According to Sayman (2015), when an occupation is skewed not only does it have unequal representation of the sexes, but it also has the impression of being appropriate for a specific sex. When society thinks nurse, it thinks female. Furthermore, when a job becomes feminized, it becomes a lower paying profession. Low salary, low social status, and the stereotypes deter men from nursing and other female-identified jobs (Sayman, 2015, p. 11).
Not only are there a limited amount of men in the nursing profession, but there are also few male faculty members in nursing schools. According to Sayman (2015), only 4.2% of full time nursing school faculty are men, which may lead to a sense of isolation in male students. Men who have dropped out of nursing …show more content…
In nursing journals and in media men are rarely portrayed as nurses. Men are often assumed to be doctors (Genua, 2005, p.6). In the first scene of Meet The Parents, Focker is caring for a patient when the patient calls him doctor. Focker corrects the patient explaining to him that he is a nurse (Niro, Roach, Rosenthal, Tenenbaum & Roach, 2000). When the public is used to the idea that nurses are females it creates a barrier for men to provide care. According to Genua (2005), patients are used to female nurses and they want what they are accustomed to so they often deny care from male nurses. According to Rajacich et al. (2013), occasionally patients are resistant to care or even refuse care and question the career choice of their nurse. Also, men are often excluded from practicing in certain areas such as labor or delivery (Genua, 2005, p.6). Another barrier for men is the fear of possibly being accused of sexual misconduct while providing personal, intimate care to the opposite sex (Rajacich et al., 2013, p.
Not only are there a limited amount of men in the nursing profession, but there are also few male faculty members in nursing schools. According to Sayman (2015), only 4.2% of full time nursing school faculty are men, which may lead to a sense of isolation in male students. Men who have dropped out of nursing …show more content…
In nursing journals and in media men are rarely portrayed as nurses. Men are often assumed to be doctors (Genua, 2005, p.6). In the first scene of Meet The Parents, Focker is caring for a patient when the patient calls him doctor. Focker corrects the patient explaining to him that he is a nurse (Niro, Roach, Rosenthal, Tenenbaum & Roach, 2000). When the public is used to the idea that nurses are females it creates a barrier for men to provide care. According to Genua (2005), patients are used to female nurses and they want what they are accustomed to so they often deny care from male nurses. According to Rajacich et al. (2013), occasionally patients are resistant to care or even refuse care and question the career choice of their nurse. Also, men are often excluded from practicing in certain areas such as labor or delivery (Genua, 2005, p.6). Another barrier for men is the fear of possibly being accused of sexual misconduct while providing personal, intimate care to the opposite sex (Rajacich et al., 2013, p.