[Aaron C.]

I thought this was kinda cool.

Male Nurse Action Figure

[cassioo]

are you going to get one? Here are my favorite Barbies:

Aging Gracefully Barbie - Finally, a Barbie to whom we can relate!

Bifocal Barbie - Comes with her own set of blended-lens fashion frames in six wild colors (half-frames too!), neck chain and large-print editions of Vogue and Martha Stewart Living.

Hot Flash Barbie - Press Barbie's bellybutton and watch her face turn beet red while tiny drops of perspiration appear on her forehead. Comes with hand-held fan and tiny tissues.

Facial Hair Barbie - As Barbie's hormone levels shift, see her whiskers grow. Available with teensy tweezers and magnifying mirror.

Flabby Arms Barbie - Hide Barbie's droopy triceps with these new, roomier-sleeved gowns. Good news on the tummy front, too -- muumuus with tummy-support panels are included.

Bunion Barbie - Years of disco dancing in stiletto heels have definitely taken their toll on Barbie's dainty arched feet. Soothe her sores with the pumice stone and plasters, then slip on soft terry mules.

No-More-Wrinkles Barbie - Erase those pesky crow's-feet and lip lines with a tube of Skin Sparkle-Spackle, from Barbie's own line of exclusive age-blasting cosmetics.

Soccer Mom Barbie - All that experience as a cheer-leader is really paying off as Barbie dusts off her old high school megaphone to root for Ashley and Ken, Jr. Comes with minivan in robin-egg blue or white, and cooler filled with doughnut holes and fruit punch.

Mid-life Crisis Barbie - It's time to ditch Ken. Barbie needs a change, and Alonzo (her personal trainer) is just what the doctor ordered, along with Prozac. They're hopping in her new red Miata and heading for the Napa Valley to open a B&B. Includes a real tape of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do."

Divorced Barbie - Sells for $199.99. Comes with Ken's house, Ken's car, and Ken's boat.

Recovery Barbie - Too many parties have finally caught up with the ultimate party girl. Now she does Twelve Steps instead of dance steps. Clean and sober, she's going to meetings religiously. Comes with a little copy of The Big Book and a six-pack of Diet Coke.

Post-Menopausal Barbie - This Barbie forgets where she puts things, and cries a lot. She is sick and tired of Ken sitting on the couch watching the tube, clicking through the channels. Comes with Depends and Kleenex. As a bonus this year, the book "Getting In Touch with Your Inner Self" is included.

[SoldierNurse]

Very cool

Plus, the caption below the Male Nurse Action Figure was fairly accurate, too.
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Male Nurse Action Figure
Armed with a stethoscope and a clipboard holding an X-ray, this 5-1/4" tall, hard plastic Male Nurse Action Figure is ready to treat your symptoms and fix what ails you. Male nurses make up six percent of the nurses in the United States and only slightly more in Australia and the UK, but this number is growing. These men are blazing the trail as role models and mentors for generations to come. Thank a male nurse today!
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Here is a line from a term paper I wrote; A 2000 study (Jonas & Kovner), showed RNs are getting older with a mean age of 45.2 years old, only 18% under 35 years of age, and less than 6% employed in nursing were men.

Kovner, C., & Salsberg, E. (2002). The health care workforce. In A. R. Jonas & S. Jonas (Eds.). Health care delivery in the United States, (7th ed.) (pp.68-78). New York: Springer.

BTW, I have two porcelin nurse figures; one of a female nurse in whites & the other a male nurse in maroon scrubs. BTW2, my wife is an RN, too.

[SoldierNurse]

What in the world does a Barbie doll have to do with nursing figures

I was glad to see the original post in regard to a nursing figure which reflected nursing is not just for women wearing the "white hats".