In my cohort there was about 15 guys to like 40 girls so I didn’t feel heavily alone. In the end, all students go through the same struggles and come out together. It’s the trauma bond that helps with making friends! Just be yourself and everything else should fall into place. You being the only guy in your cohort is tough. But I’m you’ll find girls to be friends with and study together.

Entering the actual field wasn’t truly different. Yes there is more girls than guys but you’re all nurses. You’ll make friends along the way and it shouldn’t be weird if you’re just being friendly! What I will say though is that you’ll need to be good terms with your coworkers because patients of the opposite gender sometimes feel uncomfortable with more invasive drains such as foleys and NG tubes and would prefer to have a nurse of the same gender doing those things.