Introduction

Welcome to "Men in Nursing". A site created to educate the public more about men in the nursing profession. This site will talk about the history, the barriers that deter men from choosing nursing, and the strategies we could employ to counter those barriers. Please enjoy your time navigating through this site!

"Nurses serve a diverse population that needs a diversity of care providers" - Metro, 2005
source: http://www.mckenna.org/Images/Male%20Nurse%204.jpg; http://www.withmsi.com/images/male%20nurse%20in%20green%20scrubs%203.JPG; http://www.army.mod.uk/img/unitsandorgs/ta.3.jpg


Fast Facts

  • The Canadian male population is 49% (CNA, 2004).

  • Men in nursing only represent 5% of the 246,575 nurses in Canada (CNA, 2004).

  • In British Columbia, there are 28,289 registered nurses but only 4.8% are male (CRNBC, 2006).

  • In comparison, Netherlands has a male nurse population of 23%, and Germany and the Philippines also have substantial male nurse populations (Whittock and Leonard, 2003).



References


Canadian Nurses Association. (2004). Country report for the international council of nurses workforce forum. Retrieved on April 1, 2006, from http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/canada_report_2004_e.pdf

CRNBC. (2006). Statistics. Retrieved on
April 1, 2006, from http://www.crnbc.ca/Default.aspx?DN=104,59,10,5,Documents

Metro (2005). Nursing calls for more men. Retrieved on March 26th, 2005 from http://www.metronews.ca/worksmart_news.asp?id=1135

Whittock M. & Leonard L. (2003) Stepping outside the stereotype. A pilot study of the motivations and experiences of males in the nursing profession. Journal of Nursing Management, 11(4), 242-249. Retrieved April 1, 2006, from CINAHL database.





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