Becoming a nurse is a challenging task. However male nurses face other obstacles which make pursuing a nursing degree even more challenging. Men in nursing are often classified as “Murses” meaning male nurses and sometimes distinctively mentioned as the “male nurse” instead of a nurse. The idea that nurses are supposed to be women has established a significant gender gap and subsequently has extended the expected shortage of nurses that are expected by 2020. Several research findings support various factors that have deterred men from acquiring nursing degrees. The fear of being misjudged have been reported in many journal articles where students advocate themselves and pinpoint ideas that are problematic in delivering care to patients. Research
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Previous complications of the profession were recruitment and retention of men into the profession because of the way nursing was portrayed and the inaccurate stigmatization of male nurses. However, efforts have been made to facilitate male population in nursing and close the gap between male and female nurses. Thus, nursing has rendered periods of development especially as it relates to men in nursing. The American Assembly for Men in Nursing has thrived to push for health care reforms and particular advancements within men in the profession. AAMN has partnered with some organizations in order to facilitate the movement. Nursing education programs have been implanted to lure more individuals into choosing nursing as a career choice. Today, there are a growing number of degree options, and even accelerated options to push people into acquiring degrees in nursing. There are options such as RN prepared at an associate and baccalaureate degrees and PhD programs. According to statistics retrieved in the growth of undergraduates in education program from 2002-2012, there is a 3 percent increase in men pursuing their nursing degrees. In 2002, seven thousand five hundred and thirty seven males were in a program to become a nurse. However, in 2012, that number has jumped to twenty four thousand two hundred and thirty six males in nursing programs (292). Though the growing number of men in nursing is still low in comparison to female students, the gap has
Previous complications of the profession were recruitment and retention of men into the profession because of the way nursing was portrayed and the inaccurate stigmatization of male nurses. However, efforts have been made to facilitate male population in nursing and close the gap between male and female nurses. Thus, nursing has rendered periods of development especially as it relates to men in nursing. The American Assembly for Men in Nursing has thrived to push for health care reforms and particular advancements within men in the profession. AAMN has partnered with some organizations in order to facilitate the movement. Nursing education programs have been implanted to lure more individuals into choosing nursing as a career choice. Today, there are a growing number of degree options, and even accelerated options to push people into acquiring degrees in nursing. There are options such as RN prepared at an associate and baccalaureate degrees and PhD programs. According to statistics retrieved in the growth of undergraduates in education program from 2002-2012, there is a 3 percent increase in men pursuing their nursing degrees. In 2002, seven thousand five hundred and thirty seven males were in a program to become a nurse. However, in 2012, that number has jumped to twenty four thousand two hundred and thirty six males in nursing programs (292). Though the growing number of men in nursing is still low in comparison to female students, the gap has