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dc.contributor.authorTerry, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorPeck, Blake
dc.contributor.authorCarden, Clarissa
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, Alicia J
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T00:16:04Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T00:16:04Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn2174-8144
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ejihpe10030051
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/404335
dc.description.abstractNursing has seen a dominance of women within the profession, and today, the presence of men in the role remains less understood and appreciated. Males considering or entering nursing face challenges concerning role misconception, marginalization, and gender bias. With a looming shortage of nurses on the horizon, it is more important now than ever before to find better ways of engaging males into nursing. The aim of the study was to examine the psychological constructs that influence male perceptions of nursing as they seek to navigate the profession, and what aspects influence men to consider nursing as a career. To achieve this, a systematic review and mixed research synthesis (integrated design) was conducted. English language research published between 1999 and 2019 was eligible. The methodological rigor of qualitative articles followed the Critical Appraisal Skills Program, while the Best Evidence Medical Education guided the quantitative review. Among the 24 publications identified, three sub-themes emerged from the overarching theme of the funambulist or tightrope walker. Sub-themes included societal, inner and collective voices that inform men’s place in nursing or their decision making about entering the profession. There is a need to re-visit what it means to be a nurse in order to address the gendered stereotypes that impact men entering the nursing profession.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom691
dc.relation.ispartofpageto703
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology, Clinical
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsnurses
dc.subject.keywordsmen
dc.titleTraversing the Funambulist's Fine Line between Nursing and Male Identity: A Systematic Review of the Factors that Influence Men as They Seek to Navigate the Nursing Profession
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTerry, D; Peck, B; Carden, C; Perkins, AJ; Smith, A, Traversing the Funambulist's Fine Line between Nursing and Male Identity: A Systematic Review of the Factors that Influence Men as They Seek to Navigate the Nursing Profession, European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2020, 10 (3), pp. 691-703
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-05-13T00:10:27Z
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