Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China.
Blood Components Department, Chengdu Blood Center, China.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Feb;51:102996. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.102996. Epub 2021 Feb 15.
The shortage of human resources in nursing is a global challenge, and males may play an important role in alleviating this shortage, especially in China. Just as single-sex education has a potentially positive impact on women in male-dominated professions, it may also have the same impact on men in nursing, which may promote male engagement in nursing. This study delved into the experiences and perceptions that are peculiar to male nursing students in a single-sex class. A qualitative, descriptive design was employed using conventional content analysis. A purposive sample of 12 male nursing students in a male-only class of a university in China participated. Individual semi-structured interviews were performed between January and March 2019. Data analysis revealed five themes. Considering the negative peer influence and potential communication barriers of a male-only nursing class, establishing a male nursing student alliance instead of a male-only nursing class may be a better choice. In Asian culture, reconstructing the current social norms of gender is crucial to eliminating prejudice and male dividends and changing the definitions of masculinity, all of which are conducive to the development of male involvement in nursing.
护理人力资源短缺是一个全球性挑战，男性可能在缓解这一短缺方面发挥重要作用，特别是在中国。就像单性别教育对男性主导职业中的女性可能产生潜在的积极影响一样，它也可能对护理专业的男性产生同样的影响，从而促进男性从事护理工作。本研究深入探讨了单性别班级中男护生特有的经历和看法。采用定性、描述性设计，使用常规内容分析法。研究对象为中国一所大学单性别班级中的 12 名男护生。2019 年 1 月至 3 月期间，采用个体半结构式访谈的方式进行数据收集。数据分析揭示了五个主题。考虑到单性别护理班级中负面的同伴影响和潜在的沟通障碍，建立男护生联盟而不是单性别护理班级可能是更好的选择。在亚洲文化中，重构当前的性别社会规范对于消除偏见和男性红利、改变男性气质的定义至关重要，这些都有助于男性参与护理工作的发展。
