What are schools doing to recruit male nurses?
Schools value a diverse student body that encompasses all cultures and genders; consequently, many work hard to dismantle stereotypes that view nursing as a female profession. Many doctors are women and a growing number of nurses are men, but the acceptance of male nurses has not filtered into mainstream society yet. As a result, school brochures, textbooks and classroom materials are being updated to appeal to male and female students. Changes may be as simple as changing the photos in an informational brochure to ones that reflect diversity, or they may be more difficult to enact: many male nurses feel that they are less welcome in women’s obstetrics clinics and are challenging administrators to give them an equal opportunity.
