title: [A preliminary study of the work values of male nurses in Taiwan and related factors].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Male nurses account for 1.08% of Taiwan's total professional nursing workforce. While work values are known to impact the practice of female nurses, the work values of male nurses have never been fully evaluated.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to explore the work values of male nurses in Taiwan and related factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We applied a cross-sectional design that targeted all male nurses nationwide and used a structured questionnaire distributed by mail to collect data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data were collected from 1,087 Taiwan-based male nurses with 745 valid responses. Mean score for overall work value was 2.78 (on a maximum scale of 4). Socio-demographic differences contributed to work value variance among respondents. Major factors of influence on work value included education, work unit, work position, work rank, salary, hospital classification, and reason for choosing a nursing career.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study found personal characteristics, occupational roles, job performance, and reason for choosing a career in nursing to all correlate strongly with work value.
authors.affiliation: Tao-Ran Ambulance Compnay Limited, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yu-Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Woung-Ru
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yue-Cune
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Suh-Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Maa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009727:Nurses, Male / Q000523:psychology; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013624:Taiwan; D014937:Work
keywords: male nurse; work values