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Do higher dispositions for empathy predispose males toward careers in nursing? A descriptive correlational design
Barbara Penprase1, Barbara Oakley, Reuben Ternes
1Nursing, Oakland University, Rochester, MI.
Purpose:
The purpose of this research was to understand male nursing students' empathy traits compared with other university students using the systematizing quotient and empathizing quotient questionnaires.
Conclusion:
Female students have higher empathizing traits than male students. However, when male nursing students were compared with the general population of other male students, they revealed higher empathy traits 3.0 (p < .01) than other males.
Practice Implication:
Empathy plays a significant role in attracting men to a nursing career. Male nurses are not only caring individuals but also have high problem-solving skills in complex environments, demonstrating their strong systemizing characteristics to organize, plan, and implement care.
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