International Nurses Association

Isn’t it strange that when someone speaks of a male nurse, they almost always specify that he is a male nurse?  Well, if we are talking about a male nurse, the part goes without saying.  The fact is more male nurses are entering the work force than ever before, and slowly the mindset of all nurses being females is being diminished. Statistics There were 3.5 million employed nurses in 2011, about 3.2 million of whom were female and 330,000 male. Of the nurses, both makes and female, 78 percent were registered nurses, 19 percent were licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses, 3 percent were nurse practitioners, and 1 percent were nurse anesthetists. While most male registered nurses left home for work between 5 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. (72 percent), a sizable minority (19 percent) worked the evening or night shifts. The majority of male registered nurses worked in hospitals (64 percent). The majority of licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses worked in nursi...