Male Nurses

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A tribute to men in nursing

Nursing wasn’t always a female-dominated profession. Let’s take a walk through history in this tribute to the men in nursing!

Overheard from the nurse’s station

Overheard from the nurse’s station

“I’ve been wearing a Batman t-shirt under my scrubs ever since I started working evening shift.”

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6 things every male nurse needs to know to survive

How does a man survive in a woman’s world? Here are some down-and-dirty survival tips that every ‘male nurse’ needs to know in order to survive in the wilderness of women.

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Nurses go clique-ety clique

Can nurses be catty? And would more men on the unit change the clique-y atmosphere that prevails?

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10 nurse depictions we wish would go away

It’s not as if nurses don’t have a sense of humor. Heck, you have to be able to laugh to do what we do, right? But there’s a line—and it’s not that fine a line—between laughing with nurses and laughing at them.

The top 5 scrubs fashion blunders

The top 5 scrubs fashion blunders

Peek-a-boo scrubs, too tight scrubs, mystery stains, high waters…we have pictures. Click through and see if you’ve ever been a don’t!

Fall scrubs styles for men 2011

Fall scrubs styles for men 2011

What scrubs are “go to” apparel items for men in the nursing profession right now? Here are two looks that you’ll want to incorporate into your work wardrobe.

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3 male nurse myths

Nursing is only a woman’s profession? Wrong. Men aren’t emotionally suited to nursing? Wrong. Oh, and male nurses are just “wanna be” doctors? Puh-lease.

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I don’t want a male nurse taking care of me

It’s their care, not mine. It’s their choice, not mine. In the end, we are their advocate. Even if that means stepping aside.

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You’re a guy, you’re a nurse, so what?

I will applaud the day when a male nurse walks onto my L&D floor because it will mean we are progressing and evolving even more as a profession.

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Comment of the week: I’ve decided to become a nurse!

He’s a military man who is “tired of getting shot at.” Here’s how Scrubs readers convinced him to turn to nursing!

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Comment of the week: Why I became a nurse

My dad had a male nurse who was awesome. He even cried with us when we had to take Dad off the vent…

Men in nursing do not prefer to be called ‘Murses’

Men in nursing do not prefer to be called ‘Murses’

Male nursing infographic – positive promotion or myth perpetuation?

The myth of nurses dating doctors

The myth of nurses dating doctors

If Grey’s Anatomy is to be believed, doctors and nurses spend more time having sex on the job than they do treating patients.

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THE #1 perk to being a male nurse

No, I still don’t think we get treated any differently than our female colleagues. No, I still don’t think we get a higher (or different) pay scale than our female colleagues. But, lately I’m told I live in a bubble – so take my opinion with a grain of salt.