1. Male Nursing By Josh Morrison

2. What do male nurses do that females cannot? “Nurse” image courtesy royalty free

3. Interesting Statistics! Approximately 3.1 million nurses in the U.S. 10% of all nurses are male... (Kalisch & Liu, 2009) Which means about 300,000 total male nurses are in the United States (Buerhaus, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009) Average Age - 44 years old (Kalisch & Liu, 2009)

4. Most important benefit of a male nurse Strength “Strong men” courtesy royalty free

5. Interview Q and A Why are there so many more female nurses than male? Are there any specific jobs that men perform that women cannot? ✤ “Nobody knows for sure why females want to become nurses.” ✤ Yes. Heavy lifting. But other than that we basically do the same thing.

6. More Questions! Is there a difference in the salary of male and female nurses? What is the ratio of males to females for your area of study? ✤ Shockingly, yes there is a difference in salary (men are paid about $9,000 more yearly ✤ The ratio for males to females in the nurse anesthesia is more like 1 male for every 4 or 5 females

7. What is a CRNA? Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Registered Nurse Also qualified to administer anesthesia without the need of anesthesiologist “Nurse anesthesia” courtesty Royalty Free

8. Nursing Education Takes 3 years to graduate with BSN Another 3 years for CRNA = lot of school! Average salary for CRNA about $165,000

9. Inspiration Helping people Job shadowing Hands-on work Interactive Diverse “Male Nursing” courtesy of royalty free

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