| More Men Pursuing Nursing
Ronald Burns, ASN and clinical coordinator at the Medical Center Hospital in Columbus, Ga. considers the once deemed ‘traditionally female profession’ a diminishing concern. “There are fewer gender biases than were present in earlier years of nursing,” said Burns. “Males have the same communication skills, values, beliefs and compassion as their female peers. It doesn’t matter if the nurse is male or female, as long as caring and concern is given to each individual.” A 2006 Survey of Men in Nursing, conducted by American Mobile Healthcare, revealed the perception of men in nursing is better than it has ever been, and nursing is appearing more and more appealing to men. Increasing pay rates, job security, highlighting more media profiles of men in nursing as well as, emphasizing the impact on patients’ lives, the technical skills required and the ability to travel are six methods the survey cited as “very effective” at encouraging more men to enter and remain in the nursing profession. More than 85 percent of male nurses surveyed felt very or mostly satisfied with their job, and more than 82 percent would recommend nursing to other men. While attitudes are changing, barriers still exist in recruiting more men into the profession. Subtle workplace hostility and prejudice is still experienced by male nurses in practice. Approximately half of male nurses still occasionally feel belittled by coworkers, friends, patients or others because they are a nurse. Even as the number of men entering the profession is on the rise, many more are needed to add diversity to the field, and help to alleviate the national nursing shortage that is expected to severely cripple the nation’s health care system in the next 10 years. — MilitaryConnection.com, a portal of all things military, has become the “go to” site for resources, news and information that is of importance to the military audience. We have thousands of pages and hundreds of databases to keep you current on the information you need to have. With something for everyone, we take pride in providing all of our resources free to users. Additionally, we feature all types of Nursing Articles like this one to keep you informed. We will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help organizations get out the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We are well aware that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, Virtual Job Fair and our new and improved Job Board, featuring our Virtual Marketplace where you can post free ads for items you want to buy, sell or rent , and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com. |