The article ‘Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession, and Understanding the Challenges Faced by Them: Iranian and Developed Countries’ Perspectives’ by Zamanzadeh, Valizadeh, Negarandeh, Monadi, and Azadi (2013) is a descriptive-based research study that was carried out to determine the factors that influence men to get into the nursing profession. It sought to examine the challenges they face. The research used literature data collected via a survey-based quantitative design approach. Most of the research materials were based on data collected from males in developed countries with a few from the upcoming nations. Sample data was qualified based on the male gender and affiliation to nursing. The search terms included men who were in nursing field, males in the nursing education area, and any gender in nursing. To extract data, a search was conducted through Pro Quest, Web of Science Database, CINAHL, and PubMed. After obtaining the results, the researchers then narrowed the data to parameters that were more specific to the study after which 34 articles were sampled for review.
The variables that were used to quantify the study included characteristics of men in nursing, motivation that influenced men to venture into the nursing profession, the main challenges that male students and qualified nurses face within the practice of their profession, and the advantages they may accrue over their female counterparts. There is an overwhelming need for intervention since the study results indicate cases marginalization of men in the nursing profession. Moreover, the existing stereotypes –within and outside the nursing profession need to be eliminated through educating the stakeholders (health workers and patients) about the importance and role played by male nurses in health care (Zamanzadeh et al., 2013).
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Zamanzadeh, V., Valizadeh, L., Negarandeh, R., Monadi, M., & Azadi, A. (2013). Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession, and Understanding the Challenges Faced by Them: Iranian and Developed Countries’ Perspectives. Nursing And Midwifery Studies, 2(2), 49-56.