Today, the nursing profession is almost exclusively associated with women. Men seem to have deserted this field, in which they were, before the nineteenth century, very present. This paper offers a critical examination of this situation, and reflects on the presence of men in nursing. The critical perspective of “genderization” as well as the “ethics of care” constitutes the cornerstone of the discussion developed in this paper. Prejudices against men in the field of nursing are also highlighted, which show that the future of men in this profession is still not assured. From that point of view, the “degenderization” of nursing and the valorization of men in the history of nursing, as well as in current nursing practice, are presented as potential ways forward.