What It's Like To Be A Dude And A Nurse | "Male Nurse" Panel Speaks Out

The term "male nurse" has long been something that was a pet peeve, because why on earth do you need to specify the gender for just that subset of humans?! And I feel it furthers the idea that nursing is a profession for women, which is the worst. Today I've invited some of the regular channel members to discuss what it has been like for them to be a guy male who happens to be a nurse as well. Do you need to start it med surg:    • DO NEW NURSES HAVE TO START IN MED SURG?   How to deal with patient death:    • COPING WITH PATIENT DEATH | Break Room Chat   NICU Career Assessment with Josh: TikTok nurse who made a video reacting to patient death:    • The Reality for Nurses After Patient Death...   Panelists: Nurse Scott:    / @thenursescott   NICU Nurse Josh:    / @jcastil7   Aaron: we'll get him to make some socials eventually... Timestamps: incoming! 00:00 - intro 03:33 - Why did you become a nurse not a doctor / Have you been mistaken for a doctor 06:08 - Thoughts on being called a "male nurse" 07:40 - General thoughts on working in nursing as a male 13:59 - Do you get the difficult assignments 19:06 - Did being a male affect how easy or hard it was to get a job 22:24 - Do you get more respect as a male 30:33 - Did you become a nurse so you could marry a doctor 30:31 - Do patients discriminate against you 37:50 - Being seen as aggressive 43:25 - is there drama 47:30 - Biggest challenges you have faced in your practice 52:04 - Have you faced any stereotypes 55:39 - Labor and Delivery 01:05:40 - What advice would you give other men going into nursing --- Want to support my channel? Like and share the video and subscribe to please the YouTube gods! Or you can sponsor a video by buying me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/imnurseliz You can also becoming a member here! youtube.com/nurseliz/join (Apple app users, you'll have to copy and paste the URL in your internet browser of choice.) Thank you so much for helping me keep the channel going! --- Need a Nursing Report Sheet or SOAP Note Template? Get yours for free here! https://www.subscribepage.com/v7g4z1 --- NEED SOME HELP WITH STUDYING FOR NURSING SCHOOL? Sign up for Lecturio with code "NURSELIZ" for $9.99/month here: http://lectur.io/imnurseliz Also feel free to leave any suggestions for things you'd like to see incorporated into the Lecturio app! ARE YOU A NEW NP? Check out my Primary Care Resource Binder I use as a Reference in Practice: https://imnurseliz.com/np-binder/ WATCH NEXT: Primary Care in a Pandemic:    • Video   NEW HERE? Hi! I'm Liz, a Family Nurse practitioner, former pediatric nurse and mom of two. My goal here is to share information about the nursing profession, and share life as a working mom along the way! FREQUENTLY REQUESTED LINKS: My Amazon Favorites! https://www.amazon.com/shop/nurseliz MOST POPULAR VIDEOS: My Career and Education Journey:    • Video   I had a baby in NP school. It was crazy. to see more about that, click here -    • Video   My Study Tips for NP & Nursing School:    • NURSING SCHOOL STUDY TIPS   How to be the Best Night Shift Nurse Ever:    • TIPS FOR NIGHT SHIFT NURSES | 10 Ways to B...   Want to see what my RN job looked like? Click here -    • Video   My Tips for How to Kill It In A Nursing Interview -    • NURSING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS   HAVE A VIDEO REQUEST? COMMENT OR SEND ME AN INSTAGRAM MESSAGE!   / im.nurse.liz   I started this channel because I wanted other working moms, nurses, nurse practitioner students, nursing students, and whoever else to know that you CAN do school, life and work! I'd love to hear your stories of how you combine your personal interests with your family life! You are doing great things, and I hope you remember that! As Covid Vaccine mandates become more popular, I have a few thoughts as to what is ethically the right move here. Covid vaccination decreases spread of illness, and will decrease likelihood of transmission to patients. However the vaccine mandate may cause more nurses to leave already short staffed units, making working conditions more unsafe. And costing more lives in the end. Disclaimer: I receive commission off of sales made through the links above. This does not cost you any extra & I appreciate your support SO much! #nursepractitioner #NP #NPreacts #nursepractitionerreacts #heatlhcareheroes #malenursing #malenurse #sexism