High School Boys' Images of Men as Nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the images of men as nurses held by high school boys, and to provide basic data about the desirability of nursing as a career choice for them. Method: Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used: The 35 high school boys classified 31 selected Q-statements into a normal distribution using a 9-point scale. The collected data was analyzed by the pc-QUNAL program. Results: Among the high school boys, three types of images of men as nurses were identified. Type Ⅰ; A promising occupation for men through active way of thinking, Type Ⅱ; Men working in a woman oriented field of work, Type Ⅲ; A promising profession without any gender stereotype. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that specific strategies should be developed to promote the choice of nursing among high school boys.

Difficulties and practices regarding information provision among Korean and Italian nurses

“…As nurses are traditionally regarded as warm and maternal in the Republic of Korea, males hesitate choosing nursing as a career (Wee et al. ). Additionally, the increasingly rapid nursing turnover is presenting serious challenges, such as a shortage of nurses with sufficient clinical experience in the Republic of Korea (Kim et al.…”

“…Regarding the first finding, all Korean nurses were women and both their mean age and mean length of clinical experience were, on average, 10 years lower than were those of Italian nurses. As nurses are traditionally regarded as warm and maternal in the Republic of Korea, males hesitate choosing nursing as a career (Wee et al 2013). Additionally, the increasingly rapid nursing turnover is presenting serious challenges, such as a shortage of nurses with sufficient clinical experience in the Republic of Korea (Kim et al 2015).…”

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