Only about 1 in 8 nurses are men, but their share is growing. A strong job market for nurses and sustained efforts to recruit men into the field have made a difference, including in the South.
Nursing student Amiri Saadiq (left) talks with classmate Ethan Stinson in the simulation suite at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. Through clinical rotations, Saadiq has found that the work suits his disposition. "I think I'm pretty personable for the most part," he says.
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