Whittock Margaret, Leonard Laurence
Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK.
J Nurs Manag. 2003 Jul;11(4):242-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2003.00379.x.
Despite their historical significance to the UK's nursing profession, numbers of registered male nurses here have seldom exceeded 10% of the total. This is not an immutable principle, given that countries such as the Netherlands manage to attract males to the profession in much greater numbers. This paper examines and critiques the available literature on males in nursing from both a historical and present day perspective. In so doing, it discusses factors such as caring, over-performance and career progression, and, notions of masculinity. It then moves on to outline and discuss an on-going pilot study specifically designed to examine the motivations and experiences of a sample of preregistration and postregistration male nurses in the UK, across a range of ages and ethnicities. The ultimate aim of the study is to produce evidence which will advance the recruitment of men to a profession which is currently experiencing severe recruitment difficulties. The paper presents themes emerging from the study to date, examining the implications these may have for the future management of nurse recruitment.
尽管男性护士对英国护理行业具有重要的历史意义，但英国注册男护士的数量很少超过护士总数的10%。这并非一成不变的规律，因为像荷兰这样的国家成功吸引了更多男性从事这一职业。本文从历史和当代视角审视并批判了关于护理行业男性从业者的现有文献。在此过程中，探讨了关怀、过度表现、职业发展以及男性气质等因素。接着概述并讨论了一项正在进行的试点研究，该研究专门旨在考察英国不同年龄和种族的注册前和注册后男护士样本的动机和经历。该研究的最终目标是提供证据，以推动男性加入目前正面临严重招聘困难的护理行业。本文呈现了该研究目前已出现的主题，探讨了这些主题可能对未来护士招聘管理产生的影响。
