A Arreciado Marañón1,2, D Rodríguez-Martín3,4,5, P Galbany-Estragués6,7. 1. Nursing Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona. 2. Social and Cultural Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra. 3. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona. 4. Identity and Diversity (GENI), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 5. 7 Member of Interuniversity Research Group on Gender, Diversity and Health (GIR-GEDIS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 6. Member of Research Group on Methodology, Models, Methods and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O), Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain. 7. Social and Cultural Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona.
Abstract
AIMS: (1) To learn how male nurses view and manage their relationships with families of hospitalized children, in contrast to how they view those established by female nurses. (2) To know if male nurses' relationships with families of hospitalized children are influenced by gender roles and stereotypes. BACKGROUND: Relationships are essential in care. Prevailing gender stereotypes suggest that males have more difficulties with relationships than with technical aspects of nursing. METHOD: Descriptive qualitative research in a public tertiary hospital September-December 2015. Participants were male nurses who worked in maternal and child health. Purposive sampling, based on criteria of homogeneity-regularity and heterogeneity-diversity. Semi-structured interviews and content analysis. FINDINGS: Twelve male nurses participated. Two key themes emerged. (1) Establishment of professional-family relationship. Male nurses denied that male and female nurses established relationships with families differently, attributing any differences to personality rather than gender. (2) Management of relationships. Male nurses claimed that they set more limits on their relationships with families than female nurses. DISCUSSION: Male nurses both disrupted and reproduced gendered stereotypes about relationships with families, revealing new models of masculinity. CONCLUSION: Male nurses reject the stereotype that nursing is a women's profession, but they interpret their relationships with families in terms of gender roles and stereotypes. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND NURSING POLICY: These findings contribute to understandings of the influence of gender stereotypes in nursing. They support the work of professional associations and labour unions in Spain and other countries to combat gender stereotypes and gender differences in nursing.
AIMS: (1) To learn how male nurses view and manage their relationships with families of hospitalized children, in contrast to how they view those established by female nurses. (2) To know if male nurses' relationships with families of hospitalized children are influenced by gender roles and stereotypes. BACKGROUND: Relationships are essential in care. Prevailing gender stereotypes suggest that males have more difficulties with relationships than with technical aspects of nursing. METHOD: Descriptive qualitative research in a public tertiary hospital September-December 2015. Participants were male nurses who worked in maternal and child health. Purposive sampling, based on criteria of homogeneity-regularity and heterogeneity-diversity. Semi-structured interviews and content analysis. FINDINGS: Twelve male nurses participated. Two key themes emerged. (1) Establishment of professional-family relationship. Male nurses denied that male and female nurses established relationships with families differently, attributing any differences to personality rather than gender. (2) Management of relationships. Male nurses claimed that they set more limits on their relationships with families than female nurses. DISCUSSION: Male nurses both disrupted and reproduced gendered stereotypes about relationships with families, revealing new models of masculinity. CONCLUSION: Male nurses reject the stereotype that nursing is a women's profession, but they interpret their relationships with families in terms of gender roles and stereotypes. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND NURSING POLICY: These findings contribute to understandings of the influence of gender stereotypes in nursing. They support the work of professional associations and labour unions in Spain and other countries to combat gender stereotypes and gender differences in nursing.
Authors: Lisa A Cranley; Simon Ching Lam; Sarah Brennenstuhl; Zarina Nahar Kabir; Anne-Marie Boström; Angela Yee Man Leung; Hanne Konradsen Journal: J Fam Nurs Date: 2021-09-08 Impact factor: 3.818