Male Nursing Case Study

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Statement of problem

Even though the practice of having male nurses seems to have started off in Europe, centuries ago, men have failed to break the hold of women in this profession.
As mentioned before, how the Nursing profession is attracting men in large numbers due to its attractive salaries and working conditions abroad. However, keeping in mind the sexual stereotype that considers health care/ provision of care as a job for females and female linked, male nurses thus might have a tough time negotiating their space in a profession like Nursing, which mainly centres on people’s care. This in a way will reflect on the quality of care expected from men in nursing.
In response to this, the research proposes to investigate on how men in this …show more content…

b) Do men have a tough time negotiating their space in a profession like nursing?
c) Are men in this nursing profession benefitted of being in minority?
Q2. How does the idea of masculinity have an effect on this profession of nursing?
Q3. What are the problems of being addressed as a “male nurse” in relation to their masculine identity?
Q4. How does the concept of “care” in this profession create a sense of otherness of men in this field?
Q5. Do patients attitude towards male nurses has an influence on their recruitment and retention?
Q6. How does the nursing curriculum result in creating a feminised outlook for this profession?

I used qualitative research design to find answers to my research questions, as ***
I used In-depth Personal Interviews as my primary form of methodology in order to understand and gain insight into the participant's experience in the Nursing profession. This also helped me to understand and discover the meaning that events had in the participant's workspace. Choosing this as my primary method, gave me the benefit of creating an interview guide which further assisted me to attain information from each participant for a basic set of questions. Moreover, it also helped me keep the interview focused on the desired line of action on one hand and to explore areas of participants interest on the other and also helped me to use the interview time efficiently. It allowed me to attain an in-depth and extensive understanding through observation as

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