If They Do Call You a Nurse, It Is Always a “Male Nurse”: Experiences of Men in the Nursing Profession

Rajacich, Dale; Kane, Deborah; Williston, Courtney; Cameron, Sheila

doi:10.1111/nuf.12008

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“…Men should be recruited at a younger age, right out of high school, educators need to avoid referring to nurses as the stereotypical "she" and more male nurse role models should exist in both the academic and clinical settings. [17] Discrimination against male nurses poses many dire consequences for the nursing profession. As the recruitment and retention of male nurses is one strategy to fill a critical nursing shortage, overt or subtle discrimination against men in nursing adversely impacts recruitment and retention, and therefore impairs efforts to address the nursing shortage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Rajacich, Kane, Willston, and Cameron (2013) [17] conducted a qualitative study in Canada involving 16 male nurses to explore recruitment, retention, and job satisfaction. Sources of dissatisfaction included not feeling appreciated by the administration, not having enough full-time opportunities, being expected to provide physically demanding work and heavy lifting, fear of burnout, and stereotyping which excluded them from performing certain procedures because they were men.…”

Section: Men In Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[13] Studies exploring male nurses' experiences indicated that men in nursing experienced stereotyping, abuse, challenges, and isolation, but none of these studies identified these experiences as lateral violence. [14][15][16][17] The prevalence of lateral violence in nursing practice has been demonstrated by multiple studies. Griffin (2004) [13] conducted an exploratory descriptive study at a large tertiary hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.…”

Section: Lateral Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Lived experiences of male nurses: Dire consequences for the nursing profession

Kronsberg

Bouret²,

Brett³

2017

JNEP

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The current and impending nursing shortage is well documented in the literature. Nursing needs to look at alternative strategies to meet the demands faced by the nursing shortage in both practice and education. One strategy would be to increase the number of men in nursing. While the percentage of men in nursing has increased incrementally, male nurses are underrepresented in nursing constituting approximately 9.6% of the nursing workforce. Two independent studies resulted in strikingly similar findings suggesting that male nurses are experiencing discrimination, lack of support, and dissatisfaction in the educational and practice environments. To increase the recruitment and retention of men in nursing it is imperative that this critical problem be addressed by nurse educators, managers, and practitioners at every level.

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Section: Men In Nursingmentioning

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Section: Lateral Violencementioning

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Lived experiences of male nurses: Dire consequences for the nursing profession

Kronsberg

Bouret²,

Brett³

2017

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“…Men are about 5.8% of registered nurses in Canada; 10% in England and 20% in Italy. [13,14] There were fewer younger nurses than older nurses. This is partly because the obstetric units are specialty areas that require experience and specific training.…”

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“…Men are still underrepresented in nursing. [13] In Canada for example, the male nurses identified certain hindrances to joining nursing to include sexual stereotypes, lack of recruitment strategies, nursing as a female-oriented profession and a lack of male role models in the media. Men are about 5.8% of registered nurses in Canada; 10% in England and 20% in Italy.…”

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Factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses working in obstetric units in public hospitals in Kenya

Kahiga

2017

JNEP

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Introduction: The literature demonstrates that little research has been conducted to explore job satisfaction among nurses working in obstetric units in Kenya. The perception of job satisfaction by nurses is influenced by the environment in which they work. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used to carry out the study. The study tools included the work quality index (WQI) and the demographic data questionnaires. Convenience sampling method was. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 20. The items in the WQI were organized into six subscales and Cronbach's alpha was calculated to obtain the reliability coefficient of each subscale. An independent t-test was used to compare the subscales scores for the male and female participants. ANOVA was conducted to compare the level of satisfaction with the six subscales and the participants' characteristics. Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient was calculated to assess if there was any relationships, the magnitude and the direction of the relationship between the six subscales. Results: Nurses are most satisfied with the perception that the work associated with their position provides them with the opportunity to be of service to others and least satisfied with receiving enough time to complete indirect patient care tasks. There are no significant differences in the overall level of satisfaction between males and females though males are more satisfied with autonomy of practice and professional role enactment. The six subscales strongly and positively correlate with one another. Conclusions: Nurses working in the obstetric units are relatively dissatisfied with most of the aspects of the work environment. The more educated nurses are less satisfied than less educated nurses. Since all aspects of job satisfaction are interrelated, emphasis should be put on each of them so as to create a satisfying work environment for nurses working in obstetric units.

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Subjectivity About Turnover Intention Among Male Nurses in South Korea: A Q-Methodological Study

Kim

Shim

2018

Asian Nursing Research

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If They Do Call You a Nurse, It Is Always a “Male Nurse”: Experiences of Men in the Nursing Profession

Abstract: Findings are discussed in relation to recruitment and retention issues with implications for education, practice, and management.

Cited by 110 publications

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Lived experiences of male nurses: Dire consequences for the nursing profession

Lived experiences of male nurses: Dire consequences for the nursing profession

Factors influencing the job satisfaction of nurses working in obstetric units in public hospitals in Kenya

Subjectivity About Turnover Intention Among Male Nurses in South Korea: A Q-Methodological Study

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