Male nurses' experiences of gender barriers: Irish and American perspectives.
Evidence suggests that male nurses face gender-based barriers during their nursing education programs. The authors describe male nurses' experiences of these barriers in Ireland and the United States. Mechanisms to recruit and retain male nurses are also discussed.
Keogh
Brian
B
School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. keoghbj@tcd.ie
O'Lynn
Chad
C
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007494:Ireland; D017770:Lifting; D008297:Male; D009341:Negativism; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009727:Nurses, Male / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D011287:Prejudice; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012737:Sex Factors; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States