There is nothing wrong with being a nurse: The experiences of male nursing students in Taiwan

Yang, Cheng-I; Yu, Hong-Jeng; Chin, Yen Fan; Lee, Li-Hung

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“…These include Being a doctor wannabe . One rampant stereotype is that men in nursing are medical school rejects, or individuals who are not smart enough to even apply for medical school Being gay or effeminate.…”

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confidence: 99%

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

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“…One rampant stereotype is that men in nursing are medical school rejects, or individuals who are not smart enough to even apply for medical school. 7,11,25 • Being gay or effeminate. Men in nursing are often, if not always, assumed to be gay or effeminate because of the atypical career choice.…”

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confidence: 99%

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

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confidence: 99%

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Male nurse: A concept analysis

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“…The first one is the approval of the people around the student such as family and the friends who may influence the student"s decision, the second one is attractiveness of the nursing as a paying and secure job with the career possibilities and a high probability of being employed in civil service offered by it and the final one is the desires of self-sacrifice, helping people, and providing them with care. 10,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The students in the current study see the nursing as a low status job in the society. According to them, the reason behind that is the weakening of the nurses" position in the health organization and the society by the physician-cantered health system and female nurses" staying powerless to changing the situation.…”

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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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An integrative review of resilience among nursing students in the context of nursing education

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Aim This integrative review aimed to examine empirical research on resilience among nursing students in the context of nursing education. Resilience helps nursing students handle challenges, such as changing learning styles and experiencing their first clinical practice. Design An integrative review. Methods The search terms focused on resilience and health in nursing students and nursing education. The database used in this review were CINAHL Plus, PubMed and MEDLINE. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool appraised the studies' quality. Results This study explored 52 records and revealed three current research focuses related to nursing students' resilience: (1) the concept and description of resilience, (2) the characteristics affecting resilience and (3) the mediating role of resilience in maintaining holistic health. Recommendations include adding a resilience topic to the nursing curriculum, providing resilience enhancement programs, examining the relationship between resilience and holistic health and exploring the influence of resilience about global health crises. Public Contribution Resilience among nursing students plays a vital role in helping them to overcome adversities during their nursing education. Additionally, after graduation, nursing students can continue contributing to society as resilient Registered Nurses in the future.

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There is nothing wrong with being a nurse: The experiences of male nursing students in Taiwan

Abstract: Nursing educators are encouraged to use the findings from this study to provide appropriate support for male nursing students.

Cited by 38 publications

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Male nurse: A concept analysis

Male nurse: A concept analysis

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

An integrative review of resilience among nursing students in the context of nursing education

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