The Lived Experience of Being a Male Nursing Student: Implications for Student Retention and Success

Powers, Kelly; Herron, Elizabeth K.; Sheeler, Cory; Sain, Amber

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.04.002

Cited by 78 publications

(78 citation statements)

References 17 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Another consistent finding was that men perceived nursing to be a career that provided both financial security and opportunities in terms of career progression and mobility (Christensen and Knight, 2014;Christensen et al, 2018;DeVito, 2016;Ellis et al, 2006;Harding et al, 2017;Ierardi et al, 2010;McKenna et al, 2016;Meadus and Twomey, 2011;Powers et al, 2018;Tillman, 2006;Wilson, 2005). This was of particular importance to men who were experiencing difficulties in seeking employment (Christensen and Knight, 2014;McKenna et al, 2016) or dissatisfied with their current roles and had a desire to do something different (Harding et al, 2017;Christensen et al, 2018).…”

Section: What Are the Barriers And Enablers To Recruiting Men To Pre-mentioning

confidence: 97%

“…However, only one study (reported in two papers) was conducted in the UK (Muldoon and Reilly, 2003;McLaughlin et al, 2010). Almost half of the studies (n = 11) were conducted in the USA (O'Lynn, 2004;Smith, 2006;Bell-Scriber, 2008;Ierardi et al, 2010;DeVito, 2016;Anderson, 2014;Ellis et al, 2006;Tillman, 2006;Carnevale and Priode, 2018;Mitra et al, 2018;Powers et al, 2018). The remaining studies were conducted in Australia (Wilson, 2005;Kermode, 2006;Stott, 2007;McKenna et al, 2016;Christensen et al, 2018), Canada (Meadus and Twomey, 2011;Bartfay et al, 2010;Bartfay and Bartfay, 2007); and New Zealand (Harding et al, 2017;Christensen and Knight, 2014).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over half of the included studies only included male nursing students and specifically aimed to explore men's experiences of nursing programmes (Carnevale and Priode, 2018;Christensen and Knight, 2014;Christensen et al, 2018;DeVito, 2016;Ellis et al, 2006;Harding et al, 2017;Ierardi et al, 2010;Meadus and Twomey, 2011;Mitra et al, 2018;Powers et al, 2018;Smith, 2006;Stott, 2007;Wilson, 2005). A further two studies included registered male nurses, however, as the focus was on their pre-registration nursing education they were included in the study (O'Lynn, 2004;Tillman, 2006).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, men felt there was a lack of school leavers on the programme and this was reflective of failures of school counsellors to suggest nursing, negative peer pressure and a bias in favour of male dominated professions (Meadus and Twomey, 2011;Smith, 2006;Wilson, 2005). Indeed, Powers et al (2018) reported exposure to male nurses during high school was instrumental to some participants' decision to go into nursing. However, it should be noted that societal influences were not restricted to school leavers with more mature students also identifying this as an issue (Bartfay et al, 2010;Christensen et al, 2018;Harding et al, 2017;Meadus and Twomey, 2011;Smith, 2006;Wilson, 2005).…”

Section: What Are the Barriers And Enablers To Recruiting Men To Pre-mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This was of particular importance to men who were experiencing difficulties in seeking employment (Christensen and Knight, 2014;McKenna et al, 2016) or dissatisfied with their current roles and had a desire to do something different (Harding et al, 2017;Christensen et al, 2018). For some Nursing was seen as an opportunity to continue education and challenge themselves (Powers et al, 2018). Another important factor in the men's decision to study nursing was the opportunity to work in what the participants perceived to be a caring profession (Christensen et al, 2018;Harding et al, 2017;Ierardi et al, 2010;McKenna et al, 2016;Meadus and Twomey, 2011;Powers et al, 2018;Stott, 2007;Tillman, 2006).…”

Section: What Are the Barriers And Enablers To Recruiting Men To Pre-mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Barriers and facilitators to recruiting and retaining men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries: A systemised rapid review

Gavine

Carson

Eccles

et al. 2020

Nurse Education Today

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The recruitment of men to pre-registration nursing programmes in many Western countries has remained static at approximately 10% per year. Aim: To identify the experiences and attitudes of men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries and the barriers and enablers to their recruitment and retention. Design: Systematized rapid review. Methods: Searches were undertaken in Medline (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO) and PsychINFO (EBSCO) databases. Studies in English were included if they were from Western countries, were published since 2000 and related to men's experiences of, or attitudes to, applying for or studying pre-registration nursing. Included papers were quality appraised and findings were thematically analysed and presented in a narrative synthesis. Results: Records were de-duplicated and 2063 records were screened and 44 articles assessed for eligibility of which 23 articles relating to 22 empirical studies were included in the review. Findings were categorised into the following themes: recruitment experiences/reasons for studying nursing; gender experiences; barriers, difficulties and challenges with programme; and factors affecting retention. Conclusion: Evidence suggests that many men who come into nursing have a family member or acquaintance who is a nurse or that they have had contact with a male nurse as a patient or carer. Motivating factors such as financial security, career mobility and the opportunity to have a job in a caring profession were reported. Improved career advice at school is needed and shortened graduate programmes could be attractive. On programme, some clinical areas were easier for male students, while in others, treatment refusal could cause difficulties. Being in a minority and gender stereotyping can affect experiences. Ensuring equitable treatment, providing additional support and placements in clinical areas with more men could minimise these challenges. pre-registration programmes. For instance, in Scotland only 8-10% of students on pre-registration nursing programmes are male (Scottish Government, 2017). In the USA it is slightly higher at 15% (National League for Nursing, 2014), which may be associated with having a national nursing association specifically for men and national campaigns like the 20 × 20: Choose Nursing campaign which began in 2011 (Olin, 2011). Consequently men are significantly under-represented in the workforce, with men only accounting for 9-11% of the workforce in the

show abstract

Section: What Are the Barriers And Enablers To Recruiting Men To Pre-mentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Are the Barriers And Enablers To Recruiting Men To Pre-mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Are the Barriers And Enablers To Recruiting Men To Pre-mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Barriers and facilitators to recruiting and retaining men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries: A systemised rapid review

Gavine

Carson

Eccles

et al. 2020

Nurse Education Today

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The Veterinary Nurse Educator

Orpet¹,

Jeffery²

2022

Professionalism and Reflection in Veterinary Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A qualitative systematic review on the lived experience of men in nursing

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aim This qualitative systematic review was conducted to describe the lived experience of men in nursing. Design A systematic review of qualitative studies. Methods Five databases (Scopus, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Embase) were systematically searched. The PRISMA guideline was used for reporting the literature search in different phases, and the Critical Appraisal Skills Program, a qualitative research checklist, was used to evaluate the studies that met the inclusion criteria. Thomas and Harden's thematic analysis approach for qualitative research was used for data synthesis. Results Six qualitative studies were included. Five analytical themes related to lived experiences of men in nursing emerged: value in nursing, the double‐edged sword of gender, being accepted in the nursing profession, attractions of nursing and coping strategies.

show abstract

The Lived Experience of Being a Male Nursing Student: Implications for Student Retention and Success

Cited by 78 publications

References 17 publications

Barriers and facilitators to recruiting and retaining men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries: A systemised rapid review

Barriers and facilitators to recruiting and retaining men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries: A systemised rapid review

The Veterinary Nurse Educator

A qualitative systematic review on the lived experience of men in nursing

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About