Background During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in 2019, an increased large number of male nurses volunteered for frontline assignment. Their excellent performance suggests that male nurses have several advantages over female nurses. However, research into the activities of Chinese male nurses engaged in frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic remains limited. Purpose This study was designed to summarize the reflections of male nurses on their experiences while volunteering for frontline COVID-19 duty in Hubei, China. Methods An interpretative qualitative descriptive study was conducted from May to July 2020 on male nurses who had volunteered for frontline COVID-19 duty in Hubei. Twelve male nurses were selected using a purposive sampling method. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Four main themes and 11 subthemes were identified, including (a) changing the way of thinking at work (four subthemes), (b) clarity regarding career development (three subthemes), (c) change in life philosophy (two subthemes), and (d) personal growth (two subthemes). Conclusions The experience of volunteering during the COVID-19 public health emergency influenced the male nurses positively in terms of improved organizational, management, and decision-making skills as well as improved performance. The beneficial attributes of male nurses should be taken into consideration when developing management policies related to nursing personnel.

Background:The new flu virus pandemic of 2009/2010 occurred while much of the population did not have antibody against the virus at the time. Due to the pandemic vaccine supply shortage, many failed to receive a pandemic flu vaccine, and many others received only the seasonal flu vaccine containing virus isolated before 2007.The main objective of this research was to verify the effectiveness of the flu vaccine based on observations of family members in households where a person was infected with the virus.Methods: Period of investigation: August -October 2010 after the first outbreak of the new influenza (2009/2010).Place: Baba Clinic, Osaka, Japan. Method: Interviewed the parents (Also used surveys). Participants: 562 households and their 2193 family members. Contents: Verified if the subjects were vaccinated or not (Seasonal or pandemic flu). Examined the circumstances of the infection (who was infected first, or in which order the members were infected).Results: Of the 2193 subjects, 366 (16.7%) were infected; and among the 562 households, at least one member in 226 (40.2%) households were infected with the virus. By investigating the infected subjects in different age groups, the age group to first show signs of the virus within households was mostly children between the ages of 7 to 15 and then followed by ages 1 to 6 then ages above 16. Out of all the 562 families, the infection rates of the households with at least one (pandemic) vaccinated family member were 28%; compared to 40% for non-vaccinated households. Furthermore, none of the family members in 54 (72%) of 75 households that received the pandemic vaccine showed signs of the flu during the outbreak.Conclusion: 1. Children infected with the disease at school transmitted the virus to other family members and contributed to the spread of the virus at a regional level.2.There were fewer cases of household transmission in families with at least one child vaccinated with the pandemic flu vaccine, in comparison to households with unvaccinated children. It is strongly encouraged to provide the latest vaccine for children between 7 and 15, which would benefit society by preventing further outbreaks. http://dx.