Main description:

This work focuses on the historical roles and contributions men have made to nursing over the centuries as well as the challenges that men face in nursing today. It discusses how gender serves as a foundation for many of the obstacles, discrimination and barriers experienced by men in nursing; and, explains the differences in communication and caring styles between men in nursing outside the United States.

Contents:

* About the Editors; * Preface; * Contributors; * Foreword, Eleanor J. Sullivan, PhD, RN, FAAN; Part I. Our History, Chad E. O'Lynn; * History of Men in Nursing: A Review, Chad E. O'Lynn; * American Schools of Nursing for Men, Russell E. Tranbarger; * The American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN): The First 30 Years as Reported in Interaction, Russell E. Tranbarger; * Army Nursing: A Personal Biography, William Bester; Part II. Current Issues, Chad E. O'Lynn; * The Effects of Gender on Communication and Workplace Relations, Christina G. Yoshimura and Sara Hayden; * Men, Caring, and Touch, Chad E. O'Lynn; * Reverse Discrimination in Nursing Leadership: Hitting the Concrete Ceiling, Tim Porter-O'Grady; * Leadership: How to Achieve Success in Nursing Organizations, Daniel J. Pesut; * Gender-Based Barriers for Male Students in Nursing Education Programs, Chad E. O'Lynn; Part III. International Perspectives, Chad E. O'Lynn; * Gender-Based Barriers for Male Students in General Nursing Education Programs: An Irish Perspective, Brian J. Keogh and Chad E. O'Lynn; * Men in Nursing in Canada: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives, Wally J. Bartfay; * Men in Nursing: An International Perspective, Larry Purnell; Part IV. Future Directions, Russell E. Tranbarger; * Recruitment and Retention of Men in Nursing, Susan A. LaRocco; * Are You Man Enough to be a Nurse? Challenging Male Nurse Media Portrayals and Stereotypes, Deborah A. Burton and Terry R. Misener; * Men's Health: A Leadership Role for Men in Nursing, Demetrius J. Porche; * Epilogue, Russell E. Tranbarger; * Index.