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The essence of helping: significant others and nurses in action draw men into nursing
Dianne Juliff1, Kylie Russell1, Caroline Bulsara1
1a School of Nursing and Midwifery , The University of Notre Dame , 19 Mouat St (PO Box 1225), Fremantle 6959 , Western Australia , Australia.
Background:
Nurses are ageing placing nursing workforce sustainability under threat. An untapped potential resource of men in nursing exists within Australia.
Objective:
The aim of the first phase of this longitudinal study was to investigate why men choose nursing.
Design:
Qualitative methodological approach used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).
Research Question:
"What are the experiences of male graduate nurses regarding their career choice?"
Method:
The IPA method focused on personal subjective experience where the participants' own sense-making is important. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a format relevant to IPA.
Participants:
Purposeful snowball sampling recruited nine nurses.
Findings:
The "essence of helping" permeated the key theme through significant others and career choice triggers impacting on their decision to enter nursing.
Conclusion:
Exposure to nurses in action is purported to enhance the awareness of nursing as a career option for men that may contribute to increased recruitment of men into nursing.
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