Nursing is predominantly seen as an occupation intended for women and in fact is mostly held by women. Men remain a minority in this field, as proven by Sayman (2014), “Men are still vastly underrepresented in the profession, consisting of about 9.6% of the overall numbers” (p. 1, para. 1). Although there are many debates regarding whether or not there is a shortage in nursing – it is believed that shortage is quite consistent throughout facilities. The provided literature provides insight into the world of men in nursing and their obstacles that they overcome or barriers they face within their profession.
Purpose
Creating a more gender-balanced working environment in nursing is important as it creates a workplace of inclusion and offers different aspects of care. Men should be able to express and discuss their role in nursing and how working in a female-dominated environment impacts their capability to work with fellow coworkers and their superiors. The following literature discusses this further by including …show more content…
They are met with more daunting reactions regarding their profession as a nurse. Men are not well supported in this environment thus prompting them to dropout of nursing school or finding another profession that seems more suitable. Male nurses have a difficult finding their identity as nurses which impact their role tremendously. Nursing has been heavily saturated as more of a role for women, which isn’t fair to male nurses. Male nurses are a marginalized which is uncommon for men to be categorized as such as most men in most workforces are in power positions that don’t compromise their masculinity. The ten male participants provided insight to the obstacles they currently faced or have faced in this profession by providing complete recounts of experiencing the ramifications of being in a female saturated
Purpose
Creating a more gender-balanced working environment in nursing is important as it creates a workplace of inclusion and offers different aspects of care. Men should be able to express and discuss their role in nursing and how working in a female-dominated environment impacts their capability to work with fellow coworkers and their superiors. The following literature discusses this further by including …show more content…
They are met with more daunting reactions regarding their profession as a nurse. Men are not well supported in this environment thus prompting them to dropout of nursing school or finding another profession that seems more suitable. Male nurses have a difficult finding their identity as nurses which impact their role tremendously. Nursing has been heavily saturated as more of a role for women, which isn’t fair to male nurses. Male nurses are a marginalized which is uncommon for men to be categorized as such as most men in most workforces are in power positions that don’t compromise their masculinity. The ten male participants provided insight to the obstacles they currently faced or have faced in this profession by providing complete recounts of experiencing the ramifications of being in a female saturated