title: Real men choose nursing. Nursing schools and hospitals target men in their recruitment efforts.
abstract: In an effort to expand the nursing workforce, nursing organizations, schools and hospital recruiters are targeting men, who now comprise only 5.4 percent of the current workforce.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meyers
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D002321:Career Choice; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040541:Marketing; D009727:Nurses, Male / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011641:Public Relations; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States