Assessing Staff Nurses’ and Female Patients` Perceptions of Male Nursing at Tanta University Hospital | ||||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2011, 2019, Page 62-80 PDF (167.98 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2019.38618 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Reda Abd El-Fatah Abo Gad; Safaa Mohamed El-Demerdash | ||||
| Lecturers of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The demand for registered nurses is growing substantially disproportionately with the predicted supply over the next 2 decades. Progress has been made towards providing a friendly environment to men entering the profession. There has been wide support from female nurses as well. Female are now growing more amenable to males in nursing. More and more men are entering this profession because they realize that nursing is a highly respected, highly technical field that pays pretty decent. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess staff nurses’ and female patients` perceptions of male nursing at Tanta University Hospital. Design: A comparative design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at Tanta University Main Hospital. Sample: The sample consisted of (350) staff nurses and (300) female patients from different departments of Tanta University Main Hospital. Tool: The data was collected using a questionnaire sheet. It was developed by the researchers after thorough review of literature. Results: Close to half of the staff nurses (43%) and more than half (57.53%) of female patients prefer that male nursing working in emergency departments. More than half (68%) of staff nurses consider male nursing as staff nurse, while, fifty percent (50.78%) of female patients were seen male nursing as an administrator. 74% & 63.03% respectively of staff nurses and female patients perceived males that they will be improve the image and status of nursing. The majority (93%) of staff nurses and high percentage (72.61%) of female patients are disagree about nursing should be a female profession. Slightly more than half (51%) from staff nurses perceived men nursing as totally low, while, 60.3% percent from female patients perceived men nursing as totally medium. Conclusion: It can be concluded that high percent of the staff nurses and female patients prefer that male nursing working in emergency departments, and they will be improve the image and status of nursing and they are disagree about nursing should be a female profession. The main study recommendations included, develop and/or support recruitment efforts designed to attract men and women equally, portraying both men and women as representatives of the nursing profession, strategies for increasing the quantity and quality of available recruitment information that depicts both masculine and feminine qualities, media campaigns that promote nursing as a well-rounded profession, having both men and women as nurses and the use male recruitment and mentorship programs in nursing schools and nurse practice environments. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Staff nurses’; Female patients`; Male nursing; perception | ||||
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