Nursing… according to male students
Section: Originals
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Guillén Cadena DM, Cuevas Guajardo L. La enfermería… En voz de los estudiantes masculinos. Rev. iberoam. Educ. investi. Enferm. 2013; 3(4):15-9.
Authors
1Dulce María Guillén Cadena, 2Leticia Cuevas Guajardo
Position
1Dra. en Educación y Lic. en Enfermería. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (México). 2Dra. en Educación. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. UNAM (México).
Contact email: dulce1414@hotmail.com
Abstract
Male incorporation into nursing profession has resulted in a restructured thinking by society, teachers, professional teams and users about nursing profession, because a caring role has historically been assigned to women due to their "female characteristics".
Purpose: To interpret experiences reported by male nursing students during their professional education.
Methods: Qualitative investigation, with a phenomenological approach. Data collection was based on various techniques such as in-depth interview, participant observation, and field notes. As a tool, a guide including demographic questions, opinions, perception and learning was developed.
Results: Three important categories were found: the first one related to profession choice; the second involving experiences identification; and the third involving emotions.
Conclusions: Male professionals´ incorporation can widen nursing profession horizons with new ideas and through the introduction of different learning ways.
Keywords:
nursing teaching; male nursing students; men in nursing
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