How hard is it to become a male nurse?

Question

I am currently in 9th grade and am looking into becoming a male nurse...What subjects will i have to know alot of to become a nurse

Answer 1

It's no harder than becoming a female nurse. Just take hard courses (AP/honors), get a high GPA and SAT, and apply to a university nursing program.

Answer 2

Don't listen to them. I have worked with several male nurses and have all been terrific. There is absolutely no reason to think you are not manly because you are in a caring profession.Where I work a new male nurse was just hired that is single and the women at work are crazy about him. Being caring and sensitive are qualities that a woman would want in a man.

Answer 3

I will be among the first to bite your head off for using the term Male Nurse. But the truth is: Nursing is all about dealing with human response to illness. Every person responds a little different, as does every nurse.



For example: There were two guys in my graduating class. Neither of us applied for Maternity gigs. I can totally sell the Kindly Grandfather role, and my patients liked it. But my female classmates are having fistfights over who gets Maternity and NICU, and I'm not that drawn to it. I got a buddy working ER which he totally grooves on because "it's like having fastballs thrown at your head 8-hours a day."



I get a special satisfaction working with terminal patients; a female classmate got her first gig working as a prison nurse. Each of us are like, "Man I Could Not Do that job." You might find yourself with a special affinity for sports medicine, or you might be the only one in your class that doesn't blow chunks in his face mask when you tour the burn unit.



9th Grade? Take Latin. Most diseases and body parts have Latin names, and you'll get a jump on your Anatomy, Physiology & Pathophysiology. Load up on every offering with "Transcultural" in the title. I'm also a big advocate of Tai Chi and Yoga for you and for what you can teach your patient.



Here's something else to consider: When you start nursing school, they will make you get various Red Cross certifications like Health Care Provider CPR / AED, and you have to re-certify every couple years until you die. Nobody says you can't take those courses now.



Good Luck.

Answer 4

Its hard becoming a nurse period but, being a male nurse isn't something bad I work with plenty of male nurses great job, I'm Biomed engineer and I talk to alot of them and they love it but going to school for it is hard hard hard

Answer 5

If you are a woman,it will be difficult. Starting with a long course of operations and hormone injections. Honestly i would start by referring to your goal as being a nurse, period. Not male vs. female.That change alone will get you much more thoughtful and respectful answers, and you will show that you respect yourself and the profession.

Answer 6

In high school, just take the general courses for graduation. If you want to be an RN, you'll get a bachelor's degree with a fair amount of science and math, but the math is actually not that advanced. If you get through algebra, trig and geometry in high school, you'll be fine.

Answer 7

Just as hard as becoming a female nurse.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

science and maybe some math. but i'd expect you'd need to know biology and stuff