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nursing |
| Message Name: |
Men in nursing |
| Date Posted: |
09/02/2006 |
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I am helping to figure out what to study at college for my nephew who immigrated to this country recently and is at high school. A gentle, shy and quiet boy. Given a high demand on nurse and his personality, I think nursing might be a good choice for him, but is it normal for a boy to study nursing and take it as profession? |
| Message: |
There are an increasing number of men entering the nursing profession each year so there would be nothing "abnormal" about your nephew studying nursing in college. Whether or not this career would be the right fit for him, however would be a better question. Nurses have a very high level of professional responsibility for patient care, significant physical demand throughout the day (e.g. lifting, and carrying patients) and near constant patient contact, not all of which is pleasant. Not all nurses find that these demands are worth the fairly sizeable paycheck, which is why nurses continue to be in short supply. If your nephew does not possess a fairly aggressive personality, he may also want to look closely before he leaps into nursing.
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