Harding Thomas
School of Nursing (NSW & ACT), Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
Nurs Prax N Z. 2009 Nov;25(3):4-16.
This article reports on one aspect of a larger study, which used qualitative methods to critically explore the social construction of men as nurses. It draws upon literature pertaining to gender and nursing, and interviews with 18 New Zealand men to describe the factors underpinning decisions to turn away from malestream occupations and enter a profession stereotyped as 'women's work'. Five thematic groupings are revealed to be significant with respect to the decision-making process: formative experiences, the Call, expediency, personal acquaintance with a nurse and personal fulfilment. These factors, however, do not necessarily operate in isolation. The reasons for becoming nurses are complex and multifactorial. In comparison to the experiences reported in the international literature, the men in this study were more focused on human caring and the transformational potential for personal fulfilment rather than a focus on the barriers to their engagement with nursing.
本文报道了一项规模更大的研究的一个方面，该研究采用定性方法批判性地探讨了男性作为护士的社会建构。它借鉴了与性别和护理相关的文献，并对18名新西兰男性进行了访谈，以描述促使他们背离传统男性职业并进入被视为“女性工作”的职业的决策背后的因素。研究发现，在决策过程中有五个主题分组具有重要意义：成长经历、使命感、权宜之计、与护士的个人相识以及个人成就感。然而，这些因素不一定是孤立起作用的。选择成为护士的原因是复杂且多方面的。与国际文献中报道的经历相比，本研究中的男性更关注人文关怀以及个人成就感的转化潜力，而不是关注他们从事护理工作所面临的障碍。
