Originally Posted by
NavyJim58
quote: "Hello. After browsing the forums here, i haven't seen this question yet so if it has been asked, I apologize. I was wondering what the attitude towards males in the nursing field are these days and what experiences, positive or negative, have any of You experienced? The admin at my school says that males are fully excepted but the anecdotal evidence I am getting says this is not the case, especially when I tell people what I am going to school for. This has me worried to the point where I am thinking of changing majors to PT, OT, or maybe even Radiation Tech. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Marc"
Yes, I have nothing much to do today so i'm adding my two cents to this old thread. Marc, if your still looking in here........on your question concerning attitudes toward male nurses and +/- experiences........my first response is that there are female nurses who don't like working with males and don't believe males belong in nursing but they are in the minority. Personally I think they just don't like men for whatever reason and its not really about nursing in most cases. I worked with lesbian nurse (she was outfront with that) who made it clear she didn't like men and tried to make my day hell whenever I worked with her. After 25 years I can say that most nurses I have worked with accepted me as a nurse. If you are good at what you do, have a postive attitude and a little bit of a thick skin you will be fine. Don't take everything to heart and be defensive about everything. I do like working with other men as there is less gossiping and more teamwork.