Attitudes of patients towards being cared for by male nurses in a Jamaican hospital.

Autor: Adeyemi-Adelanwa O; The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica., Barton-Gooden A; The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica., Dawkins P; The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica. Electronic address: pauline.dawkins@uwimona.edu.jm., Lindo JL; The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica. Electronic address: Jaslindo@hotmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied nursing research : ANR [Appl Nurs Res] 2016 Feb; Vol. 29, pp. 140-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.06.015
Abstrakt: Aim: To determine the attitudes of patients towards male nurses in a Jamaican hospital.
Background: More males in nursing will help to address the nursing shortage and provide diversity in the profession. Patient attitudes towards male nurses will influence recruitment and retention.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was used. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and an attitudinal measuring scale.
Results: Seventy-three patients responded (response rate 91%). Male nurses were perceived negatively by 51% of respondents. However, only 10% had a negative perception of the care they received from male nurses. More males (80%) than females (54%) had a negative attitude towards receiving an enema from a male nurse.
Conclusions: Patients generally had a negative attitude towards male nurses but had a positive view if they were cared for by a male nurse. These traits can be used as the basis of changing the gender balance of nurses in Jamaica.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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