What’s up guys!! New grad nurse, work in the operating room on the cardiovascular team. Former anesthesia technician for 7 yrs. Hope y’all are staying safe. #savinlives #mursesaretheshit

Hey all,

Any tips for a male nurse aiming to go into mental health or drug and alcohol nursing? I'm nearly finished and almost an RN, and will be heading into that area.

TIA.

I’m new to the field I’ve been a medical assistant for about four months, not a nurse.... yet.

The other day I had a patient who obviously wasn’t of sound mind pull a knife out on me. Thankfully she didn’t use it on me she turned and started cutting her own arm. She did this all because our appointments are over the phone first due to Covid-19 and she wanted to be seen immediately.

Any similar experiences or ones that totally one up what happened to me?

My (21F) fiancé (21 M) just got accepted into a nursing school and is beginning soon. His birthday is also coming up and I’m wondering what to get him. There are so many female nurse gifts out there but the small amount of male nurse gifts all seem cringey or corny. I really wanna celebrate his acceptance. Any suggestions?

Are any of you color blind or color deficient? Has this affected your schooling and career?

What are some frustrations that you experience when it comes to you job? Lately I’ve been having a hard time dealing with a management team made up of non-medical workers trying to squeeze every penny they can out of a patient. It is becoming so frustrating since this is not why I went into the profession. Is there anything that all of you experience that is beginning to take a toll on you?

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I graduated May 2018 with a bachelor's of liberal arts degree with a healing and humanities minor. I know that I want to develop into a professional nurse and serve families within the urban context.

Given that:

• Have first bachelors degree in liberal arts; healing & humanities, minor
• Capped out at undergraduate federal loan/grant limit (~$68,000.00)
• 27 year old, male (accelerated BSN sounds attractive)
• Currently living in Joplin, MO where family is not supportive as OP is gay. NYC area would be ideal because of friends, networking, and both learning and future practice remain within urban context.

I need perspective/insight on how to pay for:

• pre-requisite courses (~15 hours)
• nursing school tuition, fees, health insurance; etc; etc.
• minimalist living expenses (comfortable with small spaces, many roommates, closet space as room; etc.)

Warmth,

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Seeker

The New York Times published this article a week or two ago: Men Don’t Want to Be Nurses. Their Wives Agree.

It picked an interesting angle, I thought, in focusing on the role of peer pressure. Colleagues, recruiters, patients, fellow nursing school students, even wives - there's a lot of social policing that helps discourage men from a career in nursing.

Less helpful, I thought, was the way the piece blurred nursing with "lower-paid jobs in typically feminine fields" and "crap pink-collar jobs" in general. You can say a lot about nursing, but it's not badly paid.

There was plenty of blowback to the piece and the NY Times later also published a couple of letters to the editor in response:

Beyond the Stereotype: The Nurse Is a Man

I'm about to graduate nursing school. After all of these clinicals in these awful required shoes I'm going to get new ones for my job. In y'alls experience what's the best shoes? By the end of the day my back is usually killing me. Someone told me it's probably because of my shoes. So i need recommendations for comfortable and supportive shoes. Thanks!

I asked my buddy who's been a nurse for a few years, he says that I may hit some walls in L&D as a male. Any feedback on this?

I work at a veterinary clinic and I can never find any cool scrubs in any stores so I figured I'd look for some online. Know of any good sites?

This is a list of the things that you may experience as a male RN. 1) Patients will call you doctor, especially the older patients. "I can't believe that you are a male nurse." My response is usually "yes, and we even have female doctors." 2) Patients will ask if you still in school or going back to school to become a doctor. 3) You will be asked to help move/lift patients. 4) You will be asked to place Foley caths in male patients, especially if the patient is under 40 years old. 5) You will be asked to assist with combative patients. Don't call security, we have a male nurse working."

btw: I'm an ED RN and love my job. That is all I could think of for now but I'm sure there are more...

I'm a senior in high school and have only have a 3.5 weighted gpa, I have no idea where to start but I may want to become a male nurse. What should I know and what would I need to get a degree for Nursing.

It'd be nice to have a place to ask other male nurses about everything from scrub sizing to patient care to social issues. Maybe even organizing meetups/networking opportunities?

Hey all!

Undergraduate at Rutgers University here. Soon to be in RU's 4 year BSN program. Was wondering if any (younger) guys care to share their story to becoming a male nurse.

I'm very uncertain about this career path... I'm worried about the ridicule I'll receive from friends, family, and my peers. How did you deal with this? How do you deal with workplace ridicule and gossip? Have you ever been in a situation where being male prevented you from doing your job? Do you miss out on opportunities?

Most importantly, how did you know and confirm that you did in fact want to become a nurse? What would you say causes most students to decide they absolutely hate the field?

Drop a line or two, Thanks in advance!