Go for it, I'm in my 40s made the change, and it is one of the better choices I've made.  As for the males part, they love us, and it seems like we get promoted a bit quicker in some areas.  Just stay away from the negative clicks.  If you already have your basics done in college or better yet a B degree of some sort you could put RN on in 3 or 4 semesters.  There are a great deal of different program choices out there.  Good luck

Cheers - Tim, R.N.

Heck no it's not too late. Go for it. And most women would rather work with a man and openly admit it.

dmc1669 says ...

Hi all I am a 40 yr. old male and am considering going into nursing is it too late in life? Is it tougher to be hired as a male nurse? I feel I would be very good at and want to pursue this but I have had friends say I am nuts. I stumbled upon this site so I figured I would ask the people who really know.

Thanks for any advice you can give

I think it would be easier to be hired as a male...You traditionally use fewer sick days... you wont quit when your husband makes enough for you to stay home.. you will not go on maternity leave...... and best of all....it seems you will get paid more than a female... at least that is what I have read on this site.

The DOWNSIDE is going to NUSING SCHOOL at 40..  I was 38 when I went back fro a BSN and 40 when I went to anesthesia school...nursing school was one of the most painful experiences of my life... including infantry school and jump school.... do you have ANY idea how annoying a large group of 19 and 20 year old girls are?? Young girls are cute for one reason and one reason alone.. so we don't kill them.

I teach anesthesia graq students... and if ANY grad student pulled the crap I saw pulled by undergrads.. they would be out the door in a heartbeat.

SEVOFLURANE says ...

mrbrownrn49 says ...

Heck no it's not too late. Go for it. And most women would rather work with a man and openly admit it.

Oh, I don't know about that... Imagine the look on a lot of these women's faces if they walked in and found they had to work with me....I would be laughing so hard I would wet myself.

Sevo, if I found myself working with you, my issue woud not be you, it would be the shock and terror of being in the OR.

Not my home, I'm afraid.

hey best of luck to you! im 34 and im starting lpn school in jan. 2010. i figured il take it slow, my goal is to be an rn by the time im 40 so keep us posted! hey if you can do it then i hav no excuse not to pursue a nursing career!      nuff respect!!

and to Sevo you crack me up I have been looking at different topics and your always there with funny stuff

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