'Man Enough to Care': The Growing Trend of Men in Nursing - AJN Off the Charts

'Man Enough to Care': The Growing Trend of Men in Nursing - AJN Off the Charts

When you hear the word “nurse,” what are the first three words that come to mind? There is no doubt that “caring” is one of them. Maybe “compassion,” “trusted,” or “hardworking.” But what about the nurse’s gender? It’s OK if you thought “female,” because you wouldn’t be alone. Longstanding societal stereotypes have made it such that we associate women with the nursing profession. I myself fell prey to this stereotype early on in life. When I gra…