percentage of nurses who are male
Out of 2,909,357 registered nurse, men nurses occupied only 5.8% of the total nursing population. So total male nurses are approximately 168743 across USA. Male nurses are increasing roughly 2 to 3% every year. By 2020 male nurse population will increase and reach about 25%. Nursing career options for both female and male nurses available from long-term care, Acute care, psych, and non-patient care positions.