The nursing field has not always been dominated by females. In fact, it was not until the mid to late 1800s’ that the equality of both men and woman in the nursing field changed.
Inspired by religious and altruistic convictions, people became nurses because, not a single person would hire them. However, as a direct result of the industrial revolution and the better career opportunities that accompanied, males began leaving the nursing field in favor of better wages (Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education program). Fortunately, this decline along with reforms proposed by Florence Nightingale, allowed nursing to sway in favor of woman. In addition, Nightingale pushed for better educational opportunities for female nurses …show more content…
(Where did you get this information from, if I we’re your professor and “YES” I know I am not, but if I we’re I would ask you the same thing). In addition males will also face inadequate support from guidance counselors. Males may not always receive correct information or the proper nursing knowledge aimed towards males. There may even be a lack of proper role models because on average only 5% of nurses are males and 11% of enrolled nursing students are males. (Gender Bias and Discrimination in Nursing Education: Can We Change It?)), there is unequal clinical opportunities and requirements, isolationism, poor instruction on appropriate use of touch for males, and lack of learning strategies for males (Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education program). STOPPED HERE Evidence shows that males in the nursing program experience it differently then females and males have different performance expectations in a clinical setting compared to females. Males are expected to be more assertive and assume leadership as they work with groups in the clinic. In addition, males are expected to take on extra jobs, which may include heavy lifting and the transportation of patients (Gender Bias and Discrimination in Nursing Education: Can We Change It?). Males have even reported according to Ann Strong (2004); “The men in this study described themselves as a visible minority and perceived that their performance is, …show more content…
His name is Bruce Wheatley and he filed a case against both hospitals. He was denied a job in the postpartum, labor and delivery unit simple because he was a man. The Parkway Regional Medical Center said they did not hire Wheatley due to the comfort of their patients. Meaning he did not get hired because they felt as if their female patients would feel uncomfortable with a male taking care of them. The second hospital to deny him employment was Baptist Hospital Systems and they made no comment on to why they would not hire him. In the end Wheatley won both cases and is a perfect example of the sexual discrimination males face in the nursing field (Male Nurses Still Face Bias). As a result, from the discrimination such as the case study above 7.5% of new male nurses leave the profession within the first four years of working compared to females, which hold a percentage of 4.1% (Nurses ' intent to leave the profession: Issues related to gender, ethnicity, and educational level). After the first four years 39% of males consider leaving the profession and some do leave because of the discrimination they face (Nurses ' intent to leave the profession: Issues related to gender, ethnicity, and educational level). Male discrimination and the nursing shortage are directly
Inspired by religious and altruistic convictions, people became nurses because, not a single person would hire them. However, as a direct result of the industrial revolution and the better career opportunities that accompanied, males began leaving the nursing field in favor of better wages (Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education program). Fortunately, this decline along with reforms proposed by Florence Nightingale, allowed nursing to sway in favor of woman. In addition, Nightingale pushed for better educational opportunities for female nurses …show more content…
(Where did you get this information from, if I we’re your professor and “YES” I know I am not, but if I we’re I would ask you the same thing). In addition males will also face inadequate support from guidance counselors. Males may not always receive correct information or the proper nursing knowledge aimed towards males. There may even be a lack of proper role models because on average only 5% of nurses are males and 11% of enrolled nursing students are males. (Gender Bias and Discrimination in Nursing Education: Can We Change It?)), there is unequal clinical opportunities and requirements, isolationism, poor instruction on appropriate use of touch for males, and lack of learning strategies for males (Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education program). STOPPED HERE Evidence shows that males in the nursing program experience it differently then females and males have different performance expectations in a clinical setting compared to females. Males are expected to be more assertive and assume leadership as they work with groups in the clinic. In addition, males are expected to take on extra jobs, which may include heavy lifting and the transportation of patients (Gender Bias and Discrimination in Nursing Education: Can We Change It?). Males have even reported according to Ann Strong (2004); “The men in this study described themselves as a visible minority and perceived that their performance is, …show more content…
His name is Bruce Wheatley and he filed a case against both hospitals. He was denied a job in the postpartum, labor and delivery unit simple because he was a man. The Parkway Regional Medical Center said they did not hire Wheatley due to the comfort of their patients. Meaning he did not get hired because they felt as if their female patients would feel uncomfortable with a male taking care of them. The second hospital to deny him employment was Baptist Hospital Systems and they made no comment on to why they would not hire him. In the end Wheatley won both cases and is a perfect example of the sexual discrimination males face in the nursing field (Male Nurses Still Face Bias). As a result, from the discrimination such as the case study above 7.5% of new male nurses leave the profession within the first four years of working compared to females, which hold a percentage of 4.1% (Nurses ' intent to leave the profession: Issues related to gender, ethnicity, and educational level). After the first four years 39% of males consider leaving the profession and some do leave because of the discrimination they face (Nurses ' intent to leave the profession: Issues related to gender, ethnicity, and educational level). Male discrimination and the nursing shortage are directly