Jerry Said:

If you are a male nurse, how do you like your career decision?

We Answered:

Usually male RNs like to end up working in the ER, Critical Care and Surgery. It is a good job with good pay. There is some stress, and sometimes the hours are not the best, but it is exciting and very pleasing at the same time. Pus females love to ask for assistance with their patients for turning and getting up on the chair. That is how you break the ice and make good co workers and wonderful friends.

Brian Said:

nursing a good male career?

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It sounds to me like you need to do some very elementary research in readily available resources. Follow-up the research up with contacts with people involved in directly in the fields you want to pursue (or think you want to pursue) or people responsible for training or education in those fields. They are quite different.
For the past 5-8 years, it has been common to suggest nursing for everyone who can't figure out what to do with themselves. I often wonder how the physician crowd would respond to that.
Nursing is a profession that requires smart, well educated people who are willing to work in the sacred as well as profane aspects of the lives of individuals, often for sustained periods of time.Often you have to deal with the agitated, unnerved, hostile, demanding, pitiful, hopeless, etc people without relief for an 8-12 hour shift . . . unlike most other healthcare occupations you cannot walk away from them . . . they see them for two minutes, or ten minutes or perhaps generously twenty minutes in a day and move on to the "next case".
Do you actually care that much for people? As a paramedic, an EMT, an ambulance driver, most therapists, certain physicians you won't be bound to an individual for long; you will be involved for an event, an incident, a procedure. then you will leave and someone else will take over.
You need to seriously think about what you want and more importantly what you have to give for a decent but modest income.
You really sound like a person ill suited to nursing. Be an ambulance driver for fun and then go back to your goal of criminal justice.








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Leona Said:

is nursing a burnout career? For male nurses too?

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Lesson #1 in nursing: Quit referring to "male nurses" as such. Your gender is obvious. We don't call ourselves "female nurses". There is no difference in the duties performed based on gender, so there is no need for the distinction. Males do not have it easier or harder in the field, it's all a matter of perspective. There are advantages and disadvantages to being either gender depending on your particular role.

As for burnout, yes, it can be, just like any career can potentially burn you out if you allow it to. Nurses who become burnt out, IMO, largely do so by choice. They stay in a job that is high stress, working with unsupportive and unprofessional individuals, they work in facilities that do not respect the nursing practice, they choose to work too many hours (or have to in order to support the level of lifestyle they have grown accustomed to - still a choice). If a nurse is afraid of changing their job and stays in this kind of toxic situation and does not effectively learn to recognize and actively treat their own stress, they will become burnt out.

There is a lot of self-awareness and self-responsibility that comes into play. You need to know if your personality fits the type of job you are working in, if you don't do well in fast-paced, high stress areas, then you might not do well in an ER or ICU. If you don't like working with people with mental illnesses and addictions because you have personal biases against people with these issues, then you probably shouldn't work in psych / mental health. Nursing is a learning process, and there are only a few nurses who get into one clinical specialty and stay there their whole career, there is a lot of job-hopping until you find a fit for you, and you can't be afraid to do it. Be assertive. Good luck.

Amber Said:

I'm male and am considering nursing as a career, is this weird?

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I'm a (female) nurse and I have worked with several male nurse who are excellant- just as the female nurse are. Nursing isn't seen as a female domain anymore, but there are areas where males are more likely to work, for example not many choose children's nursing.
When you are doing you're training you will get experience in lots of different areas and once you've qualified you can either get onto a rotation programme for different experiences or if you know where you wanna work go right into it and do post registration courses to specialise.
But if you wanna be a nurse you go for it! It can be the most wonderful rewarding career, and I love it

Hilda Said:

Is being 40 & male to late to train for a nursing career?

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Nursing is a great career male or female, no matter how old you are! The good thing about it is there are so many places you can start to get some career training. Below are a couple of really good resource pages for you to look into to get your foot in the door. These links have a ton of information about nursing and how to become one and the education experience needed. I hope this helps and gets you started on your new career!

Good luck!
Sarah

Katherine Said:

What is the best specialty career suited for a male nurse?

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Psychiatric Nursing tends to have more males than other nursing specialties.

Brad Said:

Which career is better for a male, nursing *RN* or Accountant?

We Answered:

I'm a nurse and this field is TERRIBLE..but there is ONE set of people that I would encourage to go into it...MEN!! For some reason, men are CHERISHED in nursing and able to work their way up much quicker. It probably has to do with the fact that they aren't catty and are emotionally stable. Most nurses aren't. If you're ok with hard work, then go for nursing. WE need more men in the field.