Male Nurses

Where are the guys?

I’ve often wondered why there aren’t more men in nursing. Back when I graduated in 1983, about 2 percent of nurses were male. My friend says it’s easier for gay men to be nurses. True?

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Nurse Jokes: 11 crazy hospital chart bloopers

“The patient experienced sudden onset of severe shortness of breath with a picture of acute pulmonary oedema at home while having sex which gradually deteriorated in the emergency room.”

I must admit, that even though this was a slap-stick comedy with A LOT of tongue-in-cheek moments heavily sprinkled with thick sarcasm – it did the male nurse moniker no harm. In fact it portrayed ‘Greg’ in a rather positive light.

6 gift ideas for the nurse

I am one, I’m married to one, and I work with a few, so I did an informal poll. Here are the “Man, I wish I’d get this present…” results.

Let’s face it: Nurses are better than doctors at some things

Nurse Rebekah debates Dr. Brady using Mother Goose (yes, you read that right) as a source.

Top 10 highest paying nursing specialties

Pay shouldn’t be your only consideration when deciding on a specialty, but this list of the highest paying nursing specialties is a good primer on where you’ll find the greatest earning potential.

Why do doctors think so little of nurses?

Today I had a physician call me from another floor to ask me to do an incident report on a mistake one of his residents made…

You’re a nurse, right?

Why are his hands swollen?! What does this bump mean? These are the somewhat arbitrary but sometimes serious questions I get asked from my ‘non-medical’ friends and family.

Meet Andrew, male nurse

Overwhelming flood of estrogen, meet outnumbered testosterone factor. Welcome to the unit!

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Angry male nurse myth debunked

This one always humors me. Do I get angry because someone called me a ‘male nurse’? Why in the world would a fellow male nurse get angry at these questions? I mean we are nurses…and uhh..we are of the male persuasion. So why get mad?

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What have I gotten myself into?

I have not made a secret of the fact that I am not happy with my new job. It is not for me.

Male Nurses

Where are the guys?

Nurse Jokes: 11 crazy hospital chart bloopers

The gay-focker male nurse

6 gift ideas for the nurse

Why do doctors think so little of nurses?

You’re a nurse, right?

Meet Andrew, male nurse

Angry male nurse myth debunked

What have I gotten myself into?

WATCH: Footloose, Nursing School Style

Male Nurses

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