Thursday, May 14, 2020
Nurses Should Be All Men Not Women - 1138 Words
Jessica Wheeler Klotz English 1302 29 November 2015 ââ¬Å"Nurses Should Be All Men Not Womenâ⬠Almost all people refer to nurses that are men as ââ¬Å"male nursesâ⬠. But why is that so? We donââ¬â¢t specify ââ¬Å"male judgeâ⬠or ââ¬Å"male lawyerâ⬠, so why so we do it with nurses? Itââ¬â¢s because nursing is one of the most female-dominated occupations and is associated with being a ââ¬Å"womenââ¬â¢s jobâ⬠so we feel the need to specify when we have a male nurse. History, media, economic factors and social aspects all play a role into the stereotype that all nurses should be women, not men. However, men are just as capable of having the intelligence, patience, and compassion that is required in a being good nurse. A look back through history reveals that men played a dominantâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦A look back through history clearly shows: that men are just as capable of being nurses as women. Men and women as nurses should have advanced after Nightingaleââ¬â¢s era; unfortunately we i gnored the past commitment men had to the career and subdued to an unreasonable stereotype that men didnââ¬â¢t posses the same ââ¬Å"inherentâ⬠characteristics needed to be a nurse. A significant aspect that contributes to the way we perceive male nurses is the stereotype that doctors are typically male. The image most people have is male doctor, female nurse. Centuries ago women werenââ¬â¢t allowed be to doctors because they ââ¬Å"couldnââ¬â¢t handle itâ⬠or ââ¬Å"werenââ¬â¢t smart enoughâ⬠etc. Nowadays more and more women are becoming doctors, and they are being rightfully praised for their work. One statistical study shows that ââ¬Å"since 1970, women have grown from 9.7 percent of physicians to 32.4 percent in 2010â⬠(Strasser, Annie). Similarly, ââ¬Å"The new study, Men in Nursing Occupations, shows the proportion of male registered nurses has more than tripled since 1970, from 2.7 percent to 9.6 percentâ⬠(MacPhail, J. (1996). As the growth of women becoming doctors tripled, women were admired for their dedication and hard work. Yet as more men became nurses they werenââ¬â¢t praised, they were made fun of. But why is that? Itââ¬â¢s because see nursing as a step down from being a doctor. Itââ¬â¢s the ââ¬Å"female roleâ⬠which means itââ¬â¢s
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