Would you recommend nursing as a career to men?

Title
Would you recommend nursing as a career to men?
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Stanley, David
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7767-5442
Email: dstanle5@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:dstanle5
Beament, Tania
Falconer, Darren
Haigh, Margaret
Saunders, Rosemary
Stanley, Karen
Wall, Peter
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Southampton
Place of publication
United Kingdom
UNE publication id
une:22164
Abstract
Objective: The principle objective of this study was to establish a profile and perception of men in nursing in Western Australia. This paper will discuss one sub-objective which sort to explore responses to the question: 'Would you recommend a nursing as a career to males that you know?' Design: Main study was a quantitative, descriptive survey design, however the question under review was significantly qualitative in nature and analysed as such. Setting : The study took place across Western Australian public and private sector health care facilities, nurse education institutions and non- government providers across rural, remote and metropolitan locations. Main outcome measures: Data was collected through responses to one question (within a larger survey) that related to recommending nursing as a career to males. An online survey instrument was used. Results: 70.5 %( n= 377) said they would recommend nursing to males. Of the respondents that selected 'yes' 19.6% were male and 80.4 % were female. Of the 29.5 %( n= 158) respondents that selected 'no' 24.7% were male and 75.3% female. Qualitative data reported supports the perceptions in the current workforce. Conclusion : Whilst the majority of respondents in the study would recommend a career in nursing to men, a quarter of respondents felt that a career in nursing was not suited to men. Reasons identified included; poor pay, a difficult job, men's values were incompatible with care, or that they were using nursing as a spring board to other careers. Identifying the perceptions of men in nursing and if current nurses would promote nursing to males they knew assists in the potential recruitment of a much needed future workforce.
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Citation
Working Papers in the Health Sciences, 1(14), p. 1-6
ISSN
2051-6266
Start page
1
End page
6

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