Navigating unfamiliar waters: Men in nursing academia

Mott, Jason; Lee, O. Danny

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2017.07.005

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“…The implication is that participants were to take whatever they were told without reasoning or questioning. In support of these findings, Mott and Lee ( 2017 ) assert that the difference in ways of communication and thinking between men and women often creates tension.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…These feelings of not belonging are related to few male role models in clinical settings (Stanley 2012 ). According to Mott and Lee ( 2017 ) in a study on ‘Navigating unfamiliar waters: Men in nursing academia’, male student nurses do not have opportunities to discuss their concerns and anxieties with other men or to see men in nursing practice. Bartfay et al ( 2010 ) supported the argument that men because of their minority status in nursing experience ‘role strain’, which they defined as feeling unwelcomed.…”

Section: Discussion Of Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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

Curationis

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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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Section: Discussion Of Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Men in nursing report feeling isolated and marginalized in their own profession . Oftentimes, marginalization is inadvertent.…”

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“…Men in nursing report feeling isolated and marginalized in their own profession. 12,25,44 Oftentimes, marginalization is inadvertent. For example, female nurses tend to leave out their male colleagues when talking about topics that are deemed as "girl talk."…”

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Male nurse: A concept analysis

Sasa

2019

Nurs Forum

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Use of the term male nurse is common in nursing wherever the practice setting may be, but no formal analysis has been done to illuminate the meaning of the concept. The term male nurse is often problematic to those referred to, as the label carries stereotypes that further marginalize this extreme minority in the nursing profession. The Nurse Registration Act of 1919 (UK) banned men from nursing de jure, whilst Nightingale's reform of nursing education established the same de facto years before. This potent mix of tradition and law served as the basis for sex‐segregation and feminization of nursing. Fast forward to today—in the centennial of the Nurse Registration Act—women still dominate nursing, and attempts to recruit and retain men into the profession remains to be a very challenging task. Walker and Avant's methodology was utilized in this concept analysis. Seven defining attributes of the male nurse were identified: perceived as a male, credentialed as a nurse, increased visibility, nonconformist as to career choice, cautious caregivers, stereotyped/stigmatized, and increased role strain. Antecedents, consequences, and illustrative cases were also discussed. Gender‐based labels such as male nurse are injurious to nursing, as it preserves sex‐segregation as well as stereotypes that affect both men and women in the profession. This concept analysis corroborates the need to degender nursing and caring, which is a recurrent theme in nursing literature. Ultimately, degendering nursing should translate to measures to increase the proportion of men in the nursing workforce. A gender‐balanced workforce, coupled with degendered notions of caring will strengthen the nursing profession and optimize our ability to serve our clientele.

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“…One of the problems faced by male nurses is the feeling of isolation in clinics as the number of their role models is small. 22 Female and male nursing students should have equal learning opportunities for quality service delivery. Learning opportunities are essential to gain clinical experience.…”

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Looking at Male Nurse Discrimination Among Nursing Students With O’connor’s Finger Dexterity Test: Future of Gender Discrimination

Aynacı

Gulmez

2019

JOMH

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Background Hand-dexterity and hand-eye coordination are important in nursing profession.. In nursing vocational education, equal conditions for gaining experience regardless of gender difference should be established. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of gender difference, and anthropometric features on hand-dexterity and hand-eye coordination evaluated by O’Connor dexterity test. Methods Our study included 100 undergraduate nursing students of Trakya University. To evaluate hand dexterity age, sex, sociodemographic features were recorded. Results Previous studies demonstrated that male nurses were careful, attentive and willing to take care of their patients but they felt they had to be at the backstage because the occupation is a female predominant one. They were also careful and attentive during O’Connor finger test. The average O’Connor hand-dexterity test duration of female students was 7.44 minutes for the dominant hand. Males completed test at 8.06 minutes with dominant hand. No statistically significant difference was detected. Students with longer hand and palm lengths had better hand-dexterity. Because wrist circumference and width were more in male students than females this provided an advantage to male nursing students. O’Connor finger-dexterity results also demonstrated that gender discrimination in nursing profession is meaningless in terms of dexterity. Conclusions Our study approaches gender discrimination in nursing with a different perspective. Our study demonstrated that male nursing students are not less successful than female students in hand-eye coordination and hand-dexterity. It is important for male nursing students to have clinical learning without having sexual discrimination in order to provide high quality patient care. Another advantage of male nurses is their strength which makes them more effective at healthcare facilities. In conclusion, reproductive health and other areas of nursing care should not be seen as the area of a particular gender. Doing so may prevent the development of professions and also lead to missing valuable opportunities to gain remarkable perspectives and insights.

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Navigating unfamiliar waters: Men in nursing academia

Cited by 13 publications

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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

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

Male nurse: A concept analysis

Looking at Male Nurse Discrimination Among Nursing Students With O’connor’s Finger Dexterity Test: Future of Gender Discrimination

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