Increases in Male Nursing.

[RaCeRx2285]

it's definitely easy to get a job in the hospital as a male nurse, working in the ER as a paramedic/rn was fine but i got tired of the cluster and not being able to spend enough time with each patient to build that patient/caregiver relationship, so i decide to take up home health and found that they dont have much of a demand for "male' caregivers, i applied for a job and called a week later just to hear oh i never contact you because we dont have anyone requesting a "male" caregiver right now

[RaCeRx2285]

theres really alot of sexist employers out there, & alot of guys are wanting to be in nursing so they can "hook up" with female nurses & get a nice paycheck to boot, ive seen it happen 2 many times, doctors hitting on nurses constantly, its pathetic, my wife is a nurse as well & she had to change jobs a few times because of bs, but she can call in & never get a warning, i call in once & get chewed down & written up, im thinking about getting into personal training now, screw nursing & its drama.

[ExNihiloJimmy]

i am male and am in my second year of nursing, awesome job

[sublikeaboss]

@ExNihiloJimmy How is your nursing career going? I'm a male thinking of becoming a RN.

[ExNihiloJimmy]

@sublikeaboss still at uni. it's a great career. full of chicks too ;)

[15KJO]

i cant hear the second nurse talk

[IEnjoyElderAbuse]

im going to become a male nurse. im set on it. fuck your steriotypes douchers. im a proud atheist and a caring person and i want to spend my life looking after those who need it.

[eddyhourani]

there is a nursing shortage because of the stereotype about gay male nurse

if there were more male nurses there would be no shortage

[chrissline77]

I fucking hate most people. I take please in hurting others. It makes me feel good when I tell someone that I hope there mother fucking dies and goes to hell. I just started nursing school. Can you believe that shit? I'll be looking after your sick ass someday.

[sublikeaboss]

@chrissline77 Looking forward to it

[TheScottishChristian]

im becoming a male Nurse :)

[deredain]

Thanks for posting that video. I'm starting nursing school in September 2010 as a career change.

[silentk1987]

So based on this it seems that alot of men are growing vaginas

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@silentk1987: Very funny wise guy... but try the job before spouting off, OK? You might not last five minutes in a busy trauma ward. I know a former navy corpsman, decorated in Viet Nam as a Fleet Marine Force corpsman for the Marine infantry, and he said that working a big city trauma ward was the most stressful experience of his life, including being under fire in 'Nam. That's how challenging the job is. I also know a cop who switched to the field, same result; he couldn't handle the stress.

[silentk1987]

@GeorgiaBoy1961 I was just joking I was actually looking at this video to learn about nursing because I was considering it, but you're right after learning enough I realized that I couldn't handle the stress of being responsible for peoples lives.

[waitandbleed17]

Wow i've just finished Nursing and WOW seeing that beautiful girl, speechless

[bokscarracer]

holy crap i want that blonde nurse to cath me!

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

I am an RN and an EMT, and in my view, men are better off going into the military as medics/corpsmen, being a firefighter/paramedic, or to PA (physician assistant) school. Despite all the publicity to lure men into nursing, it is still a female dominated career field, and one with a decidedly leftist political slant if the faculty at my SON were an indication. Know plenty of men who are happy doing it, but some are not. Do your homework, gentleman. I'm headed to PA school myself...

[logic8368]

@GeorgiaBoy1961 Im currently in the army infantry, however when i get out i wanna be a registered nurse, and tips??

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@logic8368: Logic, since you are asking for advice, here it is. Cross-train into being a medic or move over to the navy and be a corpsman. They do the same work as a combination of EMT and LPN; you'll get a very good idea of the realities of patient care that way, and can go into the field with the grunts, too, if you like. Navy corpsmen are extremely well-trained, and I have a ton of respect for them. The military also pays qualified soldiers of any branch to become PAs in IPAP (google it).

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@logic8368: Pt 2 of previous post. IPAP is the inter-service PA training program; you'll take two years and when done will commission as an O-2 or O-3 I believe. PAs make more than nurses, and have more independence and prestige, too.

Be warned, however, that PAs are among the most deployed personnel in the military - so if you get Uncle Same to pay, you'll be doing 2-3 years duty to make up your debt.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@logic8368: Logic, read "On Call in Hell" by Dr. Richard Jadick, CMDR, USN, for a view of what combat medicine is like. He won the Bronze Star in Fallujah. There's also lots of material on military medicine elsewhere. Not criticizing your choice, but why are you moving from the macho world of infantry to nursing? That's an usual switch. Talk to your medic, unit medical officers and shadow them if possible. Also consider getting your EMT-B (basic), which can be done in one semester.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@logic8368: Drop me a line if you have further questions or concerns. Best of luck and let me know what you decide.

[tylersl14]

no homo

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@tylersl14

RE: men in nursing, on YouTube; sorry I am late getting to it.

MCP, have you ever worked in a hospital? If not, I strongly recommend shadowing a working nurse on a ward in a big hospital. It is a great field for some men, but not for others. Economically, it is a slam-dunk, you'll never be out of work. However it is a tough field, physically demanding in terms of the shifts and hours you work, and the abuse you take from (some) patients and docs. Do your homework!

[EducationVids666]

@GeorgiaBoy1961 What kind abuse do you get from your patients, I'm a male and considering the nursing field myself, I'd love to hear some of these stories.

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@EducationVids666: The usual crap from medical students ridiculing you for not being "smart enough" to be a doctor, and over-stressed docs taking it out on you, the nearest target. People are not accustomed to seeing men in this job; I always get mistaken for a physician, and it is sometimes weird explaining that I'm not. I also get hit on by female patients (usually old ones), and by fellow nurses, that is - when they don't think I'm gay (which I am most assuredly not).

[MotorCityPlayer]

Starting Schoolcraft college in Livonia Michigan this spring. Probably going into nursing. I am a construction worker now and have been for 12 years. I hear good and bad things about nursing,however, I hate backstabbing, and two faced pple. Iam going to take a swing at Nursing anyway. Why do more men say they regret their career choice becoming a nurse? Can anyone tell me if this is a good choice?

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@MotorCityPlayer: By all means go for it if you wish, but do your homework, It is a vastly different world than the one you are in now. Shadow a paramedic, a nurse and maybe a PA before deciding. You could also try being a PCT (aide) for a while; they make OK money, and you'd get a chance to dip your toe in the water. The field suits some men very well, others like me with more traditional values and expectations maybe find it tough. But it is a female-dominated profession, no question.

[ProcyonAlpha]

@mizzletits Do it man, i'm a male nurse student in a class with 30 hotties and i'm the only guy haha

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@ProcyonAlpha: Maybe so, but just be aware that it isn't going to be like some TV show in the real world. You aren't going to be making it in some out of the way linen closet with some hot blonde or something. Go to a real and busy hospital sometime; most everyone looks like a corpse from lack of sleep, poor food, and too much stress. That's especially true of nurses, who run their fannies off on the job d/t short-staffing. Many male RNs get into the ICU, ER, or CRNA (100K plus income).

[BaldingWalrus]

PAUSE IT AT 1:01 ... if my classmates are gonna by like her... why not be a Male Nurse.. ;D

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@BaldingWalrus: Nice try, but the fiction that all nurses look like movie stars will quickly disappear once you get out and start working. Even the hot ones are stressed out, over-worked and underpaid, and probably not in the mood. I am a reasonably decent looking man, and got hit on once in a while, but not by the ones that look like supermodels; they were looking to score a rich doctor - not some wage slave like them. Still, can't deny that some chicks dig the whole "compassionate male" thing.

[EducationVids666]

@GeorgiaBoy1961 Also how much do you make a year? I heard that nurses make around 50,000 a year.

[TheNumber1Winner]

Being a male nurse rocks. We'll never be out of a job, and can always go the CRNA route. I think we just need to teach the masses that caring is universal, and nursing is an awesome career regardless of gender! The only thing that really irks me is when uneducated people who have no idea about the education it takes to become a nurse ask why you didn't become a doctor. They view nurses as individuals who do not have to think.

[NexIntraInfernus]

I am a male nurse myself. Though I am waiting for a med school to accept me so I can become a doctor. Been 2 years after graduation and I keep my studies up.

[DrCockStar]

im a guy and planning on become a nurse

[djrock143]

Thanks for the video. Yes, men and women have responsiblity to take care of people in healthcare.

Old school ideas don't work anymore. A male doctor is accepted to do a surgery or give birth to a pregnant women but a male nurse is not accepted to care for the patient after surgery. This doesn't make sense. people who oppose male nursing, I have two words for them "Grow up!!".

Good luck to all male nurses

[Tindamayor]

nursing is a vocation. I'm a bodybuilder and a proud agustinian Registered nurse. nursing is not about money or the work its about love and service to humankind. doctors cure,nurses cares. I hope that when time comes you will be sick and ill,a male nurse will take care of you. there's nothing wrong with male nurses,we just care for you.God Bless you friend!!

[wise4me]

cool! i am a nursing student.i am a black man and a powerlifter/bodybuilder.now i am completing my prereqs to begin and i love it!!!

[chargin48]

Yeah mate. im not a body builder. bit lazy for that, but it like they have a perception of men in nursing, when i tell people what i do they are surprised, pleasently most of the time, but like other blokes i enjoy doing blokey things, Like workin on car buildin stuff etc, enjoy my time with kids and wife. Its about time society got over steriotypes.

[chrissline77]

@Tindamayor ..........I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE. I'M DOING NURSING FOR THE MONEY.

[CHRISLEX33]

GEOGIA37890 W/T/F ? I LOVE MY JOB !

[Georgia37890]

Nursing is a female and "feminist" profession. As a result, it is inappropriate and inadvisable for any "gentleman" to go into nursing as the female and "feminist" culture of nursing is highly inimical to and hostile to both men, and, especially "gentlemen".

Men should avoid American women personally, economically, professionally (inclusive of avoiding nursing as a career), and economically. If they do so, they will be much happier, personally, and more successful in their careers.

[rickbar123]

males are also leaving nursing just as fast,

nursing sucks, ask any real bedside RN not on camera

[VetBoi87]

I love it. But the guy talking about how its about money is not always true. He should elaborate. I noticed they cut him off. The guy at the end is more accurate.