Healthcare Professional's Attitudes Toward Male Nurses Working in the Context of Pediatric Care.

ABSTRACT: To examine the attitudes of healthcare professionals (HCPs) toward male nurses working in the context of pediatric care. This cross-sectional quantitative using purposeful sampling of 135 participants. The questionnaire gathered socio-demographic data, including age, gender, marital status, nationality, and education. It also examined cultural influences and beliefs as barriers. The opinions about male nurses were evaluated using the attitude of people toward men in the nursing profession (AMnQ) scale. The relationship between attitudes toward men in nursing and cultural/organizational factors had no statistical differences (P > .05). However, age groups, encouraging male family members to pursue nursing, and working with male nurses in pediatric units showed statistically different

SUBMITTER: Ageeli MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature