Background: Male nursing students remain a minority group in nursing education and
training programmes. They are thought to have diverted from their prescribed roles as men …

Background: Over the last 20 years, more men have been choosing to pursue a career in
nursing. Despite this, men remain a minority in the nursing workforce around the world …

SHAKWANE, S. Men in the service of humanity: Sociocultural perceptions of the nursing
profession in South Africa. Afr. J. Health Prof. Educ.(Online)[online]. 2022, vol. 14, n. 4, pp …

Background: Intimate care is not facilitated in South African nursing education and training.
Nursing students encounter it for the first time in clinical practice, where they see and touch …

Nursing is still a predominantly female profession. The nursing role of caring has been
equated to the feminine personality attributes, as a result the men in nursing are seen as …

Male-female communication within nursing is often fraught with difficulties especially for
male nurses as the try and assimilate themselves into a female dominated profession. It is …

Men comprise about 10% of the nursing population globally and approximately 15% of the
nursing workforce according to the South African Nursing Council. There has been an …

The history of the male nurse is a long and varied one. From its early origins in the ancient
world, through the Christian era and its formation within the religious faiths of the medieval …

Background Nursing shortage remains a global issue that emphasizes the need for both
male and female nurses. Understanding the educational experiences of male nursing …

Background: Surprisingly, opinion about whether men are suitable within the profession
continues to be a divided issue. Men enter the profession for a multitude of reasons, yet …