title: Retaining men in nursing program designed for women.
abstract: Men continue to represent a small percentage of the nursing workforce. Along with concerns regarding the nursing shortage are concerns that nursing should reflect the racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics of the population it serves. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the challenges male nursing students face and offer strategies to retain these students in educational programs traditionally designed for women.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Programs, Trident Technical College, 7000 Rivers Avenue, PO Box 118067, Charleston, South Carolina 29423-8067, USA. marilyn.brady@tridenttech.edu
authors.forename: Marilyn S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Sherrod
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009727:Nurses, Male / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009729:Nursing; D012737:Sex Factors; D013332:Student Dropouts; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce