Male Nurses

[animalia]

I think that if people got over the phobia of being considered gay it would be more popular. How do you think you would like it?.

 

[Lonyo]

No thanks. Don't really want to work in a hospital in any position, except maybe accountant or something that doesn't involve ever seeing any patients, ever.

 

[Aimster]

being a male nurse doessnt make you gay ...

it means you make money because demand is so high and you work with women , lots of women

 

[PHiuR]

Originally posted by: Aimster
being a male nurse doessnt make you gay ...

it means you make money because demand is so high and you work with women , lots of women

^

nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[kaname]

If someone calls you gay because your a nurse, just wait till their life is in your hands...

 

[pennylane]

Plus nurses make lots of money.

 

[crice]

Well, you could also be Peter Petrelli from Heroes. You take care of an old man and you bag his daughter.

Also, you would have super powers.

 

[neutralizer]

I don't see how being a nurse is gay.

 

[eits]

psh... i'd be a nurse. there's a huge demand for nurses these days and some places pay REALLY well.

 

[thedarkwolf]

The dude across the street from me is going to school to be a nurse.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: eits
psh... i'd be a nurse. there's a huge demand for nurses these days and some places pay REALLY well.

Plus you'll have a lot more free money on account of the fact that you're gay and don't have to spend money on women

 

[DivideBYZero]

Paging Pliablemoose...

 

[Orsorum]

Elliot: I'm dating a murse.
J.D.: Better than a 'mecretary'. Or a 'manicurist'. No, that works.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: savoyboy
Gaylord Focker

/thread

 

[Flyback]

Years ago I worked in a hospital (as a security guard).

This is what I determined:

Co-workers: Too many fat, old cranky nurses. Some hotter, younger ones are there, but by far the older ones outnumber them. I mean really cranky--I've never seen women so rude an obnoxious before. Could it be the stress? perhaps, but it doesn't change that fact. I'd hate to work with them. Lots of doctors think they are gods, too. If you're a nurse and you do something that they slightly disagree with then prepare to be reamed. I've seen it happen multiple times.

The Ability to Make a Difference: This is one of the significant reasons people go into the medical field. To help people. It is noble and all that.

Environment & Long-term Implications: People die. A lot. Don't get attached. Further, hospitals can be down right depressing and I've witnessed even the most cheery people get burnt out and develop into bitter shadows of their former self. I've seen teenagers die as a result of vehicular trauma, babies burned from house fires, and a bajillion other things that make you a little less human day-by-day. Unfortunately if you work on the upper floors (as in, where people have come in and are staying there either long-term palliative or for whatever), you can't avoid getting attached to patients you see daily. I know in security even I got attached to people I saw and talked with only to find out they died in emergency surgery the previous night when I came in for a shift etc.

The Hours: Lots of nurses call in sick. Lots. Be prepared to get asked to do over-time, put on the spot etc. They take advantage of the paid sick time to a gross extreme. Additionally, unless you are an experienced registered nurse you may get the crappy shift work here and there or overnight shifts. But those -can- be great. Overnight is a cool shift because, as you'd assume, most people are sleeping and don't come busting through the doors like they do during the day.

The Stigma: Everyone will think you are gay. It is just a fact in most hospitals. The majority few male nurses we had where I worked were in fact flaming homosexuals. One was hetero and had a wife but everyone constantly questioned him behind his back, sadly.


My advice? Become a paramedic. You don't get attached and the thrill is nuts. I would go out and chill with the paramedics when they reloaded up their trucks and got ready for their next calls. I didn't find a single one of them to dislike their job--most had been there for a long time and they were among the most pleasant people I dealt with at the whole hospital. You have a constantly new "office" in that you are always going to different places. You can feel that you help people, but you don't have to sit around and watch sh!t hit the fan in the ER--your job is to get them there as alive as possible, then it becomes the burden of the Gods (aka Doctors). Pay is good in most places too, and you require less education than a nurse. Here, nurses require a 4 year degree. Paramedics can get in with a 2 year program from a few local (read: cheaper) colleges. The only major downside is that you are a responder to accidents, trauma, etc. You can get messed up just the same as you would in a hospital in that regard I guess.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

So healing the sick, nurturing and caring for strangers are seen as qualities a straight man should not possess?

Wonderful world we live in.

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: animalia
I think that if people got over the phobia of being considered gay it would be more popular. How do you think you would like it?.

Nurses, doctors, teachers, and anyone else who job is to help people are fighting the god fight.

The cool thing is that the current nurse shorage, which was pretty much driven by the way the health profession treated nurses, is making being a nurse very attractive financially and professionally.

Having a professional that is traditionally done by the opposite sex does not change your orientation. Are female doctors or CEOs gay?

 

[Bateluer]

Nursing is a really short manned field right now. The Nursing program at Estrella Mountain CC, for example, is filled up almost through 2007. I tried to get in it myself to pursue my LPN, then RN, but I was unable to complete the courses within my required time limits.

 

[tennisflip]

Originally posted by: Aimster
being a male nurse doessnt make you gay ...

it means you make money because demand is so high and you work with women , lots of women

QFT. There are plenty of male nurses but most of them are found in the ICU or OR rather than the floor.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Aimster
being a male nurse doesnt make you gay ...

it means you make money because demand is so high and you work with women , lots of women

QFT.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: Flyback
Years ago I worked in a hospital (as a security guard).

This is what I determined:

Co-workers: Too many fat, old cranky nurses. Some hotter, younger ones are there, but by far the older ones outnumber them. I mean really cranky--I've never seen women so rude an obnoxious before. Could it be the stress? perhaps, but it doesn't change that fact. I'd hate to work with them. Lots of doctors think they are gods, too. If you're a nurse and you do something that they slightly disagree with then prepare to be reamed. I've seen it happen multiple times.

The Ability to Make a Difference: This is one of the significant reasons people go into the medical field. To help people. It is noble and all that.

Environment & Long-term Implications: People die. A lot. Don't get attached. Further, hospitals can be down right depressing and I've witnessed even the most cheery people get burnt out and develop into bitter shadows of their former self. I've seen teenagers die as a result of vehicular trauma, babies burned from house fires, and a bajillion other things that make you a little less human day-by-day. Unfortunately if you work on the upper floors (as in, where people have come in and are staying there either long-term palliative or for whatever), you can't avoid getting attached to patients you see daily. I know in security even I got attached to people I saw and talked with only to find out they died in emergency surgery the previous night when I came in for a shift etc.

The Hours: Lots of nurses call in sick. Lots. Be prepared to get asked to do over-time, put on the spot etc. They take advantage of the paid sick time to a gross extreme. Additionally, unless you are an experienced registered nurse you may get the crappy shift work here and there or overnight shifts. But those -can- be great. Overnight is a cool shift because, as you'd assume, most people are sleeping and don't come busting through the doors like they do during the day.

The Stigma: Everyone will think you are gay. It is just a fact in most hospitals. The majority few male nurses we had where I worked were in fact flaming homosexuals. One was hetero and had a wife but everyone constantly questioned him behind his back, sadly.


My advice? Become a paramedic. You don't get attached and the thrill is nuts. I would go out and chill with the paramedics when they reloaded up their trucks and got ready for their next calls. I didn't find a single one of them to dislike their job--most had been there for a long time and they were among the most pleasant people I dealt with at the whole hospital. You have a constantly new "office" in that you are always going to different places. You can feel that you help people, but you don't have to sit around and watch sh!t hit the fan in the ER--your job is to get them there as alive as possible, then it becomes the burden of the Gods (aka Doctors). Pay is good in most places too, and you require less education than a nurse. Here, nurses require a 4 year degree. Paramedics can get in with a 2 year program from a few local (read: cheaper) colleges. The only major downside is that you are a responder to accidents, trauma, etc. You can get messed up just the same as you would in a hospital in that regard I guess.

pay is about half that of an RN.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: Flyback
Years ago I worked in a hospital (as a security guard).

This is what I determined:

Co-workers: Too many fat, old cranky nurses. Some hotter, younger ones are there, but by far the older ones outnumber them. I mean really cranky--I've never seen women so rude an obnoxious before. Could it be the stress? perhaps, but it doesn't change that fact. I'd hate to work with them. Lots of doctors think they are gods, too. If you're a nurse and you do something that they slightly disagree with then prepare to be reamed. I've seen it happen multiple times.

The Ability to Make a Difference: This is one of the significant reasons people go into the medical field. To help people. It is noble and all that.

Environment & Long-term Implications: People die. A lot. Don't get attached. Further, hospitals can be down right depressing and I've witnessed even the most cheery people get burnt out and develop into bitter shadows of their former self. I've seen teenagers die as a result of vehicular trauma, babies burned from house fires, and a bajillion other things that make you a little less human day-by-day. Unfortunately if you work on the upper floors (as in, where people have come in and are staying there either long-term palliative or for whatever), you can't avoid getting attached to patients you see daily. I know in security even I got attached to people I saw and talked with only to find out they died in emergency surgery the previous night when I came in for a shift etc.

The Hours: Lots of nurses call in sick. Lots. Be prepared to get asked to do over-time, put on the spot etc. They take advantage of the paid sick time to a gross extreme. Additionally, unless you are an experienced registered nurse you may get the crappy shift work here and there or overnight shifts. But those -can- be great. Overnight is a cool shift because, as you'd assume, most people are sleeping and don't come busting through the doors like they do during the day.

The Stigma: Everyone will think you are gay. It is just a fact in most hospitals. The majority few male nurses we had where I worked were in fact flaming homosexuals. One was hetero and had a wife but everyone constantly questioned him behind his back, sadly.


My advice? Become a paramedic. You don't get attached and the thrill is nuts. I would go out and chill with the paramedics when they reloaded up their trucks and got ready for their next calls. I didn't find a single one of them to dislike their job--most had been there for a long time and they were among the most pleasant people I dealt with at the whole hospital. You have a constantly new "office" in that you are always going to different places. You can feel that you help people, but you don't have to sit around and watch sh!t hit the fan in the ER--your job is to get them there as alive as possible, then it becomes the burden of the Gods (aka Doctors). Pay is good in most places too, and you require less education than a nurse. Here, nurses require a 4 year degree. Paramedics can get in with a 2 year program from a few local (read: cheaper) colleges. The only major downside is that you are a responder to accidents, trauma, etc. You can get messed up just the same as you would in a hospital in that regard I guess.

pay is about half that of an RN.

 

[FoBoT]

i don't think gay and nursing/gender have any relationship at all
that makes no sense to me

the medical field has a lot of opportunities

i can't handle blood

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: fanerman91
Plus nurses make lots of money.

not sure what nurses they are. my mom is an RN and doesn't make that much.

 

[TraumaRN]

Hmm...so I'm male and in 4 months I'll be an RN. I'm already a student nurse working at a inner city trauma hospital....

I'm certainly not gay. And most of the male nurses I work with are not gay. Most are married with a couple kids. I know 2 of them who are gay.

The stigma isnt about you are gay if you are a male nurse it is more the idea that you are just wiping ass all day which is NOT true. But then again most male nurses work in ER, OR, or ICU for the action. I know thats why I am working in the ER...for the action, the speed, the trauma.

It does get to you, no doubt it will change me at some point though I try my hardest not to. Sometimes when you see someone shot execution style in the head...or anyone who was shot, or any younger life end it's tough. Moreso when violence or trauma is involved but you just have to learn to stand back and not get attached and say to yourself at least it wasnt me. If anything you learn to appreciate just being alive and you learn to appreciate the things that really matter in life.

And money....when I graduate I'll start off making about 50K before taxes and thats if I worked straight 40 hours. Reality is I have all the overtime I want so I'll make probably 60K. Not bad for 21 year old guy.