Conflicting image: Experience of male nurses in a Uganda’s hospital

Achora, Susan

doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2016.10.001

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“…Another similarity shared between Chinese male nurses and their counterparts in other countries is that they need to cope with discrimination from patients and the general public. Since nursing has been perceived as a feminine occupation, men easily encounter gender bias and discrimination (Achora, ; Evans, ; Kouta & Katie, ; Kronsberg et al, ). More interestingly, due to the gender stereotypes, Chinese male nurses found that working as a male nurse negatively influenced their marriage prospects.…”

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The working experiences of male nurses in China: Implications for male nurse recruitment and retention

Zhang

2020

J Nurs Manag

101

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Aims To understand the working experiences and career trajectories of male nurses in China. Background Compared with developed countries, men were far more under‐represented in the nursing profession in China. Little is known about the working experiences of Chinese male nurses and the contextual factors that contribute to their low participation rate in the nursing profession. Methods In‐depth interviews with twenty‐five male nurses and two hospital administrators were conducted. All interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Chinese male nurses had better career prospects and promotion chances compared with female nurses. The extremely low participation rate of men in nursing was related to the prejudice among the general public as well as the low professional status and salary. Two unique contextual factors influenced the career trajectories of male nurses in China: (1) the major assignment mechanism in the college entrance examination and (2) the implementation of the two‐child policy. Conclusion Although Chinese male nurses enjoyed many advantages compared with female nurses, they also encountered many difficulties related to working in a female‐dominated profession. Implications for Nursing Management Appropriate measures should be taken to shift public attitudes towards male nurses, improve the professionalization of nursing and promote gender diversity and equity.

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The working experiences of male nurses in China: Implications for male nurse recruitment and retention

Zhang

2020

J Nurs Manag

101

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“…Men who enter the nursing profession often suffer much prejudice from both the public at large and from their female counterparts. Some male nurses have even been questioned about their sexuality after enrolling for nurse training (Achora 2016 ). Wang et al ( 2010 ) reported that male students often experience social pressure, resulting in the perceived need to hide that they were nurses because they felt ashamed to be in the nursing profession.…”

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Four-year diploma male students’ experiences in a profession traditionally perceived as a female domain at a selected public college of nursing in Limpopo, South Africa

Ndou

Moloko-Phiri

2018

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BackgroundOver the last 20 years, more men have been choosing to pursue a career in nursing. Despite this, men remain a minority in the nursing workforce around the world, including South Africa. Even though there is an increase in the number of male students entering the profession, male students remain a minority. Comparatively speaking, there is no balance between the number of female and male students taken in each intake. This is even reflected in the South African Nursing Council statistics. Nursing is traditionally perceived as a distinctly feminine career and the use of the terms ‘angel in a white dress, sister or nurse’ perpetuates this stereotype. This perception may deter some men from choosing a career in nursing and presents challenges for others who are currently in the profession.ObjectivesTo explore and describe 4-year diploma male students’ experiences in a profession traditionally perceived as a female domain.MethodThis qualitative study used an explorative and descriptive design. The population comprised African male students in their third and fourth years of study who were registered for the 4-year diploma course at a selected public college of nursing in Limpopo, South Africa. Participants were purposively sampled. Five focus group discussions were conducted, and each comprised six to eight participants. The data were analysed using the Tesch’s open code method.ResultsTwo themes emerged during data analysis: discrimination in the clinical setting and lack of role models and mentors.ConclusionUnless these challenging experiences are attended to, discrimination on the basis of gender in the clinical settings and lack of mentors may deter some men from choosing and remaining in the nursing profession. The selected public college of nursing and the nursing services need to work towards creating a welcoming environment to all students regardless of gender because some participants indicated that the clinical environment is sometimes not welcoming to them as men.

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“…In the studies, it is reported that the difficulties experienced by students during care and touching the patient cause lack of motivation, adverse effects in their profession, anticipatory anxiety, feeling of isolation and alienation. 22,23,[29][30][31]39,40 A typical finding of the current study was the opinion of a student supporting sex-discrimination, and remarks of two students" thoughts of being ashamed and committing a sin when giving services to female patients. It is obvious that more effort should be made to prevent gender discrimination in Turkey having preserved traditional social characteristics in a great amount and with a tendency to become conservative in recent years.…”

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“…Numerous studies point out low status and powerlessness of the nursing. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] The main reason behind the low status, the powerlessness and the vulnerability of the nursing in the health organization as much as in the community is its reputation as a woman"s work. 32 In historical course, the female culture shaped in the societies moved to another dimension in which the value of woman and her work became worthless with the introduction of the capitalist economic system.…”

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The educational issues of male nursing workforce from the perspective of male nursing students: a qualitative study from Turkey

Özdemir

Çevik

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of gender on vocational training of male students who were enrolled in two university undergraduate nursing programs in Turkey.Methods: This qualitative study was carried out in 2014-2015. This qualitative study was carried out in University located in the northwest of Turkey and in University located in the west of Turkey in 2014-2015. The students were third and fourth year-students. In-depth interviews were conducted with students by using an interview guide composed of open-ended questions. The data were evaluated by using content analysis. The ethical approval was provided to conduct the study.Results: Five main themes raised from the in-depth interviews: 1) the reason for preferring nursing; 2) opinions about nursing; 3) educational environment and education content; 4) the issues in the clinical practise and 5) the working areas of the male nurses.Conclusions: The study pointed out the effect of the issues created by the gender discrimination on the education of the male nursing students along with the serious problems sprung from the insufficient infrastructure of the universities on nursing education.

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Conflicting image: Experience of male nurses in a Uganda’s hospital

Cited by 38 publications

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The working experiences of male nurses in China: Implications for male nurse recruitment and retention

The working experiences of male nurses in China: Implications for male nurse recruitment and retention

Four-year diploma male students’ experiences in a profession traditionally perceived as a female domain at a selected public college of nursing in Limpopo, South Africa

The educational issues of male nursing workforce from the perspective of male nursing students: a qualitative study from Turkey

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