have been affiliated with are seeking nurses with Bachelors degrees. (this may not be what is happening in other parts of the country)

I think that where you work can determine how long you last but the nice thing I have found is that it is easy to jump specialties to find your niche.
Travel nursing is very lucrative and you get a constant change of scenery.

Most of the male nurses I have worked with have been in ER's, Surgery and a little in Forensic Nursing.

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This is something I've thought about doing.

Any insight from anyone?
I've just listed a few pros and cons, but any more input would be helpful.

PROS:
-working in a social environment, constantly around women
-nurses in demand, and the pay is pretty good
-two years of schooling to become an nurse (?)

CONS:
-might get sick of the duties (changing diapers) and some of the patients (cranky/insane people)
-criticism of career choice (Meet the Parents), although I probably wouldn't take it too seriously.

Any opinions?

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Dude, you posted this same post on sherdog lol

Re: Becoming a male nurse
 

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Wait a minute. Only 2 years to get a degree?

[/ QUOTE ]For an RN (the most common kind), yep.

Cons.....
 

Con.....
There is a shortage of nursing instructors....
Ergo, there is a shortage of nursing student slots...
Ergo, competition is VERY stiff to get in nursing schools...

But why would a nurse take a paycut to teach? For most nurses it is not worth it...

Re: Becoming a male nurse
 

I went to Boston College (which has a top nursing program), where there was one male nurse in all the 2500 graduates (600 from nursing school). He was gay. But apparently, one younger male nursing student totally loved it.

2 of my ex gf's were nurses. So, I know they get paid well (start at 60k+), have access to better loans, and GIVE PHENOMENAL BJ's. If you like people and tactile interaction, you'll prolly love it. You also may get a hot women, who is on the pill, to give you great great BJs.

Go for it.

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I think there are a lot worse choices a person could make than being a nurse. There is a shortage now and will be even more of a shortage in the coming years. The pay is really good and the demand is great so Job Security is good.

There was an article in the paper a month or so ago about the nursing shortage and it had a part in it where it was talking about a guy who was a nurse and he loved it. I believe he was a traveling nurse and he pretty much set when and where he was going to work. Left plenty of time for hunting, fishing, camping and all kinds of stuff. Made at least one trip a year to Africa. Stuff like that.

As far as other people's opinions on "Male Nurses", Screw Em'. It shouldn't matter.

I am trying to convince my daughter that she should go into nursing and she just doesn't see it.

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My brother is a nurse. He's been at it for maybe seven years now. He gets plenty of ass of the female variety. He likes his gig and recently left Iowa City to take a contract/roving nurse job in Albuquerque (ugh, but he likes it because of all the mountain biking to be had) and he apparently has the option to extend the contract or move on to somewhere else. That speaks to the lack of supply of qualified people that he can basically call his shots as to when and where.

His lone major complaint is that he feels more qualified in certain areas than a lot of the doctors that come along and is considering going into med school but doesn't want to rack up a ton of debt. It just frustrates him to make a fraction of someone else less competent that he works alongside.

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Nurses with valuable specialties can make a ton of money. Well, what I would consider a ton, anyway. Those are as valuable in their way as doctors. Like, cardiac nurses, etc.

Nurses are always on strike somewhere. Often they are underpaid and get a raw deal, crazy shifts, and abusive hours, and doctors often walk around thinking they're gods, completely spoiled and arrogant. (According to med student, dentistry, and nursing students I've known.) They are modern society's secular priests, after all, and some of them play it up to the hilt.

Many hospitals are terribly understaffed and expect to make their money running on the nerve of their employees. However, the flip side is that some nurses who enjoy working a lot and making a bunch of money can dig up situations that allow them to do it, and pack away cash pretty fast. Plus, it's a profession that will never be dispensed with, even if undervalued and underpaid in some markets. And some really love that they can get in their full work week in just a few very long days, and have the rest of their lives for themselves.

It seems like a career that varies drastically in how you wind up, from what I hear and occasionally read.

Oh yeah, watch out for the hepatitis. All it takes is sticking yourself once with a needle ...

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His lone major complaint is that he feels more qualified in certain areas than a lot of the doctors

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You mean areas like changing the foley catheter out? I bet he does that better than any doctor...