Men In The Nursing Profession

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Men and the Profession of Nursing. A graduate survey which was done in 2006 revealed that of the 16.5 per cent of male nursing graduates, less then 8 per cent go on to work in wards. Most male nurses In Queensland were inspired by role models these findings are from a study in 2005. The male nurses can be stereotyped being gay or doctors but most patients are comfortable with talking to a male nurse. In Kiloh centre for mental health in Sydney there is 11 men to 19 female nurses in the ward. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has found that between 1994 and 1997 the number of male nurses has increased and is set to continue. Men are starting to realize what opportunities are available to them in nursing as a career. The difference of opinion with the political parties is that the hospitals are supposed to be run like companies. Treats have been made if the states don’t start agreeing with each other there will be a commonwealth takeover. Funding is the biggest problem; the hospitals have as the commonwealth takes funding and puts it in other areas like private hospitals. The infrastructure needs to be upgrade so the staff can fix the shortage of nurses and doctors. If the hospitals weren’t so over crowded there would be plenty of money for hospitals to staff them for the patients in hospital. Community care, preventative medicine as well as age care are in crisis. Outside hospital hours where people say it’s not a job for men. Most male nurses deal with blood and guts in emergency everyday and reassuring the patients as playing a game of footy for the afternoon is the norm for the guys. While others see the role for all, approaches to caring men can bring a different perspective. Some male nurses give the patients the information they need when taking medication and they also lay down the line on
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