|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 27, 2010 -- Hospital Impact has been ranked one of the top 50 healthcare blogs by Wikio.
Join our online community!
Latest Posts
Hospital Leadership Series
Hot Topics
Well, not really?
Remember Ben Stiller in the movie "Meet the Parents?" Oh man, the jeers, looks, and lines his character got for being a male nurse.
Turns out in real life, too, it has been somewhat difficult for male nurses. Check out Male Nurse Magazine, an on-line publication exclusively for current or prospective male nurses. Check out some of their honest discussions on:
- how they deal with discrimination
- what male nurses can do that female nurses can't (yup, more stereotypes here)
- how to deal with a nursing professor who gives single moms a break, but not this single dad
- whether male nurses should wear panties and other male nurse uniform protocol (I'm not kidding!)
Nonetheless, there has been some success stories, too. Male nurses now make up 6-7% of the nursing population (up from 3% in the 1980's).

Steel-worker-turned-RN Jim Townsend enjoys the job security, good pay, and making a difference.